Gabriel Performance Products

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Gabriel Performance Products
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Who We Are

• 40 Acre Manufacturing Facility located in
  Ashtabula, Ohio
• Formerly Occidental Chemical Corporation
  Designed Products
• Gabriel Performance Products was formed June 29,
  2001

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Mercaptan History
Ashtabula Plant
1966 Capcure Launch
1986
1987
2001
1999
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Manufacturing Capabilities

• Core Technology
• Safe Handling of
• -Epichlorohydrin (bulk)
• - Formaldehyde (bulk)
• - Hydrogen Sulfide (bulk)
• - Cyanide, Isocyanates
• - Solvents
• - Chlorine (bulk)
• Equipment Multi-purpose
• - 750 6,000 gal. reactor, glass lined, nickel,
  stainless (total of 12 reactor lines)

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GABRIEL GPM MERCAPTAN EPOXY HARDENERS

• POLY-FUNCTIONAL MERCAPTAN HARDENERS for FAST
  CURE of EPOXIES

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Mercaptans Today
Gabriel Performance Products is Americas
original and only manufacturer of mercaptan epoxy
curing agents
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Polymercaptan Advantages

• Rapid Cure of Epoxies
• Low-Temperature Cure
• Thin-Film Cure
• Low Toxicity
• Light Color
• Excellent Adhesion
• 11 mix ratio not critical
• Acceleration ability with other curatives e.g.
  amines, polyamides, anhydrides etc.

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Polymercaptan Applications

• Consumer Industrial Adhesives
• Coatings Sealants
• Concrete Grouts and Repair Compounds
• Industrial Patch Filler Kits
• Floor Flooring Repair
• Electrical Electronics
• Auto aftermarket adhesives repair compounds
• Hobby crafts adhesives and coatings
• Acceleration of Other Epoxy Systems

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Polymercaptan Applications
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Gabriel Primary Markets

• Industrial Markets
• Adhesives
• Sealants
• Coatings
• Lubricants

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GPM Product Line

• GPM-800
• 5 min. gel time uncatalyzed product
• GPM-800LO
• Low odor version of GPM-800
• GPM-888
• 5 min. gel time pre-catalyzed product
• GPM-895 FC
• 40 sec gel time pre-catalyzed product
• GPM-890 CB
• 90 sec gel time pre-catalyzed product
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• GPM-830 CB
• 30 min. gel time pre-catalyzed product -
• GPM-891
• 5 min. gel time non-yellowing
• pre-catalyzed product
• GPM-845 MT
• 5 min. gel time pre-catalyzed,
• low viscosity, highest moisture tolerance

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GPM Product Line

• Gabriel also markets GPA 30, a tertiary amine
  catalyst that is equivalent to Air
• Products Ancamine K54 or Cognis EH 30

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Cycloaliphatic Epoxy Resins (CER)

• GPE Products

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GPE Series - Products

• GPE-221 Standard, General Purpose Use
  Cycloaliphatic Epoxy Resin ? Equivalent to
  ERL-4221 (Cyracure UVR-6110)
• GPE-226 Distilled, Low Ionic Content and Low
  Viscosity Cycloaliphatic Epoxy Resin ? Equivalent
  to ERL-4221D (Cyracure UVR-6105)
• GPE-228 Flexible Cycloaliphatic Epoxy Resin ?
  Equivalent to ERL-4299 (Cyracure UVR-6128)
• ERL UVR from Dow Chemical - Discontd.

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Technology
Standard Epoxy Resin

• Epichlorohydrin Bisphenol-A ? Std. Epoxy
  Resin
• (DER 331, EPON 828)

Epichlorohydrin
Bisphenol-A
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Technology
Cycloaliphatic Epoxy Resin

• Cyclo Olefin Peracetic Acid ? GPE-221

GPE-221
Cyclo Olefin
Peracetic Acid
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Cycloaliphatic Epoxy Resins (CER)

• Features/Benefits -
• Value Proposition

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Feature/Benefits - Value

• Aliphatic Backbone Excellent UV Stability
• Saturated Cyclic Ring Good Weatherability and
  Excellent Electrical Properties
• High Epoxide Content ? High Crosslink Density ?
  High Tg and Heat Distortion Temp. (HDT)
• No Epichlorohydrin ? No Hydrolysable Chorine ?
  Low Dielectric Constant ? Excellent Arc-Track
  Resistance

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Feature/Benefits - Value

• Short Chain Low Viscosity ? 350cp of GPE-221
  vs. 13000 cp Std Epoxy Resin ? Easy to handle
  and enable VOC Free or Low VOC Formulations
• When combined with Polyols, result in Good
  Combination of Toughness and Heat-Distortion
  Temperature Properties
• No Epichlorohydrin ? Low Potential for Skin
  Sensitization
• Offer latitude to formulate 1K or 2K Products

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Cycloaliphatic Epoxy Resins (CER)

• Questions
• Discussion