AkzoNobel inthe mining industryServing the mining industry throughout the world

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About AkzoNobel

Decorative PaintsWhether our customers are professional decorators or keen DIY-ers, they want great paint that gives a great finish. We supply a huge variety of quality products for every situation and surface, including paints, lacquers and varnishes. We also offer a range of mixing machines, color concepts and training courses for the building and renovation industry, while our specialty coatings for metal, wood and other critical building materials lead the market.

Brands include: Dulux, Sikkens, Flexa, Coral, Sadolin and Hammerite.

Some of our customers: Thousands of paint distributors around the world and large retail outlets such as B&Q, Leroy Merlin and OBI.

Performance CoatingsWe’re world leaders in performance coatings. Our global reputation for quality and reliability is based on our innovative technologies and first-class service and distribution. We have an extensive portfolio, supplying high performance paints and coatings for ships, yachts, cars, trucks and buses, structural steel, architectural components, beverage cans, furniture, aircraft, mobile devices, flooring and household appliances.

Brands include: International, Interpon, Sikkens, Awlgrip, Chemcraft, Resicoat, Wanda, Trinar and Zweihorn.

Some of our customers: Airbus, BP, Boeing, Bosch, Dell, Ford, IKEA, Philips, Samsung, Shell, Toyota and Whirlpool.

Specialty ChemicalsAs a major producer of specialty chemicals with leadership positions in many markets, we make sure that industries worldwide are supplied with high quality ingredients and process aids for the manufacture of life’s essentials. These include products used in mining, paints, deter-gents, foods, plastics, cosmetics, construction, pulp and paper, pharma-ceuticals, electronics, agro and oilfield applications.

Brands include: AkzoNobel, Dissolvine, Eka, Expancel, Jozo, Kromasil, Ecosel, Bindzil, Depramin, Armeen, Lilaflot and Biostyle.

Some of our customers: BASF, Bayer, Dow, GE, Huntsman, Monsanto, P&G, Angloamerican, Shin-Etsu, Stora Enso, Votorantim and Unilever.

Chances are we’ve already met, you just didn’t know it at the time. Because we most likely play some kind of role in your daily routine.

Our innovative products might be on the wall of your house, in the food that you eat, on your mobile device or laptop, in the cosmetics you use, on your furniture, in your lighting or on the cars, airplanes and boats that you travel in.

Our heritage can be traced back more than 350 years and we currently employ around 50,000 people in over 80 countries. We’re consistently ranked as one of the leaders in the area of sustainability and we love developing new products and technologies that help meet the growing demands of our fastchanging world.

So, whether you’re a customer or a consumer, we’re always there when you need us.

We’re a leading global producer of paints, coatings and specialty chemicals.

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Revenue (in € billions) by Business Area €14.6

Decorative Paints 28 %

Performance Coatings 38 %

Specialty Chemicals 34 %

Revenue by end-user segment

Buildings and Infrastructure 44 %

Transportation 16 %

Consumer Goods 16 %

Industrial 24 %

50,000 employees

200+ production sites

80+ countries

Chemical explosives, specifically those based on ammonium nitrate chemistry, is the primary use. These explosives can be solid, as ammonium nitrate compound, a paste in form of emulsion or mixtures thereof. Typically, the addition of Expancel in explosives range from 0,1 to 0,6 percent by weight depending on the desired density and sensitivity of the finished products and the type of Expancel used.

Expancel Microspheres create consistent uniform voids within the explosives matrix that leads to well balanced control of densities and blasting properties. These properties include: Sensitivity to detonation, strength, brisance and stability of explosives.

Pre-expanded Expancelfor Emulsion ExplosivesExpancel DET is a very versatile product, with extremely good chemical resistance and compatibility with ammonium nitrate based emulsions. It is available with different average particle size and a very low density of as low as 15 kg/m³. This product is widely used as a sensitizer in bulk emulsions and cartridges mainly for coal mining worldwide but also for metal mining.

Unexpanded Expancel forAmmonium Nitrate (AN) PrillsExpancel WU is used as a sensitizer in the production of AN prills. The main use of this product is found in metal mining.

Expansion UnitAkzoNobel offers it’s customers a unique production equip-ment for their own in-house expansion of microspheres. This results in benefits like a significant gain in economic and quality values as well as reduced emissions from transports.

AkzoNobel is the leading provider of expandable micro-sphere solutions worldwide.

Expancel Microspheres are inert, hollow, extremely light thermo plastic microspheres, commonly known as “bubbles” or “micro-balloons” in the mining industry. These microspheres are extensively used as sensitizers in industrial explosives. Coal, metal and quarry mining operations around the world rely on this AkzoNobel product.

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Expancel ® Microspheres,the sensible sensitizer

Akzo Nobel Pulp & Performance Chemicals AB ExpancelBox 13000SE-850 13 Sundsvall, SwedenT +46 60 13 40 00F +46 60 56 95 18E info.expancel@akzonobel.com

www.expancel.com

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The world’s leading thermoset curing systemsOur organic peroxides are used for the curing of thermo set resins, coatings and specialty monomers. We are home to the best known brands in the thermoset market, examples include Butanox®, Perkadox® and Trigonox®. In fact, thermo set resin producers the world over recognize the Butanox logo as synonymous with the highest quality methyl ethyl ketone per-oxides (MEKP). We also have a whole range of auxiliary prod-ucts, including our NouryactTM Cobalt-free accelertors and promoters, to meet your specific production requirements.

Chemical anchors and mine boltsIn the mining industry our curing systems find their way in chemical anchors and mine bolts. Chemical anchors and mine bolts are used to fix screws and bolts in rocks, mine walls and bridges by using a body filler. Our products are used in sausage mine bolts and glass tubes. We offer various dibenzoyl peroxide (BPO) formulations marketed under the brand names of Perkadox BM, Perkadox LT, Perkadox CH-50X and Perkadox 20S, including a range of phthalate free curing systems.

Crosslinking peroxides and metal adhesion promotersAkzoNobel’s crosslinking peroxides are used to improve properties of EPDM and H-NBR rubber and thermo-plastic based end-products. The main advantages of per-oxide systems over alternative cure systems are excellent resistance against permanent deformation (set properties) and high temperature resistance.

Conveyor belts, hoses and cablesIn mining applications our Perkadox and Trigonox per oxides are used in the production of heat resistance conveyor belts, high pressure hoses and rubber cables.

Metal adhesion promotorOne of the latest products we have introduced to the market is Perkabond 55 DINP. Perkabond 55 DINP is used to achieve optimal bonding between (zinc coated) steel cords and rubber based materials, thereby improving the durability of the final article. Perkabond 55 DINP finds its main application in conveyor belts.

Our Polymer Chemistry business is the world’s leading producer of organic peroxides. We supply essential products used in the production and processing of thermoplastic resins, as well as thermoset and elasto meric materials. We have a  long history in the mining industry. But our  commitment to superior quality and innovation built into every AkzoNobel product, remains today.

Organic peroxides and rubber  additives

Americas: AkzoNobel Polymer Chemistry525 West Van Buren Street, Chicago, IL 60607, UST +1 800 828 7929 (US) only, T +1 312 544 7000, F +1 312 544 7188polymerchemicals.na@akzonobel.com

Europe, Middle East, India and Africa: AkzoNobel Polymer ChemistryP.O. Box 247, 3800 AE Amersfoort, The NetherlandsT +31 33 467 6229, F +31 33 467 6116polymerchemicals.nl@akzonobel.com

Asia Pacific: Akzo Nobel (Asia) Co., Ltd.22F, Eco City, 1788 West Nan Jing Road Shanghai 200040, P.R. China T +86 21 2220 5000, F +86 21 2220 5558 polymerchemicals.ap@akzonobel.com

www.akzonobel.com/polymer

Performance Additives mining products Depramin and Peridur represent a full range of high-performance Carboxy Methyl Cellu-lose (CMC) grades already since the 70’s. It meets the demands of various applica-tions in froth flotation and agglomeration of fines. The main raw material for Depramin and Peridur is Cellulose, a natural polysac-charide from renewable sources as Cotton and Wood.

Europe: Akzo Nobel Chemicals bv PO Box 247, 3800 AE Amersfoort, The NetherlandsT +31 33 4676932, F +31 33 4676118

Asia: Akzo Nobel Asia Pte Ltd AkzoNobel House, 3 Changi Business Park Vista #0501, Singapore 486051T +65 6635 5100, F +65 6635 5327

USA: Akzo Nobel Chemicals, LLC281 Fields Lane, Brewster, NY 10509-2676, USAT +1 845 276 8230, F +1 845 277 1404

Russia: Akzo Nobel nv, Representative Office for CICMeridian Commercial Tower, Ulitsa Smolnaya 24 D, 125445 Moscow, RussiaT +7 095 960 2890, F +7 095 9602 2884

www.depramin.com www.peridur.com

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High-performance additives infroth flotation and pelletization

Depramin®

Application AreaVarious types of Depramin have found general accept-ance in the flotation of Potash, Pentlandite (Nickel), Copper, lead and Zinc sulfides and Precious metals (Gold, Platinum Group Metals).

FunctionFroth flotation is a physico-chemical separation process based on a difference in hydrophobicity between the desired minerals and the unwanted minerals (“gangue”) like talc, serpentine, chlorite, anhydrite. Depramin products render gangue hydrophilic and improves selectivity.

ProductsDepramin is the trade name for a family of water soluble poly-mers especially developed for application in froth flotation. Depramin can have a low- or high molecular weight and can have dispersing or coagulating properties.

Peridur ®

Application AreaPeridur is a formulation based on cellulose, capable of immo-bilizing water during the pelletizing process giving operators the control need to affect pellet growth rates and sizing.

FunctionPeridur is a non-contaminating organic binder for the agglomeration of iron ore pellets. Unlike Bentonite, Peridur contains no elements like silica or aluminum that would affect (the economics of) the steel making process. Peridur can replace Bentonite or can be used together.

ProductsPeridur is the tradename for a family of watersoluble polymers especially developed for application in Iron Ore Pelletization. All Peridur grades are customized towards the process, ore characteristics and requirements of our clientele.

Product development and researchMost products are highly customized through close coop-eration with customers. Experiments and tests are done at our facilities in Novara (Italy) and Arnhem (the Netherlands), joined trials at customer plants or in collaboration with highly qualified international respected institutes.

Our fundamental understanding about the interaction of Depramin and Peridur with mineral surfaces together with our intensive cooperation with customers and our colleagues from other AkzoNobel business units, is our key to success.

Optimizedflotation collectors

We are at the forefront of the advanced colloid and surface chemistry upon which successful flotation depends. This has been achieved by over 50 years of research and develop-ment in molecular and surface chemistry, along with feed-back from the field.

Our strengths – optimized solutionsThe strength of our chemistry and process know-how lies in the fact that we customize solutions to fit each individual ore. And since the ore varies in composition, we must vary the process and adapt it to each individual case. These products cannot be found in a catalogue, they must be tailor-made in close cooperation with the customer.

There are other ores that would not, at present, benefit from a special flotation agent. Instead, the task is to find a standard flotation agent with the performance characteristics best suited to the ore in question.

Tailor-made or standard collectors – we approach each assignment individually assuming more the role of the customer’s partner than that of a traditional supplier.

For a sustainable futureOur focus is not only to provide highly efficient flotation rea-gents: it is equally important to focus on a sustainable future. We want and are able to support you with knowledge on the behavior and impact of our collector chemistry in your environment. We achieve this by performing a thorough risk assessment. We are also able to support you in other regulatory affairs. We are backed up by an experienced staff of toxicologists, a worldclass analytical department and last but not least, the experience of our team.

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A wide range of applicationsSuccessful flotation requires optimum interaction of all the components in the flotation process. The main role in this process is usually played by collectors. Collectors must, therefore, meet very high performance requirements. Ideally, collectors should be;

• Strong enough to enhance recovery but weak enough to enhance selectivity.

• Able to provide a high rate of flotation and good froth.

• Non-sensitive to variations in the composition of the ore and the quality of the water.

• Designed to meet environmental requirements.

• Easy to ship, store and handle.

• Cost effective.

We can help improve your enrichment rates if you work with any of the following minerals;

Apatite/phosphate MagnesiteBarite MonaziteCalcite PotashDephosphorization PyrochloreDolomite QuartzFeldspar ScheeliteFluorspar SilicaGraphite WollastoniteIron ore Zinc oxidesKyanite

Our productsOur flotation collectors are recognized under the following trade names; Armeen®, Armoflote®, Atrac®, Berol®, Ethomeen® and Lilaflot®

Europe/Middle East/Africa/India: Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry ABSE-444 85 Stenungsund, SwedenT +46 303 85 000, F +46 303 88 910E mining@akzonobel.com

Americas: Akzo Nobel Surface Chemisty LLC525 West Van Buren street, Chicago, Illinois 60607 – 3823, USAT +1 800 906 9977, +1 312 544 7000, F +1 312 544 7159,E mining@akzonobel.com

Asian/Pacific: Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry5th Floor, The Exchange, No. 299, TongRen Road,Jing An District, Shanghai 200040, ChinaT +86 21 2216 3600, F +86 21 33607734E mining@akzonobel.com

www.sc.akzonobel.com/en/mining

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NaSH, the efficient copper depressor and sulphidizing agent

NaSH as copper depressorThe product is used to separate copper from an ores con-centrate stream, by depressing it, making use of NaSH´s strong potential to generate H2S in an acid media. A typical ex-ample of this application is the case of Molybdenum Plants, where the molybdenum present in a copper collective con-centrate is separated in flotation cells where simultaneous mechanisms of molybdenum flotation and copper depres-sion take place. Other example is the separation of copper traces from Nickel concentrates. In the end, wherever it is necessary to separate copper by depression in flotation cells, NaSH is the most effective reagent to do the job.

NaSH as sulphidizing agentThe NaSH makes sulphides out of oxide ores. In a flota-tion process to concentrate sulphide ores where a suitable content of oxides also is present; it is possible to use NaSH to sulphidize the oxides, increasing the ore extraction yield up to 3%, and sometimes even more. In copper mining, the NaSH can be added mainly in two process points: in the entrance to the wenco (pre-rougher) and in the cleaning.

Akzo Nobel Argentina SAPaseo Colón 221 5to PisoC1063ACC, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaT +54 11 43432011F +54 11 43311185E sulfur.sa@akzonobel.com

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Sulphur Derivates has three manu-facturing sites, located in San Lorenzo (Argentina), LeMoyne (USA), and Cologne (Germany). All three sites, produce Sodium Hydrosulphide (NaSH), a widely used copper de-pressor and ores sulphidizing agent.

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International ® Marine and Protective Coatings

Renowned worldwide for our innovative products, high-tech quality and on-the-spot service, we are ideally placed to support your plant, project and transportation requirements anywhere in the world.

AkzoNobel’s International® range of products provides asset protection at each stage of the mining process, from extraction and material handling to processing, smelting and transport-ation. With a proud history stretching back to 1881, operations in 60 countries and over 5,500 employees, we deliver proven, value for money, environmentally responsible solutions to satisfy your needs, allowing you to maximise your return on investment.

International products from extraction to processing You will find our International® Protective Coatings’ prod-ucts used in processing plants, smelters and refineries all over the world. Our extensive track record includes asset protection across an extensive range of metals and minerals including copper, coal, gold, aluminium, zinc and iron ore.

Aggressive microenvironmentsEach plant operation has its own unique microenvironment,incorporating a range of variables such as climate, moisture, abrasion and the chemical environment.

• Structural steel and concrete • Wash plants

• Process tanks and vessels • Refineries

• Locomotives and wagons • Wharfs

• Shiploading facilities • Flotation cells

• Mining equipment • Smelters

• Solvent extraction • Crushing

• Thickener tanks • Electrowinning

Design lifeWe protect the high value assets required for processing metals and minerals against the harsh, corrosive mining en-vironment. Our coatings specification will be tailored to your individual project needs. Getting the coating system right early in the design stage can optimise the design life and significantly increase the time to first major maintenance.

Planned maintenance and InterplanTM

Major unplanned maintenance often causes unbudgeted ex-penses, unforseen costly shutdowns and schedule disruption.

Our InterplanTM system allows the owner to move from ‘re-active’ to ‘predictive’ maintenance allowing you to predict the maintenance cost/life of the asset.

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The harsh, aggressive conditions inherent in the mining industry place high demands on the expensive equipment and structures used. That’s why our tough, durable coatings are developed to withstand the damage that results from transporting and processing corrosive, abrasive materials from location to location within the mining facility and shipping them to the global market.

International Paint Ltd: Stoneygate Lane, Felling, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE10 0JY, United Kingdom. T +44 (0) 191 469 6111, F +44 (0) 191 438 3711

International Paint LLC: 6001 Antoine Drive, Houston, Texas 77091, USA. T +1 713 682 1711, F +1 713 682 0065

International Paint (Suzhou) Co.: Ltd, 5F, The Exchange, No.299, Tongren Road, Jing An District, Shanghai, 215151, China.T +86 021 23200088, F +86 021 23200188

International Paint Singapore Pte Ltd: 21 Tuas South Street 3, Singapore 638023.T +65 6572 9560

International Paint Ltd: 8 Kellaway Place, Wetherill Park, NSW 2164, Australia. T +61 2 9616 6900, F +61 2 9609 3051

International Paint: Calle Limache 3363, Local 3 C.P. 2520642, Rut 76.048140-8, Viña del Mar, Chile, T +56 32 267 1174, F +56 32 263 1496

International Paint (t/a Akzo Nobel): 1236 South Coast Road, Mobeni, Durban 4092, South Africa, T +27 31 451 3269, F +27 31 462 9944

www.international-marine.com/contactuswww.international-pc.com/contact-us

In addition, fouling control coatings minimise the potential for translocation of invasive marine species, an issue which is climbing the agenda of regulatory bodies such as the International Maritime Organisation.

Fouling control solutionsIntersleek® is our ’non stick’ foul release brand and Intersmooth® SPC, Interswift® and Interspeed® are our antifouling products. The range is designed to meet our customers’ varying performance expectations.

The complete packageWe offer solutions for a diverse range of environments, providing chemical, corrosion, high heat, abrasion and impact resistance to steel and concrete.

Our highly durable Interline®, Interzone®, Enviroline® and Ceilcote® product ranges deliver a complete concrete and steel package to protect new and existing assets against a huge range of chemicals from sulphuric and phosphoric acids to sodium hydroxides, sodium cyanides and ammonium chlorides.

Our industry leading marine coatings include products specifically developed to protect drybulk carrier vessels, used to transport the commodities extracted from global mining locations.

As your partner in the shipyard, International Paint, via our highly qualified and experienced technical service team, is on hand to help worldwide, ensuring your vessel is in safe hands at newbuilding and maintenance and repair.

Protecting vessel integrityFormulated to provide the optimum balance of abrasion re-sistance and corrosion prevention, our coatings are designed to protect all areas of the vessel, including the cargo holds – the revenue earning spaces and the areas subject to the harshest operating environments. Our specialist cargo hold coatings protect the vessel’s hold structure from the various forms of impact, abrasion and mechanical damage which oc-cur in the loading and carriage of aggressive mined cargoes.

Abrasion resistance solutionsComprising our Intershield®, Intergard® and Interbond® brands, our range includes options to meet all owner/ operator requirements, helping to maintain your vessels’ continued profitability and safe operation.

Maintaining vessel efficiencyFouling control coatings are applied to a vessel’s underwater hull to keep it smooth and clear of fouling. As a result, fuel consumption and CO2 emissions are reduced, meaning lower operational costs and enhanced efficiency.

Sustainability

More value, fewer resources

As we strive for continuous improvement, one of our latest commitments is to reduce the radle-to-grave carbon foot-print of our products by more than 25 percent by 2020 (com-pared with 2012). We’re also making tremendous progress with our community initiatives, particularly in Brazil, where a program to revitalize local neighborhoods now totals more than 1,000 projects. Other key areas where we are taking major steps to further improve performance include safety and employee focus.

All of this builds on our long-standing reputation as a leader in the field of sustainability, evidenced by our consistently high ranking on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. And as we continue to turn challenges into opportunities, we have a clear vision of how we plan to do radically more with less. Of how we will take the next major leap forward in our ongoing journey to connect value creation to resource effi-ciency, while innovating for a better world and encouraging positive social change.

At least 20% is the share of revenue we aim to achieve by 2020 from products with a sustainability advantage for customers.

More than 25% is the reduction we aim to achieve in our radle-to-grave carbon foot print per ton of product by 2020.

Number 1 was our position in the Materials industry group on the 2013 Dow Jones Sustainability Index.

But if we’re to take advantage of sustainable growth op-portunities, we have to accelerate the pace of our commit-ment. We have to better understand the changes that will be required in our market segments and work together with customers and suppliers to develop leading solutions to fulfil those needs. Not only will this drive our success, but it will also support the sustainability ambitions of our partners.

There’s still a lot to do, but we’re proud of what we have already achieved while making sustainability an integral part of our business strategy and culture. On the product side, we’re fully focused on developing technologies that offer clear sustainability benefits. In fact, by 2020, we aim to achieve a revenue share of at least 20 percent from products with a sustainability advantage for customers. One great example is our Dulux Weathershield SunReflect paint, which lowers the temperature of external walls by up to 5°C, substantially reducing the need for air conditioning inside.

Our commitment to making our products and operations more sustainable – while being socially responsible – has also resulted in a number of important improvements at our production facilities. In the UK, for example, we have de-veloped an award-winning system for harvesting rainwater which is significantly reducing annual fresh water usage. The same system is being installed at our new, state-of-the-art UK paint facility in Ashington, opening in 2014. We’re also installing new membrane electrolysis technology at our chlorine facility in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, which will cut the site’s carbon footprint by 30 percent.

We know that in order to secure our own success – and that of our customers – we have to do more with less if we’re to create more value from fewer resources.

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When people ask us what sustainability means to AkzoNobel, we tell them that our success depends on it. We know only too well that our future hinges on our ability to do radically more while using less.

More innovation, less traditional solutions; more renewable energy and materials, less fossil-based; more value chain focus, less introvert thinking. We have to turn what is an obvious challenge into a clear opportunity and bring more value to our customers and society in general.

How? By proving that the world being limited by resources doesn’t mean our ambition and imagination have to be restricted as well.

So we have adopted a strategy of radical efficiency which involves us working with customers and suppliers to open up infinite possibilities in a finite world. It’s our commitment to finding opportunities where there don’t appear to be any.

Welcome to Planet Possible.

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AkzoNobel is a leading global paints and coatings company and a major producer of specialty chemicals. We supply industries and consumers worldwide with innovative products and are passionate about developing sustainable answers for our customers. Our portfolio includes well-known brands such as Dulux, Sikkens, International and Eka. Headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, we are consistently ranked as one of the leaders in the area of sustainability. With operations in more than 80 countries, our 50,000 people around the world are committed to delivering leading products and technologies to meet the growing demands of our fast-changing world.

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