SOLVAY and PCC Division General Presentation

2013

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Overview:• Overview of Solvay Group

• A leader in Chemistry

• The PCC Division:• Functional Additive

• High-Tech Calcium Carbonate

• Production Sites

• Industrial Process

• Grades

• Applications

• Innovation Strategy

• Socal® Up

• Vision: 3 pillars

PCC Division

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Overview of Solvay Group:

Founded in 1863 by Ernest Solvay in Belgium

29,100 people worldwide with presence in 55 countries

40 % of sales in emerging countries

Diversified customer base in markets such as consumer goods, construction, automotive, energy, water and environment and electronics

Among the world leaders in selected markets and products, generating over 90% of sales in businesses where it has # 1,2 or 3 global positions

Strategy of sustainable and profitable growth by investing in high value added activities and new products with low energy footprint

Acquired: Specialty chemicals company Rhodia on 7 September 2011 US based Chemlogics on 7 October 2013 (the following information do not

include this acquisition)

Listed on the NYSE Euronext stock exchange in Brussels and Paris

Selected as member of Dow Jones Sustainability Index on 16 September 2013

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InnovationCulture

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Overview of Solvay Group:

PCC Division

Executive Committee

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Solvay: A leader in Chemistry

PCC Division

2012 (€m)

12,4

2,067

29.100

(1)

Sales

Ebitda

Employees

(1) From continuing operations

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Solvay: A leader in Chemistry

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12.7

#1, 2, 3 global positions > 90% of combined sales

Leadership

SegmentGlobalMarket

PositionDescription

Specialty PolymersHigh-Performance Engineering Polymers, Fluorinated Polymers

Polyamide MaterialsPA 6.6 polymers and intermediates

Consumer ChemicalsSpecialty Surfactants, Phosphorus Chemistry, Diphenols for vanillin

Advanced Materials Silica, Rare Earths Systems

Oxygen Hydrogen Peroxide

Minerals Soda Ash, Sodium Bicarbonate

Sales (2012, EUR bn)

#1

#2

#1

#1

#1

#1

• New Group increased scale and leadership:

12.4

2011 2012

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Solvay: A leader in Chemistry

• Complementary end-markets portfolio:

Polyarylamide PARA for mobile phone housing

Liquid Crystal Polymerfor electrical/electronic connectors

PA, used in an increasing range of everyday applications

High-strength Amodel® Water pump impeller

PTFE Impregnated laminate for printed circuit board

PA in high-end power tools

Ixef® polyarylamidein a shaver

Energy efficient window profile in PVC

Connectors for lead free soldering PCB with High Temperature PA

LED housing with higher thermal conductivity PA

Mini Circuit Breaker with halogen and red phosphorous- free PA

Window Profile for HQE building with low thermal conductive PA

Wire & Cable Tecnoflon®

Transparent Polysulfone in home appliances

Wire & Cable Cross-linkable polyethylene PEX

ElectronicsAppliances, Machinery,

DevicesConstruction

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Solvay: A leader in Chemistry

• A balanced geographical split, focused

in growth markets:

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Solvay Regional Sales Split

43%

14%

17%

26%

NorthAmerica

LatinAmerica (1)

Western Europe

Asia / PacificRest of the world (2)

40% of sales from emerging

markets

(1) Includes net sales and other revenues

(2) Includes Eastern Europe

We accompany our Clients’Growth Worldwide

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Solvay Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (PCC) is a mineral additivedelivering specific properties like opacity, rheology, calcium

supplementation and reinforcement performances through controlled modification of crystal structure and particle size

OpacityCa

additiveReinforce

mentRheology

Paint Sealant Underbody Coating

SpecialtyPaper Ink Polymer

Healthcare& Food

…AdditiveProperties

Applicationswe serve

Emerging functions

…

Emergingapplications

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PCC Division: Functional Additive

PCC Division

Calcite Scalenohedral: Aragonite Needles:Calcite Rhombohedral:

The variation of specific processing parameters:

• Allows the production of PCC with different crystal structure and particle size ranges

• Provides customers with Functional Additives delivering key performance to end-products

Solvay = Specialty PCC ExpertWith excellent Know-How

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PCC Division: High-Tec Calcium Carbonate

PCC Division

Calcium Carbonate

GCC PCC

Ground Precipitated

Fine / Slurry Ultra Fine

Crystal StructureParticle Size

Broad Range of Products

+With Cross Knowledge

+ Various

Applications

Focused product serving diversified specialty end-markets

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PCC Division: Production Sites

PCC Division

Lostock (UK) Coated Ultra Fine WINNOFIL®

Giraud (France)

Rheinberg (Germany) Dry Fine SOCAL®

Ebensee (Austria)

Coated Ultra Fine / Dry Fine SOCAL®

Four Plants =Process control expertise

+Quality commitment

& Certificates

Coated Ultra Fine / Dry Fine SOCAL®

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PCC Division: Industrial Process

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FiltrationDryingDisagglomerationPaper Bags

Big Bags

Bulk Loading

Mechanical ProcessingStorage and Packaging

Silo

Mill

Dryer Filter

AgglomeratedPCC

PCCCake

Nat

ur

al

Gas

1 2Calcination

CaCO3 CaO + CO2

PrecipitationCa (OH)2+ CO2

CaCO3 + H2O

Coating+ Fatty Acids

CO2

Storage and Preparation Chemical ProcessingSlaking

CaO +H2OCa (OH)2

Tankuncoated

TankcoatedS

ieve

Lim

esto

ne

Sto

rag

e F

acili

ty

LimestoneLime

Milk of Lime (MOL)

HydratedLime

SievedLimestone

Kiln

Slaker

Co

ated / U

nco

ated P

CC

Su

spen

sion

ImpuritiesSeparation

ImpuritiesSeparation

PCCSuspension

H2O

CO

2

Nat

ura

l

Gas

Fat

ty A

cid

Ad

dit

ives

Car

bo

nat

or

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Fine grades

Uncoated

SOCAL® P2, P3, N2R, 92G *

Dp (nm) 180 – 500

Loss on drying (g/kg)

≤ 5

Brightness (%) ≥ 96

D50 (µm) * 1,45 – 1,95

Residue on sieve (ppm)

≤ 600

Ultra-Fine grades

Uncoated Coated

SOCAL® 31, UP

SOCAL® 311, 312, 322, U1S1, U1S2

WINNOFIL® S, SPM, SPT *

Dp (nm) 40 – 100 40 – 130

SBET (m²/g) * - 15 - 24

Loss on drying (g/kg)

≤ 10 ≤ 6

Coating (g/kg) - 15 - 36

YV (Pa) 60 – 130 90 - 270

Residue on sieve (ppm)

≤ 500 ≤ 250

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Food grades

SOCAL® R1E FG, S2E FG

CaCO3 Assay (%) 98.5 – 100.5

Loss on drying (%) ≤ 2

Acid insoluble substances (%) ≤ 0.2

Fluoride (ppm) ≤ 50

Cadmium (ppm) ≤ 1

Arsenic (ppm) ≤ 3

Antimonium, Copper, Chrome, Zinc, Barium (ppm)

≤ 100

Lead (ppm) ≤ 3

Mg and Alkalimetals (%) ≤ 1

SOCAL® manufacture based on HACCP SOCAL® comply with Food Chemical Codex

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Healthcare grades

SOCAL® P2PHE, E2PH. Eur

Identification: Carbonates Positive

Identification: Calcium Positive

Substances insoluble in Acetic acid (%) ≤ 0.2

Chloride (ppm) ≤ 330

Sulphate (%) ≤ 0.25

Arsenic (ppm) ≤ 4

Barium Absent

Iron (ppm) ≤ 200

Mg and Alkalimetals (%) ≤ 1.5

Heavy Metals (ppm) ≤ 20

Loss on drying (%) ≤ 2

CaCO3 Assay (%) 98.5 – 100.5

SOCAL® manufacture based on GMP SOCAL® comply with European Pharmacopeia

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Main Applications

• Dissolution properties for effervescence• Calcium source• Neutralising agent • Effective anti-caking

• Opacity (hiding power)

• Brightness: Reduction of TiO2

• Low sheen, matt surfaces

• Control of opacity and bulk• Brightness• Improved porosity

SOCAL®

8 GradesSpecialty

Paper

Paint

Healthcare

& Food

+ New Grades =UP and 92G

Key Benefits Brands

PCC Division: Fine Applications

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SOCAL®

WINNOFIL®

BrandsMain Application Key Benefits

Polymer

Sealant & Plastisol

• Plastisol:• Rheology control• Viscosity stability

• Sealant:• Rheology control• Reinforcement

Ink

• Low / medium gloss• Rheology control for high-speed printing• Increased pigment efficiency• Reduction of plate wear (low abrasion)

• High gloss surface• Processing aid effect, faster gelation• Reduction of plate-out• Improved impact strength

9 Grades

PCC Division: Ultra Fine Applications

+ New Grade =Socal® UP

Solvay PCC: Commercial Organization

Esma HASCELIKBusiness Analyst

Thierry GRANGESenior Sales & Marketing Manager

Olivia PERSYNGlobal Technical Marketing Manager

Sales

Gaelle RODARYTechnical Marketing Manager

Ultra Fine PCC

Shamila PEDRINIS-AKBARALYTechnical Marketing Manager

Ultra Fine PCC

Claudia STOCKAccount ManagerIT; CH; TR; Export

Yannick CAPRONAccount Manager

BE; FR; NL; PT; ES; UK

Dejan STANKOVICAccount Manager

DE; AT; DK; FI; SE

Joe LUOAccount ManagerCN; ID; MY; SG

Ingrid NYSSENSales Coordination

Rasik RAYTHATHAAccount Manager

NAFTA

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Our Innovation Strategy: Approach

• Focus on customer & market needs:

• With Customers involved in 1st steps of the process

• To develop products fitting with market expectations now and in future

• Based on:

• Expertise in PCC production: Broad range of product and know-how

• Knowledge on various end-applications: Paint, Sealant, Plastisol…

• Research & Technology: New development & process improvement

• Technical Marketing: End-applications and market needs expertise

• Successful with Socal UP !

Up to 60% of TiO2 substitution in paint

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Our Innovation Strategy: Focus

• New Developments concentrated on:

• Key functionalities: Opacity and Rheology

• New applications

• Substitution of high value additives

• Existing products improvement

• To support our customers, we benefit from:

• 2 Application labs (Giraud, F & Rheinberg, D) with strong expertise

• R&D center (Giraud, F) with pilot plant to test industrial process of new grades

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SOCAL® UP: An innovative PCC for Paint Industry

Innovative Morphology

Better sustainability with 80% CO2 footprint reduction Vs TiO2

Excellent opacity

Up to 60% of TiO2 substitution (1:1)

Significant cost savings (up to 40 % of fillers package)

Our Vision

- Customer-centric innovation- New applications- Geographical deployment

« Generating the financial means for our development»

- Target 0 accident- Management & people

model with a focus on - people engagement,- people challenge &

feedback, - collaboration

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: Three pillars

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Conclusion:

We offer: High performance products and services Wide range of grades (specialties) On a consistent basis

Thanks to our: Expertise (know-how) People competencies throughout the Solvay PCC

organization Applications knowledge Will to innovate and to develop new things

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For more information, please visit our website at: http://www.solvaychemicals.com/EN/products/pcc/default.aspx

For any type of inquiry, please feel free to contact us at the following e-mail: pcc@solvay.com

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