MISSION The ambition of every industrial entrepreneur is to have the best and most powerful plant in order to make the most of production know-how. The market demands and awards those businessmen who have the courage to invest in human and financial resources to always offer the very best. The CBR chemical plant and the productive structures are the result of a project of investment in continuous development. Important resources and international technical-specialised know-how have been invested.

WE TAKE CARE OF YOU We are able to offer quality finished blended products to your specification, relieving you from many regulatory constraints that weigh on all entrepreneurs in the sector

PRODUCTION CAPACITY HOURS WORKED 145,000 VOLUME PRODUCED 38,000 tons PRODUCTION CAPACITY 100,000 tons year PACKAGING 0.5 lt and 1 lt 1,900,000 units PACKAGING 4 liter and 5 liter 1,100,000 units PACKAGE from 20 to 25 liters 1,100,000 units DRUMS 200L 38,000 units CUBES IBC 30,000 units ROAD TANKERS 2,640 full loads

• 30,000 m² of surface area subdivided into offices, production, warehouse, storage, loading and vehicle parking zones; • 4,000,000 Kg. storage capacity subdivided into 105 tanks; • Dedicated management of each raw material to achieve products with pharmaceutical titers; • Production capacity 900,000 kg of specifically formulated product for each working shift; • 108 pumps with 26,000 metres of stainless steel pipelines distributing to 42 mixers with 250,000 kg. capacity that serve the filling and raw materials distribution lines; • Systematic testing and control of each production “batch” ; • Totally computerized control room that can automatically program, manage and monitor the entire production cycle; • Software dedicated to the production process and to monitoring of the 850 automatically controlled valves; • Bottling flow for each working day: 5,200 twenty-five liter cans, 800 two hundred liter drums and 170 one thousand liter cube drums of formulated product, even using customized packaging; • 10 loading ramps able to load 10 vehicles every 20 minutes.

RAW MATERIAL STORAGE A total of 105 tanks dedicated to raw material storage ensuring a high purity production of your products. At our facility allows all types of substances to be stored underground in horizontal and vertical tanks enclosed and protected with nitrogen

• SPECIAL RAW MATERIAL
• solids
• polymers
• emulsifiers
• resins

Dedicated storage and management for all additives and blends. Management and dispersion of solid resins, wetting additives, detergents, emulsifying surfactants, thickening agents used in paint removers and surface treatments. We are able to manage all chemicals used in solvent and water based paints. Products for the printing industry offset, flexo, gravure. Products for adhesives and resins, especially for the washing of machinery. Products for the treatment of leather and tanning sector. We can offer specific storage systems PMC and PS. Storage for bulk materials with dedicated lines and specific viscosity and/ or aggressive substances, shelving racks, authorizations of the agencies and systems dedicated to protection and prevention

MIXERS Chemicals CBR has available various systems, including high shear and homogenous mixers. In total 42 mixers manufactured in stainless steel (AISI 304), capable of producing batch quantities of up 30 tons. Equipment dedicated for blending solvents, water and emulsions type formulations, dispersion of aliphatic, aromatic, epoxy, acrylic resins. Mixers capable of blending products with a high viscosity up to 50000 cPs, cutting discs, propellers and anchors. All the plant is protected with nitrogen to ensure the quality of the finished product. Other mixing possibilities include emulsifiers, lobe pumps and centrifuges. The mixing vessels have highly polished surfaces, load cells to complete a blending facility worthy of all your needs. All the equipment is certified antifire

LOGISTIC AND TRANSPORTATION Offering efficient transportation services improves the dynamic response of our own customers. CBR’s logistics and transportation have completely independent organizations each with its own personnel, facilities and vehicles that are able to handle the entire cycle of loading, shipment, delivery and unloading without any intervention from customers, whether retailers or industries. • Loading capacity: 640,000 Kg. per working day. • Declared delivery time of five work days with an average overall mean of 60 hours. • Coverage of all of Italy with direct delivery to more than 8,000 customers. • Fleet of company-owned vehicles equipped for all logistics requirements and organized under “ADR” regime.

HEALTH SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT The value of a modern industry is measured by harmony between economic growth and the well-being of the community where it does business. Safeguarding of health, work safety, management of the production plants and protection of the environment: these are priority goals for CBR and are an integral part of the group’s strategies and planning. CBR routinely audits application of the procedures to guarantee optimum safety standards and protect the efficiency of the production plant, the quality of work and environmental impact. CBR technological research and innovation are dedicated to products and processes that are increasingly compatible with the environment and that show special attention to worker health and safety.

TOLL BLENDING The manufacturing of thinners, catalysts and solvents means having to comply with many important regulations regarding health and safety: • D. L. No. 81 of 09/04/08 health and safety protection in the workplace. • D. L. No. 334, 08/17/99 and D. L. No. 238 of 21/09/05 control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances. • Presidential Decree No. 37 of 01.12.98 prevention of fires. • Presidential Decree 462/01, D.M. 37/08 and subsequent. Relating to the classification of areas at risk of explosion due to the presence of gases, vapors, flammable liquids. Compliance with all the forementioned regulations obliges continuous investments to adapt the systems, document management, staff training, etc. This increases the overall costs that can then easily be circulated on the market. Chimica CBR offers business partners many services that include: • Custom Formulations: every product formula is agreed between the technical managers who together define the quality controls in order to ensure the required standards. • Packaging: an option of personalized or standard stock packaging. Chimica CBR is able to provide support in the development of new formats. • Labelling: as for packaging, stock or customized designs are available. Chimica CBR is able to give adviceon current legislation (European Regulation No. 1272 of 2008). • Safety Information: prepared in accordance with existing legislation and automatically updated and distributed to the customer. • Cost: this service provided by Chimica CBR can be negotiated with the purchasing office and then becomes a fixed cost. • Deliveries: Chimica CBR has a large fleet of privately owned vehicles that deliver on time and very flexible if necessary

LABORATORY Chimica CBR’s innovative laboratories are able to analyse and control all products and raw materials both incoming and outgoing. The analytical instrumentation is a fundamental part in the technical department, capable of responding to the entire customer requirements: density, refractive index, viscosity, GC with FID and MS, KF (water content), NCO, colour, acid number and many more.

QUALITY All products manufactured have complete traceability, batch references, certificates of conformity and all available upon request. It is very important to remember that there are many legal obligations faced by hazardous products, Chimica CBR provides technical support for the correct labelling and CLP classification for ADR transport.