Robust and Ready

Strategy
• Constantly reinforcing the robustness of our businesses;
• Focusing on:
- Society’s fundamental long-term needs like water, energy savings, housing, health and well-being;
- Attractive growth regions like the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China) and central and eastern Europe;
• speeding growth by seizing opportunities in materials sciences;
• Keeping innovation and R&D as absolute priorities.

Sales Breakdown 2008: EUR 3 695 million

By customer segment -  Construction and architecture -  Automobile industry -  Electricity and electronics -  Water and environment -  Chemical industry -  Packaging -  Consumer goods -  Human health -  Other industries

33% 21% 10% 8% 7% 6% 5% 3% 7%

By cluster and SBU - Specialties    27 % Specialty Polymers    14 % Inergy Automotive Systems - Vinyls cluster     47 % Vinyls     12 % Pipelife (pipes and fittings)

41%     59%

By geographic area - Europe     56 % European Union (27)     4 % Other European countries - The Americas     12 % Nafta     14 % Mercosur - Asia-Pacific - Rest of the world

60%     26%   12% 2%