ALMELO, NETHERLANDS, Apr 08 (MARKET WIRE) —
Synthetic turf producer TenCate Grass and process certifier INTRON have
entered into a cooperation agreement in order to be able to issue
performance warranties at FIFA 2-Star level on synthetic turf systems.
For this purpose the builders of synthetic turf systems will be certified
by INTRON on quality control. This cooperation agreement was concluded
following the performance warranty that TenCate Grass launched at the end
of 2009. Oranjewoud Realisatie is the first company that was certified by
INTRON.

All parties involved in the construction of synthetic turf football
pitches – from the designer and supplier to the building contractor and
maintenance company – must demonstrate that they satisfy the quality
criteria certified by INTRON, before they may participate in the building
of a synthetic turf sports pitch for which an insured performance
warranty will be issued. This warranty will be offered on the market by
TenCate under the name TenCate Performance Warranty(TM), in close
cooperation with insurance company Allianz Global Risks Nederland.

Level of performance

FIFA 2-Star is the level of performance that the football federation FIFA
has defined for premier league football. As market leader in the
synthetic turf industry, TenCate Grass aims to effect constant
improvement in the quality aspects that determine the durability and
safety of sports pitches. This can only be achieved by means of optimum
cooperation within the entire chain.

Integrated synthetic turf system

TenCate Grass produces the components that are vital for the performance
of a synthetic turf pitch: the grass fibres and the backing for the grass
carpet. In addition, the quality and durability of an integrated
synthetic turf system are determined by the way in which all these
components are assembled, installed and maintained. INTRON has developed
life-cycle management systems for the synthetic turf market, focusing on
the quality assurance of:

* The production of the materials;
* The design stage of the synthetic turf system;
* The installation of the system components (the ‘Installation of sports
pitches’ process certificate was introduced in 2009 under the
supervision of NOC*NSF [Dutch Olympics Committee*Dutch Sports
Federation] and the KNVB [Dutch Football Association]);
* Control and maintenance.

Innovative developments

The TenCate Performance Warranty(TM) fits in seamlessly with FIFA’s global
programmes to standardize the quality of synthetic turf football pitches
and to promote innovative developments within the synthetic turf
industry. This first insured performance warranty relating to quality and
durability offers important assurances to the owners / operators of
synthetic turf pitches. They will no longer have to worry about
durability and performance. The TenCate Performance Warranty(TM) will be
offered through selected business partners.

Guido Vliegen, Group Commercial Director of TenCate Grass, is enthusiastic
about the collaboration with INTRON: ‘We are convinced that this
performance warranty will enable TenCate to meet an important market
need. After all, it gives football clubs maximum assurance that a new
synthetic turf pitch will continue to satisfy major performance
requirements during its agreed lifespan. Thanks to this cooperation
agreement with INTRON, the chain of certified builders will also continue
to direct its full attention to the durability of a FIFA 2- Star
guaranteed synthetic turf system’.

TenCate Grass

Almelo, the Netherlands, Thursday 8 April 2010

For further information:

Royal Ten Cate
Frank Spaan, Director Corporate Development & Investor Relations
Telephone : +31 (0)546 544 977
Mobile : +31 (0)6 129 617 24
E-mail : f.spaan@tencate.com
Internet : www.tencate.com

INTRON
Peter Kosterman, Account Manager
Telephone : +31 (0)345 580733
Fax : +31 (0)345 580208
E-mail : pko@intron.nl
Internet : www.intron.nl

INTRON focuses on product development and quality assurance in the
construction industry and thus contributes to the quality and durability
of products and processes that will ultimately benefit the end user.
INTRON is a member of the SGS organization, one of the largest companies
globally in the field of certification, inspection and testing.

TenCate Grass develops and produces synthetic turf components and designs
systems for top-flight sports, recreation and landscaping projects.
Together with its partners TenCate Grass pursues a system approach. This
provides users with security on game properties and durability. TenCate
Grass has plants in Europe, Middle-East, North-America and Asia.

Royal Ten Cate (TenCate) is a multinational company that combines textile
technology, chemical processes and material technology in the development
and production of functional materials with distinctive characteristics.
TenCate products are sold worldwide.

Systems and materials from TenCate come under four areas of application:
safety and protection; space and aerospace; infrastructure and the
environment; sport and recreation. TenCate occupies leading positions in
safety fabrics, composites for space and aerospace, antiballistics,
geosynthetics and synthetic turf. TenCate is listed on NYSE Euronext
(AMX).

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