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Solvay Sa — Investor Presentation (August 2004)
15 slides from Solvay Sa's investor presentation, August 2004
Slide 1: Solvay Group presentation: Solvay at a glance
Solvay Group presentation Solvay at a glance August 2004
Slide 2: Solvay at a glance
Solvay at a glance « Into the future with confidence » 2 © 2004, SOLVAY S.A August 2004
Slide 3: Solvay history
Solvay history 140 years of development Total sales 2003 : EUR 7.6 Bn major Limestone Salt Fluor Kali Chemie pharmaceutical (1952) acquisitions + Ausimont in 2002 (chemicals/polymers) Soda Ash Electrolysis DUPHAR (1866) (1898) 1980 + BP Specialty polymers (2001) REID ROWELL Hydrogen (USA) 1986 Vinyl
Slide 4: Solvay today
SOLVAY TODAY a COMPETITIVE and INNOVATIVE Group w An INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE over 95% of sales generated outside Belgium and 45% outside the EU w Serving a DIVERSIFIED CUSTOMER BASE e.g. Human health, Construction and architecture, Automotive, Chemical industry, … w A HYBRID Group with a balanced por
Slide 5: An international presence
An international presence Europe 62% EU : 55%, non-EU : 7% The Americas Asia-Pacific 30% 7% (USA : 21%) Industrial/Commercial Presence Export (in % of 2003 sales) In % of 2003 sales (EUR 7,557 M) 5 © 2004, SOLVAY S.A August 2004
Slide 6: An international presence: breakdown of sales by region
An international presence breakdown of sales by region Nafta European Union 25% 55% The Americas Europe 29% 62% Other European countries Mercosur 7% 4% Rest of the world Asia-Pacific 2% 7% In % of 2003 sales (EUR 7,557 M) 6 © 2004, SOLVAY S.A August 2004
Slide 7: An international presence: breakdown of employees by region
An international presence breakdown of employees by region European Union 70% Nafta 18% Mercosur 3% Other European Asia-Pacific countries 3% 6% In % of total employees as of Jan. 1, 2004 (30,139 people) 7 © 2004, SOLVAY S.A August 2004
Slide 8: Serving a diversified customer base
Serving a diversified customer base (% of 2003 sales) 1. Human health 26% 2. Building and architecture 13% 3. Automotive industry 12% 4. Chemical industry 10% 5. Glass industry 7% 6. Consumer goods 6% 7. Water and the environment 4% 8. Electricity and electronics 4% 9. Detergents, cleaning and hygie
Slide 9: Strategic focus
Solvay is a hybrid group with 3 sectors à Strategic focus w Pharmaceuticals : acceleration of strategy through partnerships with major players and reinforcement of R&D programs w Chemicals : continued reinforcement of competitiveness through restructuring, rationalizations, acquisitions and partners
Slide 10: The Pharmaceuticals sector
The Pharmaceuticals sector Creation of a new wholly-owned entity which will consolidate all of the Group’s pharmaceutical businesses worldwide à Autonomous structure for the Pharmaceuticals activities reflecting the specific nature of these activities (research, product development, marketing, distr
Slide 11: Chemicals sector: the chemical integration rationale
Chemicals sector the chemical integration rationale Minerals « pole » àSoda ash and derivatives àBarium and Strontium carbonates àAdvanced Functional Minerals Electrochemistry and Fluor « pole » à Electrochemistry à Fluor Oxygen « pole » à Hydrogen peroxyde à Detergents à Caprolactones 11 © 2004, SO
Slide 12: Single new Plastics Sector
Single new Plastics Sector grouping the Plastics and Processing Sectors w Balance and competitiveness à to affirm leadership even better by focusing efforts w Compactness and effectiveness à to help to achieve the operating cost savings (more compact structure with less interfaces and simplification
Slide 13: Towards Sustainable Development
Towards Sustainable Development For the Group, this means conducting its activities in a way that balances respect for the environment and economic and social development that is sustainable in the long term. This requires that we simultaneously be concerned with : ü Improving the well-being and saf
Slide 14: For further information, visit www.solvay.com
For further information, visit also www.solvay.com 14 © 2004, SOLVAY S.A August 2004
Slide 15: Forward-looking statements disclaimer
“ To the extent that any statements made in this presentation contain contain information that is not historical, these statements are essentially essentially forward- forward -looking. The achievement of forward--looking statements contained in this presentation is subject to risks and uncertaintie