Research Development and Innovation RDI Proximity to our

Research Development and Innovation (RD&I)

Proximity to our CUSTOMERS globally Manufacturing Boxing, China Chattanooga, USA Houston , USA Ft. Worth, USA Itupeva, Brazil Mons, Belgium Morris, USA Ossining, USA Saskatoon, Canada Salisbury, USA Singapore Stenungsund, Sweden Stockvik, Sweden Yokkaichi, Japan Headquarters Chicago, USA Bridgewater, USA Stenungsund, Sweden Shanghai, China R&D locations Bridgewater, USA Chattanooga, USA Croton River, USA Houston, USA Deventer, the Netherlands Itupeva, Brazil Mumbai, India Singapore Ossining, USA Shanghai, China Stenungsund, Sweden The leading supplier of specialty surfactants and polymers worldwide 2

Excellent R&D Capabilities § § § § 11 R&D Centers Regionally focused; globally coordinated Located to serve our customers in multiple geographies Molecular modification capability in US, Europe and Asia Strong analytical capability in US, Europe and China Pilot plant capability in US, Europe Local applications support in all regions 2 RD&I center in Asia committed to the Asian Agrochemical customers • Shanghai, China • Singapore, Singapore 3

Experienced Chemists / Formulators § § § More than 200 years of accumulative formulation experience. Experts in liquid and Dry formulation technologies. Knowledgeable Adjuvant scientists Great Synthesis and Analytical Chemists globally. In-depth marketing knowledge to direct new innovations 4

Agro Lab: Asia Singapore Lab Songjiang Lab 5

Dry formulation Processing Air Jet Mill: Alpine AS 50 with FCI Particle Size Analyzer: Malvan MS 3000 and Bench Top Extruder 6

Liquid Formulation processing Mechanical stirrer and homogenizer Brookfield viscometer p. H meter Flash point apparatus 7

Horizontal bead mill for SC and SE formulations 8

Distributor and Customer training Classroom presentation Lab demonstration of experiment Questions and Answers and feedback session 9