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July 20, 2007
Investor Update
 
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Certain matters discussed in this presentation are “forward-looking statements” intended to qualify
for the safe harbors from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
 In particular, the Company’s statements regarding trends in the marketplace and potential future
results are examples of such forward-looking statements.  The forward-looking statements include
risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, restrictions imposed by the Company’s
outstanding indebtedness, changes in the cost and availability of polymers, demand for the
Company's services and products, business cycles and other industry conditions, the Company's
ability to manage inventory and to develop technology and proprietary know-how,  the Company’s
lack of asset diversification, its ability to attract and retain key personnel, litigation
risks, international risks, operational risks, and other factors detailed in the Company's form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006.  The factors discussed herein and expressed from time
to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission could cause actual
results and developments to be materially different from those expressed in or implied by such
statements.  The forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this presentation, and
the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect
subsequent events or circumstances.
 

 
 
With 19 locations in 10
countries, ICO produces
custom polymer powders and
remains an industry leader in
size reduction, compounding
and other tolling services for
plastic and non-plastic
materials. ICO's Bayshore
Industrial subsidiary produces
specialty compounds,
concentrates and additives
primarily for the plastic film
industry.
 
About the Company
 
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Additive
producer:
CIBA, Teknor
Oil & Gas
Exploration
and
Production
Ethane,
Propane,
Naphtha
Polymer
Producers:
PE, PP, PS,
PVC
End Product
Converters: tank
producers,
film manufacturers,
toy makers,
molders
Ethylene,
Propylene,
Styrene,
Vinyl
Chloride

Refinery
Processes
ASSETS UTILIZED
Processors:
ICO Polymers/
Bayshore
Industrial
Drilling rigs,
production
equipment, etc.

Additives
  

Polymerization
Reactors
Compounding/
grinding
Injection molding,
blow molding,
rotational molding

Monomer
Production

Post
Reactor
Processing
 
ICO’s “Fit” in the Value Chain
 
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Compounds, including Concentrates
Produced by Bayshore Industrial
 
Products & Services
Custom Powders for Rotational molding
 Proprietary ICORENE® and COTENE® product lines
sold across the globe
   Business built on value-adds, such as:
-  Grades tailored to client, driven by application
-  R&D and technical sales support worldwide
- Partnering with key customers
Other Polymer Markets
 Proprietary ICOTEX™ and   
   ICOFLO™  lines - for textiles 
   and carrier powders for   
   masterbatch customers
ECORENE™ - an environmentally
   friendly family of thermoplastics       
   with a unique combination of   
   properties well-suited for a   
   variety of markets
Regional expertise in other areas
   such as the oilfield service and      
   metal coating industries
■ Products primarily for the plastic film industry
■ Products produced include:
- Masterbatches
- Concentrates
- Specialty compounds
 Markets served
        - North America and selected export markets
 
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Ambient Grinding - high-volume, low value-add service
 Cryogenic Grinding - greater value-add and requiring
more technical expertise to serve the market
 Jet Milling - greater value-add and requiring more
technical expertise
 Other related services:
-   Compounding
-
Blending
-
Packaging
-
Warehousing
 
Products & Services
 Wide range of tolling
opportunities
   globally, including:
-   Rotomolding
-
Oilfield services
-
Textiles
-   Metal coatings
-
Agricultural
-
Paints
-   Wood composites
-   Soaps/cosmetics
Tolling Processing services
 
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Historical Financial Performance
 
$ in millions, except per share data
               
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Q2 2007
 
Q2 2006
Q1 2007
 
FY 2006
 
FY 2005
 Revenues
$94.7
 
$79.5
$86.3
 
$324.3
 
$296.6
 Gross Profit
17.3
 
15.4
14.5
 
63.1
 
53.5
 Gross Margin
18.3%
 
19.3%
16.8%
 
19.5%
 
18.0%
 Operating Income
6.9
 
4.9
4.3
 
21.3
 
8.2
 Income from Continuing Operations
5.5
 
3.0
2.6
 
13.5
 
5.0
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 EPS-Diluted from Continuing Operations
$0.20
 
$0.09
$0.09
 
$0.43
 
$0.11
 Volumes (Metric Tons)
82,000
 
80,000
76,000
 
321,000
 
294,000
                 
                 
 Cash Flow from Continuing Operating Activities
$6.6
 
$2.7
$5.5
 
$13.5
 
4.8
 Cash Flow from Investing Activities
 (1.5)
 
 (2.7)
 (1.7)
 
 (8.1)
 
 (4.1)
 
 $            5.1
 
 $            -
$            3.8
 
$            5.4
 
$            0.7
 
 
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Historical Financial Performance- Cont’d
 
$ in millions
      
       
  
March 31, 2007
 
September 30, 2006
 
September 30, 2005
 Cash
 
$                     1.6
 
$                         17.4
 
$                           3.2
 Total Debt
 
51.2
 
43.5
 
33.6
 Working Capital, minus cash
 
43.8
 
40.1
 
38.1
 Equity
 
76.4
 
91.7
 
77.1
 Debt-to-capitalization
 
40.1%
 
32.2%
 
30.4%
 
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Operating Margin Breakdown 2004-March 2007
 
 
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Operating Income, Assets, ROA% by Business Segment
 
 
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Value Creation Opportunities - FY 2007 and Beyond 

 
 Cultivate global customer relationships
 FY 2007 expansion into the Middle East (Dubai)
Capitalize on current market strength in Australia
 FY 2007 expansion of compounding capacity in Malaysia
 Aggressively grow oilfield service product sales
 Further develop strategic raw material supply relationships
 Profitably grow our business in Brazil
 Continue overall growth and take advantage of operating leverage (i.e. cost control)
 
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