Fact sheet

Overview: GE Plastics is a global plastics materials supplier and distributor, which serves customers in a variety of industries including aerospace, appliances, automotive, building and construction, data storage and optical media, medical, electrical and electronics devices, telecommunications, computers and peripheral devices, outdoor vehicles and devices, and packaging. Through the GE brand, GE Plastics helps its customers achieve a competitive edge through productivity, performance and design differentiation, and on-line services for fulfillment, design, appearance and technical support.

Company Description:

• GE Plastics is an operating unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), one of the world's largest diversified manufacturing, technology and services company with $131.7 billion in revenues for 2002.

• GE Plastics employs about 11,000 people worldwide, and manufactures engineering plastic materials at some 50 plants and joint-venture facilities in 19 countries.

• Today, GE Plastics consists of eight global product business and four commercial organizations to better serve changing customer needs. Global headquarters for GE Plastics is Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Sales for GE Plastics in 2002 were $5.2 billion.

• GE Plastics manufacturing facilities are built to exacting and uniform environmental standards around the world. GE Plastics chemical operations facilities in the U.S. are OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) awardees, which means they are among the very best in terms of safety performance and systems.

• Through its LNP Engineering Plastics business, the company is a worldwide leader in the custom compounding of engineering thermoplastics.

• GE Plastics is an ISO 9000 registered company and received ISO 14001 certificate for international quality for environment and safety in 2001.

• From research and development, through manufacturing and distribution we work to provide our customers with the highest quality and the most advanced technology. GE Plastics services include:

Technical Support

• GE Plastics can provide qualified assistance at every stage of product development from concept to commercialization. At the GE Plastics Polymer Processing Development Center (PPDC), advanced processing techniques are constantly being tested and examined. GE is celebrating the15th Anniversary of the PPDC in 2003 and is adding new state-of-the-art capabilities.

• A multi-language Customer Technical Solution Center provides an immediate first response to technical questions. Our customers can contact us on our toll-free numbers for the Americas, Pacific and Europe, or e-mail us at gelit@gep.ge.com.

Aesthetic Services:

• GE Plastics' Visualfx™ resins and films provide a cost-effective alternative to paint.

• Color matching and management services cover a palette of more than 33,000 colors.

• Customer Innovation Centers located in the Americas, Pacific and Europe are helping customers design and create custom colors, and apply special effects in engineering thermoplastics. More information can be found at: www.geaesthetics.com

On-Line Services

• GE Plastics was the first plastics company to have a presence on the Internet, and the first to launch an Internet portal to serve customers. The GE Plastics Internet portal is now available in nine languages and can help customers design applications, specify materials and order products.

• Through its website, GE Plastics is offering 24/7 access to information on 30,000-plus resins, along with current availability, easy ordering, and order tracking.

GE Plastics In The Community:

Through the GE Elfun Society, an organization of GE volunteers, GE employees and retirees donate more than one million hours of community service work each year to local organizations. GE Plastics employees participate in Elfun on a worldwide scale.

GE Plastics is a charter recipient of the Business Enterprise Trust’s annual community service award.

Global Product Businesses:

The global product businesses are:

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Reader enquiries

GE Plastics
Plasticslaan 1
4600 AC Bergen op Zoom
Netherlands

Helen Vandebovenkamp
helen.vandebovenkamp@ge.com

Tel: +31 164 29 20 97
Fax: +31 164 29 10 66
Netherlands

+31 164 29 20 97

helen.vandebovenkamp@​ge.com

www.geplastics.com