1. Novamont
Pioneer in Development of the Bioplastics Market
Ontario BioAuto Council-CPIA
April 2, 2008

2. Presentation Outline
• Novamont History
• Mater-Bi™
• Novamont’s new achievements- Origo-Bi™
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3. NOVAMONT ORIGINS
-THE LIVING CHEMISTRY PROJECT (1989)-
FERRUZZI
MONTEDISON
MONTECATINI ERIDANIA
FERTEC BEGHIN SAY
(DONEGANI (FERRUZZI RESEARCH AND
(VILVOORDE
INSTITUTE) TECHNOLOGY)
RESEARCH CENTER
•HIMONT (PP)
•CERESTAR
•MONTEFIBRE (STARCH)
(PET)
•CEREOL (OILS)
•VEDRIL (PMMA)
•ERIDANIA-
•MONTEFLUOS BEGHIN SAY
(FLUORINATED INTEGRATION OF CHEMISTRY (SUGAR)
POLYMERS) AGRICULTURE AND
•CENTRAL SOIA
•FARMITALIA ENVIRONMENT
•PROVIMI
•AGRIMONT
•AGRA
•ETC.
•ETC.
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4. NOVAMONT
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
• 1989: FERTEC formed by MONTEDISON starting as a
spin-off of IGD (Donegani Institute)
(Main projects:materials, paper additives, biodiesel fuel,
cobuilders for detergency, craking of carbohydrates)
• 1991: merger of FERTEC in NOVAMONT
• 1994: NOVAMONT focus on materials
• 1996: NOVAMONT acquired by BCI (Banca
Commerciale Italiana) merchant bank (today BancaIntesa,
the major Italian banking group) and INVESTITORI
ASSOCIATI (the largest private equity fund in Italy)
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5. NOVAMONT PROFILE
• Market pioneer and leader in the sector of biodegradable
materials with focus on renewable resources
• Tailor-made materials for a wide range of industrial
applications (composting, packaging, hygiene, agriculture,
food serviceware, tires) under the tradename Mater-Bi™
• Focus on research and development as the driving force of
Novamont industrial development (>10% of turnover , more
than 30% of the human resources dedicated to research)
• More than 100 articles, about 80 patent families, 9 awards,
>90ML$ of investment
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6. NOVAMONT PATENT PORTFOLIO
100
2001: EXCLUSIVE LICENCE OF
BIOTEC’S PATENTS IN THE
SECTOR OF FILM INDUSTRY
n° PATENTS
1997: ACQUISITION OF ALL
WARNER LAMBERT PATENT
PORTFOLIO
0
1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005
YEAR
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7. NOVAMONT
APPROACH TO BIOPLASTICS
TECHNOLOGIES AT
LOW ENVIRONMENTAL
RENEWABLE IMPACT
RESOURCES
LIVING CHEMISTRY FOR QUALITY
OF LIFE
TAILOR MADE
MATERIALS FOR
APPLICATIONS
CONTRIBUTION TOTHE ECONOMICALLY AND
SOLUTION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY
ENVIRONMENTAL/ SUSTAINABLE
TECHNICAL/
ECONOMICAL ISSUES
OF A SECTOR OF
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8. NOVAMONT TECHNOLOGY
CORN STARCH
KERNEL
DESTRUCTURIZED STARCH
MILLING + CHEMICAL MODIFICATIONS
AMORPHOUS
AMYLOSE AND
AMYLOPECTINE
COMPLEXED
STARCH
+
POLYMERIC
COMPLEXING
AGENTS
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9. MATER-BI
AEROBIC BIODEGRADATION UNDER
CONTROLLED COMPOSTING CONDITIONS EN 13432
100
Biodegradation
90
80
70
(CO2/ThCO2)
60
50 Pure cellulose
40
Mater-Bi(100um)
30
20
Mater-Bi
%
10 (1mm)
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Time ( Days)
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10. MATER-BI GRADES FOR FILM
-BIODEGRADATION BEHAVIOUR-
TOTALLY BIODEGRADABLE IN DIFFERENT
ENVIRONMENTS:
• INDUSTRIAL COMPOSTING (EN13432, ASTM
6400-99,UNI15782)
• HOME COMPOSTING
• SOIL

11. NOVAMONT PLANT
IN TERNI
CAPACITY: 20000 ton/year CERTIFIED ACCORDING TO ISO 9001 AND 14001
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12. MATER-BI GRADES
PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES
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in
rm
o fo
m
er
Film Th
es
blowing p articl
na no
extrusion
foam
ing
Injection
molding
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13. NOVAMONT
MAIN MARKET SEGMENTS
• Agriculture
• Composting
• Food serviceware
• Hygiene
• Packaging
• Tires biofillers
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14. MATER-BI GRADES MATER-BI GRADES
FOR WASTE BAGS FOR MULCH FILM
• Yard waste and lawn
& leaf bags
• Food and
bio-waste bags
• Liners for restaurants
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15. SOME PROPERTIES OF MATER-BI
STANDARD FILMS
TEST PROCEDURE UNIT MATER-BI PE FILM
FILM
MFI ASTM D1238 dg/min 2-6 0.1-22
Strenght at break ASTM D882 MPa 25-45 8-16
Elongation at break ASTM D882 % 250-800 150-600
Young’s modulus ASTM D882 MPa 100-450 100-200
Tear strength ASTM D1938 N/m 30-150 60
Processability % 80-100 100
Permeability LYSSY gr30umm2*24h 500-1000 15
Compostability CEN13432 OK COMPOST -
DIN54900 DINCERTCO
In-use resistance: VGS certificates weeks 1-5 -
yard waste
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16. OTHER MATER-BI
APPLICATIONS
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17. MATER-BI: MAIN CHARACTERISTICS
•BIODEGRADABLE AND COMPOSTABLE IN DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS
•PERFORMANCES COMPARABLE WITH TRADITIONAL PLASTICS
•PROCESSABILITY WITH STANDARD MACHINES AS FOR TRADITIONAL
PLASTICS
•HIGH BREATHABILITY (>1000 gr30um/24h m2 (ISO 2528 condition B)
WITH BIOLOGICAL BARRIER
•REDUCED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT (energy saving, resources saving,
reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (epd) ) VS STANDARD AND
BIODEGRADABLE NON RENEWABLE PLASTICS

18. ORIGO-BI TM: THE NOVAMONT
POLYESTERS FROM RRM
A RESULT OF THE INTEGRATION OF NOVAMONT’S
TECHNOLOGY ON RENEWABLE RAW MATERIALS FROM
VEGETABLE OILS WITH EASTMAN’S TECHNOLOGY
PLATFORM (EASTAR-BIO Patent portfolio, Know-how )
(8/2004)
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19. ORIGO-BITM vs MATER-BITM
Environmental Costs vs technical performances
Enivronmental Costs
COMPLEXING
AGENTS
ORIGO-BI
Mater-Bi
Mater-Bi
starch
Technical Performances
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20. TENSILE PROPERTIES
-MODULUS vs ELONGATION AT BREAK-
COMPARATIVE DATA
PLA
PHB
PS
M O D U L U S (M P a )
3000
PET
2000
PP
ORIGO-BI
1000
MATER-BI HDPE
PBS ORIGO-BI
ORIGO-BI MATER-BI PCL ORIGO-BI
0 LDPE EASTAR-BIO
MATER-BI
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900
ELONGATION AT BREAK (%)
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21. THE BIOREFINERY INTEGRATED IN THE TERRITORY
COMPLEXED
STARCH
•LOCAL RAW TECHNOLOGY
MATERIALS
STARCH NOVAMONT
•SPECIALIZED
CROPS NANOPARTICLES
•INNOVATION IN POLYESTERS
THE TERRITORY FROM
VEGETABLE OILS
•TERRITORY AS
A LAB
S.I.N.C.R.O.
•IMPLEMENTATI
ON OF MONOMERS FOR
POLYESTERS AND 50-50 Joint Venture between
ADEQUATE
CHEMICAL
STANDARDS INTERMEDIATES NOVAMONT and C.A.M.P.O.
•READYNESS TO (cooperative of 600 farmers
ABSORB NEW belonging to COLDIRETTI)
TECHNOLOGIES
TRANSFORMATION OF CO/BY-
•NEW PRODUCTS IN CO-MONOMERS AND
INITIATIVES ENERGY
BIOREFINERY

22. CONCLUSIONS
1. MATER-BI : A RANGE OF TAILOR MADE MATERIALS WITH
EXCELLENT TECHNICAL PERFORMANCES.
2. PRODUCTS DESIGNED FOR POSITIVE ENVIORNMENTAL
IMPACT THROUGH THE FULL LIFE CYCLE (CRADLE TO
GRAVE).
3. ORIGO-BITM THE NEW FAMILY OF RENEWABLE
POLYESTERS (30-70%) TO ENLARGE THE RANGE OF
NOVAMONT’S TAILOR MADE MATERIALS AND TO FURTHER
STRENGTHEN TECHNICAL, ECONOMIC AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCES
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23. Thank you!
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