eu oleae eae Batch number recognition 16 May 2007 Dear Distributor The purpose of this News Flash is to: Provide you with a clear overview of the currently used batch number format within the DuPont Refinish organisation. > Allproducts made in Mechelen: Bxxzzzz batch number reflecting production month/year ¢.g. B830472 B Produced in Mechelen 83 Production month based on the cycle is 68 months (32 through 99) ~ see table in attachment 0472 Batch number v All products made in Wuppertal: xxxxxxx MMY batch number & production month e.g. 4204956 022 4204966 Batch number Date of production with following meaning: first 2 digits = month (here: February) third digit = year (here: 2002) BATCH NUMBER TABLE THE CYCLE IS 68 MONTHS AND CAN BE READ WITH FOLLOWING TABLE MONTH/YEAR JANUARY. FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER Batch number recognition revised, doc” of “May 07" page 1 of 2 DuPont registered trademark ~ ™DuPont trademark INTERNAL USE ONLY.Sou | [ye Nea aia Coa Batch number recognition - Spraycans The batch number for the Spraycans is often located on the rim and label of the can, a typical example of a batch number is: E036G Below is the set-up of batch code for decoding Spraycans: Digit 01: E = coded Year (C=2001, D=2002, E=2003, F=2004 etc) Digit 02-04: Denotes the day of production, continuing daily numbers throughout the year 2g. 036/ 36 day of the year = 05th February 2003, Digit 05: G = abbreviation of the production location (G=Gundelsheim) Batch number recognition revised,doc” of ‘May 07° juPont registered trademark ~ ™DuPont trademark page 2 of 2 INTERNAL USE ONLYPRODUCT STORAGE TIMES (SHELF LIFE) 2007 Please note that the DuPont recommended storage times of products are from date of manufacture (DOM) and in unopened cans stored at a maintained room ‘temperature (minimum 15°C), PRIMERS ‘SHELF LIFE (from DOM) CENTART® / IMRON® / CROMAX® PF96 E ‘Pore Filler 6 months 40S 1 Component Primer 2 Years 635R Etching Primer 2 Years 820R Filling Washprimer (Chromate Free) 2 Years ‘840R VOC Epoxy Primer Surfacer 2 Years K513 Translucent Sealer 7 2 Years 1020R High Solids Primer (Beige) 2 Years 1040R, Universal 2K primer (Grey) 2 Years 1052R High Productive Surfacer (Off White) 2 Years 1056R High Productive Surfacer (Dark Grey) 2 Years 1220R High Solids Primer (Grey) 2 Years Ns2502 Non-Sanding Surfacer (Off White) 2 Years NS2506 Non-Sanding Surfacer (Dark Grey) 2 Years Le2001 Low Emission Primer Plus (White) 2 Years Le2004 Low Emission Primer Plus (Grey) 2 Years E2007 Low Emission Primer Plus (Black) 2 Years 4001S Ultra Productive Primer (White) 2 Years 4004S Ultra Productive Primer (Grey) 2 Years [4007s Ultra Productive Primer (Black) 2 Years 3240S Ultra High Solids Primer (Grey) 2 Years 901R = 907R Universal 2K Plastic Primer 2 Years IMRON® FLEET LINE ‘MONO93 ‘Monoprimes3 2 Years WP207 Wash Primer P207 2 Years _ Pb ____Primepox P6 2 Years P7 Primepox P7 2 Years 513 2K Transparent Sealer 2 Years P702-P704-P706 High Solids Filler 2 Years 504 Fleet Surfacer FE 2 Years SHELF LIFE 25.07.07.doc- July 2007 -1-PRODUCT STORAGE TIMES (SHELF LIFE) 2007 TINTING BASES ‘SHELF LIFE (from DOM) ‘CENTARIO All Centari® Solid Tintings: 4 Years Alixx All Centari® Aluminium tintings: 2 Vears Alixx, AM94, AM9B All Centari® Pearl / Xirallie Tintings: 3 Years, 7 __ AMT x. __FACPAC colours 2 Yeors Handmix colours 6 months ‘CROMAX® All Cromax® solid colour tintings 4 Years (1401 - 1493W ) ‘All Cromax® Pear! tintings 3 Years ( 1501W - 1525w ) All Cromax® Aluminium tintings 2 Years ___(1530w - 1578w ) Tmron@ Fleet Line All PowerTints® (PT1xx) 3 Years PT199 - Rheo Controller 3 Years ‘Chromalusion All Chromalusion Basecoats KKxxxFX 1 Year ‘NOTE: All Centari® MasterTints® & Cromax® Mixing Colours must be machine shaken or thoroughly hand stirred before installing onto the mixing machine, BINDERS/ ‘SHELF LIFE ADDITIVES (from DOM) CENTARIO 7 TMRON® 7 CROMAX® D140 €400 Binder 2 Years ‘AD144 C400 Binder 2 Years ‘AK100 C500 Binder 2 Years ‘AF101 C501 Binder 2 Years XK105 ‘€5000 Binder 2 Years 2K135 (€5035 Binder 2 Years ZK136 Imron® 7036 Binder 2 Years Zu138 Imron® 7035 PU Binder 2 Years | _aB150 £600 Binder 2 Yeors ‘AB160 (C600 Binder 2 Years ‘XB155 €6000 Binder 2 Years XB165 C6000 Binder 2 Years ‘4530S Centari® Flop Control Agent 1 Veor __AU170 Imron® 700 Binder 2 Years ATOIO T = Coat Chassis Binder 2 Years AUI75 Flattening Binder 2 Years ‘AKLI7: Texturing Binder Fine 2 Years AKIi9 Texturing Binder Coarse 2 Years Zk335— Centari® 5035 VOC Additive 2 Years Zu338 LE Additive for Imron® 7035 2 Years 1030R 1020R/1220R Non Sand Convertor 2 Years 1035R 1020R/1220R N.S. Convertor (Slow) 2 Years Le2031 ‘Non-Sanding Convertor (for Centari®) 2 Years Le2032 Non-Sanding Convertor (for Cromax®) 2 Years E2035 Non-Sanding Convertor Large Surface | 2 Years ‘SHELF LIFE 25.07.07.doc~ July 2007 -2-PRODUCT STORAGE TIMES (SHELF LIFE) 2007 NSC70 Non-Sanding Convertor 2 Years ‘BOOR Plastic Adhesion Promotor 2 Years 805R Flexible Additive 2 Years 3289S ‘Accelerator For 3240S UHS Primer 1 Year 1601WB Cromax® Blender 2 Years 1620WB Cromax® LV Binder (Solid Colours) 2 Years 1630WB Cromax® HV Binder (Solid Colours) _ 2 Years __1640we Cromax® LV Binder (Met/Pearl Colours) 2 Years 1650WB Cromax® HV Binder (Met/Pear! Colours) 2 Years we400 Low Humidity / High Temp additive 2 Years IMRON® FLEET LINE : | L580 Binder HS 2 Years L560 HDC Binder 2 Years EL555 Flattening Binder HS 2 Years TRB30 Binder 2 Years ‘ACTIVATORS ‘SHELF LIFE (from DOM) CENTARI® / TMRON® / CROMAXO. 636R Activator / Thinner 2 Years B15R ‘Activator/Reducer 2 Years 821k Activator/Reducer 2 Years g22R Activator/Reducer (Large Surface) 2 Years 845R Epoxy Activator 2 Years ‘B65R ‘Activator/Reducer 2 Veors 915R 2K Plastic Activator [2 Years 1010 Activator For 1020R/1220R Primers 2 Years 1258 Activator For K513 Sealer 2 Yeors 2508 Fast Activator 2 Years 2558 Performance Activator 2 Years 2565 ‘Activator Fast 2 Years AK210 2K Activator 2 Years ‘AK260 High Solids Activator 2 Years xk203 Low Emission Activator Fast 2 Years xK204 HS Low Emission Activator Fast 2 Years XK205 HS Low Emission Activator 2 Years xK206 HS Low Emission Activator Slow 2 Years 8K220 Basecoat Chip Protector “2 Years ‘Av270 ‘Activator For Imron® 700 2 Yeors Zu207 Low VOC Activator for Imron 7035 2 Years 3105S Activator For 31005 UHS Clearcoat 2 Years 3206S ‘Activator For 3240S UHS Primer 2 Years 4075S Activator For UP Primer 2 Years 4075S Activator For UP Primer 2 Years TNRON® FLEET LINE ET645 Activator HS Fast 2 Years ET650 Activator HS 2 Years SHELF LIFE 25.07.07.doc- July 2007 -3-PRODUCT STORAGE TIMES (SHELF LIFE) 2007 ET655 Activator HS Slow _ [2 Years P62 Activator P62 + 2 Years P72 Activator P72 2 Years (CLEARCOATS/ ‘SHELF LIFE BLENDING CLEAR (from DOM CENTART® / TMRON® / CROMAX® ae 4005 1 component Clearcoat 2 Years 120s MS Clearcoat 2 Years 6555. Performance Clearcoat 2 Years 6708 High Build Productive Clearcoat 2 Years 676s Ultra Productive Clear 2 Years [690s _____ High Build Clearcoat 2 Years 695s Low Emission Clearcoat 2 Years 6965 MS IE Clear 2 Years ‘AX1060 High Solids Clearcoat 2 Years 3100S Ultra High Solids Clearcoat 2 Years 3050S ChromaClear® 2 Years 3550S Universal VOC Clear 2 Yeors 3200S | Chromaclear® (Low Emission Clearcoat) 2 Years 32018 ‘ChromaClear® Rouge Babylone 1 Year 3300S Protect Plus Clear 2 Years 3700S Ultra Productive ChromaClear® HS 2 Years [3750s Ultra Productive VOC Clear 2 Years [3800s Chromaclear® HS. 2 Years ‘AK450 2K Blending Clear (C500/690S,etc.) 2 Yeors XK455 2K Blending Clear (C5035/695S, etc.) 2 Years THINNERS ‘SHELF LIFE (from DOM) _ 7 All thinners/reducers 2 Years PUTTIES ‘SHELF LIFE (from BOM) | All Putties/hardners 1 Year SHELF LIFE 25.07.07.doc- July 2007 -4~-PRODUCT STORAGE TIMES (SHELF LIFE) 2007 ‘ANCILLARY ‘SHELF LIFE ITEMS (from DOM) 421R Varispeed 2 Years 431R Varispeed Ultra 2 Years 4595 ‘Anti - Cratering Additive 2 Years | 3608S Prepelean an 2 Years | 3871s Plastic Prepclean 2 Years 3910WB Waterborne Prepclean 2 Years 3911WB Final Clean 2 Years 39198 Prepsol 2 Years 3920S Degreaser 2 Years 3950S ‘Anti-Static Degreaser 2 Years 39798 2K Retarder 2 Veors 5717S Metal Conditioner’ 2 Years 6008 ‘Medium Duty Compound 2 Years 1500S ‘One Step Polish 2 Yeors 3000S Highlighting Glaze 2 Years 1e17we | Coagulant 4 Years _P207 Catalyst P207 1 Year ‘SPRAY CANS ‘SHELF LIFE (from DOM) 42R - 44R - 46R 1K QuickPrime. 2 Years g00RA | Plastic Adhesion Promotor 2 Years AK350A_ Fade-Out Thinner 2 Years Leger 4 new products Prolonged shelflife (*) US origin SHELF LIFE 25,07.07,doc - July 2007 -5-