Press release: Nexam Chemical receives a high-temp resin order

Nexam Chemical has received an order for a high-temperature resin from the Clean
Sky project consortium, where Rolls Royce Jet Engines and Swerea SiComp are
customers.
The resin to be manufactured is a polyimide resin containing Nexam’s NEXIMID 100
(PEPA) and NEXIMID 400 (EBPA) cross-linkers and is intended for use in
composites aimed at the most demanding applications in the aerospace industry.
The order value is approximately SEK 900 000 and delivery is scheduled for the
coming months.

"It is a breakthrough to offer this kind of high-temp resin to the European
market. Thanks to Rolls Royce's participation, the resin has the potential to
become a standard material, suitable for large production campaigns. Patent
protection has been applied for regarding the resin", says Per Palmqvist Morin,
CEO of Nexam.

The ordered polyimide resin is intended for use in composite applications in jet
engines and the purpose of the current project is to both confirm the material's
performance as well as to identify all material and design data. What is unique
is that the resin is designed for "mass production" of high temperature
resistant parts and that this type of material is now being made available for
the civil aerospace market. The total global market for polyimides is currently
around 60 000 tonnes / year and growing by about 5-10% per annum. There are many
application areas for polyimide based composites, in addition to aero
applications the material can also be used in space and electronics applications
(both consumer and industrial applications).

With Nexam’s products for crosslinking polyimides, one can improve the
processability of the polyimide, as well as improving the overall property
profile.

For more information on Nexam’s technology, please go to
http://www.nexam.se/Technology/
For more information, please contact:
Lennart Holm, Chairman of the Board: +46 (0)706 30 8562
Per Palmqvist Morin, CEO, +46 (0)706 55 55 82
Nexam is a Swedish company with a world-leading technology within its area for
heat-activated crosslinking of plastics and polymers. The company develops,
manufactures and markets unique heat-activated crosslinkers to the plastics
market. A company description and more information about the business will be
found on www.nexam.se. Certified Adviser is Remium Nordic AB.