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Alcan Inc. - Wheaton Science Productsin 2005

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Agenda Alcan Packaging - Global Pharmaceutical

Alcan Packaging - Wheaton Science Products

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Global Presence36 GMP sites in 14 countries

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Global Pharma - Products Pharma flexible packaging Medical flexible packaging Glass vials, ampoules and

tubing products Plastic bottles Caps and closures Contract packaging Folding cartons Science products -Scientific

Glassware & Laboratory Equipment

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Pharmaceutical FlexiblePackaging Key Value Added offering

Multiple locations cGMP compliant Global specs Global product launches

Core Competencies / Processes Wide and narrow web Multi-layer (barrier) Lamination Lacquering Controlled environment manufacturing Printing and slitting

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Medical FlexiblesPackaging Key Value Added offering

Medical-focused facilities FDA registered cGMP compliant Centralized Technical facility and

pilot plant Knowledge Management System,

Customer Technical Service Core Competencies / Processes

Lamination Pouch making Bag making Coating Roto and flexo printing Slitting

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GlassTubing Key Value Added offering

Multiple locations cGMP compliant Global specs

Core Competencies / Processes Danner and Vello drawing Machine design and build Converting (vial and ampoule) Controlled environment packaging Visual inspection Process control Vertical integration from tubing stock to

converting

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Plastics

Key Value Added offering Process expertise Vertical integration: from machine

design to tools to final product Multiple component reliability Multi-material

Core Competencies / Processes IBM, IM, EBM, SBM Electric technology Multi-material (PP, PE, PET, etc.) Leading edge resins (PEN, COCs) Secondary operations Machine design

Tool Design Vision inspection Process control

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Contract Packaging & Specialty Cartons Core Competencies / Processes

Folding Cartons Concept to market Multiple printing processes Secondary processes

Core Competencies / ProcessesContract Packaging Pharma and Cosmetics outsourcing Solids, liquids and gels FDA compliant cGMP compliant

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Science Products Core Competencies

Large range of products Containers (glass & plastic)VialsCaps & closuresLiquid handlingCell culture/fermentation Biotech process control InstrumentationGlass apparatus

Expertise in Supply Chain Logistics(e-commerce, CSS, VMI)

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WheatonScience Products Overview

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Branding The Wheaton Brand

The “Wheaton Science Products” brand is highly recognizable in our markets, known for exceptional quality and valued added service

The “Wheaton” brand, as a member of Alcan Packaging, represents a broad product range, from laboratory products to pharmaceutical packaging

www.wheatonsci.com

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Market Focus Wheaton Science Products offers both

traditional and leading edge products to:

Pharmaceutical, Biotech and Life Science Research and Pilot-Scale Laboratories

General Testing and Analytical Laboratories

Packagers of Diagnostic Reagents & Laboratory Chemicals

Glass Shops Converting Technical Glass Tubing into Laboratory Apparatus

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Product PortfolioTechnical Glass

TubingVials

Over 340 items General laboratory

applications

Standard and Custom Cut Borosilicate glass rod for glassblowing applications

• Type 1 and type 3• Clear and amber

Life Science Products

Glass Containers Plastic Containers

Over 1090 itemsGeneral laboratory

applications

Over 800 items General laboratory

applicationsChromatographySample PreparationBarcodingCritical Cleaning

Over 700 items Life Science

applications

• Apparatus• Labware• Lab equipment

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Glass and Plastic ContainersGlass & plasticClear or amber glassNatural or amber plasticNarrow or wide mouth1 - 1000mL capacityWide variety of closures

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Liquid HandlingPipettes

fixed volumevariable volume repeatermultichannel

TipsBottle Top DispensersPumps

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Cell Culture ProductsTissue GrindersTrypsinizing FlasksMagnetic StirrersCelstir & Spinner FlasksRoller RacksRoller BottlesRoll-In Incubators

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Freezing / CryogenicsFreestanding Cryules

SterileColored coded caps2 mL size 1-handed cap removal rack

Round Bottom CryulesSterile & Non-Sterile1 - 5mL size

Freezer Boxes

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Staining WareApplications:

PathologyMicroscopyMicrobiologySlide Preparation

Slide CleaningSlide Coating

Products:Staining DishesCoplin Jars

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Sample Vials Shorty Vials

Clear glass 2, 4, & 6 mL Solid top cap with

black rubber lined cap

Dilution Vials Clear glass 4 mL Solid top cap with black rubber lined

cap Vial Files

Storage sizes: 60-1.5 mL vials or 40-4 mL vials

Replacement index cards

Scintillation and Sample VialsScintillation Vials

Glass & plastic 20, 6 & 4 mL Vials Selection of cap liners 50 Position Rack

Sample Vials Screw Cap Sample

Vials Clear & amber glass 1.5 to 24 mL Fused marking spot Solid or open top cap Selection of cap liners

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Serum Bottles & VialsSerum Bottles

Clear & amber glass2-125 mL

Serum VialsClear & amber glass Sizes: 2-10 mL

Closure SystemsStoppers and Septas Aluminum SealsManual and Semi-Automatic Crimpers

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Chromatography Vials Clear & Amber Type I borosilicate

glass vials used in HPLC and gas chromatography

Screw thread and serum finish Closures, seals, liners and septa for

most applications Vials and closures available in

convenience packs for trouble-free sample filling

Produced to exacting specifications for reliability in analytical testing

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V Vials®

Wheaton V Vials®

Applications:Micro mixing, homogenization,

centrifugation, concentration, extraction, reactions.

Compound Storage Clear & amber glassSolid & open top screw cap or crimp

capGraduated and ungraduated

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New Products NextGen™ V Vial®

High extraction vial Storage of expensive or unique samples Patent pending “fire glazed bottom” Clear glass - Type I Borosilicate glass

Ez Ex-Traction Vial™ Compound storage vial Pharmaceutical companies use to

contain “libraries” of samples Patent pending bottom for retrieval of

samples by syringe Clear glass - Type I Borosilicate glass Barcoding is used to organize the “library”

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Value Added ServicesCritical Cleaning

SterileWFI WashDepyrogenationLow ParticulateCleanroom PackagingTotal Organic Carbon (TOC)

Barcoding2D BarcodingLinear Barcoding

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Core Competencies “Wheaton” Brand Recognition - known for High

Quality Products and Exceptional Service Broad Range of Products and Services for

General Laboratory & Diagnostic Packaging Markets

Expertise in Supply Chain Logistics(e-commerce, CSS, VMI)

Exceptional service Received top award from VWRI for SCM

WE DELIVER ON OUR PROMISE