Plastic Omnium - 2018 Registration Document

1 PRESENTATION OF PLASTIC OMNIUM AND ITS BUSINESSES Research and Development (R&D) www.plasticomnium.com PLASTIC OMNIUM 2018 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 32 A HIGH-PERFORMANCE ECOSYSTEM ENABLING THE GROUP TO RESPOND TO ITS INNOVATION CHALLENGES The Group has a network of 24 R&D centers located close to the decision centers of its carmaker customers. This network will be further enlarged by the construction or extension of 3 R&D centers in France, Belgium and China: Σ -Sigmatech: The international and R&D center for the intelligent ● exterior systems and modules Σ -Sigmatech is growing from 16,000 to 24,000 m 2 . It will be re-focused to encourage creativity and responsiveness, and will be provided with new research resources. The overhaul will include pilot lines in addition to research offices and a laboratory for plastronics and mechatronics research, an Open Lab initiative for work in partnership with universities and start-ups, and collaborative tools to share findings throughout the worldwide network of engineering centers; energies. This innovation hot spot known as Δ -Deltatech will require an investment of €50 million and will employ 150 engineers to make Plastic Omnium a key player in clean energy systems of the future; Δ -Deltatech: In mid-2019, Plastic Omnium will inaugurate an advanced ● research center based in northern Brussels specializing in new ω -Omegatech: Wuhan is already a Plastic Omnium industrial hub. The ● Group opened its first plant in China here in 2008. Ten years on, the area now has 3 plants and employs 650 people. The Group is also building a clean energy systems development and test center for Asia in Wuhan, known as ω -Omegatech. From 2019, Asia-specific innovations will be generated here. Moreover, Plastic Omnium has an ecosystem of start-ups, partnerships with leading universities and an Automotive Strategic Analysis Committee comprised of internationally recognized experts. Plastic Omnium is also an investor in the Aster venture capital fund which specializes in energy transition and future mobility solutions. ∑ - Sigmatech Intelligent parts ∆ - Deltatech New energies I - Itech Information systems - Alphatech Clean propulsion Overseen by the Scientific Director and supported by the Automotive Strategic Analysis Committee (CASA) 4 research centers explore long-term trends 20 In permanent contact with development centers that design complex, customer-focused systems 3,000 engineers 6% of revenue invested in R&D 3,725 patents portfolio With the major technology universities Technion (Israel), MIT (United States), DTU (Danmark) With influencers As part of the Hydrogen Council, a global organization to promote hydrogen With tech start-ups PO-CellTech (fuel cell) Aster fund (energy transition and mobility of the future)