DSM QUADRUPLES PRODUCTION CAPACITY FOR STANYL FORTII

Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, today announces that it will quadruple production capacity for Stanyl® ForTii™ in order to meet market demand for this new polymer, which is used in electronics and other applications.

Stanyl ForTii, formerly known as PA4T and developed by DSM Engineering Plastics, is the first new polymer introduced in the new millennium. It meets market trends that call for miniaturization and the convergence of electronic devices.

Nico Gerardu, member of the DSM Managing Board and responsible for DSM’s Performance Materials cluster said: "Just over a year ago the market development plant opened and this capacity expansion is another significant step forward in the development of this unique material. It also shows that DSM continues to invest in innovation."

Gart Kostermans, Business Manager Stanyl and Project Director Stanyl ForTii of DSM Engineering Plastics added: "Positive results of the ongoing market development of Stanyl ForTii as well as recent advances in research and development have enabled a faster ramp-up of production capacity than previously envisaged. Despite the current difficult economic conditions, market acceptance of Stanyl ForTii has not slowed.”