BioAmber Sarnia Global Scale-Up of Renewable Chemicals

Presentation to the Sustainable Chemistry AllianceMike Hartmann, Executive VPJune 12. 2012

Immediate access to commercial scale building blocks

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Plasticizers

Deicers Coatings

Resins FoodCosmetics

Polyurethanes

Solvents

Flavors

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1,4 BDO

PBSPolybutyl

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Succinic Acid

!,4 BDO, THF, GBL

Bio-Based Succinic Acid: Large Addressable Markets

Succinic Acid: A High Growth Platform

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Industrial Scale Plant in North America

Sarnia is a Lanxess’s bio-chemical park

Three world-class corn wet mills in area.

Cool water and Hydro-electricity on site.

Excess of CO2 and steam produced on site

Capacity to generate economies of scale

Available and skilled manpower

Low Cost Production Site

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Investment and Job Creation

Community Celebration – Start of Construction – May 16, 2012

• BioAmber Sarnia - $80 M capital investment and 40 new jobs• May 16, 2012 – community celebration – attended by our JV partner Mitsui& Co • Hosted at the site of the Lanxess Bioindustrial Park • Engineering team onsite• Plant manager hired • Municipal permitting underway

A Portfolio of Products that offers choice

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A Portfolio of Renewable Chemicals

Bio-Succinic Acid Bio-based 1,4-BDO/THF Bio-Adipic and Bio-HMD

Technology: license to DuPont’s BDO/THF technology

Cost: process leverages low cost of bio succinic acid

Successful scale-up: have produced multi-tons quantity of 1,4-BDO and THF

Current scale: 3,000MT

Future capacity: 35,000MT bio succinic and 23,000 Tons Bio 1,4 BDO in Sarnia

Market: Broad range of applications from industrial to consumer, bioplastics & BDO

C4 Building Blocks:Succinic Acid, BDO

C6 Building Blocks:Adipic Acid, Caprolactam, HMDA

Technology Platform: metabolic pathway to make adipic, caprolactam, HMD and 1,6-Hexanediol from sugars

Leverages C4 experience to accelerate development

Partnerships enable Scale-Up, Market Access, FTO

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Strategic Focus on Green Chemistry

Global Market/Customer Access

Equity for Building Plants

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Offers customers access to bio-based PBS

Strong IP position offers FTO

Alliance with PTT

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New Family of Bio-based Compounded Polymers

FTO for PLA/Polyester Blends

Market Access

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Established Player in Phthalate-free Plasticizers

Strong Performance, Positive Market Feedback

IP Filed and Samples Available

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Partnerships secure technology, scale-up, access to markets and FTO

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Thank you to our partners and supporters!

Our funding partners:• Sustainable Chemistry Alliance• Sustainable Development Technology Canada• Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation

The Community of Sarnia:• Lambton College• City of Sarnia

Our supporters:• The Ontario Federation of Agriculture• The Ontario BioAuto Council