Bluestar Silicones Launches a New Range of Products for Solar Applications

Lyon, France, March 30, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Bluestar Silicones is
launching a new range of solar application products. The range
includes a new high performance adhesive, CAF(R) 530, which optimises
the longevity performance of solar modules.

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Bluestar Silicones is launching a new range of silicone products
which will increase the efficiency and longevity of solar modules by
extending their resistance to weather erosion under conditions where
performance must be constant for at least 25 years!

This new range includes mono and bi-component silicone elastomers
(RTV 1 & 2) designed for sticking and sealing the frame and junction
box as well as bi-component products designed for the encapsulation
of components in the junction box and of photovoltaic cells. The
range, specifically adapted to the assembly of solar modules,
includes high performance products, such as high performance
adhesives on multiple substrates used by the profession,
encapsulation agents with dielectric and exceptional fire resistance
characteristics and transparent encapsulation agents for photovoltaic
cells with very high levels of optical transmittance.

CAF 530, the star of the new solar range

Solar modules demand high performance of their components. The
high performance Bluestar Silicones CAF(R) 530 adhesive guarantees
long term sticking and sealing of the solar module providing
long-life protection of the photovoltaic cells and associated
connections against humidity, the main cause of efficiency troughs in
modules over time. Because of its very high degree of elasticity, the
CAF 530 adhesive resists and absorbs differential dilations of the
assembled materials. The use of CAF 530 delivers in particular
reliable, long-life adhesion between the junction box and the rear
panel of the solar module.

For over 30 years, the Technical Service teams have been
providing expertise to Bluestar Silicones customers in very demanding
markets (Aeronautics, Automotive, Household Appliances, Solar, etc.).
This high skill level comes into play with the performance evaluation
tests of our products and assistance in the design of our customer's
parts using our silicone solutions. Bluestar Silicones can also
produce prototype equipment series for its clients or in close
collaboration with equipment suppliers, thus providing a service to
match the very high demands of the solar industry.

The development of this new range illustrates Bluestar Group's
determination to become a major sustainable development actor. This
commitment is one of the four company values of Bluestar Silicones.
Since it was founded a quarter of a century ago, The Bluestar Group
has always paid particular attention to protecting the environment.
The invention of specific membranes to allow the filtering of waste
water was indeed at the origin of the creation of the group in 1984.

Created in 2007 with the acquisition of Rhodia Silicones by China
National BlueStar Limited, Bluestar Silicones is a global supplier of
silicones with a turnover of EUR600 million and manufacturing sites
in all regions of the world. Bluestar Silicones is one of the world's
leading manufacturers of completely integrated silicones. With 180
researchers and over 50 years' experience in silicones, Bluestar
Silicones offers a complete range of silicone products in the fields
of release coatings, specialty elastomers, health products, specialty
fluids, emulsions and resins.

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Contact:
CONTACT: Press contact: Pascal Louis Caillaut, Bluestar Silicones,
Phone:+ 33-4-72-13-19-00 - Fax: +33-4-72-13-19-44,
E-mail:pascal-louis.caillaut@bluestarsilicones.com