AZDEL

AZDELAZDEL, Inc. is a joint venture of GE Advanced Materials and PPG Industries. The AZDEL business was established in 1972 by PPG, and the 50/50 joint venture was set up with GE in 1986. AZDEL is a global leader in the manufacture and supply of high-performance composite materials serving a wide variety of markets and industries including automotive, transportation interiors, large truck, materials handling, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), and building and construction.

AZDEL bv
Van Konijnenburgweg 137
PO Box 718
4600 AS Bergen op Zoom
Netherlands

+31 (0)164 292 736

www.azdel.com

SABIC Innovative Plastics and Azdel, Inc. Launch IXIS® Automotive Composites that Skimp on Weight, Not Performance

Design Concept for a Hood Manufactured from IXIS® High Performance CompositeBERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – September 22, 2008 – In the ongoing search for new ways to reduce vehicle weight, automotive OEMs and tiers have been looking for a better alternative to steel, aluminum and thermosets for large, aerodynamic, horizontal body panels. Now, SABIC Innovative Plastics and Azdel, Inc. have launched their new hybrid thermoplastic composite grade, IXIS® 157 composite, a continuous glass-fiber-reinforced sandwich composite for automotive horizontal body panels.

Hanwha Acquires AZDEL, Inc. from SABIC Innovative Plastics, PPG Industries

FOREST, Virginia – November 20, 2007 – Hanwha Living & Creative (L&C) Corporation announced today that it has finalized the acquisition of AZDEL Inc., a 50/50 joint venture of SABIC Innovative Plastics (formerly GE Plastics) and PPG Industries. The acquisition of AZDEL will allow Hanwha to expand its offering of composite and advanced material solutions for the transportation and industrial segments. Terms were not disclosed.

AZDEL, Inc. explores potential of new Cage System® molding technology for producing Class A thermoplastic composites

AZDEL Inc.is currently evaluating the potential advantages of the Cage System, an innovative, high-speed composite molding technology developed by the RocTool Company of France, for use with its own AZDEL composite materials. According to Ken Forden, president AZDEL, Inc: “We are working in conjunction with RocTool to investigate the use of the Cage System for the production of composites with a class A surface finish.” BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS – AZDEL Inc., a 50/50 joint venture of GE Advanced Materials (NYSE: GE) and PPG Industries, based in Lynchburg, Va., has announced that it is currently evaluating the potential advantages of the Cage System®, an innovative, high-speed composite molding technology developed by the RocTool Company of France, for use with its own AZDEL* composite materials. According to Ken Forden, president AZDEL, Inc: “We are working in conjunction with RocTool to investigate the use of the Cage System for the production of composites with a class A surface finish.”

Glass-free AZDEL* VolcaLite* composite from AZDEL helps combine formability, acoustic performance and improved incineration waste management for automotive headliner

A further advance in composite sheet performance from AZDEL, Inc. comes with the introduction of glass-free reinforced AZDEL VolcaLite composite which brings the added benefit of improved post-consumer incineration waste management in response to specific automotive industry needs. BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS – A further advance in composite sheet performance from AZDEL, Inc. comes with the introduction of glass-free reinforced AZDEL* VolcaLite* composite which brings the added benefit of improved post-consumer incineration waste management in response to specific automotive industry needs. AZDEL VolcaLite composite is produced and distributed by AZDEL Inc., a 50/50 joint venture of GE Advanced Materials and PPG Industries established in 1986.