Document:

Multi-Site Agreement for the supply of Styrene Monomer

 Exhibit 10.41 
  
 CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED 
 WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN PORTIONS HEREOF 
 DENOTED WITH “***” 
  
 EXECUTION COPY 
  
 THIS AGREEMENT is made on    February 28th,
                                        2001

  
 BETWEEN: 
  

	(1)	SHELL NEDERLAND CHEMIE B.V., a company incorporated under the laws of The Netherlands with its registered office at the Vondelingenweg 601, 3196 KK Rotterdam, The Netherlands
(hereinafter referred to as “SUPPLIER”); 

  

	(2)	SHELL CHIMIE S.A., a company incorporated under the laws of France with its principal office at CD 54, 13130 Berre 1’Etang, France (hereinafter referred to as
“SHELL CHIMIE”); and 

  

	(3)	KRATON POLYMERS NEDERLAND B.V., a company incorporated under the laws of The Netherlands with its registered office at the Vondelingenweg 601, 3196 KK Vondelingenplaat,
Rotterdam, The Netherlands (hereinafter referred to as “PURCHASER”); 

  
 WHEREAS: 
  

	(A)	SUPPLIER manufactures SM using Ethylene and Benzene at its plant in Moerdijk. 

  

	(B)	The KP GROUP COMPANIES require supplies of SM for further processing at various locations in Europe, and wish to have a long-term stable supply of SM. 

  

	(C)	SUPPLIER is willing to supply SM to PURCHASER and PURCHASER is willing to obtain SM from SUPPLIER on the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement. 

  

	(D)	SUPPLIER, SHELL CHIMIE and PURCHASER agree to facilitate such supply and delivery of the SM between SUPPLIER, SHELL CHIMIE and the KP GROUP COMPANIES. 

  
 IT IS AGREED as follows: 
  

	1.	DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION 

  
 In this Agreement, the following words and expressions shall have the following meanings: 
  
 “Affiliate”: means in relation to SUPPLIER and SHELL CHIMIE: N.V. Koninklijke Nederlandsche Petroleum
Maatschappij, The “Shell” Transport and Trading 

  

 
Company, p.l.c. and any other company other than SUPPLIER and SHELL CHIMIE which is directly or indirectly affiliated with the first mentioned companies or
either of them; 
  
 means in relation to PURCHASER, any company
which is directly or indirectly affiliated with PURCHASER. 
  
 For
the purposes of this definition, a particular company is: 
  

	 	(a)	directly affiliated with another company or companies if the latter hold(s) shares or similar entitlements carrying more than fifty percent (50%) of the votes exercisable at a
general meeting of shareholders (or its equivalent) of the particular company; and 

  

	 	(b)	indirectly affiliated with a company or companies (“the parent company or companies”) if a series of companies can be specified, beginning with the parent company or
companies and ending with the particular company, so related that each company or companies, except the parent company or companies, is directly affiliated with one or more of the companies earlier in the series; 

  
 “Agreement”: means this Multi-Site Agreement for the supply
of styrene monomer, including its Attachments; 
  
 “Bankruptcy Event”: means, in relation to any Party, (i) the making of a general assignment for the benefit of creditors by such Party; or (ii) the entering into of any arrangement or composition with creditors (other than
for the purposes of a solvent reconstruction or amalgamation); or (iii) the institution by such Party of proceedings (a) seeking to adjudicate such Party as bankrupt or insolvent or seeking protection or relief from creditors, or (b) seeking
liquidation, winding up, or rearrangement, reorganisation or adjustment of such Party or its debts (other than for purposes of a solvent reconstruction or amalgamation), or (c) seeking the entry of an order for the appointment of a receiver, trustee
or other similar official for such Party or for all or a substantial part of such Party’s assets; or (iv) the institution of any proceeding of the type described in (iii) above against such Party; 
  
 “Berre Plant”: means Kraton Polymers France
S.A.S.’s elastomers plant on the Berre Site; 
  
 “Berre Site”: means the petrochemicals site in Berre, France currently owned and operated by SHELL CHIMIE from which certain services are provided by SHELL CHIMIE to the Berre Plant pursuant to a Services, Utilities,
Materials and Facilities Agreement; 
  

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 “Calibrated Meter”: means the calibrated flow meter in the pipeline from the SM storage
tanks on the Berre Site or the Pernis site, as the case may be, leading to the Berre Plant or the Pernis Plant respectively that will determine the quantity of SM that will be delivered; 
  
 “Effective Date”: means February 28th 2001; 
  
 “EMU Legislation”: means the legislative measures of the Council of the European Union providing for the
introduction of, changeover to, or operation of, the Euro; 
  
 “Euro”: means the single currency of the Participating Member States in the Third Stage; 
  
 “ICIS”: means the Independent Commodity Information Services the weekly publication of the ICIS-LOR Group. 
  
 “KP France”: means Kraton Polymers France S.A.; 

 
 “KP Germany”: means Kraton Polymers GmbH; 
  
 “KP GROUP COMPANY”: means in so far as and to the extent
that the context so allows: 
  

	 	(a)	PURCHASER with respect to purchases hereunder from SUPPLIER for Pernis Plant; 

  

	 	(b)	Kraton Polymers France S.A.S. with respect to purchases hereunder from SHELL CHIMIE for Berre Plant; or 

  

	 	(c)	KP Germany with respect to purchases hereunder from SUPPLIER for Wesseling; 

  

	 	and	“KP GROUP COMPANIES” means all of the aforementioned companies; 

  
 “Minimum Stock Quantity”: means such quantity of SM as shall be agreed in writing by the Parties as the
minimum quantity to be held at all times on the Berre Site for delivery under this Agreement; 
  
 “Month”: means a calendar month; 
  
 “Participating Member States”: means those member states of the European Union from time to time which adopt a single, shared currency in the Third Stage, as defined and identified in the EMU
Legislation; 
  
 “Party”: means SUPPLIER, SHELL
CHIMIE or PURCHASER, and “Parties” means SUPPLIER, SHELL CHIMIE and PURCHASER; 
  
 “Pernis Plant”: means PURCHASER’S plant in Pernis, The Netherlands; 
  

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 “Product”: means SM complying with the specifications set out in Attachment 1;

  
 “Quarter”: means period of three consecutive
months commencing 1st January, 1st April, 1st July and
1st October in any Year; 
  

“SM”: means styrene monomer; 
  
 “Third Party”: means any third party other than SUPPLIER, SHELL CHIMIE, PURCHASER and their respective Affiliates; 
  
 “Third Stage”: means the third stage of European economic
and monetary union pursuant to the Treaty establishing the European Community (as amended from time to time); 
  
 “Tonne”; means one thousand kilograms; 
  
 “Volume”: means the amount of Product supplied by SUPPLIER to KP GROUP COMPANIES under this Agreement; 
  
 “Wesseling”: means KP Germany’s plant in Wesseling,
Germany; 
  
 “Year”: means a calendar year.

  

	1.2	All references to a statutory or regulatory provision shall be construed as including references to any amendment, modification, consolidation or re-enactment thereof, for the time
being in force; 

  

	1.3	References in this Agreement to Clauses and Attachments are to Clauses in and Attachments to this Agreement. The Recitals and Attachments to this Agreement form part of this
Agreement. 

  

	1.4	Headings are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of this Agreement. 

  

	1.5	The masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter and the singular number shall include the plural and vice versa. 

  

	2.	SUPPLY AND PURCHASE OF PRODUCT 

  

	2.1	(a)    SUPPLIER shall supply to the KP GROUP COMPANIES [***] [Confidential Treatment Requested] of Product per Year; 

  

	 	(b)	PURCHASER shall purchase, and shall procure that the KP GROUP COMPANIES shall pay for and take delivery of, [***] [Confidential Treatment Requested] of Product per Year.

  

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	2.2	In order to ensure that the terms and conditions of this Agreement are met and the intentions set out herein are achieved, PURCHASER will act as the co-ordinator of the deliveries
of Product made pursuant to this Agreement. In such capacity PURCHASER shall do the following: 

  

	 	(a)	Provide SUPPLIER with information in respect of the purchases and deliveries of Product in accordance with Clause 4; 

  

	 	(b)	Co-ordinate the Product purchase and delivery activities; 

  

	 	(c)	Co-ordinate a response from the KP GROUP COMPANIES in case SUPPLIER should require a switch in supply sources in accordance with Clause 3.5; 

  

	 	(d)	Co-ordinate the lifting of the Product by the KP GROUP COMPANIES so as to meet the lifting requirements under Clause 4.1; 

  

	 	(e)	Review and analyse any deviation from purchasing and/or supply targets; 

  

	 	(f)	Facilitate the resolution of any issue regarding supplies of SM between SUPPLIER and the KP GROUP COMPANIES; 

  

	 	(g)	Give and receive notices on behalf of the KP GROUP COMPANIES pursuant to Clause 11.1. 

  

	3.	QUALITY 

  

	3.1	SUPPLIER warrants that all Product supplied under this Agreement shall comply with the specifications set out in Attachment I unless otherwise agreed. A certificate of analysis,
will be sent to the receiving site, at the time of loading. SUPPLIER will issue quality trend reports indicating variability in supply and process capability indices per specification item. 

  

	3.2	SUPPLIER shall, take a sample from each shipment prior to loading which will be kept sealed for 90 days. If SUPPLIER receives a written complaint from any KP GROUP COMPANY, half of
this sample will be at such KP GROUP COMPANY’s disposal for testing at the relevant site. In such case SUPPLIER and the relevant KP GROUP COMPANY will promptly meet to resolve the complaint. If SUPPLIER and the relevant KP GROUP COMPANY cannot
resolve the complaint among themselves the remaining part of the retained sample shall be put at the disposal of a commonly agreed independent surveyor, whose analysis will be binding on SUPPLIER, PURCHASER and the relevant KP GROUP COMPANY. The
fees and expenses of the independent surveyor shall be borne by SUPPLIER, if the complaint is proved to be justified, and by PURCHASER, if the complaint is not proved to be justified. 

  

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	3.3	In the event that SM supplied by SUPPLIER is proved to have failed to meet the specifications set out in Attachment I, PURCHASER shall be entitled to reject the SM in question and
require reimbursement of the invoice value of such SM, or require delivery of SM which meets the specifications set out in Attachment I to the relevant KP GROUP COMPANY as soon as reasonably possible, but in any event not later than 10 days for
deliveries to Pernis Plant, 20 days for deliveries to Wesseling and 30 days for deliveries to Berre Plant, in each case after receipt by SUPPLIER of a written notice from PURCHASER requesting such re-supply. 

  

	3.4	In the absence of any written notice from PURCHASER to SUPPLIER within 30 days after delivery of the Product, the Product shall be deemed to have been delivered and accepted in a
satisfactory condition and in all respects in accordance with the specifications and neither SUPPLIER nor SHELL CHIMIE shall have any liability with respect to that delivery. 

  

	3.5	Subject as provided for below in this Clause, if SUPPLIER intends to supply Product other than from its plant in Moerdijk, SUPPLIER will give 9 Months’ prior written notice to
PURCHASER of such intention unless SUPPLIER and PURCHASER agree otherwise. SUPPLIER will only start to supply Product from any plant other than Moerdijk if PURCHASER gives its approval (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
PURCHASER acknowledges that SM can be supplied by SUPPLIER to KP Germany’s plant in Wesseling from other sources than Moerdijk provided it is planned on a long-term continuous basis, if KP Germany approves the supply source prior to supply.
[***] [Confidential Treatment Requested] 

  

	4.	SCHEDULING AND NOMINATION 

  

	4.1	By 1st July in each Year, PURCHASER shall submit, in writing, a volume estimate of KP GROUP COMPANIES’ requirements for Product in the following Year and a volume estimate for
the 4 Years thereafter following the format in Attachment II. 

  
 PURCHASER shall, and/or shall procure that the KP GROUP COMPANIES shall, lift Product approximately [***] [Confidential Treatment Requested] the Year, allowing for adjustments arising from scheduled turnarounds, which
shall be notified to SUPPLIER at least 9 months in advance. 
  

	4.2	By 1st October in each Year, PURCHASER shall submit, in writing, a revised volume estimate of KP GROUP COMPANIES’ requirements for Product in the following Year by Quarter (the
“Annual Volume of Product”). 

  

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 The Annual Volume of Product shall be within the range of volumes set out in Clause 2.1. 
  

	4.3	PURCHASER will provide SUPPLIER with a binding monthly volume requirement in writing, no later than 8 working days prior to the start of the forthcoming Month including required
delivery dates by location for the forthcoming Month, and a non- 

 binding forecast by location for the 2 Months thereafter.

  

	4.4	Notwithstanding the provisions of this Clause 4, SUPPLIER and PURCHASER may agree that SUPPLIER shall supply, and PURCHASER shall purchase, such additional quantities of Product as
SUPPLIER and PURCHASER may agree in writing from time to time, [***] [Confidential Treatment Requested]. 

  

	4.5	In respect of Product to be supplied to the Berre Plant SUPPLIER undertakes that at all times on and after the Effective Date it will ensure that the Minimum Stock Quantity shall be
held on the Berre Site for delivery under this Agreement. 

  

	5.	DELIVERY TERMS AND RISK 

  

	5.1	To the extent not inconsistent with any terms of this Agreement, Incoterms (2000 edition) shall apply to the supply of SM under this Agreement. 

  

	5.2	SUPPLIER shall supply Product on [***] [Confidential Treatment Requested] to Berre Site and Wesseling. SUPPLIER shall supply Product “Free in Pipe” at PURCHASER’S
receiving flange at Pernis Plant. In the event that PURCHASER shall embark upon a significant expansion of production capacity at Pernis Plant SUPPLIER shall be entitled to renegotiate with PURCHASER the supply terms in respect of Product for that
plant in so far as SUPPLIER has to make any consequential infrastructure investments. 

  

	5.3	SUPPLIER shall supply Product to the Berre Plant in accordance with the managed inventory obligations set out in Clauses 4.5 and 5.4. 

  

	5.4	SHELL CHIMIE will retain risk and title to all SM received by it pursuant to this Agreement at the Berre Site until either of the following occurs, at which time risk and title to
the relevant quantity of SM will be deemed to have passed to Kraton Polymers France S.A.S.: 

  

	 	(a)	Upon Kraton Polymers France S.A.S.’s request SHELL CHIMIE effects delivery of a quantity of SM by passing it through the Calibrated Meter at Kraton Polymers France
S.A.S.’s flange; 

  

	 	(b)	a period of 120 consecutive days elapses during which Kraton Polymers France S.A.S. makes no requests for any delivery of SM (in which case the balance of the

  
  

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remaining SM pursuant to this Agreement delivered to and then remaining in storage on the Berre Site will be deemed to have been delivered to the Berre Plant
and Kraton Polymers France S.A.S. shall be invoiced accordingly). 

  

	6.	QUANTITY MEASUREMENT 

  

	6.1	In the case of quantities delivered to Wesseling, the invoice quantity shall be determined by SUPPLIER based on the level difference in the gauged SM tanks or on the reading given
by the calibrated flow meters, both corrected for temperature. If either cannot be determined, the ship tank calibration measurement will be used, also corrected for temperature. In the case of quantities delivered to Pernis Plant or to Berre Plant
the invoice quantity shall be determined by SUPPLIER or SHELL CHIMIE, as the case may be, based on the reading given by the Calibrated Meter. 

  

			
	6.2	  	 (a)    PURCHASER shall be responsible for procuring the upkeep and maintenance of the gauged SM tanks and the
calibrated flow meters at Berre Plant;

		
	 	  	 (b)    SUPPLIER shall be responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of its gauged SM tanks and its calibrated flow
metersat Pernis.

  
  

	6.3	SUPPLIER or SHELL CHIMIE, as the case may be, shall arrange for the testing and calibration of all its gauged SM tanks and calibrated flow meters on a regularly scheduled basis.

  

	6.4	If at any time any KP GROUP COMPANY has reasonable grounds to suspect that any measuring equipment is not accurate in any respect, PURCHASER shall procure that the discrepancy or
suspected discrepancy shall be immediately reported to SUPPLIER or SHELL CHIMIE, as the case may be, in writing by the relevant KP GROUP COMPANY along with any evidence in support of such claim and SUPPLIER or SHELL CHIMIE, as the case may be, shall
arrange for the testing of the relevant piece of measuring-equipment. 

  

	6.5	If any piece of measuring equipment fails to register or, upon test, is found not to be within +/- 0.5 percent accuracy then, for the purposes of this Agreement a reasonable
adjustment in accordance with generally accepted engineering practices shall be made correcting all measurements made with that piece of measuring equipment. Such adjustments shall reflect, if determinable, the actual period during which any
inaccurate measurements were made. If such period cannot be determined it shall be deemed to be such period as shall be equal to one-half of the time from the date of the previous test of such measurement equipment, provided that the period covered
by any such correction shall not exceed 6 months. 

  

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	7.	PRICE 

  

	7.1	The invoice price, in Euro/Tonne, to be paid to SUPPLIER or to SHELL CHIMIE, as the case may be, for the supply of SM shall be as given by the following formula:-

  
 [***] [Confidential Treatment Requested]

  

	 	(a)	[***] [Confidential Treatment Requested] 

  

	 	(b)	[***] [Confidential Treatment Requested] 

  
 where:- 
  
 [***] [Confidential Treatment Requested] 
  

	 	[***]	[Confidential Treatment Requested] 

  
 [***] [Confidential Treatment Requested] 
  
 provided always that if the [***] [Confidential Treatment Requested] calculated as above is negative this [***] [Confidential Treatment
Requested] shall not be deducted from the price calculated in accordance with the rest of the above formula and the [***] [Confidential Treatment Requested] in this instance shall be disregarded; 
  

	7.2	The [***] [Confidential Treatment Requested] in the price calculated in accordance with Clause 7.1 (a) shall be [***] [Confidential Treatment Requested]:-

  
 [***] [Confidential Treatment
Requested] 
  
 The [***] [Confidential Treatment Requested] in the price calculated in accordance with Clause 7.1(b) shall be [***] [Confidential Treatment
Requested]:- 
  
 [***] [Confidential Treatment
Requested] 
  
 and this will be applied from the fourth Quarter 1998 which shall be the base reference. 
  

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	7.3	For supplies to Berre Plant a freight allowance of [***] [Confidential Treatment Required] will be added to the formula price. For supplies to Pernis Plant a freight allowance of
[***] [Confidential Treatment Required] will be deducted from the formula price. For supplies to Wesseling a freight allowance of [***] [Confidential Treatment Required] will be deducted from the formula price. 

  

	7.4	Prices will be subject where applicable to VAT, Excise Duty and any other government tax or duty. 

  

	7.5	If ICIS cease the above services (including, for the avoidance of doubt, if ICIS ceases to publish a low range North West European Quarterly Contract Price for SM, a North West
European quarterly contract price FOB NWE for Benzene or a North West European quarterly contract price FD NWE for Ethylene ) then SUPPLIER and PURCHASER shall meet to agree an alternative publication or price to be used to determine appropriate
quotations. 

  

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	8.	INVOICING AND PAYMENT 

  

	8.1	In the case of deliveries to Pernis Plant: 

  

	 	(a)	SUPPLIER shall issue to PURCHASER at the invoice address specified in Attachment III, an invoice in Euro in respect of each delivery of Product within 4 days of the date of the bill
of lading relating to that delivery; 

  

	 	(b)	PURCHASER shall make payment against each invoice in Euro (or any other currency as agreed with SUPPLIER) within [***] [Confidential Treatment Requested] of the date of the bill of
lading to which the invoice relates. 

  

	8.2	In the case of deliveries to Wesseling: 

  

	 	(a)	SUPPLIER shall issue to KP Germany at its invoice address specified in Attachment III, an invoice in Euro in respect of each delivery of Product within 4 days of the date of the
bill of lading relating to that delivery; 

  

	 	(b)	PURCHASER shall procure that KP Germany shall make payment against each invoice in Euro (or any other currency as agreed with SUPPLIER) within [***] [Confidential Treatment
Requested] of the date of the bill of lading to which the invoice relates. 

  

	8.3	In the case of deliveries to the Berre Plant: 

  

	 	(a)	SHELL CHIMIE shall issue to Kraton Polymers France S.A.S. at its invoice address specified in Attachment III, an invoice in Euro in respect of all the SM delivered to the Berre
Plant pursuant to Clause 5.4 of this Agreement in any Month within 3 days after the end of that Month; 

  

	 	(b)	PURCHASER shall procure that Kraton Polymers France S.A.S. shall make payment to SHELL CHIMIE against each invoice in Euro (or any other currency as agreed with SHELL CHIMIE) no
later than the [***] [Confidential Treatment Requested] of the month following the month of deliveries to the Berre
Plant. 

  

	8.4	If the appropriate data is not available to calculate the invoice price, the most recently calculated invoice price shall be used for all subsequent deliveries until the correct
invoice price can be calculated. If this procedure results in an overcharge or undercharge, an adjustment shall be made to the next invoice for the amount of the overcharge or undercharge. 

  

	8.5	Each invoice shall be payable in respect of supplies of SM to Wesseling or Pernis Plant by KP Germany or PURCHASER respectively for value on the payment date in SUPPLIER’s
account [***] [Confidential Treatment Requested] by bank transfer. Each invoice shall be payable in respect of deliveries of SM to Berre 

  

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Plant by Kraton Polymers France S.A.S. for value on the payment date in [***] [Confidential Treatment Requested] by bank transfer. Any fee charged by either
SUPPLIER’s or SHELL CHIMIE’s Bank in connection with the payment shall be for the relevant KP GROUP COMPANY’s account. 

  

	8.6	Any VAT and any other indirect duties and taxes relating to Product sold and delivered hereunder shall be for the relevant KP GROUP COMPANY’s account. SUPPLIER AND SHELL CHIMIE
shall use reasonable endeavours to assist the KP GROUP COMPANIES in providing AAD related documents, if so requested. 

  

	8.7	If the supply qualifies as an intra-community transaction as defined in Articles 28(c)(A) of EEC Council Directive 91/680, PURCHASER shall procure that the relevant KP GROUP COMPANY
notifies SUPPLIER, in writing and before the supply takes place, which VAT number it will use for each transaction and, in case transport is not arranged by or on behalf of SUPPLIER, that the Product will be transported by such KP GROUP COMPANY or
on its behalf to another EC Member State. If, in the above described situation, SUPPLIER has sufficient confidence that it will receive the evidence required in time, and, therefore, the relevant KP GROUP COMPANY is invoiced with 0% VAT, PURCHASER
shall procure that such KP GROUP COMPANY shall provide SUPPLIER as soon as possible with documents proving that the goods have been transported to another EC Member State. PURCHASER undertakes that such KP GROUP COMPANY shall be liable for any VAT
and fines due by SUPPLIER and/or SHELL CHIMIE if the documents mentioned are not received in time by SUPPLIER. If the VAT number cannot be verified with the relevant authorities in due time, or if the relevant authorities cannot validate the number
at verification, the supply will be deemed to be a national supply and VAT will be levied accordingly. 

  

	8.8	In case of any payment obligation owed to SHELL CHIMIE or to SUPPLIER by either Kraton Polymers France S.A.S. or KP Germany respectively in accordance with this Agreement, PURCHASER
unconditionally guarantees such payment obligations. In the event that any such payment is not made when due, PURCHASER shall pay the amount in question to SUPPLIER or to SHELL CHIMIE immediately on demand from SUPPLIER or SHELL CHIMIE, as the case
may be. 

  

	9.	TERM AND TERMINATION 

  

	9.1	The Agreement shall become effective on the date of this Agreement and shall remain in force, unless terminated in accordance with Clause 9.2, for an initial term of 5 years from
the date of this Agreement and shall be automatically renewed thereafter for extension terms of 1 year each, unless terminated following 12 (twelve) months prior written notice served by either SUPPLIER upon PURCHASER or by PURCHASER upon SUPPLIER,
such notice not to expire before 31st December, 2004. 

  

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	9.2	If at any time during the term of this Agreement: 

  

	 	(a)	A Bankruptcy Event occurs in relation to a Party or a Party shall cease to carry on business, another Party may terminate this Agreement with immediate effect;

  

	 	(b)	A Party or any of its respective Affiliates fails to perform its obligations under this Agreement and does not remedy that failure within 60 (sixty) days of receipt of written
notice from another Party, then the other Party shall be entitled (without prejudice to its other rights and remedies) to terminate this Agreement with immediate effect; 

  

	 	(c)	Any KP GROUP COMPANY fails to perform its obligations under this Agreement and does not remedy that failure within 60 (sixty) days of receipt of written notice from SUPPLIER and/or
SHELL CHIMIE, then SUPPLIER and/or SHELL CHIMIE shall be entitled (without prejudice to its other rights and remedies) to terminate this Agreement with immediate effect. 

  

	10.	GENERAL 

  

	10.1	This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall enure for the benefit of the permitted assignees of SUPPLIER, SHELL CHIMIE and PURCHASER. 

  

	10.2	No failure to exercise, and no delay or forbearance in exercising, any right or remedy in respect of any provision of this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of such right or
remedy. 

  

	10.3	Variations of this Agreement shall not be effective unless made in writing signed by duly authorised representatives of the Parties. 

  

	11.	NOTICES 

  

	11.1	Any notice required to be given by SUPPLIER or SHELL CHIMIE to any KP GROUP COMPANY under this Agreement shall be given to PURCHASER for such KP COMPANY unless otherwise expressly
stated in the Agreement. 

  
 Any notice required to
be given by any KP GROUP COMPANY to SUPPLIER or SHELL CHIMIE under this Agreement shall be given by PURCHASER for such KP GROUP COMPANY unless otherwise expressly stated in the Agreement. 
  

	11.2	 Any notice shall be in writing and shall be deemed validly served by hand delivery or by prepaid registered letter, sent through the post to its address given
below, or such other address as may from time to time be notified for this purpose and any notice served by 

  

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hand shall be deemed to have served on delivery, and any notice served by prepaid registered letter shall be deemed to have been served 48 hours after the
time of which it was posted, and in proving service it shall be sufficient (in the case of service by hand or prepaid registered letter) to prove that the notice was properly addressed as the case may be. 

  

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	 PURCHASER

	  	 SUPPLIER

	  	 SHELL CHIMIE

	 Kraton Polymers Nederland
 B.V.
 Vondelingenweg 601
 NL-3196 KK
 Vondelingenplaat Rt.
	  	 Shell Nederland Chemie
 B.V.
 Vondenlingenweg 601
 NL-3196 KK
 Vondelingenplaat Rt.
	  	 Shell Chimie S.A.
 CD 54, 13130 Berre
l’Etang,
 France

	  	  
	  	  
	  	  
	  	  
			
	 Attention: Supply Co-ordinators,
 Kraton
Polymers
 Nederland B.V., Kraton
 Polymers France S.A.S
and
 Kraton Polymers GmbH
	  	 Attention: Business Manager,
 Styrene
	  	 Attention: SC Finance
 Manager

	  	  
	  	  
	  	  
	  	  

  

	12.	FORCE MAJEURE 

  

	12.1	No Party shall be under any liability to another Party whether in contract or in tort due to the first Party (or in the case of PURCHASER, any relevant KP GROUP COMPANY) being
delayed or hindered in or prevented from performing any or all of its obligations under this Agreement by reason of fire, explosion, accident, flood, act of God, war, riot, labour dispute, strike, lockout, plant breakdown, shortage or
non-availability of raw materials arising from a conscious and deliberate act on the part of the supplier or any other cause (whether or not of the same nature as the foregoing) not reasonably foreseeable at the date of this Agreement and beyond the
reasonable control of the Party or KP GROUP COMPANY in question. 

  

	12.2	 If a Party is unable to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement by reason of any of the causes mentioned in Clause 12.1 above or if a Party considers it
likely that it may become so unable, then that Party shall as soon as reasonably practicable notify the other Parties of the nature, estimated extent and duration of such inability. In case of any reasonable doubt as to occurrence of any of the
causes mentioned in Clause 12.1, preventing a Party from fulfilling its contractual obligations under this Agreement, another Party has the right to have any of such causes confirmed by an independent auditor, subject to the approval of the
prevented Party, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld. In such an auditing process, the Party declaring Force Majeure will give access to any necessary information available to that Party, unless that Party is bound by secrecy agreements.
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concerning health, safety and environmental matters shall be at the sole discretion of the Party declaring Force Majeure. The Party affected by Force Majeure
shall use all reasonable efforts to remedy the event of Force Majeure as soon as possible. 

  

	12.3	In the event of a shortage of Product due under this Agreement, caused by reasons as defined in Clause 12.1, the Volume to be delivered in the period affected by Force Majeure shall
be reduced on a pro rata basis with quantities to be delivered under binding contracts in existence at the time the Force Majeure event occurred or could reasonably be anticipated. 

  

	12.4	Lack of funds shall not be Force Majeure. 

  

	12.5	No Party shall be entitled to rely on Force Majeure to relieve it from an obligation to pay money which would otherwise be payable under this Agreement (save to the extent and for
the period that payment of the same cannot be made by reason of bank strike or similar occurrence). 

  

	13.	LIABILITY 

  

	13.1	Subject to Clause 13.3, in the event that SM supplied under this Agreement does not accord with the specifications set out in Attachment I, SUPPLIER shall promptly replace such SM
or, at the option of the relevant KP GROUP COMPANY, reimburse or procure the reimbursement by SHELL CHIMIE, as the case may be, of the invoice value of such Product and SUPPLIER and SHELL CHIMIE shall have no other liability in contract or in tort
or in any other way for any loss or damage to PURCHASER or any other KP GROUP COMPANY arising from any act or omission in or relating to the supply or failure to supply SM under this Agreement. 

  

	13.2	Subject to Clause 13.3, no Party shall be liable to another Party or to any of their respective Affiliates (including, in the case of PURCHASER, the other KP GROUP COMPANIES) for
loss of profits, loss of margin, loss of use, loss of contract, loss of goodwill or any indirect or other consequential losses of any nature whatsoever, whether or not caused by or resulting from its negligence or breach of its statutory duties or a
breach of its obligations under this Agreement howsoever caused. 

  

	13.3	Nothing in this Agreement shall exclude, restrict or limit any liability of SUPPLIER or SHELL CHIMIE for: 

  

	 	(a)	death or personal injury resulting from negligence as defined in the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977; or 

  

	 	(b)	fraud or any other matter if and to the extent that, under English law, liability for it cannot be excluded, restricted or limited as against PURCHASER or any other KP GROUP COMPANY
in the context of this Agreement. 

  

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	13.4	To the extent that SUPPLIER or SHELL CHIMIEis in breach of any supply obligation under this Agreement, or if SUPPLIER or SHELL CHIMIEhas failed to supply Product pursuant to an
event of Force Majeure which has, in any case, resulted in a shortfall in supply or failure in supply of Product to any KP GROUP COMPANY under this Agreement, such KP GROUP COMPANY shall, upon prior written notice to SUPPLIER of such intention, have
the right to purchase elsewhere at its own risk and cost, such quantities of Product as may be necessary to cover the shortfall in its requirements at the plant affected resulting from the shortfall in, or failure to, supply to it during the period
of such shortfall or failure to supply. 

  
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	14.	ASSIGNMENT 

  
 A Party may at any time, with the prior written consent of the other Parties, assign all or any part of the benefit of, or its rights and benefits under
this Agreement, except that no consent shall be required in the case of an assignment to an Affiliate. 
  

	15.	CONFIDENTIALITY 

  
 Each Party shall ensure that unless the other Parties give their prior written consent no information regarding the contents of this Agreement shall be
disclosed except to an Affiliate (including, in the case of PURCHASER, the other KP GROUP COMPANIES), and only then, if and to the extent such Affiliate needs to know the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Party in question shall ensure
that the Affiliate in question is notified of the confidential nature of this Agreement and that such Affiliate enters into an appropriate confidentiality undertaking. 
  

	16.	HARDSHIP 

  
 If at any time during this Agreement either SUPPLIER or PURCHASER is of the view that there has been a substantial change in business, monetary, technical
or commercial conditions (excluding changes in the market price of SM and any other of the aforementioned changes that are to be borne by it as expressly contemplated in this Agreement) as a result of which that Party suffers material hardship in
complying with this Agreement, that Party may notify the other in writing that it wishes to meet and review the conditions of the Agreement in the light of the changed business conditions. SUPPLIER and PURCHASER shall meet to discuss in good faith
appropriate means, if any, to alleviate or mitigate the effects of such hardship in a manner equitable to them. 
  

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	17.	SEVERABILITY 

  

	17.1	If any of the provisions of this Agreement is or becomes illegal, void or unenforceable under the law of any jurisdiction, such provision shall be deemed to be deleted from this
Agreement and the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain and continue in full force and effect. 

  

	17.2	The invalidity of one or more provisions of this Agreement shall not affect: 

  

	 	(a)	the legality, validity or enforceability in that jurisdiction of any other provision of this Agreement; or 

  

	 	(b)	the legality, validity or enforceability under the law of any other jurisdiction of that or any other provision of this Agreement. 

  

	18.	GOVERNING LAW AND ARBITRATION 

  

	18.1	This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law. 

  

	18.2	In the event any dispute, controversy, or difference of opinion arises between the Parties, out of or in relation to or in connection with this Agreement or the breach thereof, the
Parties agree that all disputes arising in connection with the present Agreement shall be finally settled under the rules of conciliation and arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris by three (3) arbitrators appointed in
accordance with those rules. The place of arbitration shall be Rotterdam and the language shall be English. 

  

	19.	COUNTERPARTS 

  

	19.1	This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by the Parties on separate counterparts, but shall not be effective until each Party has executed at least one
counterpart. 

  

	19.2	Each counterpart shall constitute an original of this Agreement, but all the counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. 

  

	20.	EXCLUSION OF THE CONTRACTS (RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES) ACT 1999 

  
 The Parties agree that no Third Party or Affiliate (including, in the case of PURCHASER, the other KP GROUP COMPANIES) has any right under the Contracts
(Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of this Agreement, without prejudice to other rights or remedies which exist or may be available under applicable law. 
  

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	IN WITNESS whereof this document has been signed by duly authorised persons on behalf of the Parties the day and year first before written.
			
	SIGNED by	 	 )
	 	 
	Duly authorised for and	 	 )
	 	 
	On behalf of	 	 )
	 	/s/ Illegible
	SHELL NEDERLAND CHEMIE B.V.	 	 )
	 	  
			
	  	 	 	 	  
	SIGNED by	 	 )
	 	 
	Duly authorised for and	 	 )
	 	/S/    C. BOUSSARD        
	On behalf of	 	 )
	 	C. BOUSSARD
	SHELL CHIMIE S.A.	 	 )
	 	  
	 	 	 	 	 
			
	  	 	 	 	  
	SIGNED by	 	 )
	 	 
	Duly authorised for and	 	 )
	 	 
	On behalf of	 	 )
	 	 
	KRATON POLYMERS NEDERLAND B.V.	 	 )
	 	/s/ Illegible
	 	 	 	 	Illegible

  

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 ATTACHMENT I 
  

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 ATTACHMENT II 
  
 Estimated Take-off scheme of Volume (in kilo Tonnes) 
  

																			
	 	  	 1999
 (pro rata)

	  	1999 

	  	2000

	  	2001

	  	2002

	  	2003

	 Contract Total

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	 	  	Q1

	  	Q2

	  	Q3

	  	Q4

	  	Total

	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 
	 Estimated Annual Volumes as by 1st of Oct. (Total)/by plant
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	 Berre Plant
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	 Wesseling
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 ATTACHMENT III 
  
 KP GROUP COMPANIES’ INVOICE ADDRESSES 
  

			
	KP GROUP COMPANY	  	INVOICE ADDRESS
		
	Kraton Polymers Nederland B.V.	  	PO Box 628
	 	  	3190 AN Hoogvliet Rt
	 	  	The Netherlands
		
	Kraton Polymers France S.A.S	  	Chemin départmental 54
	 	  	BP14
	 	  	13131 Berre L’Etang Cedex
	 	  	France
		
	Kraton Polymers GmbH	  	Koelner Strasse 6
	 	  	65760 Eschborn/Germany

  

 5Butadiene Sales Contract

 Exhibit 10.42 
  
 CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED 
 WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN PORTIONS HEREOF 
 DENOTED WITH “***” 
  
 

 
  
 Control No. 4950899 

 
 BUTADIENE SALES CONTRACT 
  
 Dated: September 11, 1999 
  
 1. PARTIES. 
  

	Shell:	 SHELL CHEMICAL COMPANY, for itself and as agent for Shell Oil Company (“Seller”), P.O. Box 2463, Houston, TX 77252-2463, Facsimile no. 713-241-6465.

  

	Buyer:	 SHELL ELASTOMERS LLC, 910 Louisiana, Houston, TX 77002, Facsimile no. 713-241-1308. 

  
 2. PRODUCT. Butadiene meeting Specifications shown in attached Exhibit A. 
  
 During the Contract period, Buyer will purchase the following quantities of Product:

  

					
	 CONTRACT
YEAR

	  	 100% requirements of Buyer,
 ESTIMATED ANNUAL
QUANTITY

	  	 FOB POINT

	 1999
	  	[***] [Confidential Treatment Required]	  	On consignment, See Art. 6.

  
 2.1 PRODUCT
QUALITY. 
  
 Butadiene, (hereinafter referred to as
“Product”) supplied and maintained on consignment at Belpre in accordance with Article 6, and will be in accordance with specifications set forth in Exhibit A. Seller will facsimile to the Buyer prior to each shipment a Certificate of
Analysis (COA). Seller will provide Buyer six (6) months advanced notification if there is a change in the manufacturing process that will affect the material specifications of Product provided to the Buyer. Product produced by Seller in different
plants is viewed as coming from different supply sources and requires separate qualification. Product to be shipped for the Seller from third parties must be from a third party qualified by the Buyer based on Buyer’s criteria as specified in
Exhibit D. Each such shipment requires Buyer’s separate qualification prior to shipment. 
  
 Seller must obtain approval prior to shipment of any material that does not meet Buyer’s specifications. In the event that Seller delivers Product failing to comply with the specifications set out in Exhibit A,
Buyer will be entitled at its option to i) require Seller to replace such defective Product at a price not to exceed the invoice value or ii) to reimburse the invoice value of the defective Product. Seller will provide normal and customary technical
support regarding material specification and material property issues e.g. technical support for popcorn polymer issues. 
  
 If Buyer has cause to complain that the quality of Product delivered to it pursuant to the Contract 

  

 
does not comply with the specification set out in Exhibit A, Buyer will give written notice specifying the nature of its complaint and the parties will
promptly meet so as to resolve that complaint. In absence of any agreement to resolve the complaint the parties will appoint at their joint cost a mutually acceptable independent surveyor to examine whether the quality of Product as delivered
complied with the specifications set forth in Exhibit A. In the absence of any written notice from Buyer to Seller within 30 days after delivery of the Product, the Product shall be deemed to have been delivered and accepted by Buyer in a
satisfactory condition and in all respects in accordance with the specifications and Seller shall have no liability to Buyer with respect to that delivery. 
  
 3. PERIOD. 
  
 The period of this Sales Contract will begin on July 1, 1999 and end on December 31, 2005, but will continue thereafter, subject to termination effective on such ending date, or at any subsequent time, by either Party
giving the other at least twelve (12) months’ prior written notice at any time for any reason, provided that such termination will not take effect before December 31, 2005. 
  
 4. PRICE. 
  
 The butadiene monomer price will be based on the schedule in Exhibit B. 
  
 4.1 COMPETITIVE OFFERS. 
  
 If Buyer gives satisfactory evidence that it can purchase a minimum supply [***]  [Confidential Treatment Required] lbs during a 1 year period, of
product of like quality and quantity produced in the United States (including its territories or possessions) at a lower price and under terms and conditions similar to those of this Contract and Seller elects not to meet the lower price, all
quantities actually purchased by Buyer at the lower price will be deducted from the applicable remaining quantity obligation. If Seller elects to meet the lower price, Seller may withdraw its lower price on notice or immediately upon termination of
the competitive lower price. If Seller is prevented by law, regulation or governmental action from increasing or continuing any price already in effect under this Contract, Seller may terminate this Contract on thirty (30) days notice. 

 
 4.2 Logistics and Freight. Freight Terms are FOB Belpre Barge
Freight prepaid and delivered. Freight charged to Buyer will be invoiced [***]  [Confidential Treatment Required] per net pound shipped for all quantities shipped on the Kraton 1, 2 and 3 barges. Changes to logistics charges will be limited to
only those resulting from changes incurred by Shell Chemical Company under its Marine Affreightment-Butadiene Barging contract. Presently the Kraton 1, 2 and 3 barges are being used. In case any investment for any other barges is needed, Seller
after agreement with Buyer will be entitled to change freight charge to accommodate an equivalent capital charge. 
  
 If barges owned by third parties are used Buyer will be charged the actual charges incurred for rental, towing and cleaning of such barges. 
  
 4.3 TAX. 
  
 Any tax (other than on income), duty or other governmental charge now or
hereafter imposed on the Product or on any raw material used in manufacturing the Product (or on Seller, or required to be paid or collected by Seller, by reason of the manufacture, transportation, sale or use of such Product or raw material) will
be paid by Buyer in addition to the price. 
  
 4.4. RIGHT TO
AUDIT. Buyer, at his cost, upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to Seller, may audit via an independent third party to be agreed upon by Seller and Buyer, the pertinent books 

  

 
and records of Seller when reasonably necessary to verify the basis for the price mechanism. Seller shall keep the pertinent books and records necessary to
verify the basis for the price mechanism for a period of three years from the date of each order under this Contract. 
  
 5. QUANTITY NOMINATIONS/LIMITATIONS 
  
 5.1 Scheduling and planning 
  
 The volume of Product shall be agreed to annually between Seller and Buyer, by October 1 of the previous year (Agreed Volume). 
  
 5.2 Five year production estimate 
  
 Buyer shall advise Seller by October 1 of each year of its best estimate of
the annual requirements of Product in the nearest following 5 years. 
  
 5.3 Three month rolling forecast 
  
 Subject to
Clauses 5.1 and 5.2 Buyer will indicate to Seller in writing its monthly requirement on the basis of a rolling three months program. This program will be revised and updated on a monthly basis and will be made available to Seller latest five working
days before the beginning of the first month on the three months program. Seller will take all reasonable efforts to supply Product based on Buyer’s forecast. 
  
 6. SUPPLIER MANAGED INVENTORY AGREEMENT FOR BUTADIENE, hereinafter referred to as “Consigned Product”. 
  
 A. SHIPMENTS - TITLE. Notwithstanding any provisions
of this Contract to the contrary, shipments of Consigned Product will be made by Seller on consignment into Buyer’s storage at its facilities at Belpre, Ohio and Seller’s quantity determination will govern unless proven in error. Should
the quantity determination by Buyer after receipt differ by an amount greater than one-half of one percent (0.5%) versus the quantity indicated on Seller’s bill of lading, it is Buyer’s responsibility to petition Seller for adjustment in
writing within thirty (30) days of receipt. Buyer will ensure the prompt unloading of each shipment of Consigned Product and will be responsible for any demurrage or detention charges. Seller will retain title to all Consigned Product until any of
the following occurs, at which time Buyer will be deemed to have purchased the Consigned Product involved: 
  

	 	1.	Buyer withdraws it from storage; 

  

	 	2.	the Consigned Product is lost, destroyed or damaged for any cause while in Buyer’s custody, regardless of fault, effective the date of such loss, destruction or damage; or

  

	 	3.	a period of 120 consecutive days elapses during which no withdrawals of Consigned Product are made by Buyer (in which case all remaining Consigned Product in storage at Buyer’s
location will be deemed purchased by Buyer). 

  
 Seller agrees to
maintain a minimum [***] [Confidential Treatment Required] Consigned Product as “Safety 

  

 
Stock”. Seller and Buyer will meet twice a year to discuss the Supplier’s performance of the Supplier Managed Inventory Program (SMI). During these
discussions the Seller and Buyer will discuss and revise the safety stock volume if required with the aim to achieve reliability and cost efficiency. Actual stock level can fall below safety tock level, provided an urgent plan is in place to bring
the inventory back to a level at or in excess of agreed safety stock. Decisions to increase or decrease the safety stock volume requirement will not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. 
  
 Buyer agrees that all costs of maintaining and protecting Consigned Product in Buyer’s
storage facilities, including but not limited to insurance, handling and storage, will be borne by Buyer, and that Consigned Product will be adequately insured against theft, fire or other loss or damage with Seller named as an additional insured in
the appropriate policies. Buyer agrees to maintain all storage facilities for Consigned Product in a safe, environmentally sound manner. All operational aspects of the storage facilities for Consigned Product are managed and undertaken by the Buyer.
Buyer agrees to furnish Seller with evidence of such insurance satisfactory to Seller. 
  
 B. STORAGE REQUIREMENTS. Buyer agrees to permit physical inspection of the storage location and product handling facilities by
Seller’s representative or agents prior to the first consignment shipment. Seller has the right, upon reasonable notice, to verify the quantity and quality of Consigned Product hereunder 
  
 C. FINANCING STATEMENT. Upon request by Seller, Buyer
will execute and return to Seller for Seller’s filing, a Uniform Commercial Code Financing Statement - Form UCC-1, for all Consigned Product delivered hereunder. 
  
 D. REPORTS. On the first work day of each calendar month, Seller will ascertain withdrawals of all
Consigned Product during the previous month via the Lotus Notes tool, SIMON. Buyer will pay for the amount of Consigned Product used or otherwise deemed purchased during the past calendar month as found on the “Reconciliation” screen and
in the cumulative “Calculated” column for the past calendar month. 
  
 Buyer is responsible for keeping SIMON accurate by recording complete information as to all receipts, withdrawals and handling of Consigned Product. Buyer will provide a physical inventory quantity on a monthly basis
and record in SIMON. Since SIMON data will also serve as the basis for invoice quantities (i.e., the quantity that the Buyer is obligated to pay upon), Seller will maintain the responsibility of verifying the inventory activity and will notify Buyer
of exceptions or rejection of data reported on the “Reconciliation” screen no later than the following working day, following the Month End Accounting Closing Date, defined as the last day each calendar month. Upon prior reasonable notice,
Seller will have the right to verify SIMON data at any time during Buyer’s normal business hours by physical inspection of Buyer’s Consigned Product inventory or to require any or all of Buyer’s monthly reports to be certified by a
responsible officer of Buyer. 
  
 E. PAYMENT -
TERMS. Payment is due in Seller’s bank or financial institution via EFT-CTX (Electronic Funds Transfer or Drafting) [***]  [Confidential Treatment Required] from Month End Accounting Closing Date. Any quantity of Consigned Product in
Buyer’s custody at termination of this Contract which has not previously been purchased by Buyer will be considered to have been purchased by Buyer at the price then in effect on that termination date except where Seller elects to have the
Consigned 

  

 
Product returned to it, having Buyer load the same into railcar or truck at Buyer’s facilities at Buyer’s expense. Seller will bear the
transportation costs for any such returned Consigned Product from Buyer’s facility to Seller’s destination. 
  
 F. WEBSITE ACCESS AND USE. Seller shall maintain a website (the “Website”) which will provide Buyer access to the
Internet Lotus Notes website tool SIMON. Seller hereby grants to Buyer a nonexclusive, nontransferable, and revocable license to use SIMON at the Website for Buyer’s own internal use. Buyer may make reports, data, and print any output of SIMON.
Any other rights not expressly granted to Buyer are reserved to Seller. 
  
 Access to the Website and use of the Software requires concomitant use of an Internet browser commercially available by third parties and access to the Internet. Buyer shall bear all responsibility for obtaining the
necessary rights for use and installation thereof. 
  
 SELLER
REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS ONLY THAT IT HAS THE RIGHT TO MAKE THE GRANTS SET FORTH ABOVE BUT MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS, EXTENDS NO WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITIES WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE PERFORMANCE,
MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF THE WEBSITE OR SOFTWARE OR ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN. THE SOFTWARE AND ANY ASSOCIATED SERVICES (e.g., INSTALLATION AND UPGRADING OF THE SOFTWARE) ARE PROVIDED TO BUYER HEREUNDER ON AN
“AS IS” BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY CONCERNING THE RESULTS OR EFFECTS OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE OR THAT IT WAS FIT FOR ANY USE INTENDED, OR CAN BE USED WITHOUT
INFRINGING THE PATENT RIGHTS, COPYRIGHTS, OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF THIRD PARTIES. IN NO EVENT SHALL SELLER BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING IN ANY WAY FROM ANY USE OF THE WEBSITE OR THE
SOFTWARE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA ON BUYER’S INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF SELLER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. 

 
 Seller shall not be responsible for, and shall have no obligation to
Buyer with respect to, any claim by any other person arising from, or attributable to, Buyer’s use of the Website or SIMON. 
  
 Seller’s cumulative liability to Buyer for any claims arising from, or in any way related to, this Agreement, the Website or date contained thereon,
or Simon or data contained therein, whether based on contract, tort, warranty, strict liability or other form of action, shall not exceed the total amount of any license fee(s) paid by Buyer to Seller hereunder. This limitation of liability is
intended to apply without regard to whether other provisions of this Agreement have been breached or have proven ineffective. Seller shall have no liability for loss of data or documentation, it being understood that Buyer is responsible for
reasonable backup precautions. 
  
 Shipments of Products
hereunder will be in accordance with the schedules mutually agreeable to both Parties with all reasonable efforts made to ship and receive Product at as even a rate over each year as practicable. 
  

 7. WARRANTIES. 
  
 Seller warrants that each Product will meet specifications designated as such in this Contract or in Shell’s applicable publications. Shell warrants that it will
comply with all applicable laws and governmental rules, regulations and orders. SHELL MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR USE OR OTHERWISE, AND NONE WILL BE IMPLIED. 
  
 8. EXCUSES FOR NONPERFORMANCE. 
  
 Either Seller or Buyer will be excused from the obligations of this Contract to the extent
that performance is delayed or prevented by any circumstance (except financial) reasonably beyond its control or by fire, explosion, mechanical breakdown, strikes or other labor trouble, plant breakdown, unavailability of or interference with the
usual means of transporting the Product or compliance with any law, regulation, order, recommendation or request of any governmental authority. In addition, Seller will be so excused in the event it is unable to acquire from its usual sources and on
terms it deems to be reasonable, any material necessary for manufacturing the Product. If, because of such circumstances, there should be a shortage of Product from any of Seller’s sources, Shell will not be obligated to purchase Product in
order to perform this Contract and may apportion its available Product among all its customers and its own internal uses in such manner is Seller finds fair and reasonable; provided, however, that Seller will not be obligated to apportion or
otherwise make available to Buyer Product which Shell obtains by purchase or exchange for their own internal uses. Quantities of Product consequently not shipped will be deducted from the applicable remaining quantity obligation unless the Parties
agree otherwise. 
  
 9. SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS. 
  
 Seller will furnish to Buyer Material Safety Data Sheets which include health, safety and
other hazard communication information on Product consistent with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Hazard Communications Standard. Seller will also furnish other health or safety information as available. Buyer will
disseminate appropriate health and safety information to all persons Buyer foresees may be exposed to Product (including but not limited to Buyer’s employees, contractors and customers). If Product is further processed, mixed or incorporated
into another product, Buyer will likewise disseminate appropriate health and safety information to all persons Buyer foresees may be exposed. 
  
 10. LIABILITIES - CLAIMS - INDEMNIFICATION. Buyer will indemnify Shell against any liability (whether strict or otherwise) for any claim, loss or expense an
account of any injury, disease or death of persons (including Buyer’s employees) or damage to property (including Buyer’s) arising out of: 
  
 A. Buyer’s unloading, storage, handling, sale or use of the Product (except to the extent caused by Seller’s negligence); 
  
 and/or 
  
 B. Any failure by Buyer to disseminate safety and health information as provided in Article 8, SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS; 

 
 and these indemnity obligations of Buyer will survive termination of this Contract. Shell
or Buyer will not have any liability to the others for any claim (except for indebtedness of Buyer to Seller, or Buyer’s failure to perform its purchase obligations hereunder) arising out of or in connection with this Contract unless claimant
gives the other Party notice of the claim, setting forth fully the facts on which it is based, within ninety (90) days of the date such facts were discovered or reasonably should have been discovered. Shell’s liability for defective or
nonconforming Product, whether or not based on negligence, will not exceed the purchase price of the Product involved in the claim. Seller will indemnify Buyer for any claim, loss or other expense to the extent of Seller’s negligence in the
handling or manufacture of the product, except to the extent caused by Buyer’s negligence. NO PARTY WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, 

  

 
Product returned to it, having Buyer load the same into railcar or truck at Buyer’s facilities at Buyer’s expense. Seller will bear the
transportation costs for any such returned Consigned Product from Buyer’s facility to Seller’s destination. 
  
 F. WEBSITE ACCESS AND USE. Seller shall maintain a website (the “Website”) which will provide Buyer access to the
Internet Lotus Notes website tool SIMON. Seller hereby grants to Buyer a nonexclusive, nontransferable, and revocable license to use SIMON at the Website for Buyer’s own internal use. Buyer may make reports, data, and print any output of SIMON.
Any other rights not expressly granted to Buyer are reserved to Seller. 
  
 Access to the Website and use of the Software requires concomitant use of an Internet browser commercially available by third parties and access to the Internet. Buyer shall bear all responsibility for obtaining the
necessary rights for use and installation thereof. 
  
 SELLER
REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS ONLY THAT IT HAS THE RIGHT TO MAKE THE GRANTS SET FORTH ABOVE BUT MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS, EXTENDS NO WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITIES WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE PERFORMANCE,
MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF THE WEBSITE OR SOFTWARE OR ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN. THE SOFTWARE AND ANY ASSOCIATED SERVICES (e.g., INSTALLATION AND UPGRADING OF THE SOFTWARE) ARE PROVIDED TO BUYER HEREUNDER ON AN
“AS IS” BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY CONCERNING THE RESULTS OR EFFECTS OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE OR THAT IT WAS FIT FOR ANY USE INTENDED, OR CAN BE USED WITHOUT
INFRINGING THE PATENT RIGHTS, COPYRIGHTS OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF THIRD PARTIES. IN NO EVENT SHALL SELLER BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING IN ANY WAY FROM ANY USE OF THE WEBSITE OR THE
SOFTWARE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA ON BUYER’S INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF SELLER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. 

 
 Seller shall not be responsible for, and shall have no obligation to
Buyer with respect to, any claim by any other person arising from, or attributable to, Buyer’s use of the Website or SIMON. 
  
 Seller’s cumulative liability to Buyer for any claims arising from, or in any way related to, this Agreement, the Website or date contained thereon,
or Simon or data contained therein, whether based on contract, tort, warranty, strict liability or other form of action, shall not exceed the total amount of any license fee(s) paid by Buyer to Seller hereunder. This limitation of liability is
intended to apply without regard to whether other provisions of this Agreement have been breached or have proven ineffective. Seller shall have no liability for loss of data or documentation, it being understood that Buyer is responsible for
reasonable backup precautions. 
  
 Shipments of Products
hereunder will be in accordance with the schedules mutually agreeable to both Parties with all reasonable efforts made to ship and receive Product at as even a rate over CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES. 
  

 11. REMEDIES 
  
 If Buyer fails to pay any indebtedness to Seller in accordance with the terms for such indebtedness (whether or not under this Contract), Seller may, in addition to any
other remedies, suspend shipments, change terms of payment or terminate this Contract by notice to Buyer. Buyer’s obligation to perform will not be limited by any previous waiver by Seller. In the event that Buyer breaches any term or condition
of this Contract, Buyer shall reimburse Shell for all costs and expenses related to Shell’s pursuit of payment for any claim in any way arising from such breach, including but not limited to reasonable attorneys’ fees. 
  
 12. NOTICES. 
  
 Notice by either Shell or Buyer will be made only by facsimile or similar electronic transmission, effective at the time sent to the number
set out in Article 1, PARTIES, with confirmation, or by letter or telegram addressed to the other Party at its address in Article 1 and will be considered given as of the time it is sent by facsimile transmission or deposited with the U.S. Postal
Service or the telegraph company, postage or charges prepaid. 
  
 13.
ASSIGNABILITY. The Buyer shall be entitled to assign this Agreement to any Affiliate that acquires all or substantially all of its property, without the prior written consent thereto of the Seller. Any assignment of the Agreement by the Buyer to
a third party will require the consent of the Seller, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. 
  
 Seller shall be entitled to assign this Agreement to any Affiliate or third party without the prior written consent thereto of the Buyer. 
  
 “Affiliate” means in relation to Shell, N.V. Koninklijke
Nederlandsche Petroleum Maatschappij, The “Shell” Transport and Trading Company, p.l.c. (together the “Parent Companies”) or any entity other than the Parties which is directly or indirectly affiliated with either or both of the
Parent Companies. In relation to the Buyer, “Affiliate” means any entity which is directly or indirectly affiliated with Buyer. 
  
 In relation to any third party successors of the Parties, “Affiliate” means any entity which is directly or indirectly affiliated with that
Third Party successor. 
  
 For the purposes of this definition, a
particular entity is: 
  

	 	(i)	directly affiliated with another entity or entities if the latter hold(s) or otherwise control(s) by proxy or agreement shares or other ownership interests carrying fifty percent
(50%) or more of the votes exercisable at a general shareholders meeting (or its equivalent) of the entity in question; and 

  

	 	(ii)	indirectly affiliated with an entity or entities (the “parent or parents”) if a series of entities can be specified, beginning with their parent or parents and ending with
the particular entity, so related that each entity or entities in the series, except the parent or parents, is directly affiliated with one or more of the entities earlier in the series; 

  
 14. GOVERNING LAW. 
  
 THIS CONTRACT WILL BE INTERPRETED AND THE RIGHTS, OBLIGATIONS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS. 
  
 ENTIRETY AND RELEASE. 
  
 This Contract, as of the beginning date of its Period, contains the complete and exclusive
agreement of Shell and Buyer concerning the Product identified in Article 2, PRODUCT, merges and supersedes all prior understandings and representations (oral or written) and terminates all prior contracts between Shell and 

  

 
Buyer concerning the same product. Except for any indebtedness or indemnity obligation of Buyer to Shell, each Party releases the other from all claims
arising in connection with any such prior contract. Neither this Contract nor any agreement supplementing or amending this Contract (including any purchase order or other document issued by Buyer) will be binding unless signed by the Parties, and
performance prior to such execution will not constitute a waiver of this requirement. 
  
 EFFECTIVE ONLY if signed by Buyer and returned within thirty (30) days of the contract date, and then signed by Seller. Any shipment of Product made during the period of this Contract, but prior to execution, will be deemed to have
been made under the terms hereof. 
  

									
	SHELL ELASTOMERS LLC	 	 	 	SHELL CHEMICAL COMPANY
					
	By	 	/s/ Illegible	 	 	 	By	 	/s/ Illegible
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 Date
	 	 10-1-99
	 	 	 	 Date
	 	 4/13/00

  

  
 Exhibit A 

 
 

 
  
 CUSTOMER PROPERTY REQUIREMENTS

  

											
	 SQR#:
	  	5001	  	 	  	 	  	 	 	 
	 PRODUCT:
	  	1,3-BUTADIENE	  	 	  	PRODUCT CODE:	  	***	 	 
	 CUSTOMER:
	  	Belpre	  	 	  	EFFECTIVE DATE:	  	10/1/1999	 	 

  

									
	 SPECIFICATION
 PROPERTY
(2)

	  	UNIT OF
MEASURE

	  	MIN
LIMITS

	 	MAX
LIMITS

	  	TEST
METHOD

	 ***
	  	ppmw	  	 	 	***	  	***
	 ***
	  	ppmw	  	 	 	***	  	***
	 ***
	  	ppmw	  	 	 	***	  	***
	 ***
	  	ppmw	  	 	 	***	  	***
	 ***
	  	%w	  	***	 	***	  	***
	 ***
	  	ppmw	  	 	 	***	  	***
	 ***
	  	ppmw	  	 	 	***	  	***
	 ***
	  	ppmw	  	 	 	***	  	***
	 ***
	  	ppmw	  	 	 	***	  	***
	 ***
	  	ppmw	  	 	 	***	  	***
	 ***
	  	%w	  	 	 	***	  	***
	 ***
	  	%v	  	 	 	***	  	***
	 ***
	  	ppmw	  	 	 	***	  	***
	 ***
	  	ppmw	  	 	 	***	  	***
	 ***
	  	ppmw	  	 	 	***	  	***
	 ***
	  	ppmw	  	 	 	***	  	***
	 ***
	  	ppmw	  	***	 	***	  	***
	 ***
	  	ppmw	  	 	 	***	  	***
	 ***
	  	ppmw	  	 	 	***	  	***

  
 COA Comments: (1) these are guaranteed
properties. (2) All analysis data are from shipping sphere, except for O2, which is from barges. 
  
 Internal Comments: Import product will be tested for all properties listed, including the guaranteed properties. 
  
 For customer service, including order placement call toll free: (1-800-872-7435) 
 Look for us on the Internet at: www.shellchemical.com 
  
 Warranty

 All Products purchased from or supplied by Shell are subject to terms and conditions set out in the contract, order acknowledgement
and/or bill of lading. Shell warrants only that its product will meet those specifications designated as such herein or in other publications. All other information including that herein, supplied by Shell is considered accurate but is furnished
upon the express condition that the customer shall make its own assessment to determine the product’s suitability for a particular purpose. Shell makes no other warranty either expressed or implied, regarding such other information, the data
upon which the same is based, or the results to be obtained from use thereof; that any products shall be merchantable or fit for any purpose; or that the use of such other information or product will not infringe any patent. 
  
 SHELL CHEMICAL COMPANY 
 P.O. Box 2453 
 Houston, Texas 77252 
 www.shellchemical.com 
  
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 Butadiene Material Cost Schedule 
  
 Exhibit B 
  
  

									
	 	  	Bd
contract
price

	  	%
discount

	 	net price

	 	cpp
discount

	 	  	lower	  	 	 	 	 	 
	 ***
	  	 	  	***	 	***	 	***
	 	  	higher	  	 	 	 	 	 

  
 Bd Contract price shall be defined as
the price as published in the CMAI C4 Market Report for that particular month. 
  

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 EXHIBIT C 

 
 BARGE DELIVERIES TO BUYER’S FACILITY 
  

	a.	Seller shall provide Buyer notification (via fax, radio,phone, e-mail) as deemed necessary by the Seller or when Buyer requests such information prior to arrival of the barge at
Neales Fleet in Vania, WV. 

  

	b.	When the barge has arrived at Neales Fleet and is ready to discharge Butadiene, the barge operator shall give the Buyer notice of arrival and readiness by telegraph, radio or phone

  

	c.	Buyer shall provide a discharging berth at Buyer’s Facility, free of wharfage or dockage charges, to 

  
 Which a barge may safely proceed, at which it may safely lie and from which
it may safely depart. 
  

	d.	Laytime shall commence when notice of arrival is given and shall end when the cargo on the last barge has been discharged and all hoses are disconnected. Unless otherwise notified,
allowed laytime permitted Buyer for discharging without charge shall be thirty six (36) hours per barge, or equal to the hours contained in marine contract with towing company, whichever is the lesser. 

  

	e.	If required, Seller shall provide a licensed offloading tankerman (selected and approved by the Buyer) to secure the shore offloading hoist to the barge, and the Seller shall bear
the charges. Seller shall pay reasonable shifting and fleeting charges. If the offloading terminal requires tug standby during the offloading operation solely because the physical structure of the barge prevents the barge from being safely
accommodated at the berth, any additional charges for this service shall be borne by Seller. 

  

	f.	The quantity and quality of Product shall be determined by an independent licensed inspector provided by Seller at loading port, and an independent license inspector provided by
Buyer at discharge port. Inspection fees at load and discharge shall be shared equally by the Buyer and Seller. 

  

  
 EXHIBIT D 

 
 Approved suppliers list 
  

 Print Date: 1/13/1999 
  
 Active 
  
 

 
  

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	City:	  	***
	State:	  	***
	Zip:	  	 
	Country:	  	***
	FDA Certified:	  	***
	TSCA Certified:	  	***
	Regulatory Comments	  	 
		
	Distributer(s)	  	 
		
	Delivery	  	  

	Pkg. Size:	  	 
	Label:	  	Mark Hazardous Material (Carcinogen)
	Delivery:	  	Barge
	Storage	  	  

	Shelf Life:	  	see MSDS
	Condition:	  	see MSDS
	Handling:	  	see MSDS

  

									
	 Property

	  	 Unit

	  	Target / Typical

	 	Specification

	 	Analysis Method

	 ***
	  	ppm	  	 	 	***	 	 
	 ***
	  	ppm	  	 	 	***	 	 
	 ***
	  	ppm	  	 	 	***	 	 
	 ***
	  	 	  	 	 	***	 	 
	 ***
	  	ppm	  	***	 	***	 	 
	 ***
	  	wt.%	  	***	 	***	 	 
	 ***
	  	ppm	  	***	 	***	 	 
	 ***
	  	ppm	  	***	 	***	 	 
	 ***
	  	ppm	  	***	 	***	 	 
	 ***
	  	ppm	  	 	 	***	 	 
	 ***
	  	ppm	  	 	 	***	 	 
	 ***
	  	ppm	  	 	 	***	 	 
	 ***
	  	ppm	  	 	 	***	 	 
	 ***
	  	ppm	  	 	 	***	 	 
	 ***
	  	ppm	  	 	 	***	 	 
	 ***
	  	wt. %	  	***	 	***	 	 
	 ***
	  	vppm	  	***	 	***	 	 

  

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	 ***
	  	ppm	  	 	 	***	 	 
	 ***
	  	ppm	  	***	 	***	 	 
	 ***
	  	ppm	  	***	 	***	 	 
	 ***
	  	ppm	  	***	 	***	 	 
	 ***
	  	ppm	  	***	 	***	 	 
	 ***
	  	ppm	  	 	 	***	 	 
	 ***
	  	ppm	  	***	 	***	 	 
	 ***
	  	ppm	  	***	 	***	 	 

  

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	City:	  	 Various Locations

	State:	  	 
	Zip:	  	 
	Country:	  	 Europe

	FDA Certified:	  	 N/A

	TSCA Certified:	  	 Yes

	Regulatory Comments	  	 
		
	Distributer(s)	  	 
		
	 Delivery
	  	 
	Pkg. Size:	  	 
	Label:	  	 Mark hazardous material (Carcinogen)

	Delivery:	  	 Barge; Tank Cars

	 Storage
	  	 
	Shelf Life:	  	 See MSDS

	Condition:	  	 See MSDS

	Handling:	  	 See MSDS

  

									
	 Property

	  	Unit

	 	Target/Typical

	 	Specification

	 	Analysis Method

	 ***
	  	wppm	 	 	 	***	 	***
	 ***
	  	wppm	 	 	 	***	 	***
	 ***
	  	wppm	 	 	 	***	 	***
	 ***
	  	wppm	 	 	 	***	 	***
	 ***
	  	wppm	 	 	 	***	 	***
	 ***
	  	wt. %	 	***	 	***	 	***
	 ***
	  	wppm	 	 	 	***	 	***
	 ***
	  	wppm	 	 	 	***	 	***
	 ***
	  	wppm	 	 	 	***	 	***
	 ***
	  	wppm	 	 	 	***	 	***
	 ***
	  	wppm	 	 	 	***	 	***
	 ***
	  	wppm	 	 	 	***	 	***
	 ***
	  	wppm	 	 	 	***	 	***
	 ***
	  	wppm	 	 	 	***	 	***
	 ***
	  	wt. %	 	 	 	***	 	***
	 ***
	  	%v	 	 	 	***	 	***
	 ***
	  	wppm	 	 	 	***	 	***

  

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	 ***
	 	wppm	 	 	 	***	  	***
	 ***
	 	 wppm
	 	 	 	 ***
	  	***
	 ***
	 	 wppm
	 	 	 	 ***
	  	***
	 ***
	 	 wppm
	 	 	 	 ***
	  	***
	 ***
	 	 wppm
	 	 	 	 ***
	  	***
	 ***
	 	 wppm
	 	 	 	 ***
	  	***
	 ***
	 	 wppm
	 	 	 	 ***
	  	***
	 ***
	 	 wppm
	 	 	 	 ***
	  	***

  

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