Antwerp, allround in plastics

Antwerp, your European distribution hub

The Port of Antwerp is the largest integrated chemical cluster in Europe. It is home to two of the top ten European oil refineries and four steam crackers. Based on the local olefin capacity, the Antwerp area has developed into Europe s leading production and logistics hub for plastics. Large multi-customer terminals and highly skilled logistics service providers, together with state-ofthe-art container facilities and easy access to the market guarantee the most efficient and cost-effective supply chain for your polymers. MORE THAN 1300 SILOS ON MULTI-USTOMER TERMINALS AMPLE SPAE FOR GROWTH BROAD EXPERTISE IN LOGISTIS SERVIES STATE-OF-THE-ART ONTAINER FAILITIES LOSEST TO THE MAIN EUROPEAN EONOMI ENTRES MAXIMUM ONNETIVITY Thirteen plastics handling terminals together offer the largest plastics storage capacity of all European ports

Multi-customer terminals Katoen Natie 1. KATOEN NATIE LEFT BANK BULK TERMINALS SITE apacity: 282,128 m3 3,040,000 cu.ft.) aluminium) N of silos: 916 aluminium) overed storage capacity: 454,000 m2 4,900,000 sq.ft.) Value-added services: blending, bagging, distribution, etc. Terminal area: 650,000 m2 7,000,000 sq.ft.) onnections: seagoing vessel, coaster, barge, train, truck Frank Vanhellemont Business Development Director, frank.vanhellemont@katoennatie.com www.katoennatie.com 2. KATOEN NATIE RIGHT BANK TERMINAL apacity: 9180 m3 324,000 cu.ft.) aluminium) N of silos: 51 aluminium) overed storage capacity: 18,500 m2 199,000 sq.ft.) Value-added services: blending, bagging, distribution, etc. Terminal area: 40,000 m2 431,000 sq.ft.) onnections: train, truck Frank Vanhellemont Business Development Director, frank.vanhellemont@katoennatie.com www.katoennatie.com 3. KATOEN NATIE VALKENIERS NATIE SITE apacity: 16,000 m3 565,000 cu.ft.) aluminium) N of silos: 64 aluminium) overed storage capacity: 70,000 m2 753,000 sq.ft.) Value-added services: blending, bagging, distribution, etc. Terminal area: 140,000 m2 1,510,000 sq.ft.) onnections: train, truck arl Ghekiere Director, carl.ghekiere@katoennatie.com www.katoennatie.com 4. KATOEN NATIE WERF & VLAS NATIE SITE apacity m³): 48,620 m3 1,720,000 cu.ft.) aluminium) N of silos: 143 aluminium) overed storage capacity: 58,000 m2 624,000 sq.ft.) Value-added services: blending, bagging, distribution, etc. Terminal area: 120,000 m2 1,290,000 sq.ft.) Frank Vanhellemont Business Development Director, frank.vanhellemont@katoennatie.com www.katoennatie.com De Rijke 5. DE RIJKE NV apacity: 25,000 m3 883,000 cu.ft.) N of silos: 75 overed storage capacity: 30,000 m2 323,000 sq.ft.) Value-added services: packaging/bagging in among others 25 kg bags, big bags and octabins, debagging, repalletisation, wrapping/shrink wrapping etc. Terminal area: 80,000 m2 861,000 sq.ft.) onnections: train, truck André de Jong General Manager, andre.dejong@derijke.com www.derijke.com Alfred Talke 6. TALKE BELGIUM apacity: 18,480 m3 653,000 cu.ft.) N of silos: 60 overed storage capacity: 9600 m2 103,000 sq.ft.) Value-added services: re)packaging of all non-dangerous granulates and powders, bulk transport solutions, distribution solutions Terminal area: 20,000 m2 215,000 sq.ft.) onnections: truck Theo Gladdines orporate Sales Manager, theo.gladdines@talke.com www.talke.com Schmidt-Heilbronn 7. SHMIDT TERMINAL apacity: 8919 m3 315,000 cu.ft.) N of silos: 36 overed storage capacity: 3500 m3 124,000 cu.ft.) Value-added services: decanting, packaging/bagging in among others 25 kg bags, big bags and octabins, debagging Terminal area: 36,000 m2 387,500 sq.ft.) onnections: truck Ronny Van Hoorebeke Asst. Site Manager, vanhoorebeke.r@schmidt-group.de www.schmidt-heilbronn.de Zuidnatie 8. ZUIDNATIE TERMINAL ZUID overed storage capacity: 24,000 m2 258,000 sq.ft) Value-added services: packaging and repackaging from big)bags to silo trailer, from bulk to big) bag, bulk transport solutions Terminal area: 300,000 m2 3,230,000 sq.ft.) onnections: seagoing vessel, coaster, barge, train, truck Paul Feys ommercial Director, paul.feys@zuidnatie.be Patrick Merlevede Business Development Manager, pme@zuidnatie.be www.zuidnatie.be

Antwerp, the fastest way Located 80 km 50 miles) inland, the Port of Antwerp is situated closest to Europe s main centres of consumption and production. Road network Surrounded by a dense road network of international motorways leading to France, the Netherlands, Germany and beyond, Antwerp offers you the most efficient connections to the main European plastics consumers. Rail and waterway network The main consumption and production centres in Europe are also served by a fine-meshed rail and waterway network and frequent train and barge departures from the port: 250 loaded cargo trains daily more than 200 container rail shuttles per week to 70 destinations in 19 countries 950 barge departures per week to 75 destinations in Europe more than 200 container barge shuttles per week to 67 destinations in Europe For the full list of rail and barge departures, see www./en/connectivity

2 B N 1 V b T F B f w Antwerp, the most flexible solution The Port of Antwerp is the N 1 European distribution hub for your plastics, thanks to: The cutting-edge expertise of the logistics service providers, based on synergies with local chemical manufacturers A vast range of added-value activities between production and processing, such as: repackaging & distribution dedusting demetalising deodorising sieving grinding blending sorting compounding etc. The largest storage capacity of all European ports: 680,000 m3 or 24 mio cu.ft. of silo capacity 60% multicustomer) 805,000 m2 or 8.7 mio sq.ft. of warehousing 75% multicustomer) 1,625,000 m2 or 17.5 mio sq.ft. of open-air storage 75% multi-customer) Financial savings through postponed payment of VAT bonded warehouses) High HSEQ standards M t 1 B N 4 V b T c F B f w Packaging and repackaging to all possible bag sizes 3 V N 7 V b T c w

Antwerp, a world-class container port As one of Europe s leading container ports, Antwerp offers: Market leadership on the following sailing areas: Middle East, USA/anada, Latin America, Indian subcontinent, Africa, Mediterranean region Excellent sea access permitting a smooth accessibility for vessels up to 15.500 TEU) Bijschrift Deurganck dock? Pit iureraestrud minim velenim estin venim irilisc ipismod tat alit lummodo The highest container handling productivity in Europe ongestion-free terminals and space for growth Excellent trimodal accessibility for all container terminals State-of-the-art container handling facilities *The largest lock in the world: 500 m long, 68 wide and 17.80 m deep 1640 x 223 x 58 ft.) Excellent sea access and the necessary investment to further ensure effi cient hinterland connections

A constant effort to improve hinterland connections The Port of Antwerp and its partners are investing in the following major infrastructure projects and continuous process improvements in the short and medium term: Road transport Increased capacity: expansion of the main highway between Antwerp and the Ruhr region in Germany E313) A upgrading the Antwerp ring road B Improved efficiency between the port and its hinterland: reducing empty container moves on the road, thanks to efficient repositioning cargo consolidation, with multimodal platforms in and around the port area Dynamic Traffic Management system in the port advance notice of arrival times of trucks at container terminals in the port realised) Rail transport Increased capacity: expansion of the rail access to the port 30% increase, from 360 to 470 trains per day) construction of an additional rail tunnel between the left and right banks of the river Scheldt increase with 109 trains/ direction per day) Improved efficiency within the port: development of open and neutral, intra-port distribution system for rail containers Barge transport Increased capacity: raising the bridges on the Albert anal, allowing containers to be stacked 4-high in container barges D Improved efficiency between the port and its hinterland: advance notice of barge arrival times realised) daily fixed slots for pick-up and delivery of containers by barge at container terminals throughout the port realised) Maximum fl exibility in choice of hinterland transport modes

How may we help you? If you require additional information, please contact our ommercial department or your country representative. ANTWERP PORT AUTHORITY Port House 1 Entrepotkaai 2000 Antwerp Belgium ommercial Department Antwerp Oil & hemical cluster Investments Xavier Vanrolleghem T +32 3 205 23 00 E xavier.vanrolleghem@ argo handling & logistics Rose-Marie Pype T +32 3 205 24 05 E rose-marie.pype@ Port representatives Brazil Henrique Machado Rabelo T +55 31 32 13 55 54 M +55 31 9951 02 00 E henrique.rabelo@ hile Fernando Bustamante T +56 322 482 655 M +56 989 017 659 E fernando.bustamante@ German alderon T +56 322 482 655 M +56 992 785 668 E german.calderon@ hina Jan Van der Borght T +86 21 64 69 86 35 M +86 136 51 98 00 85 E jan.vanderborght@ Stephen Yen T +86 21 64 18 80 06 M +86 136 41 92 09 05 E stephen.yen@ Germany Dr. Dieter Lindenblatt T +49 2102 84 93 53 M +49 1714 89 73 59 E dieter.lindenblatt@ India Raj Khalid T +91 22 26 43 19 13 M +91 98 92 55 08 71 E raj.khalid@ United States Eddy Dekkers T +1 21 29 45 37 82 M +1 64 62 81 23 95 E eddy.dekkers@ www. OLOPHON Responsible editor Tine Vandendriessche Design atapult, Antwerp Photography Antwerp Port Authority Paper Arctic The Volume FS-certified) November 2012