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Trecora at a glance

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Trecora is a leading producer of polyethylene wax and wax derivatives with production capabilities beyond 40 million pounds per year.

Markets for PE waxes and oxidized waxes are:§ Plastic, § PVC, § Hot melt adhesives, § Coatings, § Paints, § Rubber, § Master batch § and a wide range of applications.

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Trecora at a glance§ Located in the heart of a gulf coast industrial sector near Houston, Texas

§ Trecora has the infrastructure to handle a wide variety of chemicals via rail, truck or nearby port.

§ We specialize in polymers and resins, but have the versatility to provide many other custom manufacturing services.

Plant Site

Located at 12500 Bay Area Blvd., Pasadena, TXWith 10 Acres Available for Expansion

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Trecora at a glance

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§Technical Staff of 7 Engineers and 5 Chemists§Total of 67 employees§ Began “green field” operations in 1991§ Trecora has three primary areas of business

§Custom Processing/ Tolling§Polyethylene Wax §Proprietary Products

§ISO 9001:2008 Certified§Member of SOCMA§ChemStewards® Compliant

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Custom Processing/ Tolling

Build on technological strength and customer relationship to expand market share

Short path distillation Conventional/azeotropicdistillation Pastilles FlakesPrills/granules

Batch & continuous reactionsEsterificationTrans-esterificationDehydrationOxidationPropoxylationSaponification MaleationPolymerizationHydrogenation

SynthesisSeparation &Formation

Custom Processing/ TollingReactors:•14,000 gal/304 w/steam heated reboiler; 150 psig/FV rated•10,000 gal/316 w/ jacket & hot oil reboiler•Associated 3.5 ft dia. Structured packed column w/ 20 stages; overhead system to manage phased reflux; 100 psig/FV rated•4,500 gal/304L w/indirect heated reboiler; 140 psig rated;•2 x 4,000 gallon glass-lined reactors; steam jacketed; 90 psig rated•3,300 gal/304 w/internal stm/ctw coils; overhead condenser system; 45 psig/FV rated•6,600 gal/316 w/internal stm/ctw coils; 70 psig/FV rated; oxidation of waxes and olefins•12,500 gal/304SS w/internal stm/ctw coils; 70 psig/FV ratedDistillation:•2 – 12m2 Short-Path Evaporators w/internal condenser, cold traps to -30°F , vacuum < 300 micron Hg; 304 SSForming:•3 – Sandvik SS Cooling Belts 5’ x 64’ with Rotoformer® pastillation technology•Buflovac 40” x 48” chilled drum flaker•Koster Kuenen Wax Granulator/Priller•Package in bags, drums, supersacks, etc.

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Polyethylene waxes (typicals)Product Soft Point

(⁰F)Pen @ 77 ⁰F(dmm)

Viscosity @300 ⁰F, cP

Color Klett Flash point(⁰F)

CHU561 237 - 243 1 - 3 15 - 48 < 100 >410

CHU610 237 - 246 1 - 2 56 - 101 < 300 >410

CWP500 228 - 239 2 - 3 7 - 11 < 100 >410

CWP500e 237 - 241 1 - 4 20 - 48 < 100 >410

CWP400 230 - 237 1 - 2 8 - 10 < 100 >410

CWP400e 239 - 244 1 - 2 24 - 49 < 100 >410

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New ProductsProduct Softening

Point (°F)Pen @ 77 °F Viscosity @

300 °FColor Acid

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L-CrystaTM 162 - 165 20 max 160 – 360(at 212 °F)

15 -25(Saybolt)

< 0.1

T105 (exp) 243 1.5 40 (at 300 °F) 51 (Klett) < 0.1

MDP (exp) 154 22 2 (at 300 °F) 36(Klett) < 0.1

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State of the Art Laboratory Services

•Gas Chromatography•Head Space Analysis•FTIR•Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)•GC-Mass Spectroscopy•Auto-titration•Colorimetric Testing•Melt Index•Viscosity Measurements•Penetration/Hardness Testing•Gel Permeation Chromatography•HPLC•Atomic Adsorption•Karl Fisher•pH•Pilot facilities to simulate commercial scale processing

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Way forward

§ Trecora Chemical is committed to improve our quality performance and provide consistent value to our

customers. We are also committed to work with our customers to continuously improve our

performance.

§ New product development providing customized solutions and customized products

§ We strive for excellence in custom processing and have a dedicated team of engineers and chemists to

evaluate and execute each new project expeditiously.