Plastic Omnium - 2020 Universal Registration Document

PRESENTATION OF PLASTIC OMNIUM AND ITS BUSINESSES Research and Development (R&D) www.plasticomnium.com PLASTIC OMNIUM UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2020 62 A HIGH-PERFORMANCE ECOSYSTEM ENABLING THE GROUP TO RESPOND TO ITS INNOVATION CHALLENGES The Group has a network of 25 R&D centers located close to the decision centers of OEMs. 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, and in AP Ventures, which specializes in hydrogen. partnerships such as the one signed in 2019 with the German supplier HELLA. The Group has set up scientific and technological partnerships in the fuel cell and plastronics. Finally, the Group is setting up technological In 2020, Plastic Omnium joined the international platform “Startup Autobahn” founded by the University of Stuttgart and ARENA2036. This platform supports start-ups in the mobility sector. This partnership will enhance the Open Innovation approach, with the aim of accelerating Plastic Omnium’s breakthrough innovations for the clean and connected mobility of tomorrow. & GRAND CHALLENGE 5 GLOBAL R&D CENTERS PARTNERSHIPS LABORATORIES/RESEARCH CENTERS UNIVERSITIES STARTUPS VENTURE CAPITAL