OPPORTUNITIES AND COLLABORATION WITH SABIC IN SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING

OPPORTUNITIES AND COLLABORATION WITH SABIC IN SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING World Packaging Days , Split , Croatia June 2012 Gert Coun SABIC , Manager Technical Marketing LD/LL

CONTENTS • Introduction SABIC • Sustainability as Global responsibility • Saving energy by using plastics • Practical sustainability cases with SABIC products • Consumer protection • Conclusions and invitation for dialogue & partnership No. 1

SABIC IN NUMBERS 1976, our beginning 36 years of growth 2 nd largest global diversified chemical company* 33, 000 employees 40 countries 60 world-class plants worldwide 1 Corporate Research & Innovation Center 14 Technology Centers 3 Application Centers & 8, 000 global patents * Forbes 2011 No. 2

PRODUCTION HAS MULTIPLIED BY 6 IN 20 YEARS A high rate of growth… …reaching 66 M metric tons in 2010 Innovative Plastics Production (million tons) 1. 231 Performance Chemicals 0. 458 Metals 5. 191 Fertilizers 7. 043 Polymers 10. 667 Chemicals 42. 268 No. 3

WE RANK AMONG THE TOP PRODUCERS WORLDWIDE #1 #2 #3 Mono-ethylene glycol Methanol Polyethylene MTBE Polypropylene Polycarbonate Polybutylene terephtalate Polyphenylene Engineering plastics and its compounding Polyether imide Granular urea No. 4

WE HAVE A CLEAR AMBITION To be the preferred world leader in chemicals We will achieve this by partnering with our customers, helping them achieve their ambitions. When they grow, we grow. That’s why for us, OUR CUSTOMERS’ SUCCESS COMES FIRST No. 5

INGENUITY DRIVEN BY TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION Practical innovation • Application development with key customers at the heart of our strategy • More than 150 new products created every year • Backed by more than 8, 000 global patents World-class infrastructure and know-how • 14 Technology & Innovation Centers in Saudi Arabia, Netherlands, Spain, USA, South Korea and India, with one under construction in China • Three Application Centers in Saudi Arabia and Japan • One Corporate Research & Innovation Center in Saudi Arabia No. 6

ENSURING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE IS A GLOBAL RESPONSABILITY Global warming Depletion of non-renewable resources Increasing energy demand Increasing food and water shortage Destruction of rainforests Toxicity and health risk No. 7

SABIC’S STRATEGIC OPTIONS Compostable Synthetic and Compostable Bio-Based and Biodegradable Bio-Degradable Oxo-Degradable Non-Degradable, Recycling possible 8 Through Additives Polymers Today Through Natural Content Bio-Based Synthetic Hybrid Bio-based 0% Natural Content Through Additives 100% No. 8

SAVING ENERGY BY USING PLASTICS Preserving Food Optimizing energy usage Light weight solutions No. 9

WHAT IS THE IMPACT IF WE WERE TO REPLACE PLASTICS? 6. 690 mill GJ/a +57% +61% total masses for same functionality 204 mill t/a Alternative materials Plastics plastics 39 mill t/a Alternative materials 4. 270 mill GJ/a energy consumption in total life-cycle Alternative materials X 3, 7 328 mill t/a plastics 146 mill t/a GHG emisions in total life-cycle 2, 400 million GJ/yr equals : 50 million tonnes of crude oil No. 10

OUR COMMITMENT “The SABIC sustainability mission is embedded in the fabric of our business. Our mission includes improving our environmental footprint, innovating products, services and processes that bring sustainability to our customers and growing our business by delivering better solutions for the planet and humanity. ” • Mr. Al Mady, CEO SABIC - Chairman of the SABIC Sustainability Council No. 11

REDUCING THE FOOTPRINT OF OUR MANUFACTURING ASSETS Our operations are steered at continuous improvement and reduction of our environmental footprint, with regards to: - Greenhouse gases - Energy - Water - Material Effectiveness SABIC will invest more than 100 million EURO in the upgrade of its naphta cracker in Geleen, the Netherlands, in order to significantly improve the energy- consumption of the plant and to reduce CO 2 emissions (to be realized before the end of 2013). World Business Council for Sustainable Development No. 12

SABIC LCA APPROACH Ø Dedicated team of LCA experts Ø ISO 14044 Method Ø Impact on “fossil depletion”, “climate change”, “acidification”, “eutrophication” etc…. Ø Analysis on “Cradle to Gate” and “Cradle to Grave” principle Ø End of Life Principles – Plastics Europe EU 2010 data for packaging • Landfill- 35% • Incineration- 33% • Recycling- 32% Ø Reproducibility: an independent practitioner should be able to follow the approach and arrive at the same results Ø Environmental burden associated with infrastructure requirements are excluded No. 13

CASE STUDY : DOWNGAUGING & RECYCLING ARE THE MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS IN LCA IMPROVEMENT 100% disposal shipment 12. 1% 10. 0% 28% total improvements 4. 8% Polymer production 1. 4% 0. 5% Illustration: SABIC Innovative Plastics molding Product – PP Packaging Cup Analysis type – Internal screening LCA Feedstock Functional unit – 1 PP packaging cup (220 grams) System boundary Cradle to Gate Base case C. footprint 10% Adding lighter 20% Recyclate Shorter Shipping distance 40 C 17% Total lower cycle post Processing time improvements T reduction No. 14

PRACTICAL CASES : SABIC® LDPE MULTI LAYER FILM SABIC® HDPE MILK BOTTLE SABIC® UMS FOAM

SABIC® MULTILAYER SHRINK FILM : LESS FOR MORE Standard Solution (45µ) Layer A : SABIC 5 Layer Film (35µ) 85% C 4 LLDPE + 15% LDPE 50% HDPE + 50% LDPE Layer B 70% LDPE + 30% HDPE 50% HDPE + 50% LDPE Layer A : 85% C 4 LLDPE + 15% LDPE No. 16

SYSTEM Characterization System Boundary Converters (Europe) SABIC Plants Europe C 6 LLDPE Film LDPE Crude Oil Naphtha LLDPE Ethylene Multilayer Packaging Film HDPE Use EOL Excluded Process 35% Landfill Incineration 33% 32% Avoided Electricity Cut-off Approach EU 2010 recycling rates for plastics packaging Recycling Source: Plastics. Europe Report “Plastics- the Facts 2011” Avoided Virgin Material No. 17

EXAMPLES OF TYPICAL LCA OUTCOME FOR SABIC® MULTILAYER FILM CONCEPT 250 Global Warming Potential 200 Kg CO 2 per 1000 m 2 film 150 100 50 45 u film 35 u SABIC film 0 100 90 80 70 Kg 60 oil 50 Equiv. 40 30 20 10 0 Fossil Depletion 45 u film 35 u SABIC film Similar reductions for “particulate matter” formation, “acidification”, “eutrophication”…. No. 18

SABIC® LDPE UMS IN PACKAGING SABIC® LDPE Ultra Melt Strength grades (UMS) can give 10% density reduction offering downgauging possibilities with improvement of LCA. No. 19

SABIC® HDPE PRESERVING FRESH MILK SABIC® HDPE B 6246 LS potentially enables 20% higher loading of recycled content compared to conventional HDPE due to : • improved thermooxidative stability • enhanced stable taste performance characteristics. No. 20

WHAT ABOUT BIOPLASTICS? Decisions in favor of any material or product must be based on sound scientific criteria and a life cycle approach “Bio-based solutions will be an important part of the chemical industry’s future” Only those bio-based solutions must be developed that do not compromise food production or cause more problems than they solve, such as habitat destruction or large indirect CO 2 emissions” Mr. Al Mady, CEO SABIC No. 21

CONSUMER PROTECTION

SUSTAINABILITY & CONSUMER PROTECTION Positive Contribution to Health & Environment Safe Products : SAFE PRODUCTS have recognized customer value SAFE PRODUCTS enable safe application (e. g. safe food) SAFE PRODUCTS meet all relevant international and customer compliance needs No. 23

ENABLING CONSUMER PROTECTION Ø SABIC offers specialized support to customers in using our products in a safe way in the value chain. Ø This support is based on: - Continuous development of polyolefin base resins with increased purity - Proactive service via internet to deliver safe, compliant and sustainable solutions for the value chain, supported by tools to address customer queries No. 24

SUMMARY • SABIC is committed to supplying Polyolefines in packaging industry. • Sustainability is a Global responsibility : • Using plastics can save energy • High positive contribution of downgauging & recycling in LCA analysis • Focus on Consumer Protection • LCA improvements guide SABIC product developments in Packaging • SABIC is ready for extra dialogue & partnership with customers around sustainability No. 25

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