H·C·S GROUP

More than a century of success and trust.

HCS GROUP – A EUROPEAN LEADER IN SPECIALTY HYDROCARBON SOLUTIONS

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Facts and Figures HCS Group:

• 320 employees

• 2 refineries (Harwich, UK and Speyer, Germany)

• 2 dedicated blending sites (Gunness, UK, and Hamburg, Germany)

• Sales to >90 countries worldwide

• Combined sales: €650m (2012)

• Refineries located to serve main European markets

Harwich

Leatherhead Antwerp

Hamburg

Speyer

Gunness

HCS GROUP MERGES TWO LONG-STANDING COMPANIES WITH SIMILAR HISTORY

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1870 1859

Carless, Capel & Leonard was formed by Eugene Carless

Carless starts to sell a volatile petroleum distillate and names it 'Petrol’

Petrochem UK acquires Carless from Repsol-YPF Group to form Petrochem Carless

2000

2004

MBO and subsequent performance

improvement

1965

Johann Haltermann GmbH is founded

in Hamburg

Dow Chemical acquires Haltermann

H.I.G. Europe acquires Haltermann Products from Dow Chemical

1898

Speyer refinery is commissioned

2003

2011

1912

Gasoline production is launched in Hamburg

1963

Harwich refinery is commissioned

SEVEN BUSINESS LINES SERVE A WIDE RANGE OF APPLICATIONS

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A diverse product portfolio…

...for widespread applications

Business Segment Performance Hydrocarbons

Business Lines Specialties

Aliphatic hydrocarbons offered in purities >95% and >99%

Pharmaceuticals, electronics, agrochemicals, laboratory applications

Performance Fuels

Test & Reference Fuels, CEC reference fuels, formulated contract fuels

Automotive and aerospace industry Wide range of uses in testing of engines and components

Pentanes

n- & iso-pentanes, cyclopentanes, purity of 95%, pentane blends

Blowing agents in polyurethane and styrene refrigeration, cosmetics, catalyst carriers, insulation…

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A diverse product portfolio..

..for widespread applications..

Business Lines

Diverse chemical feed-stocks processed from gas condensate

Feed-stocks for chemical processing, heating oil, kerosene

High purity C10 and C12 aromatics

Solvents in agro-chemical and pharma applications, fuel additives

Printing ink distillates, paraffinic solvents, drilling mud oils, pilot oils, process oils

Offset printing industry, mining and drilling, process industry

Business Segment Tailored Refinery Products

Condensates Aromatics Middle Distillates Automotive

Screenwash, brake fluids, anti-freeze

Post-warranty and OEM automotive applications

OUR TAILORED SOLUTIONS CATER TO A DIVERSE RANGE OF INDUSTRIES

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19%

Oil & Gas Pharma & Agro Electronics Insulation

Mining & Drilling Automotive Appliances Printing

WE SELL TO MORE THAN 90 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE

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OUR MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE DRIVES BUSINESS VALUE ACROSS THE GROUP

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The EC directs the Group and its companies, sets strategic targets and safeguards profitable implementation

Functional responsibilities are allocated among EC members

The businesses are clustered into segments

The business lines are supported by shared group services

The business lines are responsible and accountable for strategy, development, execution and profitable growth of their business

Specialities

Performance Fuels

Pentanes

Condensates

Aromatics

Middle Distillates

Automotive

Electrical Oil Services, UK

Grupo Petroquimico Beta, Mexico

• Finance & Accounting

• Treasury, Tax and Insurance

• Production & Technology

• SHE and Quality

• Supply Chain Management & Logistics

• Procurement

• IT

• HR, Legal & Compliance

• Corporate Development &Strategy

• Communication

Executive Committee (EC)

Performance Hydrocarbons

Tailored Refinery Products

JVs and Cooperations

Group Services

WE SERVE OUR CUSTOMERS FROM PLANTS CENTRALLY LOCATED IN THE UK…

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Gunness River access to North Sea • Purpose built antifreeze

blending plant. • Strong distribution

network, road/ship • Blending & storage

Harwich Located at Harwich port • Strategic location to serve

customers in the North Sea and Northern Europe

• Good transport links, road/rail/ship

• Processing, blending and storage

…AND IN GERMANY

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Hamburg Situated in Hamburg Harbor – Germany’s gate to the world • Direct access to Elbe

River • Site serviced by road,

rail, barges and sea • Blending and storage Speyer Well-placed at the Rhine River • Located 20 km from the

largest chemical facility in Europe

• Site serviced by road, rail, and barges

• Processing, blending and storage

WHAT OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS VALUE

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• Haltermann and Petrochem Carless produce superior products

• We stand by our customers by doing our utmost to deliver on time

• We adapt our production – even on short notice – to our customer‘s requirements

• Our broad technological know-how makes us an ideal partner for new product development

Our quality

Our reliability

Our responsiveness

Our technical skills

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