TenCate Advanced Composites USA announces that it has signed a
commercialization and supply agreement with 3M for the supply to
TenCate of 3M Matrix Resin for the creation of customized TenCate
prepreg products, bringing innovative 3M technology to multiple new
markets.

As leading thermoset and thermoplastic prepreg developer and producer,
TenCate supplies its high tech materials to various markets, including
but not limited to space, aerospace, marine, infrastructure, oil and
gas. "An innovation can only be considered useful when it enables our
customers to make progress, and that's just what this agreement with
3M is going to do", says Joe Morris, Vice President with TenCate
Advanced Composites USA. "The TenCate motto is 'Materials that make a
difference'. We are excited about the possibilities this new 3M resin
brings to our customers in the various markets we are in."

Best-in-class partnering

"As a technology enabler, 3M is looking for best-in-class partners who
recognize the value of innovative products and ideas", says Vic Genco,
General Manager with 3M Engineered Products & Solutions. "TenCate has
a long history of being a world leader in the industries it enters and
3M is excited to pair that experience with our own to bring this
innovative technology to new markets."

Resin technology

At the heart of the agreement is 3M Matrix Resin, a proprietary resin
technology that, when combined with design and process expertise, can
produce stronger, lighter, more durable composites. The proprietary
resin technology of 3M makes it possible for manufacturers to avoid
the traditional trade off between toughness / flexibility and
stiffness / hardness. Instead, the resin improves performance
properties on both ends of the scale.

Royal Ten Cate

Almelo, the Netherlands, Thursday 14 October 2010

TenCate Advanced Composites is a leading developer and producer of
thermoset and thermoplastic prepreg composites for space and aerospace
and industrial applications. Prepregs of TenCate Advanced Composites
are used in commercial aircraft, satellites, helicopters, general
aviation, aircraft interiors, radomes and unmanned vehicles. TenCate
Advanced Composites has plants in Europe and North-America.

Royal Ten Cate (TenCate) is a multinational company which combines
textile technology with related chemical processes and material
technology in the development and production of functional materials
with distinctive characteristics. Products of TenCate are sold
worldwide. Systems and materials from TenCate come under four areas of
application: safety & protection, space & aerospace, infrastructure &
the environment, and sport & recreation. TenCate occupies leading
positions in protective fabrics, composites for space and aerospace,
antiballistics, geosynthetics and synthetic turf. TenCate is listed on
the NYSE Euronext (AMX).

3M is a recognized leader in research and development. 3M produces
thousands of innovative products for dozens of diverse markets. 3M's
core strength is applying its more than 40 distinct technology
platforms - often in combination - to a wide array of customer needs.
With $23 billion in sales, 3M employs 75,000 people worldwide and has
operations in more than 65 countries. For more information, visit
www.3m.com (http://www.3m.com) or follow @3MNews on Twitter.

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