DowAksa、Rusnano及HCC决定共同投资纳米技术复合材料中心
By www.carbonfiber.com.cn
三家公司已签订协议，阐明将投资“纳米技术复合材料中心”（NCC）的各条款。该技术中心是HCC跟“基础设施与教育项目基金”（FIEP）之间的联合项目，（FIEP为Rusnano集团成员）。
Mehmet Ali Berkman, Douglas Parks, Leonid Melamed, Anatoly Chubais（From left to right）
HCC、DowAksa和FIEP三方最终将各自持有三分之一纳米技术复合材料中心的注册资金。在之后几个月内法律协议最终完成时，DowAksa将成为纳米技术复合材料中心同等地位的参与者。DowAksa预期将参与第二轮NCC的融资，并将注入约1.34亿卢布（大约四佰三十万美元)注册资金，折合三分之一股份。该投资包含在DowAksa近期的10年商业计划中，并得到原始投资股东的支持。HCC和FIEP也将参与第二轮融资，并与DowAksa一起投入其应投部分资金。
Aksa董事会主席兼DowAksa董事会副主席Mehmet Ali Berkman、DowAksa董事会成员兼Dow全球轻量化材料及政府市场业务主任Douglas Parks、Rusnano首席执行官兼执行董事会主席Anatoly Chubais以及HCC首席执行官Leonid Melamed共同在主题为“复合材料无国界”大会上签署了协议，该大会为10月31日-11月2日莫斯科召开的“公开创新论坛”的一部分。该协议是三方达成的又一个里程碑，强化了各方在2013年达沃斯世界经济论坛期间签署的谅解备忘录中的各方意向。
如今，纳米技术复合材料中心已成为建筑、能源和汽车这些快速成长领域内生产聚物合复合材料的基石。目前，纳米技术复合材料中心只有一条生产聚合物复合材料的生产线，这些材料将被应用于建筑、能源和IT领域。该中心同样配备高技术科学实验室以及多轴向机械设备。第二条生产线也很快会启动。该中心将展示俄罗斯最新的聚合物工艺技术。
关于“纳米技术复合材料中心”：
纳米技术复合材料中心是HCC和Rusnano集团“基础设施与教育项目基金”（FIEP）之间的合资公司。该中心建立于2011年末，是专业复合材料公开工程创新中心。
该中心的主要活动为：研发项目；实验设计与工艺开发；小规模生产；复合材料测试及认证；对生产型企业进行推广；为小型创新企业提供服务（咨询、培训、设备租赁、投资）。
该中心主要替建筑、民用基础设施、机械设备和汽车领域开发复合材料产品。该中心的生产区位于“莫斯科技术中心城”（Technopolis “Moskva”）（前“莫斯科人汽车厂”（Moskvich））。该中心配有现代多功能设备，可以生产并测试FRP产品（GFRP，CFRP，玄武岩FRP和芳纶FRP）。其生产资产包括：纤维缠绕生产线；拉挤生产线；挤出生产线；净化室；纤维及预浸料自动切割设备；手糊及喷糊区；灌注成型设备；喷涂和机械加工区；金属加工厂；机械测试实验室；无损检测实验室；建筑实验室。
关于HCC：
HCC是俄罗斯著名的复合材料集团，联合有关企业生产高模量、高强度碳纤维和碳纤维织物、高质量预浸料。其产品涉及航空航天、风能、建筑、交通、造船、电力以及机械等领域。
DowAksa, Rusnano and Holding Company Composite determine joint investments into Nanotechnology Center of Composites
Moscow, Russia - November 04, 2013
DowAksa Advanced Composites Holdings B.V., RUSNANO and Holding Company Composite (HCC) signed an agreement today that clarifies the terms of future investments in the Nanotechnology Center of Composites, which is a joint project of HCC, and the Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs (FIEP, a member of RUSNANO Group). Each party – HCC, DowAksa and FIEP – will ultimately own one third of the total charter capital of the Nanotechnology Center of Composites. When legal agreements are finalized in the next several months, DowAksa will become an equal participant of the Nanotechnology Center of Composites. DowAksa is anticipating to take part in the second round of financing of NCC and invest in NCC Charter Capital the amount of approximately 134 Million Rubles (approximately $4.3 Million USD) which translates to a 33 1/3 percent share. This anticipated investment is included in the current DowAksa 10 year business plan and is funded by the initial investment by Shareholders. HCC and FIEP are also anticipating to take part in the second round of financing and are going to invest their portion of contribution simultaneously with DowAksa.
Mehmet Ali Berkman, Chairman of Aksa Board and Deputy Chairman of DowAksa Board of Directors; Douglas Parks, a member of the DowAksa Board of Directors and Dow’s Global Business Director for Lightweight Materials and Governmental Markets; Anatoly Chubais, RUSNANO CEO and Chairman of Executive Board; and Leonid Melamed, CEO of HCC, signed the agreement at the “Composites without Borders” conference, which was part of the Open Innovations Forum agenda in Moscow, taking place on October 31 – November 2, 2013. This document is another important milestone in the parties' cooperation, emphasizing the intentions outlined earlier in the 2013 MOU at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Already today the Nanotechnology Center of Composites is a foundation for start-ups in production of polymer composite materials for the growing industrial sectors including construction, energy and automotive. By now, only one line has been launched in the Nanotechnology Center of Composites to produce polymer composite materials to be used in construction, energy, IT; the Сenter is also equipped with the high-tech scientific laboratory and one of its kind multi-axial machine. The 2nd production line is to be launched soon. The Center will showcase latest technologies of polymer composites processing in Russia.
"Dow and Aksa came together last year to produce carbon fiber, a true material of the future. With many uses still early in their product life cycles, carbon fiber’s strength-to-weight ratio, corrosion resistance, longer life time, less thermal expansion and better flame resistance make it highly competitive against other traditional composite materials,” said Mehmet Ali Berkman, Deputy Board Chairman of DowAksa. “Aksa holds 14% of the global acrylic market, and has the capacity to greatly expand production. With demand increasing due to strict regulations to curb CO2 emissions, such expanded capacity, along with Dow’s superior materials and manufacturing technologies, give DowAksa the ability to meet that demand. This new partnership will now combine Russian strength in research and development with DowAksa’s unparalleled production infrastructure advantages to improve composite applications in many sectors, including oil and gas, construction, wind and transport.”
“When finalized, this agreement will provide DowAksa accelerated access to the growing Russian carbon fiber composite market with specific focus on Oil & Gas and Infrastructure applications, as well as significantly reduce DowAksa internal investment costs by providing unique access to world class engineering resources, pilot manufacturing equipment/capabilities, and novel product development, said Douglas Parks, DowAksa Board Member and Dow Global Business Director for Lightweight Materials and Government Markets. “In exchange, DowAksa will provide access to global market channels, exposure to international partners, and the opportunity to provide services to an international audience. This is truly a ‘win-win’ scenario for all parties involved.”
“I’m confident that Nanotechnology Center of Composites will fully exploit all the opportunities brought by a business and technological partnership with DowAksa," said Anatoly Chubais, RUSNANO CEO and Chairman of Executive Board. “With a partner of such a caliber, our portfolio project will greatly enhance its potential in a high importance field of carbon composite materials which are suitable for a virtually limitless range of applications, from aeronautics to sports industry.”
“We do hope that the cooperation with global leaders in chemistry and composites industry, such as DowAksa, will enable us to reach a new level in the development of new products from composites for various industrial applications. We’ll have an opportunity to more effectively promote our products in Russia, CIS and across global markets,” said Leonid Melamed, CEO of HCC.
About DowAksa
Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii A.Ş. and The Dow Chemical Company affiliate Dow Europe Holdings B.V. signed a preliminary agreement in 2011 for the manufacture and worldwide marketing of carbon fiber and carbon fiber based products. Following the preliminary agreement Dow Europe Holdings B.V., which is a 100 per cent The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: Dow) owned company and the world's leading company in acrylic fiber industry Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii A.Ş. (ISE: AKSA) signed the final agreement for a joint venture of DowAksa Advanced Composites Holdings BV. Aksa and Dow have 50 per cent ownership in DowAksa Advanced Composites Holdings BV.
DowAksa offers a wide range of products to the rapidly growing carbon fiber composite industry and markets its products globally by developing its product range through technical service support. The new joint venture develops solutions aiming to reduce the total cost. The company will have a much wider area of application in various industrial markets and will achieve savings in total costs across the entire product chain. DowAksa particularly emphasizes integrated carbon fiber composite solutions in the globally developing energy, transport and infrastructure areas. More information about DowAksa can be found at www.dowaksa.com.
About RUSNANO
RUSNANO was founded in March 2011 as an open joint stock company through reorganization of state corporation Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies. RUSNANO's mission is to develop the Russian nanotechnology industry through co-investment in nanotechnology projects with substantial economic potential or social benefit. The Government of the Russian Federation owns 100 percent of the shares in RUSNANO. Anatoly Chubais is CEO and chairman of the Executive Board of RUSNANO.
Work to establish nanotechnology infrastructure and training for nanotechnology specialists, formerly conducted by the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies, has been entrusted to the Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs, a non-commercial fund also established through reorganization of the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies. For more information, visit http://en.rusnano.com.
About Holding Company Composite
Holding Company Composite was founded in 2009. Our key objective is to develop a market for composites in Russia. The Holding unites companies producing high-modulus and high-strength carbon fiber and carbon fiber-based fabrics, as well as manufacturing high-quality prepregs from domestic raw materials. Our products are used in aerospace, wind energy, construction, transportation, shipbuilding, power industry, and medicine. We are setting up a highly efficient environmentally friendly production based on innovative continuous and discontinuous fiber production technologies. We are creating a market for the new generation composite materials in Russia. Our mission is to achieve leadership in production, sales and engineering of the new generation of composites on the Russian market. More information can be found at http://www.hccomposite.com/en/.
About Nanotechnology Center of Composite (NCC)
LLC “NCC” is a joint venture of CJSC “Holding Company “Composite” and Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs “Rusnano”. “NCC” was established at the end of 2011 as an open engineering innovation center specialized on composites.
The main activities of the Center are: R&D projects; experimental design and process development works; pilot production; tests and certification of composite materials; promotion of manufacturing companies; providing services for small innovation companies (consulting, training, leasing of equipment, investments).
The Center primarily develops composite products for the construction, civil infrastructure, machinery and automotive industry. Production areas of the Center are located in Technopolis “Moskva” (former car factory “Moskvich”). Center is equipped with modern multifunctional machines for production and testing FRP products (GFRP, CFRP, basalt FRP, aramid based FRP). Production assets include: filament winding line; pultrusion line; extrusion line; clean room; automate cutting machine for fabrics and prepregs; hand and spray lay-up area; injection-molding machine; painting section and mechanical treatment section; metal workshop; mechanical tests laboratory; NDT laboratory; construction building laboratory http://www.nccrussia.com/en/.
About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines the power of science and technology to passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The Company connects chemistry and innovation with the principles of sustainability to help address many of the world's most challenging problems such as the need for clean water, renewable energy generation and conservation, and increasing agricultural productivity. Dow's diversified industry-leading portfolio of specialty chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences and plastics businesses delivers a broad range of technology-based products and solutions to customers in approximately 160 countries and in high growth sectors such as electronics, water, energy, coatings and agriculture. In 2012, Dow had annual sales of approximately $57 billion and employed approximately 54,000 people worldwide. The Company's more than 5,000 products are manufactured at 188 sites in 36 countries across the globe. References to "Dow" or the "Company" mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted. More information about Dow can be found at www.dow.com.
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Dow Chemical, DowAksa, RUSNANO and HCC Sign Memorandum of Intent to Develop and Produce Carbon Fiber Intermediates and Solutions in Russia
Davos, Switzerland - January 25, 2013
陶氏化学公司近日表示，已经与土耳其DowAksa先进复合材料公司、俄国Rusnano以及俄国复合材料控股公司(HCC)签署了一项意向备忘录(MOI)，拟在俄罗斯生产碳纤维中间体、碳纤维复合材料并提供产品应用解决方案等。
此项合作意味着陶氏化学可能在莫斯科的Prepreg-ACM和纳米复合技术中心(Nanotechnology Center of Composite)进行投资，并将在航空航天、基础设施、能源、石油和天然气、运输等行业探索市场机会，面向俄罗斯国内和全球市场供应产品。
The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW), DowAksa Advanced Composites Holdings B.V., RUSNANO, and Holding Company Composite (HCC) signed today a memorandum of intent (MOI) to develop a comprehensive strategy to launch production of carbon fiber intermediates, composite materials, and solutions in Russia. The strategy presupposes potential investments in Prepreg-ACM and Nanotechnology Center of Composite, two Russian companies with co-investment from RUSNANO. The parties have agreed to explore opportunities in the areas of aerospace, infrastructure, energy, oil & gas, and transportation, and to explore supplying both the Russian domestic and global markets.
The document signed today is another important milestone in the parties' cooperation, emphasizing the intentions earlier outlined in the 2011 MOU between Dow and RUSNANO on potential joint projects in the areas of energy efficiency, infrastructure, lightweight materials, and life sciences, as well as plans by DowAksa and HCC to consider carbon fiber manufacturing in Russia.
The 2013 MOI was signed at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, by Andrew N. Liveris, Dow's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; Anatoly Chubais, RUSNANO CEO and Chairman of Executive Board; Leonid Melamed, CEO of HCC; Heinz Haller, Dow's Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer, President Dow Europe, Middle East and Africa and Chairman of DowAksa Board of Directors; and Mehmet Ali Berkman, Chairman of Aksa Board and Deputy Chairman of DowAksa Board of Directors. At the meeting preceding the signing ceremony, Dow and RUSNANO discussed potential cooperation between Dow and RM Nanotech, a RUSNANO portfolio company.
“The signing of the MOI on potential manufacturing of carbon fiber intermediates in Russia marks a significant step forward in Dow's innovation and growth strategy, and strengthens our commitment to addressing the needs of growing emerging geographies such as Russia,” stated Andrew N. Liveris, Dow's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Collaborating with the strong local players and leveraging DowAksa capabilities, we will contribute Dow's expertise in composites technology, formulation, and technical service as well as global market knowledge and channels.”
“DowAksa which has entered into carbon fiber business in 2009 by developing its own technology is a potential leader in the production of carbon fiber and carbon fiber intermediates, and our engagement with the Russian domestic companies will bring new investments to the Russian market and may enable the local production of high quality composite materials which are extremely valuable for downstream high-tech manufacturing. I believe that this collaboration will place DowAksa and Turkey in Advanced Materials league in which only few countries currently exist,” said Mehmet Ali Berkman, Chairman of Aksa Board and Deputy Chairman of DowAksa Board of Directors.
“With this agreement, we open a pathway to our portfolio companies for business and technological partnership with Dow Chemical—the acknowledged leader in innovations in chemical industry,” said Anatoly Chubais, RUSNANO CEO and Chairman of Executive Board. “The agreement will enable our companies to spurt ahead in the rapidly evolving realm of carbon composite materials and to find new solutions to increasingly complex engineering challenges.”
“During 2013 I believe we'll be able to reach strategic agreement on DowAksa's investment in our project and set up the partnership that will promote our products in Russia, the CIS, and international markets,” said Leonid Melamed, CEO of HCC.
三家公司已签订协议，阐明将投资“纳米技术复合材料中心”（NCC）的各条款。该技术中心是HCC跟“基础设施与教育项目基金”（FIEP）之间的联合项目，（FIEP为Rusnano集团成员）。
Mehmet Ali Berkman, Douglas Parks, Leonid Melamed, Anatoly Chubais（From left to right）
HCC、DowAksa和FIEP三方最终将各自持有三分之一纳米技术复合材料中心的注册资金。在之后几个月内法律协议最终完成时，DowAksa将成为纳米技术复合材料中心同等地位的参与者。DowAksa预期将参与第二轮NCC的融资，并将注入约1.34亿卢布（大约四佰三十万美元)注册资金，折合三分之一股份。该投资包含在DowAksa近期的10年商业计划中，并得到原始投资股东的支持。HCC和FIEP也将参与第二轮融资，并与DowAksa一起投入其应投部分资金。
Aksa董事会主席兼DowAksa董事会副主席Mehmet Ali Berkman、DowAksa董事会成员兼Dow全球轻量化材料及政府市场业务主任Douglas Parks、Rusnano首席执行官兼执行董事会主席Anatoly Chubais以及HCC首席执行官Leonid Melamed共同在主题为“复合材料无国界”大会上签署了协议，该大会为10月31日-11月2日莫斯科召开的“公开创新论坛”的一部分。该协议是三方达成的又一个里程碑，强化了各方在2013年达沃斯世界经济论坛期间签署的谅解备忘录中的各方意向。
如今，纳米技术复合材料中心已成为建筑、能源和汽车这些快速成长领域内生产聚物合复合材料的基石。目前，纳米技术复合材料中心只有一条生产聚合物复合材料的生产线，这些材料将被应用于建筑、能源和IT领域。该中心同样配备高技术科学实验室以及多轴向机械设备。第二条生产线也很快会启动。该中心将展示俄罗斯最新的聚合物工艺技术。
关于“纳米技术复合材料中心”：
纳米技术复合材料中心是HCC和Rusnano集团“基础设施与教育项目基金”（FIEP）之间的合资公司。该中心建立于2011年末，是专业复合材料公开工程创新中心。
该中心的主要活动为：研发项目；实验设计与工艺开发；小规模生产；复合材料测试及认证；对生产型企业进行推广；为小型创新企业提供服务（咨询、培训、设备租赁、投资）。
该中心主要替建筑、民用基础设施、机械设备和汽车领域开发复合材料产品。该中心的生产区位于“莫斯科技术中心城”（Technopolis “Moskva”）（前“莫斯科人汽车厂”（Moskvich））。该中心配有现代多功能设备，可以生产并测试FRP产品（GFRP，CFRP，玄武岩FRP和芳纶FRP）。其生产资产包括：纤维缠绕生产线；拉挤生产线；挤出生产线；净化室；纤维及预浸料自动切割设备；手糊及喷糊区；灌注成型设备；喷涂和机械加工区；金属加工厂；机械测试实验室；无损检测实验室；建筑实验室。
关于HCC：
HCC是俄罗斯著名的复合材料集团，联合有关企业生产高模量、高强度碳纤维和碳纤维织物、高质量预浸料。其产品涉及航空航天、风能、建筑、交通、造船、电力以及机械等领域。
DowAksa, Rusnano and Holding Company Composite determine joint investments into Nanotechnology Center of Composites
Moscow, Russia - November 04, 2013
DowAksa Advanced Composites Holdings B.V., RUSNANO and Holding Company Composite (HCC) signed an agreement today that clarifies the terms of future investments in the Nanotechnology Center of Composites, which is a joint project of HCC, and the Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs (FIEP, a member of RUSNANO Group). Each party – HCC, DowAksa and FIEP – will ultimately own one third of the total charter capital of the Nanotechnology Center of Composites. When legal agreements are finalized in the next several months, DowAksa will become an equal participant of the Nanotechnology Center of Composites. DowAksa is anticipating to take part in the second round of financing of NCC and invest in NCC Charter Capital the amount of approximately 134 Million Rubles (approximately $4.3 Million USD) which translates to a 33 1/3 percent share. This anticipated investment is included in the current DowAksa 10 year business plan and is funded by the initial investment by Shareholders. HCC and FIEP are also anticipating to take part in the second round of financing and are going to invest their portion of contribution simultaneously with DowAksa.
Mehmet Ali Berkman, Chairman of Aksa Board and Deputy Chairman of DowAksa Board of Directors; Douglas Parks, a member of the DowAksa Board of Directors and Dow’s Global Business Director for Lightweight Materials and Governmental Markets; Anatoly Chubais, RUSNANO CEO and Chairman of Executive Board; and Leonid Melamed, CEO of HCC, signed the agreement at the “Composites without Borders” conference, which was part of the Open Innovations Forum agenda in Moscow, taking place on October 31 – November 2, 2013. This document is another important milestone in the parties' cooperation, emphasizing the intentions outlined earlier in the 2013 MOU at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Already today the Nanotechnology Center of Composites is a foundation for start-ups in production of polymer composite materials for the growing industrial sectors including construction, energy and automotive. By now, only one line has been launched in the Nanotechnology Center of Composites to produce polymer composite materials to be used in construction, energy, IT; the Сenter is also equipped with the high-tech scientific laboratory and one of its kind multi-axial machine. The 2nd production line is to be launched soon. The Center will showcase latest technologies of polymer composites processing in Russia.
"Dow and Aksa came together last year to produce carbon fiber, a true material of the future. With many uses still early in their product life cycles, carbon fiber’s strength-to-weight ratio, corrosion resistance, longer life time, less thermal expansion and better flame resistance make it highly competitive against other traditional composite materials,” said Mehmet Ali Berkman, Deputy Board Chairman of DowAksa. “Aksa holds 14% of the global acrylic market, and has the capacity to greatly expand production. With demand increasing due to strict regulations to curb CO2 emissions, such expanded capacity, along with Dow’s superior materials and manufacturing technologies, give DowAksa the ability to meet that demand. This new partnership will now combine Russian strength in research and development with DowAksa’s unparalleled production infrastructure advantages to improve composite applications in many sectors, including oil and gas, construction, wind and transport.”
“When finalized, this agreement will provide DowAksa accelerated access to the growing Russian carbon fiber composite market with specific focus on Oil & Gas and Infrastructure applications, as well as significantly reduce DowAksa internal investment costs by providing unique access to world class engineering resources, pilot manufacturing equipment/capabilities, and novel product development, said Douglas Parks, DowAksa Board Member and Dow Global Business Director for Lightweight Materials and Government Markets. “In exchange, DowAksa will provide access to global market channels, exposure to international partners, and the opportunity to provide services to an international audience. This is truly a ‘win-win’ scenario for all parties involved.”
“I’m confident that Nanotechnology Center of Composites will fully exploit all the opportunities brought by a business and technological partnership with DowAksa," said Anatoly Chubais, RUSNANO CEO and Chairman of Executive Board. “With a partner of such a caliber, our portfolio project will greatly enhance its potential in a high importance field of carbon composite materials which are suitable for a virtually limitless range of applications, from aeronautics to sports industry.”
“We do hope that the cooperation with global leaders in chemistry and composites industry, such as DowAksa, will enable us to reach a new level in the development of new products from composites for various industrial applications. We’ll have an opportunity to more effectively promote our products in Russia, CIS and across global markets,” said Leonid Melamed, CEO of HCC.
About DowAksa
Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii A.Ş. and The Dow Chemical Company affiliate Dow Europe Holdings B.V. signed a preliminary agreement in 2011 for the manufacture and worldwide marketing of carbon fiber and carbon fiber based products. Following the preliminary agreement Dow Europe Holdings B.V., which is a 100 per cent The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: Dow) owned company and the world's leading company in acrylic fiber industry Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii A.Ş. (ISE: AKSA) signed the final agreement for a joint venture of DowAksa Advanced Composites Holdings BV. Aksa and Dow have 50 per cent ownership in DowAksa Advanced Composites Holdings BV.
DowAksa offers a wide range of products to the rapidly growing carbon fiber composite industry and markets its products globally by developing its product range through technical service support. The new joint venture develops solutions aiming to reduce the total cost. The company will have a much wider area of application in various industrial markets and will achieve savings in total costs across the entire product chain. DowAksa particularly emphasizes integrated carbon fiber composite solutions in the globally developing energy, transport and infrastructure areas. More information about DowAksa can be found at www.dowaksa.com.
About RUSNANO
RUSNANO was founded in March 2011 as an open joint stock company through reorganization of state corporation Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies. RUSNANO's mission is to develop the Russian nanotechnology industry through co-investment in nanotechnology projects with substantial economic potential or social benefit. The Government of the Russian Federation owns 100 percent of the shares in RUSNANO. Anatoly Chubais is CEO and chairman of the Executive Board of RUSNANO.
Work to establish nanotechnology infrastructure and training for nanotechnology specialists, formerly conducted by the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies, has been entrusted to the Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs, a non-commercial fund also established through reorganization of the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies. For more information, visit http://en.rusnano.com.
About Holding Company Composite
Holding Company Composite was founded in 2009. Our key objective is to develop a market for composites in Russia. The Holding unites companies producing high-modulus and high-strength carbon fiber and carbon fiber-based fabrics, as well as manufacturing high-quality prepregs from domestic raw materials. Our products are used in aerospace, wind energy, construction, transportation, shipbuilding, power industry, and medicine. We are setting up a highly efficient environmentally friendly production based on innovative continuous and discontinuous fiber production technologies. We are creating a market for the new generation composite materials in Russia. Our mission is to achieve leadership in production, sales and engineering of the new generation of composites on the Russian market. More information can be found at http://www.hccomposite.com/en/.
About Nanotechnology Center of Composite (NCC)
LLC “NCC” is a joint venture of CJSC “Holding Company “Composite” and Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs “Rusnano”. “NCC” was established at the end of 2011 as an open engineering innovation center specialized on composites.
The main activities of the Center are: R&D projects; experimental design and process development works; pilot production; tests and certification of composite materials; promotion of manufacturing companies; providing services for small innovation companies (consulting, training, leasing of equipment, investments).
The Center primarily develops composite products for the construction, civil infrastructure, machinery and automotive industry. Production areas of the Center are located in Technopolis “Moskva” (former car factory “Moskvich”). Center is equipped with modern multifunctional machines for production and testing FRP products (GFRP, CFRP, basalt FRP, aramid based FRP). Production assets include: filament winding line; pultrusion line; extrusion line; clean room; automate cutting machine for fabrics and prepregs; hand and spray lay-up area; injection-molding machine; painting section and mechanical treatment section; metal workshop; mechanical tests laboratory; NDT laboratory; construction building laboratory http://www.nccrussia.com/en/.
About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines the power of science and technology to passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The Company connects chemistry and innovation with the principles of sustainability to help address many of the world's most challenging problems such as the need for clean water, renewable energy generation and conservation, and increasing agricultural productivity. Dow's diversified industry-leading portfolio of specialty chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences and plastics businesses delivers a broad range of technology-based products and solutions to customers in approximately 160 countries and in high growth sectors such as electronics, water, energy, coatings and agriculture. In 2012, Dow had annual sales of approximately $57 billion and employed approximately 54,000 people worldwide. The Company's more than 5,000 products are manufactured at 188 sites in 36 countries across the globe. References to "Dow" or the "Company" mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted. More information about Dow can be found at www.dow.com.
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Dow Chemical, DowAksa, RUSNANO and HCC Sign Memorandum of Intent to Develop and Produce Carbon Fiber Intermediates and Solutions in Russia
Davos, Switzerland - January 25, 2013
陶氏化学公司近日表示，已经与土耳其DowAksa先进复合材料公司、俄国Rusnano以及俄国复合材料控股公司(HCC)签署了一项意向备忘录(MOI)，拟在俄罗斯生产碳纤维中间体、碳纤维复合材料并提供产品应用解决方案等。
此项合作意味着陶氏化学可能在莫斯科的Prepreg-ACM和纳米复合技术中心(Nanotechnology Center of Composite)进行投资，并将在航空航天、基础设施、能源、石油和天然气、运输等行业探索市场机会，面向俄罗斯国内和全球市场供应产品。
The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW), DowAksa Advanced Composites Holdings B.V., RUSNANO, and Holding Company Composite (HCC) signed today a memorandum of intent (MOI) to develop a comprehensive strategy to launch production of carbon fiber intermediates, composite materials, and solutions in Russia. The strategy presupposes potential investments in Prepreg-ACM and Nanotechnology Center of Composite, two Russian companies with co-investment from RUSNANO. The parties have agreed to explore opportunities in the areas of aerospace, infrastructure, energy, oil & gas, and transportation, and to explore supplying both the Russian domestic and global markets.
The document signed today is another important milestone in the parties' cooperation, emphasizing the intentions earlier outlined in the 2011 MOU between Dow and RUSNANO on potential joint projects in the areas of energy efficiency, infrastructure, lightweight materials, and life sciences, as well as plans by DowAksa and HCC to consider carbon fiber manufacturing in Russia.
The 2013 MOI was signed at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, by Andrew N. Liveris, Dow's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; Anatoly Chubais, RUSNANO CEO and Chairman of Executive Board; Leonid Melamed, CEO of HCC; Heinz Haller, Dow's Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer, President Dow Europe, Middle East and Africa and Chairman of DowAksa Board of Directors; and Mehmet Ali Berkman, Chairman of Aksa Board and Deputy Chairman of DowAksa Board of Directors. At the meeting preceding the signing ceremony, Dow and RUSNANO discussed potential cooperation between Dow and RM Nanotech, a RUSNANO portfolio company.
“The signing of the MOI on potential manufacturing of carbon fiber intermediates in Russia marks a significant step forward in Dow's innovation and growth strategy, and strengthens our commitment to addressing the needs of growing emerging geographies such as Russia,” stated Andrew N. Liveris, Dow's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Collaborating with the strong local players and leveraging DowAksa capabilities, we will contribute Dow's expertise in composites technology, formulation, and technical service as well as global market knowledge and channels.”
“DowAksa which has entered into carbon fiber business in 2009 by developing its own technology is a potential leader in the production of carbon fiber and carbon fiber intermediates, and our engagement with the Russian domestic companies will bring new investments to the Russian market and may enable the local production of high quality composite materials which are extremely valuable for downstream high-tech manufacturing. I believe that this collaboration will place DowAksa and Turkey in Advanced Materials league in which only few countries currently exist,” said Mehmet Ali Berkman, Chairman of Aksa Board and Deputy Chairman of DowAksa Board of Directors.
“With this agreement, we open a pathway to our portfolio companies for business and technological partnership with Dow Chemical—the acknowledged leader in innovations in chemical industry,” said Anatoly Chubais, RUSNANO CEO and Chairman of Executive Board. “The agreement will enable our companies to spurt ahead in the rapidly evolving realm of carbon composite materials and to find new solutions to increasingly complex engineering challenges.”
“During 2013 I believe we'll be able to reach strategic agreement on DowAksa's investment in our project and set up the partnership that will promote our products in Russia, the CIS, and international markets,” said Leonid Melamed, CEO of HCC.
