Introductory Presentation

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History Royal TenCate

• 1704 First official document of the company H. ten Cate Hzn. & Co
• 1836 A steam weaving mill opens in Nijverdal
• 1851 The Salomonson brothers take over (SW)
• 1852 Awarded the prestigious (Koninklijke) ‘Royal’ designation
• 1957 Merger between H. ten Cate Hzn. & Co and KSW
• 1995 Changing the company name in Royal Ten Cate
• 2004 Celebration of our 300th anniversary
• 2008 Midcap NYSE Euronext, Amsterdam (NL)
• 2009 Multinational company on all continents

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TenCate employees world-wide
Circa 3800 FTE (ultimo 01-2010)

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North America Europe Middle East Asia / Australia

1,200 employees 1,400 employees 300 employees 900 employees

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Advanced Textiles Geosynthetics & Technical
and Composites Grass Components

TenCate Protective TenCate TenCate

Fabrics Geosynthetics Enbi

TenCate Outdoor TenCate Industrial

Fabrics Fabrics

TenCate Aerospace
Composites TenCate Grass

TenCate Armor
Composites

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Breakdown revenues per sector
Annual figures 2008

€ 392 million € 53 million € 397 million

ADVANCED TEXTILES &
6%
COMPOSITES

GEOSYNTHETICS & GRASS

TECHNICAL COMPONENTS /
47% 47% HOLDING & SERVICES

• Revenues € 842.1 million

• EBITA € 75.4 million
• Free Cash Flow € 131 million
• Net profit per share € .97

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TenCate locations world-wide

Acquisitions in North America Acquisitions and participations in Europe

• YLA / CSS Composites (Aerospace Composites, 2008) • Xennia (Protective Fabrics, 2008)
• Composix (Advanced Armour, 2007) • Edel Grass (JV, Grass, 2007)
• Phoenixx (Aerospace Composites, 2007) • Roshield (Advanced Armour, 2007)

Acquisitions in Middle East Acquisitions and participations in Australasia

• Mattex (Grass, 2007) • Union Protective Fabrics Asia (JV, Protective Fabrics, 2008)
• TigerTurf (participation, Grass, 2009)

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Vision

• Combine Textile technology with related chemical processes in the

development and production of functional materials. In this respect
important developments will take place that will stimulate our growth
• As a result of its broad technology basis, TenCate, as material supplier,
offers solutions with added value
• System approach leads to a positive contribution to developments in the
industries in which we work and strengthens the position in the value
chain
• Social and geo-political themes determine to a large extent the future
growth of TenCate

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 Global trends

Increased Fuel savings

protection and lighter
and new threats materials

Global warming Environmental

and water care
management

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 Market themes

Safety & Space &

protection aerospace

Environment & Sports &

infrastructure leisure

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Commercial Overview
ADVANCED TEXTILES GEOSYNTHETICS TECHNOLOGIES
& COMPOSITES & GRASS
Protective & Outdoor Fabrics Geosynthetics Inkjet Technology

Space & Aerospace Composites Industrial Fabrics

Advanced Armour Grass

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Protective
ProtectiveFabrics
& Outdoor Fabrics
World
Worldmarket
marketleader
leader

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Protective Fabrics
System approach

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Protective Fabrics and Advanced Armour
System approach

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Advanced Armour
World market leader

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Advanced Armour
System approach

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Aerospace Composites
Worldwide top 2

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Aerospace Composites
System approach

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Spacecraft Composites
World market leader

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Spacecraft Composites
System approach

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Geosynthetics & Industrial Fabrics
World market leader

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Geosynthetics
System approach

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Industrial Fabrics
System approach

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Industrial Fabrics
System approach

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Grass
World market leader

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Grass
System approach

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 TenCate® Geosynthetics

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 TenCate Geotube®
Global Production Capabilities

TenCate™ is a vertical manufacturer of our Geotube® products which

includes:
Fiber extrusion from raw polypropylene pellets
Weaving
Dedicated Fabrication facilities.

TenCate™ engineered fabrics for Geotube® units are woven in three

continents.
North America - Cornelia, Georgia (100 looms, 65 MM yd2 annual
capacity).
Europe - Almelo, Netherlands (70 looms, 50 MM yd2 annual
capacity),
Asia - Zuhai, China (26 looms, 18MM yd2 annual capacity).

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 TenCate Geosynthetics Europe Ten Cate Industrial Zhuhai
Linz, Austria Zhuhai, China

TenCate Geosynthetics North America TenCate Geosynthetics Asia

Jefferson, Georgia, USA Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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 TenCate Geosynthetics
TM

Construction Products
Division

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 Geosynthetics Applications
Separation Filtration

Subgrade Stabilization Pavement Restoration

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 Geosynthetics Applications
Retaining Walls Steepened Slopes

Soft Soil Embankments Waste Lagoon Capping

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 Roadway/Railway Construction

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 Mechanically Stabilized Earth

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 TenCate Geosynthetics
TM

®
Geotube Division

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 Shoreline Protection/Marine Structures

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 Shoreline Protection/Marine Structures

Sand Dune Core

Wetlands Creation

Breakwaters

Jetties

Marine Structures

Island Creation

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 Dewatering Applications

Marine Dewatering
(Contaminated waterways,
river or lake cleanouts)

Mining & Mineral

Processing
(Coal, zinc, gold, nickel
processing, TiO2, Acid Mine
Drainage, Tar Sands, Aggregate)

Power & Utility

(Fly ash, waste to energy)

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 Dewatering Applications
Light Industrial
(Pharmaceutical, Food
Processing, Chemical, Textile,
Dairy Products, Biofuels, etc.)

Municipal
(Water & Wastewater Treatment)

Pulp & Paper

(Lagoon cleanouts, clarifier
underflow, rejects, contaminated
stock)

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 Dewatering Applications
Agriculture
(Dairy, Hog, Chicken)

Aquaculture
(Processing plants, benthic
cleanup, Cage waste)

Unique Applications
(Barge Dewatering , Septage)

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 TenCate Geosynthetics
TM

Industrial Products Division

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 TenCate™ Geosynthetics –
Industrial Fabrics Division
Key Markets
• Agricultural / Horticultural Fabrics

• Recreational Fabrics

• Industrial Fabrics

• Aquaculture

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TenCate Geosynthetics – Industrial Fabrics Division
Agriculture / Horticulture
Woven and Knitted Shade Cloth

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TenCate™ Geosynthetics – Industrial Fabrics Division
Agriculture / Horticulture
Nonwoven Frost Protection Blankets

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TenCate™ Geosynthetics – Industrial Fabrics Division
Agriculture / Horticulture
Insect Screen

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TenCate™ Geosynthetics – Industrial Fabrics Division
Recreational Fabrics
Backyard Trampoline & Enclosure

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TenCate™ Geosynthetics – Industrial Fabrics Division
Recreational Fabrics
Safety Pool Cover

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TenCate™ Geosynthetics – Industrial Fabrics Division
Recreational Fabrics
Wind Curtain

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TenCate™ Geosynthetics – Industrial Fabrics Division
Industrial Fabrics
Truck Cover

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TenCate™ Geosynthetics – Industrial Fabrics Division
Industrial Fabrics
Hurricane Barrier Protection

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TenCate™ Geosynthetics – Industrial Fabrics Division
Industrial Fabrics
Containment / Sandblasting

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TenCate™ Geosynthetics – Industrial Fabrics Division
Industrial Fabrics
Air Filtration

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TenCate™ Geosynthetics – Industrial Fabrics Division
Industrial Fabrics
3D, Military

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TenCate™ Geosynthetics – Industrial Fabrics Division
Aquagrid® Containment System

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 Why TenCate™?

• Quality Focused
– Full complement of geosynthetic testing
equipment
– Active in developing and maintaining
ASTM standards
– GRI-LAP Accredited Laboratory
– A2LA Accredited
– ISO 9002 Certified

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 Why TenCate™?

• Research Focused
– Extensive independent
performance testing studies
available
– Mirafi products are among the
most tested and researched
products in the geosynthetic
industry

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 Why TenCate™?
• Customer Focused
– Extensive network of engineers and
technical professional to provide design
and installation assistance
– Dedicated customer service staff
– Numerous information resources and
design software packages
– Most complete geosynthetic source
– Committed to providing end-user with a
local supply of Mirafi® products

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 Further Information
For additional information, please contact:

TenCate Geosynthetics North America

365 South Holland Drive
Pendergrass, GA 30567
(706) 693-2237 (706) 693-4400, fax
website: www.mirafi.com
e-mail: info@tcnicolon.com copyright Nicolon Corporation

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