ALKYD POLYESTERS CREATING PERFORMANCE THROUGH CHEMISTRY Measurable Building upon decades spent advancing materials Performance Benefit chemistry innovation, NatureWorks offers solutions based on lactides and lactide intermediates that help innovators within the coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers (C.A.S.E.), toner and surfactant industries realize: Lactides Significant, measurable product performance benefits Optimized Faster R&D Supply Chain Polyols and Scale-Up Move through the R&D process more efficiently and with minimal risk Resins Decrease systems costs via an optimized supply chain We achieve this by coupling tunable Vercet™ lactide- based chemistries with the knowledge of scientists and engineers who understand how to dial in the full capabilities of this versatile product line. NatureWorks Performance Chemicals ALKYD POLYESTERS Using Vercet lactides as a component in your resins enables unique properties including a new way of creating low VOC Custom Solutions for Coatings solvent-borne coatings for substrates such as wood and metal. Coatings for Multiple Markets Performance Benefits Substrates • Wood • Furniture • Low viscosity alkyds for lower VOC’s • Metal • Flooring • Improved flexibility resistance - Anti-corrosion layers • Architecture • Excellent substrate adhesion - Primers • Decorative • Grain enhancement alkyd-based wood varnish • Pigmentable • Renewably-sourced building block 2 NATUREWORKS PERFORMANCE CHEMICALS 16,000 14,000 ) 12,000 .s a P m ( 10,000 C ° 3 2 8,000 @ y t i s 6,000 o sc i v 4,000 P A C 2,000 MEASURABLE0 PERFORMANCE Reference 7.5% Vercet 15% Vercet 25% Vercet Low VOC's from ReducedLactide CoatingLactide ViscosityLactide 16,000 14,000 ) 12,000 .s a P m ( 10,000 C ° 3 2 8,000 @ y t i 60% s 6,000 o Vercet Coating Incumbent Coating sc i 0% v 4,000 P A C ENHANCED GLOSS & GRAIN 2,000 0% 25% Vercet lactide (M700) coating shows 0 excellent gloss, enhanced wood grain, Reference1 7.5% Vercet 15% Vercet 25% Vercet Lactide Lactide Lactide and improved flexibility while having lower VOC's than incumbents. 1. Reference is a medium oil length alkyd resin SPECIFICATIONS Vercet Medium Oil Length Alkyds with ~50% Tall Oil Fatty Acid Cross Hatch Persoz 24 Hr Water Solution Impact 500g Formula wt% CAP Viscosity Adhesion Mandrel Bend Hardness Spot Testing Viscosity [cm, reverse/ Lactide [mPa*s, 95°C] [0-5, best to [mm] [30 day cure, [0-5, best to [60% Solids] front] worst] glass = 100%] worst] 0% Vercet 7,720 14,500 5 4 < 5/10 39 1 Lactide 25% Vercet 1,120 1,120 0 < 3 50/10 21 1 Lactide Alkyds coated from 60% solids from Varsol 40 / Xylene 80/20 onto clean degreased steel. Tri-metal drier, approximate DFT ~40μm. NATUREWORKS PERFORMANCE CHEMICALS 3 BENIGN BY DESIGN Reducing Volatility in Pricing Through Alternative Feedstocks Renewably-sourced Vercet lactide-based products bring sensible, elegant, and cost-effective solutions 250 based squarely on the principles of green chemistry to supply chains that, until now, were coupled with 200 Petrochemical traditional fossil-petroleum solutions and their Feedstocks inherent price volatility. 150 Vercet 100 Feedstock 50 0 2006 2017 Prices re-based to 100 How can we help you? To learn more about Vercet custom solutions, please contact a member of our Performance Chemicals team. Brian Glasbrenner Bill Coggio Commercial Manager Application and Technology Manager +1 (952) 562-3391 +1 (952) 562-3308 [email protected] [email protected] Learn More Go to vercet.natureworksllc.com [email protected] @natureworks Vercet and the Vercet logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of NatureWorks LLC in the USA and other countries. © 2017 NatureWorks LLC. All rights reserved. 4 NATUREWORKS PERFORMANCE CHEMICALS.