Research Development and Innovation (RD&I)

1. Research Development and Innovation (RD&I)

2. 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 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 Headquarters Chicago, USA Bridgewater, USA Stenungsund, Sweden Shanghai, China The leading supplier of specialty surfactants and polymers worldwide

3. 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, Europeand 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

4. 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

5. Agro Lab: Asia • Singapore Lab • Songjiang Lab

6. Dry formulation Processing • Air Jet Mill: Alpine AS50 with FCI • Particle Size Analyzer: MalvanMS3000 and Bench Top Extruder

7. Liquid Formulation processing • Mechanical stirrer and homogenizer • Brookfield viscometer • Flash point apparatus pH meter

8. Horizontal bead mill for SC and SE formulations

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