Isosorbide,

Performance First !

Discover our new global capacities

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 Summary

Roquette Introduction

Isosorbide, part of our core business

Roquette leading position & NEW INVESTMENT

Isosorbide: a sustainable and non-toxic diol for Polymers

Isosorbide as chemical intermediate

One example: Isosorbide diester as plasticizer

Summary

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 KEY FIGURES
2014
An international
dimension for 80 years
NATURAL
Natural Resources
HUMAN
Human Resources

RESOURCES RESOURCES
8,3 million tons • 8 100 employees
of plant-based raw materials • 45 nationalities and 20 languages spoken
Equivalent to 1 000 000 hectares • Training: 20h/employee and per year

3.1
• Corn: 5 Mt • Average seniority:
• Wheat: 2,2 Mt 13 years for men
• Potatoes: 1 Mt 11 years for the women
• Peas: 80 000 t

revenue
• Microalgae

billion
OUR CLIENTS
Our customers
• 2 strategic sectors:

OUR ASSETS
80% Food, Nutrition and Health
Our assets 20% Plant-based Chemistry
• 21 Production Sites: • 5,000 customers in more than 100 countries
Europe (11), North America (2), Asia / India (8) • Co-creation with a global network of
• Nearly 5 000 patents Application Development Centers
• 10% of revenue per year reinvested
in industrial capital and R&D (10 years average)

A family-owned company focused on the long term,

innovation and the commitment to achieve

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 A presence in more than 100 countries

INTERNATIONAL
DIMENSION
Roquette, Lianyungang
Roquette, Lestrem

Roquette, Keokuk

1
global sales
21 1
network of
production
network Application
sites
Development
Centers

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 A wide range of solutions

APPLICATIONS
and SOLUTIONS

>
A range of products and solutions in constant evolution
to adapt to the needs of markets

> 700
700
products and solutions

• starches • sugars • polyols • proteins • fibers • lipids

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 The MARKETS
Two strategic domains for new products and solutions
derived from plant-based resources.

FOOD, PLANT-BASED
NUTRITION FOOD, PLANT-BASED
NUTRITION CHEMISTRY
AND HEALTH CHEMISTRY
AND
Baby food, HEALTH
Confectionary, Paper,
Cereal products, Cardboard,
Dairy products, Glues,
Food additives, Detergents,
Soups and sauces, Performance plastics,
Beverages, Construction,
Pharmaceutical excipients, Chemistry,
Injectable solutes, Bioindustry...
Animal nutrition, Aquaculture...

Food, Nutrition
and Health

Plant-based Chemistry

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 Roquette Introduction

Isosorbide, part of our core business

Roquette leading position & NEW INVESTMENT

Isosorbide: a sustainable and non-toxic diol for Polymers

Isosorbide as chemical intermediate

One example: Isosorbide diester as plasticizer

Summary

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 Roquette activity

Starch

STARCH
= polymer of glucose units

Native Drying
starch

Modification Hydrolysis
Enzymes

Modified starch
Dextrins, Pregels, 20 40 80 100
Ethers-esters, Cationics,
other

Products from hydrolysis Dextrose

Maltodextrins Glucose syrups Hydrolysates

Fermentation Hydrogenation

Products Products
from fermentation from hydrogenation
ISOSORBIDE
Hydrogenated Polyols: sorbitol,
Organic acids glucose syrups mannitol, maltitol, xylitol

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 POLYSORB® Isosorbide ID card

1,4 – 3,6 Di-anhydro D-sorbitol

Yellow to white Solid Highly Hygroscopic
Molecular weight 146 g.mol-1
αD + 45-46°
POLYSORB® Isosorbide
Melting point 62 – 64°C
Boiling point 160 – 175°C (2 mmHg)

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 Roquette POLYSORB® Isosorbide high purity
manufacturing process

Starch

Glucose

Sorbitol Roquette: world leader for polyols (sorbitol, …)

POLYSORB PB/LPB Technical grades Isosorbide – 98% min purity

Technical Isosorbide For intermediates – Isosorbide derivatives

Purification

POLYSORB® High purity grades Isosorbide – 99,5% min purity

Pure Isosorbide For polymers (Polycarbonate, polyesters…)

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 Roquette Introduction

Isosorbide, part of our core business

Roquette leading position & NEW INVESTMENT

Isosorbide: a sustainable and non-toxic diol for Polymers

Isosorbide as chemical intermediate

One example: Isosorbide diester as plasticizer

Summary

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 POLYSORB® Isosorbide
Manufacturing approach
First Commercial Plant
(1000 T)

Lestrem
2007
Extension of the Commercial plant
(5000 T)

Lestrem
2011

Largest Isosorbide Unit

20 000 T

World’s largest ISOSORBIDE production unit at the

ROQUETTE Lestrem site
Opening in April 2015

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 Roquette
POLYSORB ® Isosorbide
POLYSORB ® Isosorbide
offer

REACH N°: 01-2119877922-24-0000

Non Toxic Monomer
Cyclic Diol
1,4:3,6 – Dianhydro-D-glucitol
C6H10O4
CAS#: 652-67-5

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 POLYSORB® Isosorbide - Global Inventories

Canada
EU
(DSL)
(EC#: 211-492-3)
REACH Reg#:
01-2119877922-24-0000 Japan
USA (ENCS, (9)-499, ISHL)
(ToSCA) China
(IECSC) Korea (KECI, KE-05-0437)
Taiwan (ECN)

Australia
(AICS)
New
Zealand
(NZIoC)

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 Roquette Introduction

Isosorbide, our core business

Roquette leading position & NEW INVESTMENT

Isosorbide: a sustainable and non-toxic diol for Polymers

in PEIT
in Polycarbonate
in Polyurethane

Isosorbide as chemical intermediate

One example: Isosorbide diester as plasticizer

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 Roquette Introduction

Isosorbide, part of our core business

Roquette leading position & NEW INVESTMENT

Isosorbide: a sustainable and non-toxic diol for Polymers

in PEIT
in Polycarbonate
in Polyurethane

Isosorbide as chemical intermediate

One example: Isosorbide diester as plasticizer

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 POLYSORB® Isosorbide for
heat resistant polyesters

Co-monomer Effect on Glass Transition Temperature (Tg)

200
180
160
POLYSORB® Isosorbide
140
PEIT CHDM
Tg (°C)

120 Isophthalic Acid (IPA)

100
80
60
40
0% 15% co-monomer/diol amount 100 %

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 With POLYSORB® Isosorbide, PET can
enter new markets

Semi-crystalline Amorphous Polymer

Hot-fill Thick CD’s Engineering Resins

Containers Sheet

PEIT with ou without co-

PET
monomers

Tg = 75°C
Tm = 255°C Tg > 95°C Classical range from 95 up to 130°C

0% 15% co-monomer/diol amount

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 Roquette process knowledge on PEIT

A dedicated team for

polymer synthesis optimization

Isosorbide
First trials 1.4%
content

b*=5.8 b*=7.5 b*=8.6 b*=19.3

b*=5.8 b*=7.5 b*=8.6 b*=19.3

2015 results
Isosorbide
5mol% 10mol% 15mol% 20mol% content
10mol%

b*=-1.8 b*=1.4 b*=-0.6 b*=1.4

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 Go Beyond PET

POLYSORB®
Isosorbide building block

POLYESTERS

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 Ecozen® made by
SK Chemicals
 SK Chemicals
launched a new
copolyester,
ECOZEN®
www.skecozen.com

 Large scope of
applications
Screen parts
 FDA approved - Excellent chemical and
grades mechanical resistance

Transparent window
- Good mechanical properties
- High transparency

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 Roquette Introduction

Isosorbide, part of our core business

Roquette leading position & NEW INVESTMENT

Isosorbide: a sustainable and non-toxic diol for Polymers

in PEIT
in Polycarbonate
in Polyurethane

Isosorbide as chemical intermediate

One example: Isosorbide diester as plasticizer

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 Why using Isosorbide in Polycarbonates?

Isosorbide is an alternative to Bisphenol A

But it is more than just a « drop in » solution

REACH approved
no toxicity
Nor carcinogenic activity
POLYSORB® isosorbide

+
isosorbide-based polycarbonate

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 Much more than just a polycarbonate

POLYSORB®
Isosorbide building block

POLYCARBONATES

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 An example of POLYSORB® Isosorbide-based polycarbonate
Mitsubishi’s DURABIO®
Mitsubishi is commercializing DURABIO®
(Isosorbide-based engineering plastic)
DURABIO® has combined properties of PMMA and PC

Acoustical wall

Automotive industry

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 Roquette Introduction

Isosorbide, part of our core business

Roquette leading position & NEW INVESTMENT

Isosorbide: a sustainable and non-toxic diol for Polymers

in PEIT
in Polycarbonate
in Polyurethane

Isosorbide as chemical intermediate

One example: Isosorbide diester as plasticizer

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 POLYSORB® Isosorbide in PUR

In rigid PU foams, the use of Isosorbide :

- Increases the Tg, enabling higher foam rigidity

- Have a low impact on density
- Can improve the compression strain

Fig.8.Glass transition temperatures of rigid PU foams

as function of isosorbide content.

Isosorbide’s influence on Tg depends also on isocyanate choice:

Polyurethane Glass transition Temperature (°C)

ISO / TDI 136
ISO / MDI 102
ISO / HMDI 62

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 Isosorbide in urethane systems
Value Creation

POLYSORB®
Isosorbide building block

Value creation:
 increasing Tg
 Increasing softness
 Lowering coloration

POLYURETHANES

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 Agenda

Roquette Introduction

Isosorbide, part of our core business

Roquette leading position & NEW INVESTMENT

Isosorbide: a sustainable and non-toxic diol for Polymers

Isosorbide as chemical intermediate

One example: Isosorbide diester as plasticizer

Summary

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 Product Innovation to Open New Fields

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 Roquette Introduction

Isosorbide, part of our core business

Roquette leading position & NEW INVESTMENT

Isosorbide: a sustainable and non-toxic diol for Polymers

Isosorbide as chemical intermediate

One example: Isosorbide diester as plasticizer

Summary

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 Isosorbide Diesters:
A New Generation of Plasticizer

HO
• POLYSORB® ID is safe:
O
 Enable toys manufacturers to meet EN 71-3
 Food-Contact approval (EC 10/20111) ongoing
O  Phthalate free
OH
 ECO-passport certification (Oeko-Tex® standard
POLYSORB® isosorbide 100)
+
• POLYSORB® ID is 100% bio-based
Plant-based fatty acid
• POLYSORB® ID is suitable for:
 PVC textile coating (synthetic leather, luxury
bagages,…)
 PVC calendering (flooring…)
 Water-based adhesives
 …

• POLYSORB ID is largely available/capacity thousand of

tons
POLYSORB® ID

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 POLYSORB® ID efficiency

As efficient as standard
plasticizers…

… the bio-content in addition!

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 Play it safe!

PLASTICIZERS

POLYSORB® ID
Bio-based plasticizer
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 Roquette Introduction

Isosorbide, part of our core business

Isosorbide available at commercial scale

Isosorbide: a sustainable and non-toxic diol for Polymers

Isosorbide as chemical intermediate

One example: Isosorbide diester as plasticizer

Summary

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 World’s largest
POLYSORB® ISOSORBIDE production unit
Technology Wide range of
isosorbide grades

Quality
Customer
support
Performance
plastics
Innovation
Chemistry

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 Franck THUMEREL
Roquette Performance Plastics Market Unit
franck.thumerel@roquette.com

Thank you
for your attention

For more info, visit our website : www.roquette-performance-plastics.com

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