Elevance Expands Customer Service and Support Capabilities in U.S. and Europe for Elevance Aria™ WTP 40 Customers

E-360 collaboration to provide enhanced sales, technical, logistics services

Stuttgart, Germany (April 14, 2015) – Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc., today announced expanded customer support and service capabilities for Elevance Aria™ WTP 40 synthetic base stock customers in the United States and Europe through a collaboration with E-360, Inc. Elevance made the announcement in conjunction with the UNITI Mineral Oil Technology Congress taking place in Stuttgart, Germany, on April 14-15, 2015.

“Results from initial customer evaluations and field testing of Elevance Aria™ WTP 40-based lubricant solutions have been strong, even exceeding expectations based on laboratory tests,” said Robin Weitkamp, Senior Vice President, Lubricants and Additives for Elevance. “Our collaboration with E-360 is an extension of the positive customer feedback we’ve had, and will allow Elevance to service a broader set of customers and markets that can benefit from the performance advantages consistently being demonstrated by Elevance Aria™ WTP 40.”

E-360’s presence in Europe significantly expands Elevance’s ability to respond to customer needs for its new synthetic base stock — from initial interest and inquiry, through the product qualification and sales process, to ordering and delivery of Elevance Aria™ WTP 40. It is the first time that E-360 will provide support for Elevance customers in the European market.

Elevance Aria™ WTP 40 fulfills an increasing market need by providing a high-viscosity base stock that combines the composition and properties of esters and PAO into a single, high-performance product. It improves seal compatibility, wear resistance, and cleanliness due to the superior additive solubility and lower foam across a range of temperatures when compared to traditional PAO-based formulations.

Elevance also will be offering a field trial support program to help customers accelerate Aria™-based reformulation projects and commercialization activities. As part of the program, Elevance will collaborate with qualified customers to help support field trial efforts.

“We encourage lubricant producers in North America and Europe in the industrial gear, transportation gear, compressor and grease markets to contact us or E-360 for additional information and to become qualified for the program,” Weitkamp said. “We look forward to working with additional customers to help unlock formulation flexibility and enhance lubricant performance to extend equipment life with this innovative new base stock.”

Elevance Aria™ WTP 40’s high-viscosity index of 165 demonstrates its wide temperature performance while its balanced aniline point of 99 is an improvement over both Group IV and Group V synthetic base stocks. This enables formulation flexibility as compatibilizers are no longer required to solubilize additives into the base stock. In addition, at the UNITI Mineral Oil Technology Congress, Elevance presented data for the product that demonstrates lower coefficient of friction and reduced wear in pure base stocks and formulated versus PAO and PAO-ester blends. The company also provided information on the product’s improved deposit control and cleanliness as well as excellent shear stability, all of which will help to extend equipment life.

For more information about the product or to inquire about the field trial program, visit www.elevance.com/aria or www.e-360.com.

About Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc.

Headquartered in Woodridge, Ill., Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. is a high-growth specialty chemical company that creates novel specialty chemicals that perform better from renewable feedstocks, making the products that industry and consumers use every day better. Using a proprietary technology called olefin metathesis, the company delivers specialty chemicals that exceed the performance of existing products while leaving a smaller environmental footprint — for use in personal care products, detergents and cleaners, engineered polymers, lubricants and additives, and other specialty chemicals markets. To learn more, visit www.elevance.com or www.renewicals.com.

About E-360, Inc.

E-360, Inc., operated by Xenon Arc, is a collaborative partner with Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. that’s fully dedicated to service the unique needs of exceptional customers — with experts ready to assist by phone, online and on-site — to put the benefits of Elevance’s high-performance solutions to work for customers, today. E-360 delivers the power of Elevance’s Nobel Prize-winning technology and renewable specialty chemical products, tailored to fit each customer’s unique needs. E-360 is where remarkable chemistry meets exceptional customers. To learn more, visit www.e-360.com.