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THE BEST

HIGH PERFORMANCE PIGMENT SUPPLIER

IN THE WORLD AND THE ONLY ONE THAT COMES WITH

AAKASHVANTAGES!

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About Aakash Chemicals

oFounded in 1979 in Chicago, IL, USA

oFamily owned and 100% debt free

oIn house technical/manufacturing expertise

oJoint Venture/Toll manufacturing and Worldwide distribution

o Key products include: Organic Pigments, Inorganic Pigments(select), Solvent

Dyes, and Plastic Additives

o USA Offices: Chicago (HQ) , Charlotte

o Asia Offices: Wuxi (China), Ahmedabad (India)

o Brazil Office: Curitiba, Opened, June 2010

o USA-In house R&D and Q&A Laboratory for applications testing

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Recent Developments

oEuropean Office Planned for early 2011

o2010- Joint Venture for Phthalocyanine Pigments with Phthalo Colours &

Chemicals, Mumbai, India

o 2009- Technical and Commercialization Partnership with Tridev Resins for

North & South America, and Europe (Ink and Coating Resins)

oAll products available globally (TSCA/EINECS/DSL compliance and REACH

registration)

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2010 Sales- Globally

U.S.A 50%

Latin America 35 %

Europe 10%

Asia Pacific 5%

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Our Approach

Identify manufacturers with strong technology and technicalcapabilities Joint venture investments to expand capacities and for technologytransfer Specify raw materials and contract with raw material suppliers

Exclusive toll manufacturing when JV not an option. Productsexclusive to Aakash Heavy investment in R&D, QA, and ongoing audits to ensureconsistent quality and ongoing product pipeline

Maintain a minimum of 3 months inventory for regular customers toensure availability and price protection.

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Technical Service LaboratoryFully equipped Technical Service Laboratory:

o Viscosity (Brookfield & Ford Cup)

o Slip

o Color Strength/Shade (Pigments/Dyes)

oLab scale extruders (In India)

oAdditional plastics testing equipment- Jan 2011

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Plastic Additives

Primary Slip/Antiblock Additives:

Erucamide, Oleamide, Stearamide,Behenamide, EBS

Secondary, High Heat Stable Amide Waxes:Stearyl Erucamide, Stearyl Stearamide, Oleyl

Palmitamide

Antistat Additives: GMS

PVC Lubricants

New Additives for Bioplastics in R&D

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Manufacturing Capacities

Phthalocyanine Pigments Manufacturing Capacity:

o 6000 tons per year | CPC Crude

o 4000 tons per year | Finished Phthalo Pigments

Plastic Additives:

o 20,000 tons per year

Pearlescent Pigments:

o2,000 tons per year