Plastic Omnium - 2018 Registration Document

1 PRESENTATION OF PLASTIC OMNIUM AND ITS BUSINESSES History and development of the Group PLASTIC OMNIUM 2018 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 25 2000 Saw the creation of Inergy Automotive Systems, a 50/50 joint venture with Solvay that became the world’s largest fuel systems manufacturer. 2001 Laurent Burelle became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Compagnie Plastic Omnium. 2002 ∑-Sigmatech, the Company’s global R&D center for exterior automotive components, was inaugurated in the Lyon area. The 3P Division’s pipe fitting business was sold. 2004 Disposal of Plastic Omnium Medical. Plastic Omnium and two German automotive equipment manufacturers, Hella and Mahle-Behr, set up a joint venture named HBPO, the global leader in complex front-end automotive module design, development, assembly and logistics. 2006 The Company acquired control of Inoplast, a manufacturer of components and products made with composite materials and thermoplastics for cars and trucks. 2007 The Group celebrated its 60 th  anniversary with a gathering of 1,000 people in La Défense (Paris). Auto exterior joint ventures were launched in China, with Yanfeng Visteon. Majority-owned auto exterior joint venture was launched in India, with Varroc. The Group took full control in 2012. Also during the year, the Company acquired German-based Sulo, Europe’s second largest waste container group. Acquisition of Signature, the European leader in road signage and marking, from Burelle SA, the parent company, and launch of a partnership with Eurovia (Vinci) in the same business segment. 2008 The Performance Plastics Products (3P) Division was sold. 2010 The Company bought out Solvay’s 50% stake in the Inergy Automotive Systems joint venture. Since 2010, the Company has continued to expand in fast growing regions, through a combination of organic growth and acquisitions. 2011 The Company acquired Ford’s fuel system production assets in the United States, and the Polish auto exterior plants of its competitor Plastal. 2012 Saw the creation of 2 majority-owned fuel system joint ventures, one in China with BAIC, and the other in Russia with DSK. Sale of Signature’s German and French operations to Eurovia, as well as the unwinding of cross shareholdings. 2014 R&D activities were strengthened with the opening of α -Alphatech, Auto Inergy Division’s global R&D center in Compiègne, France. 2016 In July 2016, the Group finalized the acquisition of Faurecia’s Exterior Systems business. 2017 On June 6, 2017, Plastic Omnium celebrated its 70 th  anniversary at the Grand Palais, in Paris, with more than 1,500 guests. In September, Plastic Omnium announced that it planned to dispose its Environment Division in order to concentrate exclusively on the worldwide development of its automotive business. 2018 On June 26, 2018, Plastic Omnium raised its stake in HBPO, the world leader in automotive front-end modules, by acquiring a 33.33% stake in the German group, Mahle (HBPO had previously been held equally by Plastic Omnium, Hella and Mahle-Behr). Plastic Omnium’s stake in HBPO now stands at 66.67%. On December 18, 2018, Plastic Omnium confirmed the sale of its subsidiary Plastic Omnium Environment BV to the consortium Latour Capital/Bpifrance (French public investment bank). At end 2018 The Group and its joint ventures employ nearly 32,000 people in 124 plants, 24 R&D centers and 26 countries worldwide, supplying 83 automotive brands.