Potable Water Certifications for SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Hydrostable Noryl* Resins Speed Time to Market

BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands — March 27, 2008 — Manufacturers of products that come in contact with potable water must navigate through a multitude of regulations, which can delay time to market. SABIC Innovative Plastics has proactively and voluntarily obtained potable water certifications for its hydrostable Noryl* resins to help manufacturers simplify and speed up the approval process. By certifying Noryl resins for potable water applications globally, SABIC Innovative Plastics is adding value to its materials for OEMs making such products as pumps, water treatment housings, and impellers. Noryl hydrostable grades are among very few materials with an extensive list of worldwide certifications.

For health and safety reasons, products that contain or come in contact with drinking water must be certified in the countries where they are sold. Each region has different regulations. Regulatory agencies typically request the chemical composition of each part in a product; having individual materials already certified simplifies and accelerates final approval and release to the market.

“Increasing regulations are important for customer protection, but they can take up to six months, significantly slowing down the manufacturing cycle,” said Danillo Boccardo, Noryl resin product manager, SABIC Innovative Plastics. “We have a vested interest in our customers’ business success, and so SABIC Innovative Plastics has proactively obtained potable water certifications for Noryl resins. We’re one of the few companies to do this. Our efforts will help manufacturers complete the certification process faster so they can begin generating revenues from these new products.”

Noryl hydrostable resins have been certified for use with potable water systems under a large number of regulations in the United States, Europe, and Asia, such as NSF61, ACS, WRAS, KTW, and DM 174/04. This broad scope of certifications allows manufacturers to rapidly meet requirements across geographies.

Best-in-Class Performance and Compliance

The SABIC Innovative Plastics family of Noryl hydrostable resins, which are amorphous blends of PPO* polyphenylene ether resin and polystyrene, offer best-in-class retention of properties when exposed to water. These resins provide high burst strength, and excellent chemical, fatigue, and creep resistance. They are used widely as replacements for traditional metals and other plastics, including acetal and polyamide. These resins are available in a variety of reinforced and unfilled grades.

For more information on SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Noryl resins, please visit the company’s website at www.sabic-ip.com or call Danillo Boccardo, pole product manager in Europe at +31 164 29 2480; Tom Hartle, Noryl product market leader in the United States at +1 515 476 5038; or Robert Lin, pole product manager in the Pacific at +86 2 2183 7199.

SABIC Innovative Plastics Media Contacts
The Americas
Christopher Tessier
SABIC Innovative Plastics, Pittsfield, Mass.
Tel: +1 413 448 6926
E-Mail: christopher.tessier@sabic-ip.com

Europe
Helen Vandebovenkamp
SABIC Innovative Plastics, Bergen op Zoom,
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 164 292 097
E-Mail: helen.vandebovenkamp@sabic-ip.com

Asia
Cecilia Siu
SABIC Innovative Plastics, Shanghai, China
Tel: +86 213 222 4500 Ext. 216
E-Mail: cecilia.siu@sabic-ip.com

Agency Media Contacts
The Americas
Jim Allison
AH&M Marketing Communications,
Pittsfield, Mass.
Tel: +1 413 448 2260, Ext. 25
E-Mail: jallison@ahminc.com

Europe
Tessa Vroegop
Marketing Solutions, Bergen op Zoom,
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 164 317 013
E-Mail: tvroegop@marketingsolutions.be

Japan
Mitsu Sugino
Tokyo PR Inc., Tokyo, Japan
Tel: +81 332 732 731
E-Mail: sugino@tokyopr.co.jp

China
Shona Liu
Edelman, Shanghai, China
Tel: +86 21 6289 2929 x470
E-Mail: shona.liu@edelman.com

About SABIC Innovative Plastics

SABIC Innovative Plastics is a global supplier of plastic resins widely used in automotive, healthcare, consumer electronics, transportation, performance packaging, building and construction, telecommunications and optical media applications. The company manufactures and compounds polycarbonate, ABS, ASA, PPE, PC/ABS, PBT and PEI resins, as well as the LNP* line of high-performance specialty compounds, under such well known brand names as Lexan*, Cycolac*, Geloy*, Noryl, Cycoloy*, Valox* and Ultem*.

The Specialty Film and Sheet division of SABIC Innovative Plastics manufactures high-performance Lexan sheet and film products used in thousands of demanding applications worldwide. The dedicated automotive organization is an experienced, worldwide supplier, offering leading plastics solutions for five key automotive segments: body panels and glazing; under the hood applications; component; structures and interiors; and lighting.

SABIC Innovative Plastics is part of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), one of the 10 largest petrochemicals manufacturers in the world.

* Trademarks of SABIC Innovative Plastics IP BV.

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