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Umicore Sa — Investor Day (November 2010)
22 slides from Umicore Sa's investor day presentation, Nov 18, 2010
Slide 1: Research and Development
Research and Development Denis Goffaux – CTO Capital Markets Event on Recycling – 18-19 Nov 2010
Slide 2: Agenda
Agenda R&D organisation R&D technology portfolio How R&D serves the recycling business 2
Slide 3: R&D organisation
R&D organisation
Slide 4: Research & development Key points
Research & development Key points Intellectual Property: Priority Filings 60 CTO responsibility 50 51 • Direct responsibility over Group R&D and EHS • Technology advisor to ExCom and business 40 43 43 units 41 30 34 Patents • Patent families: 426 20 • Pending patents: 1,775 22 18 • Granted patents:
Slide 5: Research & development Key points
Research & development Key points Research & development current headcount of 10% 889 people (of which 236 in associates) • 29% in Group R&D • 71% in business units R&D expenditure at some 7% of revenues • Total of € 144 million in 2009 (including associates) 90% • Close to 90% of expenditures in cl
Slide 6: Research & development locations
Research & development locations Rechargeable batteries Electro-optic materials Group R&D Automotive catalysts Electroplating Thin film products 6
Slide 7: Research & Development Our key activities
Research & Development Our key activities 7
Slide 8: Technology At the core of Umicore's business model
Technology At the core of Umicore’s business model Application R&D is the tool kit of the company know-how • Essential to answer to the needs of our customers • Coherence and cross-fertilization between the different segments Chemistry material Material Metals Material science • Focus on sustainabil
Slide 9: Organised in technological competence platforms
Research & development Organised in technological competence platforms 9
Slide 10: R&D technology portfolio
R&D technology portfolio
Slide 11: Technology portfolio based on adjacencies
Technology portfolio based on adjacencies New technologies Development of Development of new technologies new technologies for existing growth markets for future markets Existing New markets markets Optimisation Adaptation of current technologies of current technologies in existing growth markets fo
Slide 12: Technology portfolio horizon
Technology portfolio horizon 2010 2015 2020 Umicore typically covers a 1 to 15 year horizon Development in line with market introduction and supply chain requirements Focus is different depending on time horizon • IP creation • Joint Developments • Applied Technology • … Arbitrage is necessary to ke
Slide 13: How do the R&D platforms serve Recycling?
How do the R&D platforms serve Recycling?
Slide 14: Competence platform Recycling & Extraction Technology
Competence platform Recycling & Extraction Technology EMC project New pre-concentration step of PMR Improvement of metallurgical processes and emission gas cleaning leading to: • Reduction of • Lead times for precious metals • Emissions of dust, SO2 and NOx • Direct costs • Increase of metal yields
Slide 15: Competence platform Recycling & Extraction Technology
Competence platform Recycling & Extraction Technology UHT pilot setup for new waste streams “Ultra High Temperature” Innovation in smelting technology by design and development of: • High density energy sources • Heat resistant furnace technology • Environmental top performance technology 15
Slide 16: Competence platform Scientific & Technical Operations Support
Competence platform Scientific & Technical Operations Support Detailed flow sheet modelling of EMC project Simulation gas streams in Cu-smelter leading to improvements in design to reduce puffing • Lower lead emissions • Increase of loading capacities Technology Scouting - Scientific Relations - Int
Slide 17: Competence platform Environment, Health & Safety (EHS)
Competence platform Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) Nano-filtration on industrial waste waters by membrane technology in PMR Screening of different membranes and pilot unit testing to: • Comply with more stringent discharge limits • Reduce water footprint with 40% • Recover chemicals 17
Slide 18: Product life cycle analysis: Toyota Prius Battery
Competence platform Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) Product life cycle analysis: Toyota Prius Battery Pursuing greater sustainability in automotive supply chain Objectives: • Investigation of impact environmental footprint Ni • Identification of key environmental parameters in production, use and
Slide 19: Competence platform Analytical Competencies
Competence platform Analytical Competencies Development of new sampling processes to handle new supply streams like auto and spent cats, E-scrap, batteries etc…. Development on-site & at-line analysis methods with hand held equipment for fast screenings • On site X-ray measurements of slags to deter
Slide 20: A balanced R&D portfolio: Examples in recycling
A balanced R&D portfolio: Examples in recycling New technologies • Nano-filtration • Life Cycle Analysis • EMC – Pre-concentration • Ultra High Temperature step recycling processes Existing New markets markets • Reducing puffing of • On-site and at-line analysis smelter • Sampling techniques for • S
Slide 21: 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 22: Denis Goffaux
Denis Goffaux Chief Technology Officer Denis Goffaux graduated from the University of Liège in 1991 as a mining engineer and joined Umicore Research in 1995. He has worked in Belgium, Chile, China and Korea. Prior to moving to Japan to become Umicore Country Manager in 2006, he headed the Rechargeab