At this year’s Chemical Green Process Asia on November 12, 2014, we connected with leading chemical industry manufacturers, engineering and construction companies, and suppliers to demonstrate H.B. Fuller’s long-standing commitment to sustainability. H.B. Fuller's Dr. Xinyu Duwas deliver a keynote speech that showcased our sustainability strategy, alliances and partnerships across the value chain and illustrated how H.B. Fuller’s high-performance adhesive innovations enable downstream sustainability. Learn more about our adhesive innovations @ www.hbfuller.com

1. Enabling Downstream Sustainability through High Performance Adhesive Innovations
Xinyu Du, Ph.D.
November 12, 2014

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Agenda
1.H. B. Fuller’s Long standing Commitment to Sustainability
2.What is our Sustainability Strategy?
3.Enabling Downstream Sustainability through Adhesive Innovations
4.External Partnerships on Sustainability 2

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H.B. Fuller Today
•A leading worldwide manufacturer and marketer of adhesives and other specialty chemicals
•2013 sales of $2.05 billion
•Publicly traded company listed on NYSE (FUL)
•127 years of winning with customers
•Clear focus on customer and market opportunities
•Enable innovation to improve customers’ products and consumers’ lives
•Strong partnerships with customers, suppliers, OEMs
•Global reach … Local expertise
•Direct presence in 42 countries
•Customers in more than 100 geographic markets
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We recognize the world’s finite resources require us to minimize our impact on the environment while creating value for our customers.
Sustainability Commitment

5. Sustainability Background and Strategy
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• Orginally, adhesive industry
was very dependent on
sustainable bio materials
• Petrochemical feedstocks use
began in the mid 1900s
• Polymer chemistry
developments
• Renewed interest in
sustainable bio materials
• Envirnomental concerns
• High energy costs
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Derived from H. B. Fuller Company information
Sustainable Materials in Adhesives
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1887
1950
1975
2005
2014
2020
Estimated % Natural Source
Raw Materials
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• 32 billion MT/yr - CO2 emissions
from fossil fuels
• Estimated to be < 5 %
refining/chemicals processing
• Estimated to be < 2 % plastics and
rubber - substrates
• Estimated to be < 0.1% adhesive raw
materials
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Adhesive Materials - Carbon Dioxide Impact
Electricity
Industrial
Transportation
Fuel
Building heating
Relative CO2 emissions
Global CO2 emissions
Derived from
eia.gov data

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•Ethylene
•Propylene
•Butadiene
•Aromatics
•Isoprene
•Resin Oils
•Waxes
•Refined Oils
•Methanol
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1 -2 years
Current3 –5 years
Supply/Demand
Balanced
Balanced -Tight
Tight
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Petrochemical Feedstock Summary

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Sustainability Strategies
•Derived from 100% renewable “bio” sources / niche with no perceived performance and/or economic difference
•Petrochemical drop in: Bio ethylene or isoprene
•New materials: PLA
•Enabling Downstream Sustainability with “bio” and/or traditional materials
•Increase customer efficiency, speed, lower energy consumption and waste
•Reduce amount of adhesive, substrate or energy
•Reduce environmental impact
•Supply stability and cost predictability
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> 1:1 offset on performance
Bio- based 1:1 offset
Less < 1:1 offset “Green” products
Sustainability Strategies
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Our primary aim is to develop sustainable products with DIFFERENTIAL performance; bio-sourced nature of the products is a nice-to-have vs. must have as long as sustainability goals over the entire value chain are met
•Need Larger volumes in current markets
•Difficult for suppliers to make 100% “Bio” economically
•Slow market penetration
•Difficult sell when adhesive is minor component
•Can only compete in Niche Applications
•New materials with performance advantages
•Performance/Cost Balance

11. High Performance Adhesive Innovations Enabling Downstream Sustainability
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Market Needs Ultimately Drive Innovation
•Innovation portfolio tied to market trends
•Faster curing
•Improved safety
•Sustainability
•Improved mileage and line speeds
•Feedstock availability trends
•Composite materials
•Mechanical fastening elimination
•Multi-functionality
•Difficult substrates adhesion
•Non-traditional trigger cures
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Enabling Total Solutions:Bio Content and Lower Energy Consumption
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Cool, Sustainable Application
Traditional Hot Melt Application
Adhesive System
•Market innovation:
•Adhesive system
•Adhesive solution
•> 40% renewable raw materials
•Up to 60% reduction in adhesive consumption
•Up to 75% less energy consumption
•Cooler is smarter
•Reduce equipment maintenance
•Easy clean up
•Up to 50% energy use reduction
•Cooler is safer
•No heated tanks or hoses

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•New AdvantraTrue™grades contain 40% renewable resources
•The first step on the journey to more sustainable hot melt adhesives
•Combine premium Advantra® performance with sustainable resources
•Bio raw materials not food supply chain sourced
•Superior performance profile on wide range of substrates including new coated and lighter or recycled carton grades
•Achieve long-term savings with Advantra® technology
End of Line Packaging: Bio Content and Performance

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Enabling New Materials: Traditional Materials with Lower Energy and Higher speeds
•Challenge: Films safety and speed
•Market innovation:
•Safe and faster processing
•Adhesive solution:
•Solventlesslaminating adhesives
•Reactive adhesives through polymer innovation
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•FlextraFast™ SolventlessLaminating Adhesive
•Fast-curing next generation flexible packaging adhesive
•Up to 520 meters / min (1700 ft/ min)
•Slit in as few as 3 hours
•Ship finished goods in as few as 2 days
•Lowest energy consumption process –solventlesslamination

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•Liquid Separation Filter Assembly
•Up to 60% renewable content depending on grade
•Bio raw materials not food supply chain sourced –sustainability
•Enabling clean water
•Larger, more efficient filters
•Lower energy use filters
•Long life filters
•Better filtration -safer
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Enabling Water Purification: Bio Content, Lower Energy, More Efficient, Safer

17. Sustainability Partnerships
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Key Sustainability Partnerships
Initiative
Description
Bio-based polyols
Utilizealternative sustainable polyolsas raw materials that have performance advantages
Bio-based polymers
Bio-basedpolymer(s) for hot melt and reactive adhesives
Bio-basedoil
Use bio-based (vegetable)oils to replace petroleum based oils in hot melt adhesives
Rosin based resins/plasticizers/oils
Utilize rosin based raw materials for hot melt adhesives
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Sustainability Bio-Based Technology Platform Initiatives
Growth / Maturity
Starch based polymers
Sustainable polymers (University sponsorships/
memberships)
Formulated bio-based packaging
adhesive
Rosin based resins/plasticizers/oils
Terpenebased resins
Bio- based oil
Bio-based polyols
Succinic Acid technology
Bio-based tackifiertechnology
Life Cycle Analysis
Bio-based polyesters

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In Summary
•Key to servicing our industry’s customers is to provide a solution portfolio that encompasses
-Enabling more sustainable, faster and leaner processes
-Bio and/or Petro sourced RMs meeting the value proposition for market trends
-Supply availability / cost predictability
•Innovation can and will take multiple routes & will be accelerated through strategic alliances and partnerships across the value chain
•Key is performance and added downstream value in sustainable operations
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21. This presentation is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer by H.B. Fuller to sell or a warranty ofany kind.
Thank You!
Questions?
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