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Umicore Sa — Investor Day (November 2010)
24 slides from Umicore Sa's investor day presentation, Nov 18, 2010
Slide 1: The Hoboken recycling plant
The Hoboken recycling plant Francis Vanbellen – Plant manager Capital Markets Event on Recycling – 18-19 Nov 2010 October 2010
Slide 2: Agenda
Agenda Plant history Core competences Flowsheet Site visit 2
Slide 3: Plant history
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Slide 4: Hoboken plant based on more than 100 years of history
Hoboken plant based on more than 100 years of history 1800 1850 1900 1950 2000 2010 1853 Asturienne des Mines 1985 1805 Vieille-Montagne 1989 Compagnie des Métaux d’Overpelt 1928 1970 1908 Soc. Gén. Métallurgique de Hoboken MHO 1989 Usine de Désargentation 1887 1919 (Degussa) 2005 Traxys 1919 Sociét
Slide 5: Recent history
Recent history Lead and Precious metals refiner Precious metals Recycler Transformation process started in late nineties Continued process improvements and innovations since 5
Slide 6: Major flowsheet investments
Major flowsheet investments Sulphuric acid plant Sampling & assaying 2005 Double absorption 2011-… Make-over Smelter Lead blast furnace 1997 New plant 1995-2000 Plant make-over 2007-2009 Spent industrial 2007 Glas cleaning catalysts installation Leaching & Lead Refinery electrowining 1999-2005 Plant
Slide 7: Core competences
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Slide 8: Core competences
Core competences Foster Flexibility Master Complexity Ensure Reliability Sampling & Materials Pyrometallurgy assaying Knowledge Operations Hydrometallurgy management Market Employees Au Pd Se intelligence Ir Risk Cu Ru management Ag Rh Te Pt Integrity Pb As Ni In Sb Environmental Bi Sn management 8
Slide 9: Foster Flexibility
Foster Flexibility Wide variety of physical aspects and metal content: treatment of Materials more than 200 different raw materials with different physical aspects (dry, wet, dusty, with plastic, ceramic…) Flexible and robust operations which can cope with high Operations variability of supply Compe
Slide 10: Master complexity
Master complexity Au Pd Se Ir Cu Ru The Hoboken flow sheet Ag Rh • Unique, integrated combination of innovative pyro- and hydrometallurgical operations Te Pt Pb As Ni In Sb Expertise in metallurgy Bi • Our experienced staff is the driver behind innovation Sn (a lot of in house R&D competences) • Our
Slide 11: Ensure reliability
Ensure reliability Sampling & Recognized world-class service assaying Knowledge Systematic approach to enhance process efficiency management Market Structured information gathering process intelligence Risk Hedging and metal accounting, stock take management Integrity Ethical business and fraud prev
Slide 12: Business Excellence
Business Excellence Our Business Excellence system is driven by the European Foundation of Quality Management (EFQM) model. The EFQM approach is formalized in one integrated management system certified against international standards: • ISO9001 certified for all our processes • ISO14001 environmenta
Slide 13: Flowsheet
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Slide 14: Flowsheet
Raw Materials Flowsheet Sampling Precious Metals Operations Cu Base Metals Operations matte Sulphuric acid plant Smelter Blast furnace SO2 Pb slags Cu bullion Pb-bullion Ni Leaching & electrowinning speiss Lead refinery Ag residue PM residue In/Te residue Nickel refinery Precious metals refinery Spe
Slide 15: Sampling & Assaying
Sampling & Assaying The wide variety & complexity of incoming materials mean that sampling & assaying are key success factors in determining our customer’s financial yield. UPMR allocates more than 15% of its operating budget to these services.
Slide 16: Sampling
Sampling Unique state-of-the-art facilities Dedicated to process all raw materials Key drivers • Maximizing automations • Adequate capacities in growing segments (e-scrap, auto catalysts…) • Shortening the lead times • Respecting environmental, health & safety standards Employing 120 people Secured
Slide 17: Assaying
Assaying Recognized leadership in the precious metals industry Up-to-date analytical equipment, supported by: • Robust quality assurance system • Laboratory information & management system Key drivers • Customer orientation • Respect for short lead times • Continuous investment in analytical researc
Slide 18: Recycling & Refining
Recycling & Refining Pb, Cu & Ni drive our unique recycling process. By using the specific properties of these collector metals, precious & other secondary metals are recovered with the greatest efficiency. Our in-house developed Precious Metals Refinery is one of the world’s largest & most efficien
Slide 19: Precious metals operations: Smelter
Precious metals operations Smelter Unique Isa smelt, submerged lance combustion technology, injecting oxygen enriched air & fuel in a molten bath Separating precious metals in a copper bullion from mostly all other metals concentrated in a lead slag Operating at 1,000 t/day Highly flexible technolog
Slide 20: Precious metals operations: Leaching & electrowinning
Precious metals operations Leaching & electrowinning Leach copper to collect precious metals in a residue for further refining in the Precious Metals Refinery Increase PM-content in residue from intake (Cu-granules) by a factor of 10 Cu electro winning process, producing 99.99% pure Cu-cathodes High
Slide 21: Precious metals operations: Precious metals refinery
Precious metals operations Precious metals refinery Combination of classical methods & unique in-house developed processes Unique flexibility on ratio of gold, platinum, palladium & secondary PGMs vs. silver, varying substantially according to raw material feed High purity metal production • Ag & Au
Slide 22: Site visit
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Slide 23: Forward-looking statements
Forward-looking statements This presentation contains forward-looking information that involves risks and uncertainties, including statements about Umicore’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements include known and unknown risks and are
Slide 24: Francis Vanbellen
Francis Vanbellen Plant Manager Precious Metals Refining Francis Vanbellen holds a Master of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the Catholic University of Leuven, as well as an MBA from the Vlerick Management School. Francis joined Umicore in 1981 as part of a team to start up Umicore's fir