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Why CelluForce Applications

Why CelluForce?
CelluForce is the global leader in both the production of Cellulose NanoCrystals (CNC) and in the application development of its core
CelluForce NCC® product.

CNC Production

CelluForce’s track record in developing solutions with small and large corporations is second to none. By working with CelluForce, companies
gain access to the world’s largest CNC R&D network, including the teams that first developed the material and that have continued to advance
its use in existing and new formulations. Furthermore, CelluForce currently controls approximately 20% of all CNC intellectual property (active
patents), more than any other organization in the world.

With a production capacity of 1 tonne/day, CelluForce's manufacturing plant gives the customer access to large quantities of high quality CNC
for testing and for commercial application.

Applications of CelluForce NCC®

Having worked with CNC for several years, CelluForce has developed a wide array of uses in various fields and applications. Though
CelluForce NCC® is the basis of most of our products, it can be modified to meet new specifications required to enhance our customer’s
products or to generate completely new applications that were previously thought impossible.

Applications
Find out about CelluForce NCC® based solutions in various applications.

Oil and gas

The oil and gas industry is well known for its continuous innovations and
improvements in cost and performance. Through close collaboration with our
equity partner, and the global leader in the services industry, we have jointly
developed CelluForce NCC® as a high performance material in a broad array of
oilfield fluids and materials. Our product provides new solutions that address
total formulation cost and performance needs.

Through patented and proprietary approaches, CelluForce NCC® gives fluids a

tunable structure that can be tailored to meet the formidable heat, pressure and
formation conditions present in wells. New products are now being developed to
expand the reach and effectiveness of typical pumping, pressure, and well
completion fluids.

Adhesives

Among the many improvements it brings to adhesives, CelluForce NCC®

enhances productivity as well as wet and dry strengths. Through rheology
modification, enhanced bond-forming, and inherently high strength, CNC can be
used to boost performance in wood adhesives such as phenol-formaldehyde (PF)
and urea/melamine-formaldehyde (UF/MF/ MUF).

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Additionally, on-going research in pressure adhesives has been yielding excellent

results.

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Paper and non-wovens

CelluForce and its partners have developed exciting new applications that deliver
better products and improve manufacturing processes.

When used in conjunction with traditional materials in paper production,

CelluForce NCC® has been shown to improve paper machine white water and
product quality.

In the wider field, when integrated into super absorbent materials (SAM),
CelluForce NCC® increases absorption and improves structural integrity, creating
opportunities to develop high performance SAMs and to redesign existing
products to use less material. Hygiene products such as diapers are a great use of
this new material as consumers continue to demand lighter and more

Cement

The cement industry is continuously looking to improve mechanical properties,

long term durability and ease of processing.

Given its ability to modify rheology and improve fluid stability, CelluForce NCC®
can be used in various types of cement applications and has been shown to
improve:

Flexural strength
Homogeneity
Bubble size uniformity
Shrinkage

Plastics and composites

Firms in the plastics and composites industry are constantly seeking tougher and
lighter components. Structural and mechanical improvements are essential for
opening doors to new applications and markets.

For instance, the auto sector is continuously aiming to reduce vehicle weights via
alternative manufacturing materials. The reinforcing effect of CelluForce NCC® is
able to transform and tune these materials to meet new application
requirements. As an example, CNC has been shown to increase the toughness of
epoxy resins used in composite applications by over 150%.

CelluForce NCC® can also be used with polylactic acids (PLA) to improve

properties and make bioplastics that are of equal quality to petroleum based

Paints and Coatings

The paints and coatings sector is in search of sustainable and high performance
materials. In addition to creating iridescent effects in some applications,
CelluForce NCC® significantly improves:

Sag resistance
Syneresis

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