MARTEK BIOSCIENCES CORP
EXHIBIT 10.01
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Exhibit&nbsp;10.01</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">First Amendment to the ARA Alliance, Purchase, and Production Agreement
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This First Amendment to the ARA Alliance, Purchase, and Production Agreement (&#147;First
Amendment&#148;) is made and entered into as of the 31st day of December<B>, </B>2005 (&#147;Signing Date of the
First Amendment&#148;), but with an effect as of and though entered into on January&nbsp;1, 2005 (&#147;Effective
Date of the First Amendment&#148;), by and between <B>DSM Food Specialties B.V.</B>, a <I>Besloten Vennootschap</I>
organized under the laws of the Netherlands with its principal place of business at A. Fleminglaan
1, 2613 AX Delft, the Netherlands (&#147;DSM&#148;), and <B>MARTEK BIOSCIENCES CORPORATION</B>, a corporation
organized under the laws of the State of Delaware with its principal place of business at 6480
Dobbin Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045 (&#147;Martek&#148;), who, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree
as follows:
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">WITNESSETH:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>WHEREAS </B>Martek and DSM have previously entered into an ARA Alliance, Purchase, and Production
Agreement dated April&nbsp;19, 2004 pursuant to which Martek and DSM entered into cross-licensing,
purchase, and production arrangements (the &#147;Agreement&#148;) related to arachidonic acid, and have
entered into a related August, 2004 Letter agreement; and
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>WHEREAS </B>Martek and DSM now wish to amend, clarify and expand certain provisions in the
Agreement as set forth herein.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>NOW, THEREFORE</B>, effective as of the Effective Date of the First Amendment, the parties hereto
agree to amend the Agreement as follows:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Capitalized terms, unless otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning given in the
Agreement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>1. </B><U><B>Definitions and Schedules</B></U><B>.</B><U> </U>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>A. </B>Section&nbsp;2 of the Agreement is hereby amended to add the following definitions:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.16A &#147;August, 2004 Letter&#148; shall have the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;3.3A.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.20A &#147;Broth&#148; shall mean the liquid ARA fermentation product collected after
pasteurization and prior to Down Stream Processing and which conforms to the Specifications
set forth in Schedule&nbsp;2.20A.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.23A &#147;Capital Related Costs&#148; shall mean all documented capital costs associated with
the Phase II Belvidere Build-Out including design and engineering, site preparation and
demolition costs, construction costs including all costs associated with preparing equipment
for commercial fermentation use, purchase of new equipment and the allocation of certain
existing fermentation equipment.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.23B &#147;Capua Expansion&#148; shall have the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;3.3A(a).
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.43A &#147;DSM Capital Contribution&#148; shall be the total Capital Related Costs less the
Martek Capital Contribution.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.62A &#147;Expansion Shortfall Ratio&#148; shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3.3A(b)(iv).
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.66A &#147;Fine Granulates&#148; shall mean the dried ARA fermentation product with a fine,
granular particle size which is smaller than Biomass and which conforms to the
Specifications set forth in Schedule&nbsp;2.66A.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.74A &#147;Guarantee Remainder&#148; shall have the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;3.3A(b)(ii).
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.74B &#147;Guaranteed Amount&#148; shall have the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;3.3A(b)(ii).
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.96A &#147;Martek Capital Contribution&#148; shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3.3A(g).
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.98A &#147;Martek DSP Capabilities&#148; shall have the meaning set forth in Schedule&nbsp;3.3A(a).
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.125A <B>"</B>Phase II Belvidere Build-Out&#148; shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3.3A(a).
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.125B &#147;Planned Expansion&#148; shall have the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;3.3A.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.140A &#147;Recoupment Period&#148; shall have the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;3.3A(b)(i).
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.142A &#147;Revised Guaranteed Amount&#148; shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3.3A(b)(iv).
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.144A &#147;Signing Date of the First Amendment&#148; shall mean December&nbsp;31, 2005.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>B. </B>Sections&nbsp;2.14, 2.37 and 2.146 of the Agreement are hereby deleted in their entirety and replaced
with the following:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.14 <B>"</B>ARA Products&#148; shall mean Biomass, Fine Granulates, Broth, Soaps, Crude Oil,
Finished Oil, Spent Biomass and ARA produced in any other form and/or made by any process
wherein the ARA content is greater than * of total fatty acids.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.37 &#147;Down Stream Processing&#148;, or &#147;DSP&#148;, shall mean the process of harvesting, recovery
and drying of Biomass.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.146 <B>"</B>Specifications&#148; shall mean: (a)&nbsp;the product specifications for the respective
ARA Products, as set forth on Schedules 2.17, 2.20A, 2.28, 2.66A and 2.67, as applicable,
which shall be deemed in all cases to require compliance with cGMPs, and the requirements
for kosher certification by the Orthodox Union and for Halal certification by the Islamic
Food and Nutrition Council of America or any other organization agreed upon by the parties
for all of a party&#146;s respective facilities and the facilities of any subcontractor that are
used to manufacture, produce and/or package any ARA Products; (b)&nbsp;quality control methods
and methods of analysis with respect to Biomass, Crude Oil, Fine Granulates, Broth and
Finished Oil; and (c)&nbsp;other requirements and specifications for ARA Products as set forth in
this Agreement, as amended from time to time by the Committee pursuant to Section&nbsp;8 or
otherwise by mutual written agreement of the parties.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>C. </B>Schedules 2.20A, 2.66A, 3.3A and 3.3A(a) attached hereto are hereby added to the Agreement as
schedules thereto. In addition, Schedules 2.17, 2.28, 4.2(a), and 4.6 to the Agreement are hereby
deleted in their entirety and replaced, respectively, with Schedules 2.17, 2.28, 4.2(a), and 4.6
attached hereto.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>2. </B><U><B>&#091;Intentionally Left Blank&#093;</B></U>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>3. </B><U><B>Modifications to Section&nbsp;3.2 of the Agreement</B></U><B>. </B>The following sections are hereby
inserted as new Sections&nbsp;3.2(e), 3.2(f) and 3.2(g) of the Agreement:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth above in Sections&nbsp;3.2(a)-(d) of
this Agreement, the parties agree that, until the new drying line of the Phase II Belvidere
Build-Out portion of the Planned Expansion (as defined in Section&nbsp;3.3A) is operating, Martek
shall be permitted to include Broth purchase quantities in its good faith forecast as
referred to in Section&nbsp;3.5 of this Agreement. The parties agree, however, that in no event
shall any Martek Purchase Order amount to more than * fermenter tanks of Broth per week and
in no event shall DSM ship to Martek more than * fermenter tank of Broth every 36 hours,
unless otherwise agreed to by the parties in writing.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) The Sections in this Agreement referring to the production and delivery of ARA
Products by DSM to Martek, such as but not limited to quality and verification and amounts
payable, shall apply <U>mutatis</U> <U>mutandis</U> to the production and delivery of
Broth.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) DSM shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to complete the Planned Expansion
in the timeframe set forth in Schedule&nbsp;3.3A(a) and Martek shall use its reasonable
commercial efforts to develop applicable DSP capabilities to enable it to purchase the
number of batches of Broth from DSM, pending DSM&#146;s completion of the new drying line (DSP)
portion of the Phase II Belvidere Build-Out of the Planned Expansion, as is set out in
Schedule&nbsp;3.3A(a).
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>4. </B><U><B>Amendment to Section&nbsp;3.8 of the Agreement</B></U><B>. </B>Section&nbsp;3.8(a) of the Agreement is hereby
deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Subject to the provisions of Sections&nbsp;3.5(c) and 3.5(d), during a month, DSM shall
deliver quantities of ARA Products covered by the Martek Purchase Order for the month on the
later of (i)&nbsp;the last business day of the month or (ii)&nbsp;ten (10)&nbsp;days after receipt of
delivery instructions from Martek. All such shipments shall be FOB or FCA, as applicable,
DSM&#146;s (or DSM&#146;s Third Party Toll Manufacturer&#146;s) facility. For purposes hereof, each order
shall be deemed to have been &#147;delivered&#148;, and risk of loss with respect to each such
shipment shall pass from DSM to Martek, upon delivery of the shipment by DSM to a carrier
agreed upon by the Committee for transport to the location specified in the Martek Purchase
Order, and Martek shall have the right and obligation to insure such shipment from and after
such delivery. Notwithstanding the foregoing, DSM shall retain title to all shipments of ARA
Products covered by the Martek Purchase Order until payment is received, whereupon title
shall pass to Martek.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>5. </B><U><B>Amendments to Section&nbsp;4 of the Agreement</B></U><B>.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>A</B>. Section&nbsp;4.5 of the Agreement is hereby amended to add the following sentence at the end of such
Section:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">In addition, Martek shall be permitted to have its technical personnel periodically
visit the site at Belvidere to assist DSM in matters pertaining to ARA production at
Martek&#146;s discretion and to provide support, to share technical experience, and/or to
monitor ARA production activities. The visits shall be with reasonable notice to DSM,
with the exact hours of such visits to be mutually agreed upon. Martek shall assure
that, during such visits, Martek personnel shall adhere to the site&#146;s rules and
regulations and the instructions of DSM personnel.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>B. </B>The last sentence of Section&nbsp;4.6 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following sentence:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">Changes other than the major changes as described in Schedule&nbsp;4.6 shall not require
pre-approval by the Committee prior to implementation by either party, but each of Martek
and DSM agrees to maintain a written record of such other changes it makes, which record
will be readily accessible or provided to the other party for review upon the
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">request of such other party, and which will be reported at the next succeeding quarterly
meeting of the Committee.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>6. </B><U><B>Amendments to Sections&nbsp;6.1 and 6.15 of the Agreement</B></U><B>.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>A. </B>Section&nbsp;6.1(c)(ii) of the Agreement is hereby amended by inserting &#147;in writing&#148; in the last
sentence, between &#147;agree&#148; and &#147;on an amount&#148; and by inserting &#147;and on any other relevant terms or
conditions&#148; at the end of such sentence immediately prior to the period. The following sentence is
hereby inserted at the end of Section&nbsp;6.1(c)(ii) of the Agreement, as the last sentence thereof:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">In addition, DSM shall obtain written approval from Martek, such approval to not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed, prior to locking in a fixed price or hedge for all or any
portion of its natural gas and electricity in connection with directly or indirectly
producing ARA Products for Martek, even if Martek has not requested such action.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>B. </B>Sections&nbsp;6.1(e) and <B>(</B>f) of the Agreement are hereby deleted in their entirety and replaced with
the following:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) The Fixed Budget Price per Unit of ARA produced at DSM&#146;s Capua facility for 2004 is
*, consisting of a DSM Mark Up per Unit of ARA of * and DSM Costs per Unit of ARA of *.
This Fixed Budget Price for Capua production for 2004 is based on the production by DSM and
purchase by Martek of ARA Products in the form of Crude Oil. For 2004, the Martek Budgeted
Volume for ARA Products purchased by Martek from DSM produced at the Capua facility is *
Units of ARA. For 2004, the Technical Capacity for DSM&#146;s Capua facility is * Units of ARA.
For 2004, the Practical Capacity for DSM&#146;s Capua facility is * Units of ARA. The Fixed
Budget Price per Unit of ARA produced at DSM&#146;s Capua facility for 2005 is *, consisting of a
DSM Mark Up per Unit of ARA of * and DSM Costs per Unit of ARA of *. This Fixed Budget
Price for Capua production for 2005 is based on the production by DSM and purchase by Martek
of ARA Products in the form of Crude Oil. For 2005, the Martek Budgeted Volume for ARA
Products purchased by Martek from DSM produced at the Capua facility is * Units of ARA. For
2005, the Technical Capacity for DSM&#146;s Capua facility is * Units of ARA. For 2005, the
Practical Capacity for DSM&#146;s Capua facility is * Units of ARA. The prices set forth in this
Section&nbsp;6.1(e) are based on the yield assumptions set forth in Schedule&nbsp;6.15.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Fixed Budget Price per Unit
of ARA for the first * Units of ARA produced at DSM&#146;s Capua facility following January&nbsp;1,
2004 shall be *.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) The Fixed Budget Price per Unit of ARA produced at DSM&#146;s Belvidere facility for
2004 is *, comprising a DSM Mark Up per Unit of ARA of * and * and DSM Costs per Unit of ARA
of *. The Fixed Budget Price per Unit of ARA produced at DSM&#146;s Belvidere facility for 2005
is *, comprising a DSM Mark Up per Unit of ARA of <B>* </B>and * and DSM Costs per Unit of ARA of
*. This Fixed Budget Price for Belvidere
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">production for 2005 is based on the production by DSM and purchase by Martek of ARA Products
in the form of Biomass, Broth or Fine Granules. For all Broth shipments to Martek, DSM shall
pay for *% of the costs of trucking the Broth from Belvidere to a third party or to a Martek
plant as determined by Martek for drying until the new drying line of the Phase II Belvidere
Build-Out portion of the Planned Expansion is completed<B>. </B>For 2004 the Martek Budgeted Volume
for ARA Products purchased by Martek from DSM produced at the Belvidere facility is * Units
of ARA. For 2004 the Technical Capacity for DSM&#146;s Belvidere facility is * Units of ARA<B>. </B>For
2004 the Practical Capacity for DSM&#146;s Belvidere facility is * Units of ARA<B>. </B>For 2005, the
Martek Budgeted Volume for ARA Products purchased by Martek from DSM produced at the
Belvidere facility is <B>* </B>Units of ARA. For 2005, the Technical Capacity for DSM&#146;s Belvidere
facility is * Units of ARA. For 2005, the Practical Capacity for DSM&#146;s Belvidere facility is
* Units of ARA. The prices set forth in this Section&nbsp;6.1(f) are based on the yield
assumptions set forth in Schedule&nbsp;6.15.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>C. </B>The text following the heading of Section&nbsp;6.15 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its
entirety and replaced with the following:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">The DSM Costs per Unit of ARA and the DSM Mark Up per Unit of ARA are based on the average
standard extraction and RBD yields set forth in Schedule&nbsp;6.15. The Fixed Budget Price per
Unit of ARA shall be adjusted by agreement of the Committee to reflect changes in such
yields due to changes in the Biomass, Crude Oil or changes in Extraction or RBD processes.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>7. </B><U><B>Amendments to Section&nbsp;6.6 of the Agreement</B></U><B>. </B>Section&nbsp;6.6 of the Agreement is hereby
deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">6.6 <U><B>Startup Costs</B></U>. The parties acknowledge and agree that DSM will be likely to
incur certain costs in connection with the commencement of operations of expansions at DSM&#146;s
Capua and Belvidere facilities as well as expansions of production of ARA Products at new
sites. These costs are likely to include costs that are directly related to certain
inefficiencies in producing ARA Products at a new production facility (including, for
example, batches of Biomass that do not meet the relevant Specifications) and other costs
(the &#147;Production Startup Costs&#148;).
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The parties agree that DSM shall be responsible for, and not charge to Martek, up
to * of Production Startup Costs related to the Phase 1 Belvidere Build-out and such costs
shall be an Excluded Cost. Martek shall reimburse DSM, in twelve (12)&nbsp;equal quarterly
installments, the amount that the actual Production Startup Costs incurred by DSM for the
Phase 1 Belvidere Build-out exceed *, but in no event shall the total amount to be
reimbursed by Martek pursuant hereto exceed one million US Dollars ($1,000,000.00). DSM
shall also be responsible for, and not charge to Martek, Production Startup Costs related to
the Phase 1 Belvidere Build-out that are in excess of * and such costs shall be an Excluded
Cost.
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    <TD>The asterisk denotes that confidential portions of this exhibit have been omitted in reliance on Rule&nbsp;24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The confidential portions have been submitted separately to the Securities and Exchange Commission.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The parties agree that all Production Start-up Costs related to the Phase II
Belvidere Build-Out are to be absorbed by DSM and shall be an Excluded Cost. In addition,
any Capital Related Costs related to the Phase II Belvidere Build-Out are to be absorbed by
DSM and, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, shall be an Excluded Cost.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) All Production Start-up Costs related to the Capua Expansion are to be absorbed by
DSM and shall be an Excluded Cost.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Production Startup Costs for expansions other than the expansions described above
and that are agreed to and approved by the Committee shall be billed separately to Martek in
a manner agreed upon by the Committee and any such Production Startup Costs shall be an
Excluded Cost.
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>8. </B><U><B>Amendments to Section&nbsp;6.18 of the Agreement</B></U><B>. </B>Section&nbsp;6.18 of the Agreement shall be
amended as follows:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>A. </B>The last sentence of Section&nbsp;6.18 (a)&nbsp;of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">The parties hereby agree that the plans for the Phase 1 Belvidere Build-out constitute
Approved Expansion Plans and that the Phase 1 Belvidere Build-out subaccount of the Break Up
Fee Account shall reflect an initial balance in respect thereof of *. The parties hereby
agree that the plans for the Planned Expansion (as defined in Section&nbsp;3.3A) constitute
Approved Expansion Plans and that the Planned Expansion subaccount of the Break Up Fee
Account shall reflect an initial balance in respect thereof of * of the maximum
Guaranteed Amount, as determined pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.3A(b) or, if applicable, any lesser
Revised Guaranteed Amount as defined in Section&nbsp;3.3A(b)(iv).
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>B. </B>The following text is hereby inserted at the end of Section&nbsp;6.18(c), replacing the period:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;; provided, however, that with respect to the Planned Expansion subaccount, Martek shall
instead pay to DSM any Guarantee Remainder as specified in Section&nbsp;3.3A(f) upon any such expiration
or termination.
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>9. </B><U><B>Amendments to Section&nbsp;9.4 of the Agreement</B></U><B>. </B>Section&nbsp;9.4(e) of the Agreement is hereby
amended by (i)&nbsp;inserting after the last word of the third bullet point (<U>i.e.</U>, &#147;Agreement&#148;)
the characters &#147;; or&#148; and deleting the period after such last word and (ii)&nbsp;inserting a fourth
bullet point as follows:
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Claims under this Agreement arising out of, in connection with or based on a breach by a
party of the provisions set forth in Section&nbsp;10.7(a) or Section&nbsp;10.7(b); or each party&#146;s
obligation to indemnify and hold harmless the other party, its Affiliates and their</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against Losses pursuant to
Section&nbsp;10.7(b) of this Agreement.
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>10. </B><U><B>Amendments to Section&nbsp;9.5</B></U><B>. </B>Section&nbsp;9.5 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its
entirety and replaced with the following:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">9.5 <U><B>Limitation of Liability</B></U>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) EXCEPT FOR THE LOST PROFITS PAYABLE BY MARTEK PURSUANT TO SECTION 9.4(c), LOST
PROFITS PAYABLE BY DSM PURSUANT TO SECTION 9.4(d)(ii) AND ROYALTIES PAYABLE BY DSM PURSUANT
TO SECTION 9.4(d)(iii), IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR LOSS
OF PROFITS OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCURRED BY THE OTHER
PARTY AND ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT FOR ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OF ANY
KIND EVEN IF THE OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Nothing contained in this Agreement shall preclude either DSM or Martek from
asserting any claim for Losses against any third party; provided, however, that neither DSM
nor Martek shall assert any claim for Losses arising out of or in connection with this
Agreement against any third party, including without limitation any subcontractor of the
other party, if and to the extent that either (i)&nbsp;DSM or Martek, as the case may be, shall
be entitled to assert the same claim for Losses against the other party or (ii)&nbsp;such other
party is required, pursuant to a legally binding obligation in effect at the time of such
Losses, to indemnify such third party against such Losses if such third party were to pay
them to DSM or Martek, as the case may be.
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>11. </B><U><B>Amendments to Section&nbsp;10.1 of the Agreement</B></U><B>. </B>Section&nbsp;10.1 of the Agreement is hereby
deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">10.1 <U><B>Non-Solicitation</B></U><B>.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) DSM agrees that, during the term of this Agreement, neither it nor any of its
Affiliates shall, directly or indirectly, (i)&nbsp;solicit, recruit or induce, or attempt to
solicit, recruit or induce, any person who is an employee of Martek or any of its Affiliates
to leave his or her employment or engagement with Martek or any of its Affiliates or (ii)
employ, hire or engage, or cause to employ, hire or engage, any person who is or was within
the previous six (6)&nbsp;months an employee of Martek or any of its Affiliates, in either case
without the prior written consent of Martek; provided that general advertisements by DSM or
its Affiliates for employment not directed at employees or former employees of Martek or its
Affiliates, and any employment resulting therefrom, shall not be a violation of this Section
10.1(a).
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The asterisk denotes that confidential portions of this exhibit have been omitted in reliance on Rule&nbsp;24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The confidential portions have been submitted separately to the Securities and Exchange Commission.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Martek agrees that, during the term of this Agreement, neither it nor any of its
Affiliates shall, directly or indirectly, (i)&nbsp;solicit, recruit or induce, or attempt to
solicit, recruit or induce, any person who is an employee of DSM or any of its Affiliates to
leave his or her employment or engagement with DSM or any of its Affiliates or (ii)&nbsp;employ,
hire or engage, or cause to employ, hire or engage, any person who is or was within the
previous six (6)&nbsp;months an employee of DSM or any of its Affiliates, in either case without
the prior written consent of DSM; provided that general advertisements by Martek or its
Affiliates for employment not directed at employees or former employees of DSM or its
Affiliates, and any employment resulting therefrom, shall not be a violation of this Section
10.1(b).
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>12. </B><U><B>Amendments to Section&nbsp;10.7 of the Agreement</B></U><B>. </B>The title of Section&nbsp;10.7 of the
Agreement is hereby amended to be &#147;Assignment, Delegation and Subrogation; Insurance Inspection&#148;,
the characters &#147;(a)&#148; are hereby inserted between the title of Section&nbsp;10.7 and the first word of
the paragraph following such title (<U>i.e.</U>, &#147;Neither&#148;), and the following paragraphs are
hereby inserted immediately following such paragraph as subsection (b), subsection (c)&nbsp;and
subsection (d)&nbsp;of Section&nbsp;10.7:
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither party shall subrogate to
an insurance carrier or similar entity any right it may have to claim or recover Losses from
(i)&nbsp;the other party arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, or (ii)&nbsp;a third
party arising out of or in connection with this Agreement to the extent the other party is
required, pursuant to a legally binding obligation in effect at the time of such Losses, to
indemnify such third party against such Losses if such third party were to pay them, in each
case, without the prior written consent of such other party. Each party shall indemnify and
hold harmless the other party, its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers,
employees and agents from and against all Losses, including reasonable counsel fees, that
such other party suffers or incurs as a result of any subrogation made by it in violation of
the terms of this Agreement; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section
10.7(b) shall be deemed to relieve such other party from any liability arising as a result
of any breach or failure to perform under this Agreement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) In the event that an insurance carrier or similar entity gives notice to a party
that it has been subrogated to the rights of the other party and that such carrier or entity
intends to exercise such rights against it, then such party receiving such notice shall give
the other party prompt written notice thereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Upon reasonable notice during regular working hours, representatives of each of
DSM&#146;s and Martek&#146;s insurance carriers may inspect the manufacturing facilities used by or
for the respective parties in the manufacture of ARA for (i)&nbsp;the purpose of inspections or
loss control visits relative to insurance being secured or validated or (ii)&nbsp;assessing the
validity of an insurance claim and/or the extent of damage under an insurance claim
submitted by DSM or Martek, respectively.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>13. </B><U><B>New Section&nbsp;3.3A &#150; First Planned Expansion</B></U>. The following is added as a new Section
3.3A to the Agreement, inserted immediately following the end of Section&nbsp;3.3:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">3.3A <U><B>First Planned Expansion</B></U><B>. </B>The parties acknowledge that, pursuant to Section
3.3(c) of this Agreement, Martek has requested in a letter dated August&nbsp;25, 2004 (the
&#147;August, 2004 Letter&#148;), attached as Schedule&nbsp;3.3A, that DSM expand its ARA production
capabilities and has offered to guarantee to DSM that DSM will recoup its investment in such
expansion in accordance with such Section. In connection with the guarantee that Martek is
to provide pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.3(c)(iii) and any Martek Expansion to be permitted pursuant
to Section&nbsp;3.3(c)(iv), the parties wish to clarify that, solely with respect to the
expansion to be made at the Capua and Belvidere facilities in response to the August, 2004
Letter (the &#147;Planned Expansion&#148;), the following shall apply:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The Planned Expansion shall include those efforts to be undertaken and/or equipment
to be installed at the Capua and Belvidere facilities as further described in Schedule
3.3A(a). That portion of the foregoing relevant to the Belvidere facility shall be referred
to as the &#147;Phase II Belvidere Build-Out&#148; and that portion of the foregoing relevant to the
Capua facility shall be referred to as the &#147;Capua Expansion&#148;.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The guarantee pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.3(c)(iii) of this Agreement will be effectuated
as follows:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 6%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) The twelve quarter period (the &#147;Recoupment Period&#148;) referenced in Section
3.3(c)(iii) shall commence on January&nbsp;1, 2006.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 6%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) The amount of DSM&#146;s investment in expanding its ARA production capacities
for the Phase II Belvidere Build-Out that will be guaranteed by Martek pursuant to
Section&nbsp;3.3(c)(iii) (the &#147;Guaranteed Amount&#148;) shall be equal to the DSM Capital
Contribution. Subject to Section&nbsp;3.3A(e) below, if the total aggregate DSM Mark Up
paid to DSM for such Recoupment Period and pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.3A(b)(v) does not
meet or exceed the Guaranteed Amount, Martek shall pay to DSM the balance of such
Guaranteed Amount (the &#147;Guarantee Remainder&#148;) within thirty (30)&nbsp;days of the end of
the Recoupment Period; provided, however, that in no event shall the Guaranteed
Amount exceed US$40&nbsp;million unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing by Martek.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 6%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) Martek shall be entitled to credit the full amount of any Guarantee
Remainder actually paid to DSM against any and all DSM Mark Up amounts that become
due to DSM pursuant to invoices received after the Recoupment Period for ARA
Products.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 6%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Guaranteed Amount, as defined above,
shall be reduced as of January&nbsp;1, 2007, if and only if (a)&nbsp;the maximum
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 6%">average monthly production and delivery of Units of ARA Products meeting
Specifications from Phase II Belvidere Build-Out that is achieved for any month
prior to such date, based on the average monthly production and delivery of Units of
ARA Products meeting Specifications over any three-month period prior to July&nbsp;1,
2007, is less than * Units of ARA and Martek has placed Martek Purchase Orders
sufficient to require production from Phase II Belvidere Build-Out equal to or
greater than * Units of ARA per month, or (b)&nbsp;Martek Purchase Orders have not been
sufficient to require Phase II Belvidere Build-Out to produce an average of * Units
of ARA per month and, following a request by Martek, the Committee determines the
average monthly Technical Capacity to be expected from Phase II Belvidere Build-Out,
and such amount is expected to be less than * Units of ARA, in which case the
Guaranteed Amount shall be reduced by a percentage equal to one minus the ratio of
the actual maximum average monthly production and delivery of Units of ARA from
Phase II Belvidere Build-Out that is achieved or the Technical Capacity determined
by the Committee to be achievable, as the case may be, as of the end of such
twenty-four (24)&nbsp;month period versus * Units of ARA (such percentage to be the
&#147;Expansion Shortfall Ratio&#148;, and such revised Guaranteed Amount shall be referred to
as the &#147;Revised Guaranteed Amount&#148; for purposes of Section&nbsp;6.18 of this Agreement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 6%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) The Guaranteed Amount, whether or not adjusted as provided above, shall in
all cases be reduced by the amount of DSM Mark Up paid on Martek&#146;s purchases of ARA
Products in calendar years during the period from and after January&nbsp;1, 2005 and
continuing through and including the last day of the Recoupment Period exceeding (i)
* Units of ARA for calendar year 2005, (ii) * Units of ARA for Calendar year 2006,
and (iii) * Units of ARA for each calendar year thereafter.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 6%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) The parties acknowledge and agree that the obligation of Martek to pay DSM
such Guaranteed Amount as set forth in this Section&nbsp;3.3A(b) shall be deemed
sufficient to meet Martek&#146;s obligation to guarantee DSM&#146;s investment in the Planned
Expansion pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.3(c)(iii) of this Agreement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) In support of the Planned Expansion, DSM has provided to Martek a detailed schedule
and cost estimates of the Planned Expansion plans and shall update such information monthly
from and after the Signing Date of the First Amendment. DSM shall also permit Martek to be
reasonably involved in Belvidere Phase II Build-Out planning/production meetings if desired
by Martek and shall give Martek at least ten (10)&nbsp;days&#146; notice of relevant meetings whenever
possible.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the expanded volume expected from the
Planned Expansion (* Units of ARA on an annualized basis, which is *% of the Technical
Capacity of the Planned Expansion) fully satisfies the expanded volume requested by Martek
in the August, 2004 Letter, and that any specified volume
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">requirements of such letter shall be deemed replaced by such * Units of expanded volume
expected from the Planned Expansion for purposes of Section&nbsp;3.3(c) of this Agreement. The
parties further acknowledge and agree that, with respect to the Planned Expansion, any
Martek Expansion to be permitted pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.3(c)(iv) of this Agreement shall be
limited to * Units of ARA times the Expansion Shortfall Ratio calculated as provided in
3.3A(b) above, and that no Martek Expansion shall be permitted pursuant to Section
3.3(c)(iv) with respect to the Planned Expansion if, as of any time prior to January&nbsp;1,
2007, DSM is able to produce and deliver to Martek ARA Products on a monthly average basis
in an amount equal to or greater than * Units of ARA, or if, as of January&nbsp;1, 2007, DSM has
been unable to produce and deliver to Martek ARA Products on a monthly average basis in an
amount equal to or greater than * Units of ARA but DSM is able to meet Martek Purchase
Orders of ARA Products for the three (3)&nbsp;month period beginning January&nbsp;1, 2007.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Martek&#146;s obligation to pay any Guarantee Remainder to DSM pursuant to Section
3.3A(b) above shall expire on January&nbsp;1, 2010 if the Recoupment Period has not ended prior
to such date, and on such date the Guaranteed Amount, if any, shall be reduced to zero.
Such obligation to pay the Guarantee Remainder shall also expire upon any early termination
or expiration of this Agreement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a payment by Martek to DSM is required pursuant
to Section&nbsp;6.18(c) of this Agreement upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, such
payment shall be equal to the greater of (x)&nbsp;any unpaid Guarantee Remainder as of such
termination or expiration date and (y)&nbsp;the balance of the Planned Expansion subaccount of
the Break Up Fee Account less any portion of any Guarantee Remainder actually paid and
against which a credit has not been taken as permitted in 3.3A(b)(iii) above.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) <U>Martek Capital Contribution. </U> The parties agree that Martek will pay to DSM
the sum of three million US Dollars ($3,000,000) in respect of the Capital Related Costs
(the &#147;Martek Capital Contribution&#148;). As a means to incentivize performance of the Belvidere
facility, the amount will be payable once the total output of the Belvidere facility,
starting from January&nbsp;1, 2005, has reached * Units of ARA in the aggregate. Martek shall pay
such amount in immediately available funds and within fifteen (15)&nbsp;days following the date
on which DSM has notified Martek in writing of such event. The amount of the Martek Capital
Contribution shall be considered an Excluded Cost and shall not be part of any Fixed Budget
Price or be billed to Martek through future depreciation expenses or in any other manner.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left">
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</DIV>

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    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="96%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The asterisk denotes that confidential portions of this exhibit have been omitted in reliance on Rule&nbsp;24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The confidential portions have been submitted separately to the Securities and Exchange Commission.</TD>
</TR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) <U>Martek Purchase Commitment</U>. Martek hereby agrees to purchase the total ARA
production from the Capua and Belvidere facilities in 2005; provided that Martek will not be
required to purchase more than * Units of ARA from Belvidere production in 2005 or more than
* Units of ARA from Capua production in 2005. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent
that Belvidere production for 2005 is less than * Units of ARA, Martek shall pay to DSM for
2006 Belvidere ARA production the prices set forth herein for Units of ARA produced at DSM&#146;s
Belvidere facility for 2005 for that number of Units of ARA produced by Belvidere in 2006
equal to * Units of ARA less the number of Units of ARA produced from Belvidere and
purchased by Martek in 2005.
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>14. Miscellaneous</B>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;Except as expressly modified herein, all terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect and the Agreement as so modified is hereby ratified and
confirmed in all respects.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The provisions of Section&nbsp;10.5 (Disputes; Arbitration) of the Agreement are hereby
incorporated by reference into this First Amendment, with the same force and effect as if set forth
in full herein.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;This First Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal
laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts to be performed fully within the State of New
York. The parties hereby expressly exclude the applicability of the Convention on Contracts for the
International Sale of Goods and that body of law known as conflicts of laws.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;Neither this First Amendment nor any terms hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or
terminated unless such amendment, waiver, discharge or termination is in writing signed by all
parties or, in the case of a waiver, by the party waiving compliance.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)&nbsp;The parties acknowledge that this First Amendment sets forth the complete, exclusive and
integrated understanding of the parties and supersedes all proposals or prior agreements, oral or
written, and all other prior communications between the parties relating to the subject matter of
this First Amendment and, except as provided in Section&nbsp;15(d), no other documents shall act to
modify, amend or add to this First Amendment.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)&nbsp;This First Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same document.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left">
<DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 18%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV>

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<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="96%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The asterisk denotes that confidential portions of this exhibit have been omitted in reliance on Rule&nbsp;24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The confidential portions have been submitted separately to the Securities and Exchange Commission.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this First Amendment to be duly executed
and delivered as of the day and year first above written.
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>MARTEK BIOSCIENCES CORPORATION</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>DSM FOOD SPECIALTIES B.V.</B></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Steve Dubin
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Rob van Leen</TD>
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    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">By: Steve Dubin
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By: Rob van Leen</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Title: President
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Title: Business Group Director</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Krijn Rietveld</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By: Krijn Rietveld</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Title: Business Unit Director</TD>
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    <TD width="84%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Schedules;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Schedule&nbsp;2.17
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Biomass Specifications</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Schedule&nbsp;2.20A
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Broth Specifications</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Schedule&nbsp;2.28
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Crude Oil Specifications</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Schedule&nbsp;2.66A
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Fine Granulate Specifications</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Schedule&nbsp;4.2(a)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">DSM Certificate of Analysis (Fine Granulates, Broth, Biomass, Crude Oil)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Schedule&nbsp;4.6
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Manufacturing Changes</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Schedule&nbsp;3.3A
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#147;August, 2004 Letter&#148;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Schedule&nbsp;3.3A(a)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Planned Expansion</TD>
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<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The asterisk denotes that confidential portions of this exhibit have been omitted in reliance on Rule&nbsp;24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The confidential portions have been submitted separately to the Securities and Exchange Commission.</TD>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>SCHEDULE 2.17<BR>
BIOMASS SPECIFICATIONS</B>

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<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><IMG src="w18426w1842601.gif" alt="(DSM LOGO)">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>PRODUCT SPECIFICATION FORM<BR>
ARA Biomass</B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><B>ARA-PSF-004M</B><BR>
Revision 4<BR>
22 June&nbsp;2005</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Product no: 2984</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Parameters</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Approval</B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Discussion</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Limit <FONT face="Arial"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Range <FONT face="Arial"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Methods</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Release specifications</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Description
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Smell
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Colour
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">*</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">*</TD>
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    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Control specifications*</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Parameters</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Specification limit <FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Methods</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">*
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD width="34%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>In-process control parameters <FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>:</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Parameters</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Control limit <FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Methods</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">*</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">*</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">*</TD>
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</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">In addition to parameters above, biomass must produce crude oil meeting all applicable
specifications defined in <FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>. Retention samples of biomass will be maintained by DSM for reference
if any off-spec results are obtained in crude oil.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left">
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    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Head -->
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Scope
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Legend:<BR>
<FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left">
<DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 18%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="96%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The asterisk denotes that confidential portions of this exhibit have been omitted in reliance on Rule&nbsp;24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The confidential portions have been submitted separately to the Securities and Exchange Commission.</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


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</DIV>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;
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<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT><BR>
<FONT face="Arial">*</FONT><BR>
<FONT face="Arial">*</FONT><BR>
<FONT face="Arial">*</FONT><BR>
<FONT face="Arial">*</FONT><BR>
<FONT face="Arial">*</FONT><BR>
<FONT face="Arial">*</FONT><BR>
<FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>

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<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="70%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">Storage:</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">Packaging:</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>&#149;</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Below -2&#176; C &#043;/-3<FONT style="font-family: Symbol">&#176;</FONT>C,
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>&#149;</B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Big Bags (polypropylene with polyethylene liner), anti static</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">preferably lower temperatures
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>&#149;</B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" rowspan="2">Labeled with product number, batch
number, production number, production date and storage conditions on
both inner and outer bag</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>&#149;</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Protected from light
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>

</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>&#149;</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Dry conditions</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">Expiration period<FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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</DIV>

<DIV align="left">
<DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 18%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="96%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The asterisk denotes that confidential portions of this exhibit have been omitted in reliance on Rule&nbsp;24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The confidential portions have been submitted separately to the Securities and Exchange Commission.</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;
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<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">

<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>SCHEDULE 2.20A<BR>
BROTH SPECIFICATIONS</B>

</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="16%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="65%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><IMG src="w18426w1842601.gif" alt="(DSM LOGO)">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>PRODUCT SPECIFICATION FORM<BR>
ARA Broth</B><BR>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><B>ARA-PSF-006M</B><BR>
Revision 0<BR>
22 June&nbsp;2005</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Body -->
</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="36%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Product no:</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Parameters</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Approval limit <FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Methods</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><B>Control specifications <FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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</TABLE>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Legend:<BR>
<FONT face="Arial">*</FONT><BR>
<FONT face="Arial">*</FONT><BR>
<FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>

</DIV>
<DIV align="left">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="28%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Scope
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Body -->
</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left">
<DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 18%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="96%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The asterisk denotes that confidential portions of this exhibit have been omitted in reliance on Rule&nbsp;24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The confidential portions have been submitted separately to the Securities and Exchange Commission.</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>



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<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">

<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>SCHEDULE 2.28<BR>
CRUDE OIL SPECIFICATIONS</B>

</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="16%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="65%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><IMG src="w18426w1842601.gif" alt="(DSM LOGO)">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>PRODUCT SPECIFICATION FORM<BR>
ARA Crude Oil </B><BR>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><B>ARA-PSF-001M</B><BR>
Revision 5<BR>
22 June&nbsp;2005</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Body -->
</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="34%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Head -->
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><B>Product no: 2983</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Parameters</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Approval limit <FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Discussion Range <FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Methods</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><B>Release specifications</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Appearance
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Colour
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Smell
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
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</DIV></TD>
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</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Methods</B></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
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</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
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</DIV></TD>
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</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="7" valign="top" align="left"><B><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>: every tenth batch;
<FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>: every batch; All experimental batches</B></TD>
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</DIV></TD>
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</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
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</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
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</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
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</TD>
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<DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 18%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV>

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<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">*</TD>
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    <TD>The asterisk denotes that confidential portions of this exhibit have been omitted in reliance on Rule&nbsp;24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The confidential portions have been submitted separately to the Securities and Exchange Commission.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">&nbsp; 18
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT><BR>
<FONT face="Arial">*</FONT><BR>
<FONT face="Arial">*</FONT><BR>
*

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</DIV></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">200 kg food grade phenolic coated
lined drums (tight head) with DSM label</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
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</TD>
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<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The asterisk denotes that confidential portions of this exhibit have been omitted in reliance on Rule&nbsp;24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The confidential portions have been submitted separately to the Securities and Exchange Commission.</TD>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>SCHEDULE 2.66A<BR>
FINE GRANULATES SPECIFICATIONS</B>

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    <TD width="16%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="65%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><IMG src="w18426w1842601.gif" alt="(DSM LOGO)">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>PRODUCT SPECIFICATION FORM<BR>
ARA Biomass Fines</B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><B>ARA-PSF-005M</B>
Revision 4<BR>
22 June&nbsp;2005</TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><B>Product no: 8752</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Parameters</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Approval</B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Discussion</B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Methods</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Limit <FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Range <FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><B>Release specifications</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Smell
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Colour
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">*</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">*</TD>
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    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<TR valign="bottom">
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specifications*</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Methods</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">*
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD width="34%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Head -->
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><B>Controlled in batch records:</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Body -->
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</DIV>

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    <TD width="34%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Head -->
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><B>In-process control parameters <FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>:</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Parameters</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Control limit <FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Methods</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">*</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">*</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">*</TD>
</TR>
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</DIV>

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<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="24%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Head -->
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Scope
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Body -->
</TABLE>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Legend:<BR>
<FONT face="Arial">*</FONT><BR>
<FONT face="Arial">*</FONT><BR>
<FONT face="Arial">*</FONT><BR>
<FONT face="Arial">*</FONT><BR>
<FONT face="Arial">*</FONT><BR>
<FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>

</DIV>

<DIV align="left">
<DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 18%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="96%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The asterisk denotes that confidential portions of this exhibit have been omitted in reliance on Rule&nbsp;24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The confidential portions have been submitted separately to the Securities and Exchange Commission.</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


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</DIV>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;
</DIV>

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<H5 align="left" style="page-break-before:always">&nbsp;</H5><P>

<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT><BR>
<FONT face="Arial">*</FONT><BR>
<FONT face="Arial">*</FONT><BR>
<FONT face="Arial">*</FONT><BR>
<FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>

</DIV>
<DIV align="LEFT">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="70%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">Storage:</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">Packaging:</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">Expiration period: <FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Body -->
</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left">
<DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 18%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="96%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The asterisk denotes that confidential portions of this exhibit have been omitted in reliance on Rule&nbsp;24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The confidential portions have been submitted separately to the Securities and Exchange Commission.</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;
</DIV>

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<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">

<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>SCHEDULE 4.2(a)<BR>
DSM CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS</B>

</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>FINE GRANULATES</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="16%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="65%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><IMG src="w18426w1842601.gif" alt="(DSM LOGO)">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Certificate of Analysis
ARA Biomass Fines</B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><B>ARA-CoA-005M</B>
Revision 1<BR>
22 June&nbsp;2005</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Body -->
</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="34%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="42%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Head -->
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Product no: 8752</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Parameters</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Requirements</B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Result</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Description
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Smell
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Colour
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Body -->
</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="LEFT">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="25%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="65%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">Storage:</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">Packaging:</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"></TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Body -->
</TABLE>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Expiration period <FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Remarks

</DIV>
<DIV align="LEFT">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="16%">
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="16%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="42%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<!-- End Table Head -->
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Date:
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">QA-Manager:
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Body -->
</TABLE>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left">
<DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 18%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="96%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The asterisk denotes that confidential portions of this exhibit have been omitted in reliance on Rule&nbsp;24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The confidential portions have been submitted separately to the Securities and Exchange Commission.</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


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</DIV>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;
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<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">

<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>SCHEDULE 4.2(a)<BR>
DSM CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS</B>

</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>BROTH</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="16%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="65%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><IMG src="w18426w1842601.gif" alt="(DSM LOGO)">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Certificate of Analysis<BR>
ARA Broth</B><BR>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><B>ARA-CoA-006M</B><BR>
Revision 0<BR>
22 June&nbsp;2005</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Body -->
</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="34%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="42%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Head -->
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Product no: 8932</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Requirements</B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Results</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Remarks
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="16%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="16%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="42%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Date:
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">QA-Manager:
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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</DIV>


<DIV align="left">
<DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 18%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="96%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The asterisk denotes that confidential portions of this exhibit have been omitted in reliance on Rule&nbsp;24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The confidential portions have been submitted separately to the Securities and Exchange Commission.</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">&nbsp; 23
</DIV>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;
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<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">

<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>SCHEDULE 4.2(a)<BR>
DSM CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS</B>

</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>BIOMASS</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="16%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="65%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><IMG src="w18426w1842601.gif" alt="(DSM LOGO)">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Certificate of Analysis<BR>
ARA Biomass</B><BR>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><B>ARA-CoA-004M</B><BR>
Revision 1<BR>
22 June&nbsp;2005</TD>
</TR>
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</DIV>

<DIV align="left">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="34%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="42%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Head -->
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Product no: 2984</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Parameters</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Requirements</B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Result</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Description
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Smell
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Colour
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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</DIV>

<DIV align="LEFT">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="25%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="65%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Head -->
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">Storage:</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">Packaging:</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>&#149;</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Below -2&#176;C &#043;/-3<FONT style="font-family: Symbol">&#176;</FONT>C, preferably
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>&#149;</B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Big Bags (polypropylene with polyethylene liner), anti static</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">lower temperatures
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>&#149;</B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Labeled with product number, batch number, production</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>&#149;</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Protected from light
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">number, production date and storage conditions on both inner</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>&#149;</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Dry conditions
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">and outer bag</TD>
</TR>
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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Expiration period <FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Remarks

</DIV>
<DIV align="LEFT">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="16%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="16%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="42%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Date:
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">QA-Manager:
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Body -->
</TABLE>
</DIV>
<DIV align="left">
<DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 18%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="96%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The asterisk denotes that confidential portions of this exhibit have been omitted in reliance on Rule&nbsp;24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The confidential portions have been submitted separately to the Securities and Exchange Commission.</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>



<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">&nbsp; 24
</DIV>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;
</DIV>

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<H5 align="left" style="page-break-before:always">&nbsp;</H5><P>

<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">

<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>SCHEDULE 4.2(a)<BR>
DSM CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS</B>

</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CRUDE OIL</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="16%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="65%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><IMG src="w18426w1842601.gif" alt="(DSM LOGO)">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Certificate of Analysis<BR>
ARA Crude Oil</B><BR>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top" nowrap><B>ARA-CoA-Crude-001</B><BR>
Revision 7<BR>
22 June&nbsp;2005</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Body -->
</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="34%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="42%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Product no: 2983</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Parameters</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Requirements</B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Results</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Appearance
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Colour
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Smell
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Arial">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Body -->
</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="LEFT">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="70%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Head -->
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">Storage conditions:</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">Packaging:</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>&#149;</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">below &#150;18&#176;C
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>&#149;</B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Under Nitrogen</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>&#149;</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Protected from light
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>&#149;</B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">200 kg food grade phenolic coated lined drums</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>&#149;</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Dry conditions
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(tight head) with DSM label</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Body -->
</TABLE>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Expiration date (24&nbsp;months from date of packaging):
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Remarks
</DIV>

<DIV align="LEFT">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="16%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="16%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="42%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>SCHEDULE 4.6<BR>
MANUFACTURING CHANGES</B>

</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><U><B>I. Standard Operating Procedure: Martek/DSM Procedure &#147;Process Change Control Procedure&#148;</B></U>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>A. Documentation: </B>All process changes must be documented and approved by management level
representatives from the departments applicable to the process change, including but not limited
to, Process Development, Manufacturing, and Quality Assurance. DSM and Martek will each maintain a
log of process changes, which will be accessible to the other party. Process changes are permanent
modifications made to the manufacturing and testing processes. Temporary process deviations will
be appropriately documented by each party in the applicable production and testing records and
addressed outside of this agreement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>B. Major vs. minor changes: </B>Changes are categorized as &#147;minor&#148; or &#147;major&#148; process changes, as
summarized in the examples below:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Minor changes: </B>Any change that has an impact to yield or process efficiency
</DIV>

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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Major changes: </B>Any change that has or may have a detectable and significant effect on final product
properties as specified in the product specification forms
</DIV>

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</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Drying</B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Extraction and RBD</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">*</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">*
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">*</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">*</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*

</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>C.&nbsp;Customer notification requirements:</B>
</DIV>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Both parties will inform each other every quarter of all changes to production controls,
processes and test methods, both minor and major.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Both parties require pre-notification and the right to approve process and test method
changes classified as major.</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Martek is responsible to determine if and when process and test method changes require
prior or post change customer notification.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Martek, with DSM help, will determine if a process or test methods change requires
regulatory review.</TD>
</TR>

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</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Any change categories not specified in the table above must be discussed by the Quality
Subcommittee with recommendation to the Steering Committee as appropriate.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Version 3 &#150; Modified Dec 22, 2004
</DIV>

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    <TD width="96%"></TD>
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<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The asterisk denotes that confidential portions of this exhibit have been omitted in reliance on Rule&nbsp;24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The confidential portions have been submitted separately to the Securities and Exchange Commission.</TD>
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<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">

<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>SCHEDULE 3.3A<BR>
AUGUST, 2004 LETTER</B>

</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">August 25,
2004
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Dr.&nbsp;Krijn Rietveld<BR>
Business Unit Director Nutritional Ingredients<BR>
DSM Food Specialties B.V.<BR>
2613 AX Delft<BR>
The Netherlands

</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Dear Krijn,
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Pursuant to section * of the ARA Alliance, Purchase and Production Agreement By and Between Martek
Biosciences and DSM Food Specialties B.V. dated April&nbsp;19, 2004 (the &#147;Agreement&#148;), I am writing to
notify DSM that there is a * for the calendar quarters Q4 of 2004 and Q1 of 2005. As a result of
this * for *, the * will be * until * following * that *.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Additionally, pursuant to section 3.3 (c)&nbsp;of the Agreement Martek requests that DSM expand its
current production capacity to provide a quarterly output of * metric tons of crude 40% ARA oil
through Q3 of calendar year 2005, * metric tons output of crude 40% ARA oil from Q4 of calendar
year 2005 to Q2 2006, and * metric tons output of crude 40% ARA oil from Q3 2006 to Q3 of 2007.
Martek offers to guarantee that DSM will recover its investment in so expanding its ARA production
capacity through the DSM Mark Up received on purchase orders by Martek for ARA Products over a
period of twelve (12)&nbsp;quarters.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings attributed to them in the Agreement unless
defined herein or the context indicates otherwise.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Please acknowledge receipt of this notice by signing below and returning an enclosed copy to me at
your earliest convenience.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Sincerely,
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Chris Lindsay<BR>
Sr. Dir. Project Management

</DIV>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Date:
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Krijn Rietveld, DSM Food Specialties</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">CC:
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">David Abramson, Martek Biosciences
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Johan van Doesum, DSM Food Specialties B.V.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Steve Dubin, Martek Biosciences
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Attn: Legal Counsel, DSM Food Specialties B.V.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Flint Harding, Martek Biosciences</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="96%"></TD>
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<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The asterisk denotes that confidential portions of this exhibit have been omitted in reliance on Rule&nbsp;24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The confidential portions have been submitted separately to the Securities and Exchange Commission.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tom Feeley, Martek Biosciences
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SCHEDULE 3.3A(</B>a)
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>PLANNED EXPANSION</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The Planned Expansion shall consist of the Phase II Belvidere Build-Out and the Capua Expansion.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The &#147;Phase II Belvidere Build-Out&#148; shall mean the production capacity put in place by DSM at its
Belvidere facility, consisting of * and the related DSP and support capacity and is expected to be
completed by December&nbsp;31, 2005. The total Technical Capacity of the Belvidere facility after the
Phase II Belvidere Build-Out shall be approximately * Units of ARA.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The &#147;Capua Expansion&#148; shall mean the debottlenecking of the DSP and the construction of one (1) *
and peripheral equipment which will add an estimated * Units of ARA to the annual capacity of the
Capua facility and was completed in May&nbsp;2005. The total Technical Capacity of the Capua facility
after the Capua Expansion shall be approximately * Units of ARA.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Martek DSP Capabilities to be established at its Kingstree, South Carolina facility will consist of
a broth recover filter press and fluid bed dryer capable of recovering an estimated * Units of ARA
per year. The Martek DSP Capabilities were completed in March&nbsp;2005.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left">
<DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 18%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="96%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The asterisk denotes that confidential portions of this exhibit have been omitted in reliance on Rule&nbsp;24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The confidential portions have been submitted separately to the Securities and Exchange Commission.</TD>
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