Optical Disc Media Market

Major emergency prevention factors

Contingency plan for FLP BU

1. Global production technology and R&D

2. Global procurement/VMI of raw materials

3. Global products approved by global customers

4. VMI of finished goods at global customer locations

1. Global production technology and R&D

- Global production sites for UV curable resins for

Optical Disc Market in the USA, Europe, Japan;

- Global production technology;

- Global & Local R&D support;

- Global QA policy and procedures

Global Sales &

Marketing Offices

Global Manufacturing

Sites

■ Sony Chemicals Europe B.V.

Amsterdam, the Netherlands

■ Sony Chemicals & Information

Device Corp., Kanuma plant, Japan

● SCCA, San Diego CA●Sony Korea

●Sony Chemicals Singapore Pte.Ltd.

●Sony China

● Sony Hong Kong

● Sony Taiwan

●Sony Chemicals Europe B.V.

Shanghai (China)

Suzhou (China)● Sony Vietnam

Global operations network

■ SCCA (plant in Atlanta)

MIXING TANKS

Multiple mixing tanks at all global factories

BOTTLING STATIONS

Dr.Shenk PROmeteus

-BD/DVD/CD discs analysis

-Taber test

-Contact angle evaluation

-Electrical Signal evaluation

-Mechanical properties analysis

Global and Local Technical support (R&D in Japan, Europe and USA)

Pulstec BD-MASTER Contact Angle with Oleic Acid Taber Abrader

20 kg Bottles900 kg Totes

3. Global product formulations;

mainly locally produced products

approved by global/local customers

Safety stock of finished goods at all global factories

New DVD adhesive SK6580

Basic properties

New adhesive

SK6500 SK6540 SK6580

Viscosity mPa ・s 560 540 530

Surface tension mN/m 32 32 39

0 degreeC 1010 2600 2100

25 degreeC MPa 120 710 1800

80 degreeC 15 78 300

Tg degree C 28 36 77

Refractive Index - 1.52 1.51 1.52

Specific gravity - 1.1 1.1 1.1

Current

Elastic

modulus

Item Unit

Product Line up for BD-ROM

SK8320

SK7500P/SK7530P

same

same

new

new

SK5500B

SK1230

Focus on customers – keep sufficient stock at VMI locations

SDA

SCCA

Atlanta

VMI on customer

site

customer production

Recycling of

totes/some products in

cans

4. Consignment (VMI) inventories at

global customer locations

24/7 emergency contact for customers: Nelly Soudakova at 724-640-5320

Atlanta plant Global facilitiesSafety inventories

Safety stock of finished goods in EU,

Japan

VMI at customer

Safety stock in Atlanta

Amsterdam, Europe

R&D in Japan and Europe

Tochigi, Japan

shipping

Contingency scheme

shipping

Productionof SK

products

Security system

Multiple tanks

R&D; QA control

VMI of raw materials in USA , EU, Japan

Production of SK

products

Fire protection

SCID, SCCA and SCE global support