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NYLON 6,6 ENGINEERING POLYMERS FROM INVISTA,THE WORLD’S LARGEST PA66 POLYMER PRODUCER

new forces at work: performance

Begin with a global market presence, add technical expertise

and service excellence delivered by a team of committed and

experienced people, working to find new applications for a

range of nylon 6,6 products… and the result is performance, as defined by our customers.

TORZENtm RESIN:the performance overview

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INVISTA is the world’s largest producer of PA66 polymer* and a growing force in the nylon engineering polymers market.

With more than 70 years of experience in

nylon 6,6 technology, INVISTA launched its

Engineering Polymers business in 2009 to further

expand its capabilities in the polymer industry.

Today, INVISTA Engineering Polymers has a business

presence in North America, South America, Europe

and Asia. Through quality products, service excellence

and global scope, customers are experiencing new

market forces at work under the TORZEN™ nylon

engineering polymers brand.

*according to a 2012 capacity report from the PCI Nylon Yellowbook

contents

TORZEN™ Resin: The Performance Overview 3

Introduction to INVISTA 4

Innovation 6

Product Portfolio 8

A World of Polyamides 10

Markets 12

TORZEN Marathon™ Resin 14

Service Support and Applications 15

Online Resources and Tools 16

Designing with TORZEN™ Polyamide Resins 17

Designing with TORZEN™ Resin

—Simulations and Testing 18

TORZEN™ Resin

—Synonymous with Quality 19

Our Customers’ Needs—Global Products

Conforming to Global Specifications 19

INVISTA is a well-established, global organization that acts and responds as an entrepreneurial company. This “best-of-both-worlds” character is a product of a rich, 70-year heritage in nylon technology and the unique business philosophy of its parent company, Koch Industries, Inc.

One of INVISTA’s most valuable assets is its intellectual property. INVISTA owns more than 700 unique pending or granted U.S. patents, with corresponding patents in nearly all of the countries where INVISTA has a business presence. Many of INVISTA’s global trademarks are consumer-recognized brands.

• More than 4,400 trademark registrations worldwide

• INVISTA’s nylon intermediates technology (ADN production) is widely recognized as the most cost-effective and efficient method in the industry

KNOWLEDGE presence = RESEARCH + INNOVATION

INVISTA Engineering Polymers has manufacturing

operations in the United States, Canada, the Netherlands,

and Argentina, with commercial and technical support

available across the globe. The business continues to invest

in polymer, compounding and service assets around the

globe. A state-of-the-art nylon plant in China, breaking

ground in 2013, will deploy INVISTA’s latest advances in its

proprietary nylon intermediates technology.

INVISTA Engineering Polymers is excited to grow the global

nylon polymers market by helping engineers realize new

designs and approaches to plastic molding that previously

were not possible.

presence THROUGHOUT THE NYLON 6,6 VALUE CHAIN

As a world leader in nylon intermediates and polymers,

INVISTA has a significant presence throughout the

nylon 6,6 value chain. The company’s nylon intermediates

technology (adiponitrile, or ADN, production) is widely

recognized as the most cost-effective and efficient process

in the industry for producing nylon 6,6.

With this significant competitive advantage, more than

75 percent of the world’s existing ADN capacity employs

INVISTA’s proprietary technologies.

Percent Wholly-owned Market Share

*according to 2012 PCI Nylon Yellowbook

GROWING PRODUCTION AND EXPANDING CAPABILITIES

Since coming on-stream in 2009, INVISTA Engineering Polymers has developed

polymer grades, compounding capabilities, design assistance, and other value-

added services to complement its global production assets and decades of technical

expertise. INVISTA Engineering Polymers’ business strategy incorporates the entire

value chain, from the supply of chemical intermediates to delivery of products that

enable realization of new designs and methods to create value for society.

company profile• Global producer of nylon 6,6 polymer

• Operates in more than 20 countries with 11,000 employees

• Wholly owned, independently managed, subsidiary of Koch Industries, Inc.

• Acquired in 2004 from E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company

Koch companies:

• 60,000 employees

• 60 countries

• $110 billion in revenue*

• $45 billion in acquisitions and other capital investments since 2003

*according to Forbes Magazine

INVISTAINVISTA

60%ADN HMD40%

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INNOVATION MEANS BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY

Stewardship is the purposeful and responsible management of something

entrusted to one’s care, and INVISTA thinks about it in reference to the environment,

employees and communities. Responsible stewardship is the foundation for

INVISTA’s Sustainability Vision:

INVISTA creates long-term value for society by protecting the environment and the safety and health of its workers and others; using resources more efficiently; consistently applying good science, and employing Market-Based ManagementTM principles. Together, these contribute to overall quality of life.

INVESTING IN INNOVATION

INVISTA is investing more than $100 million at its facility in Orange, Texas,

USA, to install INVISTA’s next-generation adiponitrile (ADN) technology.

ADN is a critical intermediate chemical used in the manufacture of nylon

6,6. The technology involves a new butadiene-based chemistry that

delivers significant air emission and waste reductions, improves product

yields and ease of operations, and requires a lower annual maintenance

investment compared to existing technology.

INVISTA estimates that the new ADN process in Orange will result in

benzene reductions of approximately 250 tons per year of total annual

benzene contained in wastewater streams, and 7-12 tons per year of

benzene air emissions at the facility. Implementing the technology will also

result in a reduction in the amount of benzene in the waste sent off-site.ADN pilot plant in

Orange, Texas, USA

INVISTA is working with a biotechnology firm to develop one-

step and two-step technologies to convert industrial waste gas

carbon monoxide into butadiene, a key intermediate in INVISTA’s

route to nylon 6,6. The process uses biological organisms to

convert carbon monoxide via fermentation to the desired

products. Initial commercialization for the two-step process

(CO-derived 2,3-butanediol) is expected in 2016. By developing

a cost-competitive, biological route to butadiene, INVISTA has

a unique opportunity to take what many people see as an

industrial waste product and turn it into a value-added chemical.

A firm commitment to resource stewardship, waste elimination

and environmental protection is central to INVISTA’s Market-Based

ManagementTM culture, which guides every decision it makes.

One example of resource stewardship is recycled products.

With decades of experience in polyamide resin production,

INVISTA has developed a highly efficient and effective method

of recycling post-industrial waste and repurposing it into high-

quality, recycled polyamide resin. INVISTA sells its recycled resin

as compounding feedstock. In many cases, compounders can use

this recycled resin instead of, or combined with, our prime resin.

In this way, INVISTA provides a variety of options to its customers,

who can then offer recycled options to their ultimate end user.

INVISTA seeks ways to conserve resources, reduce emissions, and increase the utility

and durability of its products – not just because these are the right things to do, but

because they make sound business sense.

INVISTA has committed to a goal of reducing energy intensity 20 percent by 2020. To

achieve this “20 by 2020” goal, the company will seek to further optimize its current

energy practices, while making capital investments at its manufacturing facilities to

reduce the amount of energy used per ton of product.

KINGSTON, ONTARIO, CANADA SITE FOR NYLON POLYMER AND FIBER PRODUCTION

new forces at work: performance + sustainability

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new forces at work: product

• Invented in 1930s

• Forms: extruded through spinnerets into fiber or molded/formed into plastic parts

• Since 1939, new applications emerged: nylon sheer stockings (durable, easy-care); parachutes and fishing line (moisture-resistant, silk replacement); flak vests (strength, durability, protection against shell fragments); aircraft tire reinforcement (assisted safe landing of heavy bombers); automotive engine components (metal replacement, lightweighting)

• Nylon 6,6 made from adipic acid and hexamethylenediamine (HMD)

Advantages of PA66 (vs. PA6):

• Dimensional stability

• Higher melting point

• More compact molecular structure

• Higher tensile strength in use

• Better abrasion resistance

NYLON 6,6 – MORE THAN 70 YEARS IN THE MAKING

UNREINFORCED PRODUCTS

Product PORTFOLIO

GLASS REINFORCED PA66 RESIN

TORZENTM G2500HR

TORZENTM G3000HR

TORZENTM G3300HR

25% GF, heat stabilized, lubricated

25% GF, heat stabilized, lubricated30% GF, heat stabilized, lubricated


TORZENTM G1300HSL

TORZENTM G3000HSL

TORZENTM G1500HSL

TORZENTM G3300HSL

TORZENTM G3500HSL

TORZENTM G4000HSL

TORZENTM G4300HSL

TORZENTM G5000HSL









glassreinforcedPA66 resin

hydrolysisresistant

heat stabilized

Resin Description Commercial Name




PA66compounding

feedstock

45RV, compoundingfeedstock


48RV, external & internal lubricated

48RV, highly nucleated, lubricated

48RV, external & internal lubricated

heat stabilized

TORZENTM U4820L

TORZENTM U4830HSL

TORZENTM U4840NL

unreinforcedspecialty

35RV, high flow compoundingfeedstock

48RV, additive freecompounding feedstock

48RV, low-moisturecompounding feedstock

45RV, low-moisture compoundingfeedstock


SPECIALTY REINFORCED PA66 RESIN

TORZEN MARATHONTM RESIN

TORZENTM M1500HS 15% mineral filled, heat stabilized

glass/mineralfilled PA66

resin

mineral filledPA66 resin 30% mineral filled, heat stabilized,

lubricated TORZENTM M3000HSL

15% glass/mineral, lubricated TORZENTM GM1500HSL

38% glass/mineral, heat stabilized,lubricated TORZENTM GM3800HSL

40% glass/mineral, heat stabilized,lubricated

TORZENTM GM4000HSL

mid-toughened, heat stabilized,lubricated TORZENTM T2000HSL

highly-toughened, heat stabilized,lubricated TORZENTM T3000HSL

TORZENTM GT1400HSL 14% GF, heat stabilized, lubricated

TORZENTM GT3300HSL 33% GF, heat stabilized, lubricated

toughenedPA66 resin

Glass Reinforced PA66 Resin

Flame Retardant PA66 Resin

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25% GF, heat stabilized,flame retardant, V0

TORZEN MARATHON™ FRG2500XHL

15% GF, heat stabilized,halogen free, V0


15% GF, heat stabilized,flame retardant, V0


unfilled, heat stabilized,halogen free, V0

TORZEN MARATHON™ FRU4800XHL

30% GF, heat stabilized, lubricated TORZEN MARATHON™ G3000XHL

35% GF, Heat Stabilized, Lubricated TORZEN MARATHON™ G3500XHL



TORZENTM U4803

TORZENTM U3501

TORZENTM U4500

TORZENTM U4501

TORZENTM U5101

TORZENTM U4801

TORZENTM U4800

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people + presence = A WORLD OF POLYAMIDES

INVISTA Engineering Polymers works to provide total solutions to its customers in the

world of polyamides, from polymers and compounds to application development and

technical service. Customers benefit from INVISTA’s deep knowledge of nylon 6,6, as well

as the company’s position as an upstream supplier of intermediates for other polyamide

and copolyamide families.

cyclohexanenitric acidO2

adipic acid

h2

hcn

C12 diamine

aa conversion

butadieneO2

adiponitrile

pta

high temperaturepolyamide/

copolyamide

DDDA conversion

polyamide 6,12polymerization

compoundedproducts

compoundedproducts

C12tm dodecanedioic acid


fiber spinning


compoundedproducts

post-industrialrecycle

hexamethylenediamine

compoundedproducts

hmd conversion

adn conversion

sebacic acidpolyamide 6,10polymerization

h2 dytek® a amines

unreinforcedproducts

compoundedproducts

DYTEK® and C12™ are trademarks of INVISTA. A2Mac1 images are courtesy of A2Mac1.com Automotive Benchmarking.

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invista’s existing capabilities

processes upstream/downstream of invista’s

present engineering polymer capabilities

In cooling systems, the requirement for a balance of hydrolysis resistance, burst

pressure and creep resistance makes polyamides such as TORZEN™ G3000HR

PA66 resins a great choice. These resins have been validated—and in some cases,

are in the process of final testing—in radiator end tanks, radiator pipes, radiator

fans, expansion bottles, shrouds and thermostat control units, to name a few.

INVISTA offers total solution support to its customers from molding, mold flow,

and engineering design data for FEA analysis.

product + presence ACROSS SECTORS AND SEGMENTS

With an efficient yet responsive product portfolio, and through its extensive

geographic presence, INVISTA is able to seamlessly serve a broad range of

sectors and segments.

MARKETS ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONICS

FEATURED APPLICATION SPACE: Connectors

VALUE IN USE FOR PA66: hydrolysis and thermal shock resistance, latch

strength, fast nucleation leading to low cycle time,

RTI, and flame retardant (V0 to V2)*

KEY PRODUCTS: TORZEN™ U4820L PA66 resin, TORZEN™ U4830HSL PA66 resin

In the connector market, excellent hydrolysis & thermal shock resistance, latch strength, fast

nucleation leading to low cycle time, RTI, and flame retardant (V0 to V2) are key attributes

of PA66. In addition, INVISTA has flame retardant products with V0 rating for glass

reinforced and unreinforced products.*compared to PA6

INDUSTRIAL

FEATURED APPLICATION SPACE: Cable Ties

VALUE IN USE FOR PA66: fast nucleating (low cycle time) behavior, good

toughness, stress-strain behavior, long-term

thermal aging, and chemical resistance

KEY PRODUCTS: TORZEN™ U4820L PA66 resin, TORZEN™ U4830HSL PA66 resin

In the cable tie and fasteners market, nylon 6,6 provides an optimum balance of fast nucleating

(low cycle time) behavior, toughness, good stress-strain behavior, long-term thermal aging, and

chemical resistance—great for cable ties and unfilled connector applications.

INVISTA offers TORZENTM U4820L and U4830HSL PA66 resins for these applications. Both these

products have equivalent or higher UL RTI recognitions versus competitive resins that serve this

market place.

AUTOMOTIVE

FEATURED APPLICATION SPACE: Automotive Cooling System

VALUE IN USE FOR PA66: hydrolysis resistance, burst pressure,

and creep resistance

KEY PRODUCT: TORZEN™ G3000HR PA66 resin

CONSUMER

FEATURED APPLICATION SPACE: Appliances, Toys, Sporting Goods,

Fastening Systems, Tools

VALUE IN USE FOR PA66: a good balance of impact at room temperature and at

-40°C, mechanical properties, chemical resistance and

excellent flow properties

KEY PRODUCTS: TORZENTM T3000HSL BK20 PA66 resin

In the consumer goods market, INVISTA offers TORZENTM T3000HSL BK20—a highly toughened,

heat stabilized, black PA66 resin with good impact strength, stiffness, weld line strength, surface

appearance and flow.

new forces at work: product + presence

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PART MOLDED AND VALIDATED FROM TORZENTM G3000HR* RESIN

PART MOLDED AND UNDERGOING VALIDATION WITH TORZENTM G3000HR* RESIN

* Many of the applications molded for vehicles other than that shown above

GLOBAL PRODUCT - VALIDATED IN MULTIPLE END-APPLICATIONS

people + product

APPLICATION-BACK PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

INVISTA’s engineering polymers product development is based on focused

applications—identifying and realizing those uses for nylon 6,6 for end customers

that deliver the highest value compared to other materials.

INVISTA’s intent in its application-back product development

is to understand the market and customer requirements, and

translate these needs into product requirements. INVISTA’s

product development team then converts these needs

into formulation design space, which allows the team to

effectively develop products focused on application spaces

of interest. This scientific approach allows flexibility to modify

formulations that optimize performance as required, while

also allowing us to develop global formulations for global

application spaces.

INVISTA’s tests show that TORZEN Marathon™ PA66 resin can retain 100 percent

tensile strength after 1,000 hours at 210°C. That’s a significant improvement versus

conventional PA66, which shows about 50 percent retention.

In addition, INVISTA’s customers further benefit as this new technology broadens

the processing window, offering a 40 to 50 percent improvement in flow versus

conventional PA66 resins. It also enables customers to use tools that are already

cut for PA66.

TORZEN MarathonTM resins can allow for material consolidation. For example, with

this technology, both the hot and cold sides of charge air cooler can be made with

only one product.

performance OF A LIFETIME

TORZEN MARATHON™ PA66

PA66 resins offer an excellent balance of toughness, wear resistance, heat and

chemical resistance. But current trends in the marketplace—whether dealing with

turbo-charged engines in the automotive sector or smaller packaging sizes in the

E&E space—are driving a need for improved heat aging characteristics, especially

in the continuous use temperature range of 200°C to 220°C and peak temperature

range of 240°C to 250°C.

At these elevated continuous use temperatures, conventional PA66 has limitations,

and other polymers—such as higher temperature polyamides (PPA) and

polyphenylene sulfides (PPS)—are generally used due to superior heat

aging characteristics.

INVISTA’s TORZEN Marathon™ resin responds to customer needs for a nylon with improved heat aging properties.

INVISTA Engineering Polymers’ TORZEN™ brand is more than a product; it represents

our promise to be a comprehensive service provider for our customers. We have

qualified professionals around the globe, all of whom offer technical assistance,

product knowledge and industry expertise in developing innovative solutions.

people = VALUE-ADDED SERVICES

TORZENTM BRAND MEANS SERVICE: • Process optimization through a scientific approach, with a goal to provide efficiencies such as

reduced cycle time and improved yield via part quality and tooling improvements

• Product, molding and design training for enhancing nylon 6,6 processing

• Technical support during validations and qualifications

• New application development support – including mold flow and FEA analysis

new forces at work: people + product


ENGINEERING PROPERTIES ENGINEERING STRESS STRAIN CURVES

DATA SHEET PROPERTIES VISIBILITY AND SEARCH CONTROL

INVISTA’S ONLINE presence—KNOWLEDGE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS AT WWW.EP.INVISTA.COM

• Download from INVISTA Engineering Polymers website

• View property data in analog and digital forms

• Print, share or export in various formats

Downloadable Fatigue data

TorzenTM G3500 HSL resin

CAE MODELING

Material Property Deck Downloads

from INVISTA Engineering Polymers website

CAE MATERIAL PROPERTY DECK DOWNLOAD

Automatic Property Input Deck Preparation

for CAE Analysis

CAE-LINKED MATERIAL DATABASE

CAE-Specific Formatted Material Property

Data Deck

new forces at work: presence


CAE- STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

• Analyze structure to obtain stress and deformation of parts under design loadings

• Identify critical areas for design improvement

• Perform structural optimization in a proactive design process

DESIGNING WITH TORZEN™ POLYAMIDE RESINS

As a solution provider, INVISTA creates value for its customers through design

assistance, FEA analysis and mold filling analysis technical support.

At www.ep.INVISTA.com, customers can use our virtual tools to explore and analyze the

performance of our resin in various applications.

INJECTION MOLDING SIMULATION MOLD FILLING ANALYSIS

• Determine gate locations and number of gates

• Determine and reduce weldline locations

• Identify air traps and vent locations

• Predict clamp force and injection pressure injection molding machine size

• Identify areas with high melt temperatures and high shear stress

• Minimize volumetric shrinkage variation and warpage

• Identify and reduce potential sink marks

• Determine optimum processing conditions, such as injection speed, packing pressure and packing time

STRUCTURAL SIMULATION

• Stress, strain and deformation under mechanical and thermal loads

• Eigenmodes and Eigenfrequencies

• Harmonic response analysis

• Structural-borne noise

• Air-borne noise

• Shaker with slip table

• Pressure pulsation with liquids and air

• Hot air pressure pulsation up to 350 °C

• Thermal shock test

• Oil spray test GMW 3155 (certified by General Motors) at TiK

• Ageing tests including temperature, media (e.g. oil, glycol, humidity)

• Back-fire test bench with up to 1 bar/ms

• Oil separation measurement

• Acoustic measurements

PART TESTING FOR DESIGN VALIDATION

CUSTOMIZED PART TESTING TO SIMULATE LOADINGS DURING ACTUAL SERVICE

ABILITY TO DESIGN UNIQUE TEST RIGS ACCORDING TO CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS

ALL DATA, INFORMATION AND PARTS PROTECTED BY NDA AGREEMENT

CUSTOMERS CAN BENEFIT FROM INVISTA’S GLOBAL PRODUCTS BY BEING ABLE TO USE ONE PRODUCT ACROSS MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS AND REGIONS.

new forces at work: performance


TORZEN™ RESIN—SYNONYMOUS WITH QUALITY

INVISTA carefully selects in-house technicians

and contract manufacturers to confidently

and consistently represent TORZEN™ branded

products. INVISTA qualifies its external

relationships through its proprietary “process

tolerancing” techniques to attain the highest

possible product capability.

INVISTA helps control manufacturing

specifications based on market needs, test biases,

and process and raw material variance.

Our Customers’ needs—Global Products Conforming to Global Specifications

One way INVISTA meets the needs of its customers is to offer global products

that conform to global specifications. We define global products as a product

that has the same International Material Data System (IMDS) number and

regulatory portfolio. Customers demand global products because, once

qualified, they can release the product across multiple applications and

multiple regions. In addition, global products drive simplicity and lower the

carrying cost for multiple resins (product rationalization). And for engineers, a

global product means design freedom—a breadth of applications, through a

deep understanding of only a few strategic material options.

*images courtesy of TiK - Technologie in Kunststoff GmbH

DESIGNING WITH TORZEN™ RESIN— SIMULATIONS AND TESTING

TORZEN™, TORZEN Marathon™, INVISTA and Design are trademarks of INVISTA. ©2012 INVISTA.

All other trademarks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT US AT [email protected]

YOU CAN ALSO VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.EP.INVISTA.COM

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