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Purity for BeautyLANXESS Distribution – Your Partner for Personal Care

Warsaw, November 2014

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Strategy of targeted innovation Vital role in LANXESS’ growth Focus on process and product innovation

Global success story 52 sites worldwide Around 17,000 employees in 31 countries Global sales of € 8.3 billion in 2013

Background Spin-off from Bayer in 2004, listed in the DAX since 2012 Core business: plastics, synthetic rubber, intermediates and specialty

chemicals Name: combination of "lancer" (French: “to set in motion”) and

"success”

LANXESSA Leading Specialty Chemicals Company

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Personal Care

A reliable partner for the

global cosmetics industry

for more than 15 years.

Flavors & Fragrances

Product portfolio for the

Flavors & Fragrances industry.

LANXESS Distribution Serving Specialty Markets

BiodieselAgriculture Animal Nutrition

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LANXESS Distribution Insect Repellent Saltidin

effective against a broad range of arthropods

low concentration required

favorable product profile

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LANXESS Distribution Insect Repellent Saltidin: Mosquito Anopheles Gambiae

• independent field study (Constantin et al.)

• Saltidin shows best protection in 4 different concentrations tested (0.1 g/cm², 0.3 g/cm², 0.6 g/cm² and 0.8 g/cm²)

• Saltidin shows best performance over time

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LANXESS Distribution Insect Repellent Saltidin: Lone Star Tick

• independent lab study (Caroll at al.)• Saltidin shows same performance as DEET at much lower concentration• Saltidin shows better performance than IR3535 at same concentration

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LANXESS Distribution Insect Repellent Saltidin: Key Selling Points

well-proven active ingredient

protects against many different kinds of arthropods (numerous efficacy studies available)

skin-friendly and low penetration potential

effective at lower concentration than DEET

recommended by WHO

in contrast to DEET no compatibility issues with other materials

PUROLAN® Glucan A new natural anti-aging active

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Sources and Structure of -Glucan

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biopolymer comprised of D-glucose units- oat glucan: 1,4 and 1,3 linkages- yeast and mushroom glucan: 1,3 and 1,6 linkagesdifferent linkage leads to different physical and biological properties

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PUROLAN® GlucanInnovative Purification and Dispersion Process

gentle yet more profound extraction process

maintains structure

reduces peptide content

stable aqueous dispersion without chemical modification

natural origin is maintained

easy processibility

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PUROLAN® GlucanProof of Efficacy

Efficacy study for anti-aging effects

performed by independent test laboratory

5 % PUROLAN® Glucan

(corresponding to 0.25 % -Glucan)

test panel of 40 women

test period of 4 weeks

significant improvement ofskin parameters !

14 days 28 days0

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Decrease in Wrinkle Depth

%

14 days 28 days0

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Increase in Skin Elasticity

%

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-GlucansAdditional benefit of Yeast Glucan

Langerhans cells- form a vital part of dermal immune system- are responsible for identifying pathogens and mutations

depletion of Langerhans cells- by UV radiation (sun light)- with human age

Langerhans cells are activated by yeast glucan

yeast glucan counteracts negative effect of sun and aging!

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PUROLAN® GlucanTake Home Message

PUROLAN® Glucan – an innovative active for cosmetics

100 % natural product based on yeast

innovative extraction and dispersion process- ensuring high purity- allowing for easy processability

proven efficacy on skin

recommended for anti-aging and

sun care products

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