Gabriel Performance Products

Who We Are 40 Acre Manufacturing Facility located in Ashtabula, Ohio Formerly Occidental Chemical Corporation – Designed Products Gabriel Performance Products was formed June 29, 2001

Mercaptan History 1966 Capcure Launch Ashtabula Plant

Manufacturing Capabilities Core Technology Safe Handling of … -Epichlorohydrin (bulk) - Formaldehyde (bulk) - Hydrogen Sulfide (bulk) - Cyanide, Isocyanates - Solvents - Chlorine (bulk) Equipment – Multi-purpose – 6,000 gal. reactor, glass lined, nickel, stainless (total of 12 reactor lines)

GABRIEL GPM MERCAPTAN EPOXY HARDENERS POLY-FUNCTIONAL MERCAPTAN HARDENERS for FAST CURE of EPOXIES

Mercaptans Today Gabriel Performance Products is America’s original and only manufacturer of mercaptan epoxy curing agents

Polymercaptan Advantages Rapid Cure of Epoxies Low-Temperature Cure Thin-Film Cure Low Toxicity Light Color Excellent Adhesion 1:1 mix ratio – not critical Acceleration ability with other curatives e.g. amines, polyamides, anhydrides etc.

Polymercaptan Applications Consumer & Industrial Adhesives Coatings & Sealants Concrete Grouts and Repair Compounds Industrial Patch & Filler Kits Floor & Flooring Repair Electrical & Electronics Auto aftermarket adhesives & repair compounds Hobby & crafts adhesives and coatings Acceleration of Other Epoxy Systems

Polymercaptan Applications

Gabriel Primary Markets Industrial Markets Adhesives Sealants Coatings Lubricants

GPM Product Line GPM min. gel time uncatalyzed product GPM-800LO  Low odor version of GPM-800 GPM min. gel time pre-catalyzed product GPM-895 FC 40 sec gel time pre-catalyzed product GPM-890 CB 90 sec gel time pre-catalyzed product - GPM-830 CB 30 min. gel time pre-catalyzed product - GPM min. gel time non-yellowing pre-catalyzed product GPM-845 MT 5 min. gel time pre-catalyzed, low viscosity, highest moisture tolerance

GPM Product Line Gabriel also markets GPA 30, a tertiary amine catalyst that is equivalent to Air Products Ancamine K54 or Cognis EH 30

Cycloaliphatic Epoxy Resins (CER) GPE Products

GPE Series - Products GPE-221 : Standard, General Purpose Use Cycloaliphatic Epoxy Resin  Equivalent to ERL-4221 (Cyracure UVR-6110) GPE-226 : Distilled, Low Ionic Content and Low Viscosity Cycloaliphatic Epoxy Resin  Equivalent to ERL-4221D (Cyracure UVR-6105) GPE-228 : Flexible Cycloaliphatic Epoxy Resin  Equivalent to ERL-4299 (Cyracure UVR-6128) ERL & UVR from Dow Chemical - Discontd.

Standard Epoxy Resin : Epichlorohydrin + Bisphenol-A  Std. Epoxy Resin (DER 331, EPON 828) Technology Epichlorohydrin Bisphenol-A

Cycloaliphatic Epoxy Resin : Cyclo Olefin + Peracetic Acid  GPE-221 Technology Cyclo Olefin Peracetic Acid GPE-221

Cycloaliphatic Epoxy Resins (CER) Features/Benefits - Value Proposition

Aliphatic Backbone – Excellent UV Stability Saturated Cyclic Ring – Good Weatherability and Excellent Electrical Properties High Epoxide Content  High Crosslink Density  High Tg and Heat Distortion Temp. (HDT) No Epichlorohydrin  No Hydrolysable Chorine  Low Dielectric Constant  Excellent Arc-Track Resistance Feature/Benefits - Value

Short Chain – Low Viscosity  350cp of GPE- 221 vs cp Std Epoxy Resin  Easy to handle and enable VOC Free or Low VOC Formulations When combined with Polyols, result in Good Combination of Toughness and Heat-Distortion Temperature Properties No Epichlorohydrin  Low Potential for Skin Sensitization Offer latitude to formulate 1K or 2K Products Feature/Benefits - Value

Cycloaliphatic Epoxy Resins (CER) Questions & Discussion