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BASIC CHEMICALS | INORGANIC SPECIALTY CHEMICALS | COATING SYSTEMSZinc Chemicals | high-value productsfor industry and galvanising

LEADERS IN QUALITY AND SERVICETIB Chemicals was born following the merger ofGoldschmidt TIB of Germany and GoldschmidtQuímica de México. The nickel chemicals specialistKönigswarter & Ebell joined the TIB Chemicals Groupin 2010. The company is a leading internationalsupplier of a wide range of basic chemicals, innovativeinorganic specialty chemicals and high-performancecoating systems.The largest production facilities are located in Mannheimand Hagen, Germany and San Luis Potosí, México.Our sales and distribution organisation operates worldwide.TIB Chemicals has more than 350 highly qualifiedemployees who draw on the company’s over 130 yearsof experience and accumulated expertise. Currentlythey produce and process more than 400,000 tonnes ofchemicals and generate revenues of about 150 millioneuros a year, with an accelerating trend.For years, the growth of TIB Chemicals has outpacedthe industry average. Our success is based on thehighquality products and tailor-made solutions wedevelop for our customers, backed by a flexible logisticsservice. We are committed to supporting our customersand helping them to achieve business success.The company is divided into three business units:Basic Chemicals, Inorganic Specialty Chemicals andCoating Systems. All three act flexibly and quicklyto meet our customers’ wishes and needs. Togetherthey form a strong unit with a solid financial base andthe logistical and organisational structure of a largecorporation.

TIB CHEMICALSBASIC CHEMICALSZinc ChemicalsINORGANICSPECIALTY CHEMICALSMetal Finishing ChemicalsCOATING SYSTEMSCorrosion Protection SystemsAcidsCopper ChemicalsThermal Curing SystemsSulphur ChemicalsCatalystsBitumen SpecialtiesProcess AdditivesTHE THREE BUSINESS UNITS OF TIB CHEMICALSBASIC CHEMICALSINORGANICSPECIALTY CHEMICALSCOATING SYSTEMSSuch as zinc compounds, acidsand sulphur compounds forchemicals companies, the metalindustry, the hot dip galvanisingindustry and the plastics industry.Our basic chemicals are also usedin the preparation of fertilisersand in the food processing and oilindustries.Based on the elements tin, zinc,copper, nickel, bismuth and chrome.These special compounds are usedfor various purposes in today’shigh-tech industries. Target marketsinclude electroplating chemicals,automotive, catalysts for coatingsand process additives for chemistry,ceramics and building materials.Based on two-component liquidpolyurethane and epoxy systems,serve as anticorrosion protectionfor the pipeline and valve manufacturingindustry, as well as for watertreatment and power plants. In thearea of thermal curing systems, weproduce dip coatings for the electroplatingand tool industries, as well asstoving varnishes for the packagingindustry. Bitumen specialties findtheir application in civil engineeringand traffic areas.Our Zinc Chemicals are presented on the following pages.| 2

ZINC CHEMICALS – IMPORTANT BASIS FOR A WIDE RANGE OF APPLICATIONSTIB Chemicals is one of the largest producers of zincchloride solution in Europe. Beside zinc ashes andzinc-rich stripping solutions, hydrochloric acid is oneof the most important raw materials for the productionof zinc chloride raw solution. Per tank ship, we handlemore than 100,000 tons of hydrochloric acid per yearand can hence ensure a smooth continuous supply.They use our zinc chloride solution for the fabrication ofbactericides, fungicides, plastic stabilisers, zinc soapsand many more products. The zinc chloride raw solutionis also used for the production of fluxes and zinc chloridepowder. These products are mainly needed in metalsurface finishing, for example for the pretreatment inhot dip galvanising.The zinc chloride raw solution is the basis for the manufactureof zinc chloride solutions in different concentrationsand qualities. Our customers mainly come from thechemical industry.Our product range of zinc chemicals is completed byzinc ammonium chloride, zinc bromide (solid, liquid),zinc nitrate solution, zinc carbonate, zinc acetate andzinc oxide.

In addition to our own production, we optionally offertoll-manufacturing – also with customer-owned packagingand labelling, if requested, e. g. cleaners, etchingadditives and passivators.The supply of our liquid products can be effected insmall packaging such as containers, but also in completestreet tank cars or rail tank wagons. With regardto packaging of our solid products, we are completelyadapted to our customers’ requirements. By default,we deliver in steel drums with PE-inlet, in which ourproducts can be stored for a very long time. Especially,for zinc chloride powder, smaller quantities can beoffered in reclosable plastic buckets with PE-inlet orin plastic bags. Thanks to the good infrastructure ofour production site in Mannheim, we can deliver to ourcustomers via street, rail or ship.| 4

ZINC CHLORIDE – QUALITY IN LIQUID AND POWDER FORMWe produce our aqueous zinc chloride solution in concentrationsof 35–65 %. Individual quality requestsfrom our customers, for example concerning heavymetal concentrations or organic contamination andnitrogen compounds, can be considered.Zinc chloride powder in free-flowing quality is packed insteel drums containing 300 kg or for special applications aselectroplating, in plastic buckets or bags containing 25 kg.Transport is effected in street tank cars or rail tankwagons. Smaller quantities can also be supplied in IBC.

LOGISTICSCustomers all over the world appreciate both ourproducts and our reliable and flexible delivery service.We respond quickly, no matter whether you need samplesor large product volumes. We also adjust our service toaccommodate your needs by delivering just in time. Inaddition, we are highly flexible with regard to packaging.You can select the package that best suits your application,from 25 kg in plastic bags to full road and rail tank cars.Our operations are virtually free of supply bottlenecks,as we obtain our raw materials from a wide range ofreliable sources. In addition to stockpiling many of thesematerials, we also have access to products of other divisionsof TIB Chemicals AG. This high level of backwardsintegration along the value-added chain has a stabilisingeffect on the costs of producing our chemicals.| 6

FLUXES – ECONOMICAL AND EFFICIENTOur fluxes are mainly used in hot dip galvanising for thepretreatment of steel surfaces. They are also neededfor the pretreatment of metals before soldering andwelding. We can offer to our customers a completerange of standard, acid-buffering and low-fume fluxes.We have added an iron-precipitating flux to our productrange: TIB Flux Ferrokill (“extra strong” version = TIB FluxFerrokill ES). This patented flux was specially developedfor the requirements of our customers. TIB Flux Ferrokillis an acid-buffering universal flux for the hot dip galvanisingprocess. Ferrokill is different from all other knownfluxes in its characteristic to autonomously oxidise unwantediron enrichments and to precipitate the accumulatediron as iron hydroxide sludge. Consequently, ourcustomers can remove, on site, undesirable iron fromthe flux bath by simple filtration.Our fluxes are produced as free-flowing powder andpacked in reclosable steel drums containing amounts of200–300 kg, depending on the composition of the product,or in plastic bags with 25 kg of the product. Fluxescan be stored in the drums for long times without qualityloss. If requested, certain fluxes can also be manufacturedas ready-made solutions and supplied in streettank cars or IBC.As an additional service, we can offer to our customersthe recycling or the reconditioning of their used fluxbaths, filter dusts, zinc rich stripping solution and zincashes. The necessary analyses for the control of the fluxbaths are performed in our analytical laboratory.

TIB FLUX PRODUCTS AT A GLANCEGalvanisingof piecesGalvanisingof small partsGalvanisingof wiresGalvanisingof steel stripsFLUXES FOR DRY GALVANISINGTIB Flux D1100TIB Flux 60TIB Flux 60 SPTIB Flux SKTIB Flux Ferrokill/ESTIB Flux 69 STIB Flux 72TIB Flux 73 STIB Flux RATIB Flux RSPTIB Flux RKzinc ammonium chloride double saltstandard fluxflux with acid bufferflux for acid correctionflux for iron precipitationlow-fume fluxlow-fume fluxlow-fume fluxlow-fume fluxlow-fume flux with acid bufferlow-fume flux for acid correction| 8

TIB FLUX FERROKILL / FERROKILL ES –A DESCRIPTION OF THE IRON PRECIPITATION PROCESS(2)Sedimentation tank(1)(4)Flux bathMixing tankwith mixerFilter press(3)A PERFECT CYCLE• A part of the flux bath (1) is pumped into thesedimentation tank (2)• At the same time, Ferrokill dissolved in water ispumped with a dosage pump from the mixing tank (4)into the sedimentation tank (2)• The iron sludge sediment is separated over a filterpress (3) and is disposed of in a controlled way• The filtrated and iron-free flux bath solution ispumped back into the flux bath (1) in such a way thatboth flux content and pH value increase as desired• The flow rate of the treated flux and the dosage ofthe added TIB Flux Ferrokill depend on the productionconditions

CONTACTSTIB Chemicals AGMülheimer Strasse 16 – 2268219 MannheimP.O. Box 81 02 2068202 MannheimPhone +49 621 8901 0Fax +49 621 8901 545info.bc@tib-chemicals.comwww.tib-chemicals.comFrank HonselmannDirector BusinessUnit Basic ChemicalsPhone +49 621 8901 394Fax +49 621 8901 545Mobile +49 162 293 95 45frank.honselmann@tib-chemicals.comMonika LeinenweberSales Zinc ChemicalsPhone +49 621 8901 425Fax +49 621 8901 545monika.leinenweber@tib-chemicals.comFrederik KleinSales Manager Zinc ChemicalsPhone +49 621 8901 407Fax +49 621 8901 545Mobile +49 151 203 118 01frederik.klein@tib-chemicals.comClaus MünstermannSales Zinc ChemicalsPhone +49 621 8901 408Fax +49 621 8901 545claus.muenstermann@tib-chemicals.comDr. Ulrike EngelhardtHead of Research and DevelopmentBasic ChemicalsPhone +49 621 8901 265Fax +49 621 8901 1265Mobile +49 162 293 95 18ulrike.engelhardt@tib-chemicals.comAndrew BennisonDevelopment and Technical ServiceBasic ChemicalsPhone +49 621 8901 626Fax +49 621 8901 1626andrew.bennison@tib-chemicals.comBrian AndersonTechnical Sales ManagerZinc Chemicals14 Ranelagh GardensMackworth / DerbyDE22 4DNUnited KingdomFax +49 621 8901 1402Mobile +44 778 940 71 66brian.anderson@tib-chemicals.com| 10

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