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A High Density Polyethylene and Grafted Adhesive Solution for Steel Pipe CoatingDr. Olaf Henschke

Dragan Visekruna - Dow Europe GmbH

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Content

• About Dow• Our View on the Steel Pipe Coating Marketplace • Our Materials for Three Layer Polyethylene Coating

• High Density Polyethylene for Black Topcoat

• AMPLIFYTM GR Functional Polymer for Adhesive

• Our Offer to the Steel Pipe Coating Industry• Lab Coating Capabilities

• Compatibility of AMPLIFYTM GR Functional Polymer Adhesive

• Performance of Coating Systems with DOWTM High Density Polyethylene/ AMPLIFYTM GR Functional Polymer

• Summary

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Content

• About Dow• Our View on the Steel Pipe Coating Marketplace • Our Materials for Three Layer Polyethylene Coating

• High Density Polyethylene for Black Topcoat

• AMPLIFYTM GR Functional Polymer for Adhesive

• Our Offer to the Steel Pipe Coating Industry• Lab Coating Capabilities

• Compatibility of AMPLIFYTM GR Functional Polymer Adhesive

• Performance of Coating Systems with DOWTM High Density Polyethylene / AMPLIFYTM GR Functional Polymer

• Summary

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About Dow

• A science and technology leader• Founded 1897 by Herbert H. Dow• Annual sales of $57.5 billion (2008)• 46,000 people worldwide• 3,300 products• Customers in 160 countries• 150 manufacturing sites in 35 countries

• Acquired Rohm & Haas on April 1, 2009• Sales $10 billion (2008)

• 98 manufacturing sites in 30 countries

• 15,000 employees worldwide

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A world leader in polyethylene

About Dow

Source: CMAI 1Q09 Database

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Dow

ExxonMobil

LyondellBasell

SABIC

Chevron Phillips

Sinopec

Ineos

Borealis

PetroChina

NPC - Iran

Titan/Westlake

Formosa Plastics

Total PC

Braskem

Polimeri Europa

Thousand MT

HDPE

LDPE

LLDPE

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Content

• About Dow• Our View on the Steel Pipe Coating Marketplace • Our Materials for Three Layer Polyethylene Coating

• High Density Polyethylene for Black Topcoat

• AMPLIFYTM GR Functional Polymer for Adhesive

• Our Offer to the Steel Pipe Coating Industry• Lab Coating Capabilities

• Compatibility of AMPLIFYTM GR Functional Polymer Adhesive

• Performance of Coating Systems with DOWTM High Density Polyethylene/ AMPLIFYTM GR Functional Polymer

• Summary

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Steel Pipe Coating Marketplace

Pipelines* under construction and planned, 2005 - 2010

*Miles of natural gas, crude oil, products and other hydrocarbon pipelines currently being built, planned, or under study; offshore, onshore and total, by world region.

Source: AMI: Steel Pipe Coating report

Source: AMI: Steel Pipe Coating report

Canada6027

27South America3436

Far East18152

South Pacific9145

Middle East4851

Total 72924 Miles

Mexico Caribbean

2880

USA8553

Africa4555

Western & Eastern Europe15326

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Canada

Europe

Middle East

Africa

South Pacific

Far East

Mexico / Carib.

South America

Offshore Onshore Total Miles

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North America

South America

Middle East

Europe

North Africa

China

Russia

Pipeline Coating Market Share per Region

Single and Dual Layer FBE Three Layer System Other

Source: Pipeline & Gas Journal (Jan 2005)

Steel Pipe Coating Marketplace

Pipeline Coating Systems by Region

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Pipeline Coating Systems, Share from 2004 to 2010

Source: AMI: Steel Pipe Coating report

Steel Pipe Coating Marketplace

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Content

• About Dow• Our View on the Steel Pipe Coating Marketplace • Our Materials for Three Layer Polyethylene Coating

• High Density Polyethylene for Black Topcoat

• AMPLIFYTM GR Functional Polymer for Adhesive

• Our Offer to the Steel Pipe Coating Industry• Lab Coating Capabilities

• Compatibility of AMPLIFYTM GR Functional Polymer Adhesive

• Performance of Coating Systems with DOWTM High Density Polyethylene / AMPLIFYTM GR Functional Polymer

• Summary

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Three Layer Polyethylene Coating

• Dual Component Product Offering from Dow for

Three Layer Polyethylene Coating Systems

• High Density Polyethylene for Black Topcoat:

DOWTM HDPE 12110G

• AMPLIFYTM GR Functional Polymer for Adhesive:

AMPLIFYTM GR 320

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Three Layer Polyethylene Coating

DOWTM HDPE 12110G for Black Topcoat

• Requirements to steel pipe coating materials changed due to higher pipeline service temperature

• Need for higher density polyethylene providing:• High environmental stress crack resistance (ESCR)

• Excellent processing characteristics

• Long-term thermal and UV stability

• DOWDOWTMTM HDPE 12110G HDPE 12110G offers the required performance• Melt Index = 0.55 g/10 min (2.16 kg@190 °C)

• Density = 0.958 g/cm3

• Can be used in both hose-stretch and winding technologies

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DOWTM HDPE 12110G for Black Topcoat

Extruder Output compared to other black HDPE´s

Three Layer Polyethylene Coating

Source: Dow lab data

120 140 160 180

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20

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Three Layer Polyethylene Coating

AMPLIFYTM GR 320 Functional Polymer for Adhesive

• Requirements for steel pipe coating adhesives changed due to higher pipeline service temperature

• Need for maleic anhydride grafted formulations providing:• High peel strength at elevated temperatures

• Good processing characteristics

• Excellent long-term stability

• AMPLIFYTM GR 320 Functional Polymer offered with• Melt Index = 2 g/10 min (2.16 kg@190 °C)

• Density = 0.929 g/cm3

• Can be used in hose-stretch and winding technologies

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AMPLIFYTM GR 320 Functional Polymer for Adhesive

Oven Ageing and Lifetime Extrapolation

• 110°C > 8760 h corresponds to min. 50 years at 70°C (ke 50) • 100°C > 26304 h corresponds to min. 50 years at 70°C (ke 18 x 3)

Three Layer Polyethylene Coating

Source: Dow lab data

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Content

• About Dow• Our View on the Steel Pipe Coating Marketplace • Our Materials for Three Layer Polyethylene Coating

• High Density Polyethylene for Black Topcoat

• AMPLIFYTM GR Functional Polymer for Adhesive

• Our Offer to the Steel Pipe Coating Industry• Lab Coating Capabilities

• Compatibility of AMPLIFYTM GR Functional Polymer Adhesive

• Performance of Coating Systems with DOWTM High Density Polyethylene/ AMPLIFYTM GR Functional Polymer

• Summary

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Offer to the Steel Pipe Coating Industry

Lab Coating Capabilities• Coating of 170 mm pipes • Comparable conditions to industrial

coating process• Adhesive applied via extrusion or

powder spray coating• Allows testing of

• New adhesives, topcoat and epoxy materials• Compatibility of adhesives with different epoxy primers• Temperature and time influence on coating quality• Processing window for three layer coating system epoxy/

adhesive/ topcoat

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• Example: 80°C peel strength result for system epoxy/ DOW™ HDPE 12110G/ AMPLIFY™ GR 320

• Excellent reproducibility of lab coating results in industrial coating plants

Lab Coating Capabilities• Testing of 50 mm segments • Temperature up to 80°C• Cohesive failure achieved

Offer to the Steel Pipe Coating Industry

Source: Dow lab data

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Offer to the Steel Pipe Coating Industry

Compatibility of AMPLIFYTM GR 320 Functional Polymer adhesive

with epoxy primers

• Industrial scale and lab coating trials on 3LPE systems confirmed that AMPLIFYTM GR 320 Functional Polymer is fully compatible with a range of different epoxy materials

• Products from all leading suppliers were successfully evaluated in a system with DOWTM HDPE 12110G / AMPLIFYTM GR 320 Functional Polymer

• Compatibility certificates are available

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Offer to the Steel Pipe Coating Industry

Performance of Coating Systems

• Exceeding performance requirements of DIN 30670 in 3LPE systems with different epoxy materials

• DOWTM HDPE 12110G meets requirements to indentation resistance, elongation, UV and thermal ageing

• AMPLIFYTM GR 320 Functional Polymer offers excellent peel strength performance

Test Condition Minimum Requirement Customer Standard

Typical Results

Peel Strength

23°C

60°C

80°C

250 N/cm

100 N/cm

100 N/cm

> 400 N/cm

> 250 N/cm

> 200 N/cm

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Content

• About Dow• Our View on the Steel Pipe Coating Marketplace • Our Materials for Three Layer Polyethylene Coating

• High Density Polyethylene for Black Topcoat

• AMPLIFYTM GR Functional Polymer for Adhesive

• Our Offer to the Steel Pipe Coating Industry• Lab Coating Capabilities

• Compatibility of AMPLIFYTM GR Functional Polymer Adhesive

• Performance of Coating Systems with DowTM High Density Polyethylene / AMPLIFYTM GR Functional Polymer

• Summary

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Summary

Dow Plastics offer to the Steel Pipe Coating Industry

• New 3LPE coating systems with DOWTM HDPE 12110G Resin and AMPLIFYTM GR 320 Functional Polymer have been successfully introduced

• Meet requirements of DIN 30670, national and other standards, can be used with different epoxy materials

• Lab coating line is offered to help optimize resins and their processing windows and prove compatibility of materials

• Tailored resin designs offered to address regional needs• As a global leader in polyethylene Dow is committed to support

the long term growth of the global Steel Pipe Coating Marketplace

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