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Extrusion Coating & Lamination

EMEA Market and Portfolio Overview

Carolina Gregorio Bernard Fehr

Market Manager Technical Service & Development Lead

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Global Extrusion Coating(2.108 kta, 2.7% Growth)

Blow Molding14%

Injection Molding10%

Pipe/Conduit9%

Extrusion Coating3%

Wire & Cable3%

Other Extrusion4%

Rotomolding2%

Other Non-Extrusion4%

Film52%

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Source: TPER & IHS


EMEA Extrusion Coating Market(880 kta, 2.6% growth – Regional : WE – 2.2%, EE – 2.7%, MET – 3.7%, Africa – 4.3%)

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By Region By Polymer

Source: TPER 2014, IHS 2016

Note: Numbers may not sum up due to rounding


EMEA Extrusion Coating Market(880 kta, Growth rates: WE – 2.2%, EE – 2.7%, MET – 3.7%, Africa – 4.3%)

4Source: AWA 2015Note: Numbers may not sum up due to rounding

Segment(Growth Rate2015-25)

Applications

FlexiblePackaging(2.2%)

Food:Bags and wrappers for cereals, confectionary, ice cream,retail. Pouches for meat, powdered foods, soups, sugar.Non-food: Bags and sachets for pet food, pharma, medical,fertilizers.

Liquid Packaging(3.0%)

Gable top and aseptic liquid cartons for beverages &semi-solid foods (purées, sauces, soups…)

Photographic(1.0%)

Color and monochrome prints, graphic arts

Commercial(3.2%)

Highly fragmented segment:1. 23% - Packaging boards: folding cartons for food

(frozen foods, detergents), tableware & ovenable2. 39% - Packaging paper: mil wrappers, ream wrapping,

industrial sacks, industrial wrappers (steel), envelopes3. 38% - Technical: medical/hygiene, release liners

(labels), Insulation facings, building membranes, cablewrap, wall coverings


Key Markets Trends

Flexible Packaging

Beverage Packaging

Key Trends:•Stand-up Pouch Growth• Convenience•Light weighting•Extended shelf life•Opportunistic eaters

Key Trends:•Milk consumption•Energy drinks, beer consumption•Semi-liquid foods•Pouch fruit juices

European Beverage Market(‘13-’18) by Pack Type

Total Sweet & Savory Snack Market Growth (WE & EE)3.1-3.6% Growth YOY

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2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Pack typeEastern Europe

2013-18 CAGR %Western Europe2013-18 CAGR %

Total Beverage Packaging 1.90 0.90

Metal 4.70 1.50

Rigid Plastic 1.50 1.40

Glass 1.60 -0.40

Liquid Cartons 0.80 1.20

Paper-based Containers 1.40 3.10

Flexible Packaging 1.20 1.40

5Source: Euromonitor

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Cost pressures on highvolume applications

Fully used equipmentcapability

LDPEs and New! AGILITY deliverfast coating and thinner gauges

Convenience drives demandfor takeaway foods, growing

demand for pouches andsmall cartons

Improve packagingintegrity - LLDPE in ECgrowing at 4% annually

ELITE™ & AFFINITY™ for highperformance sealing, improved

hot tack

Trend Impact Solution

Pouches for food andbeverages grow >8%

annually

E/C offers ease and speedof conversion for long runs

AMPLIFY™ TY & PRIMACOR™for long term adhesion in barrier

laminates

Specialty papers & someliquid cartons require higher

WVTR resistance/smoothsurfaces

HDPE in EC growing at 4.0%annually

New! DOWLEX 2006G offers higherbarrier and WVTR resistance and

good surface flatness

Market Trends Drive Our Industry Leading Portfolio


Resin Trends

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High Melt Strength LDPEs makes up 77% of the PE use in E/C

- LDPE usage in extrusion coating growing at 2.5% annually

- Old autoclave plants -“newest” built in early 1960s- and no additional capacity planned

- Critical requirement for high melt strength resins which deliver low neck-in

High performance mLLDPEs usage is growing

- LLDPE usage in extrusion coating growing at 4.0% annually

- Improved seal performance driven by food safety and packaging machine efficiency

- Demand driven by both paper packaging and extrusion lamination

HDPEs growing use in blends

- Supports efficient use and costs optimization in conversion

- Offers higher temperature resistance and smooth surfaces

- Adhesion and seal initiation performance trade-off?

Source: TPER

Dow’s Portfolio

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Basics to Breakthroughs

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DOW™ LDPE

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Performance / Functionality Specialization

Butene CEFORTM

DOWLEX™

ELITE™

ATTANE™

AFFINITY™

PRIMACOR™

SARAN™ PVDC

AGILITY™


Extrusion Coating Focus

INFUSE™ OBC

AMPLIFY™ TY

AMPLIFY™ EA

AMPLIFY™ IO

SEALUTION™Peel Polymers

COSEAL™Cold-Seal Adh

ROBOND™Waterborne Adh

MOR-FREE™Solventless Adh

ADCOTE™Adhesives & Coatings

ENGAGE™VERSIFY ™

LDPE and HDPEs for Sealing, WVTR & Stiffness

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Product Melt Index Density Applications

LDPE PG 7004 4.1 0.921 General paperboard coating

LDPE PT 7007 7.5 0.918 General purpose extrusion lamination

LDPE PG 7008 7.5 0.918 Versatile Extrusion lamination

LDPE 7010E 8.5 0.919 High-speed extrusion lamination and liquid paperboard packaging

DOW LDPE 770G 2.3 0.918 Blend partner for higher alpha-olefin copolymers

DOWLEX™ 2006G 8.0 0.962 HDPE for Stiffness, WVTR


laminate (aseptic)

25g/m² coatings at 100mpm on Kraft paper - Tset 320°C

High Performance Sealants & ESCR

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Product Melt Index Density Notes

ELITE™ 5811 8.0 0.919 Ready to use – general purpose abuse and sealant

ELITE™ 5800G 12 0.911 Ready to use – high speed sealant

ELITE™ 5860 22 0.908 Blendable – high speed sealant

AFFINITY™ PT1451G1 7.5 0.902 Ready to use – high performance sealing


Heat Seal Strength [N/15mm] Hot-Tack Strength [N/15mm]

High Performance Sealants & ESCR

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Environmental Stress Crack Resistance (ESCR Bell Test )

PRIMACOR™ – EAA for Substrate Adhesion

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Product Melt Index Density % Comonomer

PRIMACOR™ 3002 9.8 0.936 8.0% AA

PRIMACOR™ 3003 7.5 0.935 6.5% AA

PRIMACOR™ 3004 8.5 0.938 9.7% AA

PRIMACOR™ 3330 5.5 0.932 6.5% AA

PRIMACOR™ 3440 10.0 0.938 9.7% AA

PRIMACOR™ 3460 20.0 0.938 9.7% AA

PRIMACOR™ 4608 7.7 0.932 6.5% AA

9.7% EAA - 180°T-PEEL TEST OF COMPOSITE SAMPLES

(> 10N/25mm) (4-10N/25mm) (<0.5 N/25mm)

ALUMINUM LDPE PP

STEEL EVA PET

GLASS PA PVdC

IONOMERS PAPER EVOH

mLLDPE PC

HDPE PS


AMPLIFY™ TY – Tie Layers

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Product MAHGraftLevel

MeltIndex

Density Adhesion Notes

AMPLIFY™ TY 1355 Low 6.0 0.920 PA, EVOH, PE,Paper

Ready to use for ext. coating

AMPLIFY™ TY 1052H High 1.3 0.870 PE, PP, PA,EVOH

Concentrate, most-versatilePA: 10-15% EVOH: 20-25%

AMPLIFY™ TY 1053H High 2.0 0.965 PE, PA, EVOH Concentrate, most-versatilePA: 6-15% EVOH: 12-20%

XZ 89893.00* Low 7.5 0.920 PE, PP, PET, PA,EVOH

Formulated , universal co-extrusionand extrusion lamination adhesive


*Developmental product of The Dow Chemical Company

The Case for Change

LDPE World capacity

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5.000

10.000

15.000

20.000

25.000

30.000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Autoclave

Tubular

-2% GR/A-0,15% GR/A

+2,78% GR/A

+2,24% GR/A

Units : -000-MT

200749% A/C

201242% A/C

P201735% A/C


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The Case for Change

Autoclave LDPE has been a stabletechnology

• Little to no innovation in the last 20-30 yrs

• Existing capacity is aged, no new capacityplanned

Emerging Markets Forecast

INDIA: 6.4%

MET: 3.6%

ASIA: 3.5%

AFRICA: 3.0%

Key Markets are Growing

• Lightweight, sustainable beveragepackaging driving liquid paperboard growth

• Global consumption of snacks/shelf-stablefoods growing in emerging markets


Source: TPER & IHS

Introducing Our LatestBreakthrough….


AGILITY™ EC Introducing the Performance LDPE’sfor Fast & Light Coatings

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• AGILITY™ EC 7000 – Fast & Light Coatings

• New AGILITY™ EC 7220 – High Performance Blending partner inELITE blends for Fast & Light Coatings with Improved SealPerformance

• New AGILITY™ EC 7080 – Very Fast and Light Coatings

• Dow has developed a new extrusion coating LDPE based on Dow’s patentedAGILITY™ technology

• AGILITY™ EC is designed to meet the industry’s needs for higher line speeds andthinner coat weights

Dow’s AGILITY™ EC 7000 Benefits


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Fast coatings for improved productivity

Thin coatings for improved efficiency

Meets highest industry standards

Broad ramp up and steady stateprocess window

Robust neck in and draw dawn behavior

Long term supply security for improvedflexibility

Processing Performance

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50

75

100

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Specific Rate[g/RPM]

Adapter Pressure[bar]

Neck-In [mm]25[g/m²] @100[m/min]

Neck-In [mm]25[g/m²] @300[m/min]

Draw Down[m/min]

Paper adhesion -Mullen [%]

AGILITY™ EC 7000

DOW LDPE PG 7008 / PT 7007

DOW LDPE 7010E

DOW LDPE PG 7004

mono @ 320° set temperature /25 [g/m²] and 100 or 300 [m/min]line speed on 60 [g/m²] Kraft Paper

LDPE 7008 (7.7 MI, 0.918)

LDPE 7004 (4.1 MI, 0.922)

LDPE 7010E (8.5 MI, 0.919)


Packaging Performance

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Seal Initiation[°C]

Seal Strength[N/15mm]

COF(Ctg to Ctg)

CoatingTensileStrength

at Break [MPa]

CoatingElongation

at Break [%]

CoatingElemendorfTear [cN]

FlexuralModulus [MPa]

Haze[%]

AGILITY™ EC 7000

DOW LDPE PG7008 / PT 7007

co-ex @ 290° settemperature /25 [g/m²] and 100[m/min] line speed1 coated paper2 film from webcurtain

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Similar Neck-in Performance

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0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160

10 [g/m²]650 [m/min]

25 [g/m²]300 [m/min]

25 [g/m²]100 [m/min]

AGILITY™ EC 7000

DOW LDPE PG 7008 / PT 7007

DOW LDPE 7010E

«Neck-In» of coating web in [mm]



AGILITY™ EC = High Speed

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Our customers experience:

• Speed of 650 m/min OK

• Gauge of 7μm OK

• Speed improvements of20-30% achievable

• All possible within a safeprocessing window


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Source: DOW PackStudios Lab

~ Performance advantages combination:

~ ELITE™ high seal performance for improved packaging hermeticity

~ AGILITY™ improved conversion output for conversion efficiency

~ AGILITY™ EC 7220 is key to run a stable high speed conversion inELITETM rich blends for improved sealant performance and optimalmaterial use

~ Benefits for converter

~ Blends result in 40% material usage reduction in sealant layervs a 100% LD pure layer!! – Up to 5% in total final package

~ Up to 5% cost saving due to material reduction

~ Up to 30% conversion efficiency improvement derived ofincreased productivity (more sqm produced)

~ Conversion energy savings per sqm

~ Benefits for packer

~ Improved sustainability profile packaging

~More packs produced with same roll weight

AGILITY™ EC 7220 – Benefits of ELITE™ blending


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Source: DOW PackStudios Lab

Neck-In Draw Down

Blended with 70% ELITETM 5860 in all cases

Low Neck-In in ELITETM EPE rich blends with improved draw down vs autoclavestandard alternatives for Fast and Light Coatings with Improved PackagingHermeticity

AGILITY™ EC 7220 – Blend Partner for Fast & LightCoatings with Improved Seal Performance

Looking ahead!


What’s next?

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• New! Improve process efficiency and seal integrity with High PerformanceSealant (cleaner, improved processability, improved seal performance)

• New! Versatile interlayer adhesive with new AMPLIFYTM TY (retort Al-PP)

• Proven high aluminum adhesion with PRIMACORTM


Building on the Unique In-HouseEngineering Capabilities

HORGEN

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• Single station

• Feed-block1 co-extrusion

• Line speed: max. 1000 m/min

• Web width: max. 800 mm

• Fully process controlled

• Dow data acquisition system

1Dow proprietary technology for market relevant structures

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