Merquinsa Will Unveil a World First in TPU at K2007


Montmel, Barcelona, Spain - September 6th, 2007

Merquinsa will be present at the world´s largest plastics exhibition K2007 taking place from 24th - 31st October in Dusseldorf, Germany.

At this occasion, Merquinsa, a leader in specialty TPUs for adhesives & elastomers, will confirm
its commitment to innovation with the announcement of a unique TPU technology breathrough
intended to be commercialized within the next months.

A new family of transparent TPUs will be also introduced along with aliphatic and soft TPUs for
automotive interiors, sport and calendering applications.

Merquinsa's stand will be located in Messe Dusseldorf's Hall 7 (Stand 71E06). The K trade
show takes place in Dusseldorf, Germany from 24th-31st October 2007. For more information
about the Show, please visit the K 2007 website at www.k-online.de.

Merquinsa is a leading thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) specialty producer providing
innovative products for injection moulding, extrusion, compounding, adhesives & coatings applications:
o PEARLTHANE® TPUs in pellet form for extrusion, injection moulding and
compounding applications.
o PEARLCOAT® TPUs in pellet form for melt coating applications by calendering,
sintering or extrusion processes, for application on textile substrates with end-uses in industrial coatings (inflatable boats, life-jackets, etc.), as well as for the
production of conveyor belts, etc.
o PEARLBOND® TPUs in pellet form for making reactive hot melt adhesives, as
well as thermobonding (heat sealing) processes, and shoe stiffeners.
o PEARLSTICK® TPUs in pellet form for making solvent -based adhesives.

Merquinsa's headquarters are in Barcelona, Spain with regional centres in North America and in
Asia. For more information about Merquinsa, and PEARLTHANE ® & PEARLCOAT® Specialty
TPU resins, please visit our Web site at www.merquinsa.com or call at + 34 93 572 1100.

Merquinsa to unveil world first in TPU at K 2007

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