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Company History

♣ 1946 Foundation of Renolit GmbH in Worms, Germany for theproduction of calendered PVC film

♣ 1957 Foundation of Rheinische Kunststoffwerke GmbH by Renolit for thepolyethylene film activities

♣ 1962 Expansion to Southern Germany through integration ofPetersaurach plant

♣ 1965 Expansion to Northern Germany through integration of Echte plant

♣ 1966 First European expansion through acquisition of Industrias IterS.A. in Zaragoza / Spain

♣ 1972 Expanding capacities in film-conversion through integration ofHersbruck plant

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Company History♣ 1998 Acquisition of ACE S.A., Liège/Belgium (hygienic-/medical films)

♣ 1999 Acquisition of RKW Sweden AB, Helsingborg (compounding, FPO®)

♣ 2000 Acquisition in France (RKW St. Frères Emballage S.A.S., Ville-le-Marclet)and Finland (Rosenlew RKW Finland Oy, Pori)

♣ 2001 Further acquisitions in France (Remy S.A., Saultain and RKW Guial S.A.S., Quincieux)

♣ 2002 Acquisition of four BP-plants for films and nonwovens in Germany(Wasserburg, Michelstadt, Nordhorn, Gronau), RKW US Inc. andCastelletta S.A. (Chamboeuf, France)

♣ 2003 RKW becomes independent; change of name from RheinischeKunststoffwerke GmbH to RKW AG Rheinische Kunststoffwerke

♣ 2004 Acquisition of RKW Lotus Ltd. in Vietnam

♣ 2005 Acquisition of Werra Plastic GmbH & Co. KG, Philippsthal

♣ 2007 Acquisition of Hydrospun Nonwoven GmbH in Halberstadt

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Company Profile

♣ 50 years of experience in R&D and production offilms made of polyolefins

♣ State-of-the-art technology

♣ Manufacturing of approx. 320,000 tons PE- andPP- films per year

♣ 18 locations (17 Business Units + Headquarter)

♣ 5 Strategic Business Units (SBUs)

♣ Worldwide sales network

♣ Over 2,600 employees

♣ Sales > 650 mn € (2007)

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Gross Sales and Total Production RKW-Group

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in Mio. ! in Thousand Tons

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Organization Chart

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Locations worldwide

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Number of employees

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in Germany Total

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Employees per Country (2007)

57%

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14%3%2%

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Vietnam Belgium Sweden U S A

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Production Technologies♣ Compounding

♣ Extrusion (blown films / cast films)

♣ Production of Nonwovens

♣ Stretching

♣ Embossing

♣ Perforation

♣ Nettings

♣ Lamination

♣ Printing

♣ Converting

♣ Recycling

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Research & Development (R & D)

♣ Capable and innovative employees in R&D working in a

group-wide network

♣ Close cooperation with customers, raw material suppliers

as well as suppliers of machinery

♣ Experience in raw material sourcing

♣ Pilot plants for new developments

♣ Modification and optimization of existing products

♣ Quality assurance by laboratory measurement

technology

♣ Field service at customer`s plant

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Strategic Business Units (SBUs)

Surface protection films, lamination films, tube lamination films, label films,barrier films, release films, embossed films, breathable industrial films forroofing and other industrial applications, spunbonded and carded andcontinuous fiber nonwovens;Flexible consumer packaging as stock rolls for the drinks industry, food andnon-food industry and for other industrial applications including convertedbags, pouches and sacks;

Converted heavy duty sacks (valve sacks, block sacks), FFS-films (Form, Fill &Seal), transport- and pallet safety films e.g. shrink films, shrink-hoods andstretch-hoods for various packaging applications;

Silage films and tubes, round bale nets, greenhouse-films, early-harvest films,construction films, pond liners, geomembranes.

Babycare, femcare and incontinence products, films and laminates, spunbondedand carded nonwovens, elastic and non-elastic components, films and laminatesfor medical applications, films, laminates and nonwovens for protective clothing;

Hygiene & Medical

Consumer Packaging

Technical Films

IndustrialPackaging

Agri Films & Nets, Construction Films

+FPO® Compounds

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Product-Mix (Turnover 2006)

31%

18%19%

14%

15% 3%

Hygiene & Medical Industrial Packaging

Technical Films Consumer Packaging

Agricultural Films and Nets Others

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Hygiene Films & Nonwovens

♣ Products for baby-diapers, femcare & adult incontinence

♣ Plain, breathable and elastic films (printed and unprinted)

♣ Perforated films

♣ Spunbonded and carded nonwovens

♣ Laminates (film / nonwoven)

♣ Tapes

♣ Elastic and non-elastic composites

♣ Films, laminates and nonwovens for protective clothing

♣ Medical and woundcare – films & complexes

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Industrial Films

♣ Lamination films

♣ Label films

♣ Tube lamination films

♣ Surface protection films

♣ Embossed films (Release films)

♣ Breathable films for industrial roofing

♣ Cast polypropylene films

♣ Nonwovens (carded, spunbonded & continuousfiber)

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Consumer Packaging

♣ Printed films for packaging (Wrap-, Shrink-,

Automation-Films)

♣ Food industry: Frozen food, cold stored products,

liquids, pasta

♣ Non-food industry: Soil/peat, Pet-Food,

Construction/Insulation materials, paper tissue

♣ Packaging for beverages

♣ Carrier bags, pouches, punched labels, waste bags

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Agricultural Films, Nets & Construction films

♣ Silage films and tubes

♣ Round bale nets

♣ Horticultural films

♣ Pond liners

♣ Construction films

♣ Geomembranes

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Industrial Packaging

♣ Converted sacks:

♣ Heavy duty bags (glued and welded)

♣ Block sacks

♣ Valve sacks

♣ FFS-films (Form, Fill & Seal)

♣ Transport- and pallet safety films:

♣ Shrink films and hoods

♣ Stretch-hoods

♣ Fine shrink films for various packaging applications

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Renolen® Glued valvebags / cross bottombags

-delivered on reels or layed flat-single- or double layer (differentmaterials)

- SL and SP - versions- dangerous products in cat. IIand III

- for high filling temperatures- accurate palletising- anti-slip (embossing, lacquer,formulation)

- UV-stabilisation / UV-absorption- manufactured from tube or flat film- water based inks- all sides printing up to six colours- mono- or coexfilm

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- single- or double layer (differentmaterials)- - different material combinations (e.g.PE/AL/PE)dangerous products in cat. II and III- for high filling temperatures- accurate palletising- anti-slip (embossing, lacquer,formulation)- UV-stabilisation / UV-absorption- manufactured from tube or flat film- water based inks- all sides printing up to six colours- mono- or coexfilm

Renolen® FFS (Form Fill and Seal)

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Renolen® Blockbag

- delivered on reels with tear-off-perforation

- different types of (corner)sealing andventilation

- single- or double layer (differentmaterials)

- dangerous products in cat. IIand III

- for high filling temperatures- accurate palletising- anti-slip (embossing, lacquer,formulation)

- UV-stabilisation / UV-absorption- manufactured from tube or flat film- water based inks- all sides printing up to six colours- from mono- or coexfilm- different material combinations(PE/AL/PE)

- mono- or coexfilm

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Renolen® Open Mouth Bag

- delivered on reels with tear-off-perforation

- different types of (corner)sealing andventilation

- single- or double layer(different materials)

- dangerous products in cat. IIand III

- for high filling temperatures- anti-slip (embossing, lacquer,formulation)

- UV-stabilisation / UV-absorption- manufactured from tube or flat film- water based inks- all sides printing up to six colours- mono- or coexfilm

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- mono - and biaxial shrinking- colouring on request- UV stabilisation / UV-absorption- thickness from 50 to 200 mic- printed or unprinted versions(printed up to 4 sides)

Renoflex® Shrinkfilm / Shrinkhood

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- UV stabilisation / UV- absorption- stretchvalues depending on application- printed or unprinted versions (up to 4sides)- mono or coex films

Renoflex® Stretch-hooding