Momentive’s Ladislau Heisler Wins Foam Industry’s Herman Stone Technical Excellence Award

Business Wire, June 11, 2009

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Momentive Performance Materials Inc. announced today that Ladislau Heisler, Technology Leader, Urethane Additives, has been recognized as winner of the prestigious Herman Stone Technical Excellence Award. The award, presented by the Polyurethane Foam Association (PFA), is given twice a year in conjunction with PFA technical programs, and is aimed at encouraging the sharing of technical innovations, the use of scientific methodology and professionalism in presentation technique.

“We would like to congratulate Ladislau and his team on this outstanding achievement,” said Tony Lanchak, Global Marketing Director, Urethane Additives, Momentive. “This award is testament to the dedication they put into developing new, high-performing products made from renewable materials that can help manufacturers lower the environmental impact of foam production.”

Mr. Heisler’s winning paper, New Silicone Surfactant for Flexible Slabstock Foams Produced Using Natural Oil-Based Polyols, was presented at the Spring PFA meeting held in Baltimore, Maryland on May 20 and 21. The research focused on Niax* silicone L-670, a new Momentive surfactant that is an excellent candidate to consider for flexible slabstock foams produced using natural oil-based polyols (NOP).

Consumer awareness of “green” issues and the depletion of non-renewable resources have heightened demand for the creation of foam products that leverage renewable content. The paper, which achieved one of the highest scores since the competiton’s inception, was co-authored by Gregory Pickrell. Momentive technicians Jolene Graham, Kevin Husk and Derrick Johns performed the laboratory work upon which the paper and presentation were based. Mr. Heisler’s team is based in Momentive’s Sistersville, West Virginia location.

Abstracts for papers presented at PFA Technical Programs are available at http://www.pfa.org/abstracts/index.html.

About Momentive

Momentive Performance Materials Inc. is a premier specialty materials company, providing high-technology materials solutions to the silicones, quartz and ceramics markets. The company, as a global leader with worldwide operations, has a robust product portfolio, an enduring tradition of service excellence, and industry-leading research and development capabilities. Momentive Performance Materials Inc. is controlled by an affiliate of Apollo Management, L.P. Additional information is available at www.momentive.com.

*Niax is a trademark of Momentive Performance Materials Inc.