SABIC Innovative Plastics Wins Dutch Responsible Care Award for Innovative Valox* and Xenoy iQ* Resins Product Portfolio

BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – June 5, 2009 – The Association of the Dutch Chemical Industry (VNCI), presented SABIC Innovative Plastics with the Responsible Care Award 2009 yesterday, during the VNCI annual meeting in The Hague. The company was honored for its efforts in developing a polybutylene terephtalate (PBT) based product portfolio using discarded polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic, usually found in disposable materials like drinking bottles. The material, using a proprietary process, consumes less energy and yields less carbon dioxide (CO₂) through its entire manufacturing process compared to traditional resins.

Submissions for The Responsible Care award are reviewed by an independent jury, consisting of representatives from government organisations, environmental bodies, and chemical companies. SABIC Innovative Plastics’ program was deemed a model for the “cradle-to-cradle’ concept, whereby materials that have been used for one product can be used for another product without loss of quality. The jury also praised the way in which waste from outside the company was used.

“We are very proud to be recognized by the VNCI for this technology platform.

SABIC Innovative Plastics developed the iQ resin platform as part of its sustainability program focused on environmentally responsible solutions,” said Elly Burghout, managing director, SABIC Innovative Plastics, Europe, “Every day tons of PET materials find their way to the garbage bin, now we have a way to give these materials a second life.”

iQ PBT resin is created using up to 65 percent post-consumer plastic waste, giving it a carbon footprint 50 to 75 percent lower than other engineered thermoplastics, extending the useful life of a polyethylene terephtalate bottle to 20 years. Applications for Valox and Xenoy iQ resins include furniture, computers and consumer electronics, transportation and automotive components like connectors, fans, mud guards, door-handles, lighting bezels and more.

Thanks to the high performance of the iQ portfolio, the possibilities are endless - solutions are impact modified, glass-filled, FDA approved, or flame retardant – offering customers stiffness, impact resistance, chemical resistance and excellent processing. Valox iQ and Xenoy iQ resins also offers excellent aesthetics through custom color matching which allows customer to choose for a green yet visually attractive material.

The Responsible Care program is a worldwide initiative of the chemical industry. The VNCI has presented the Responsible Care Award every year since 1999, to the most innovative and inspiring project in the field of safety, health, environment, and sustainability. As a winner of the Dutch award, SABIC Innovative Plastics will be nominated for the 2009 European Responsible Care Award organized by the European Chemical Manufacturers Association (CEFIC).

SABIC Innovative Plastics also recently received Silver Cradle to Cradle^SM Certification for its Valox iQ* resin portfolio, from internationally renowned sustainable design firm, McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry, LLC (MBDC).

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