Group Research & Development General OverviewGroup Research and Development Edition: August 2009 14...

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Group Research & Development General Overview Status August 2009

1. Introducing Umicore2. Research & Development3. Group Research & Development

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14Group Research and Development Edition: August 2009

The Umicore Way

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Research & development Locations

Group R&Drechargeable batteries

automotive catalysts

electro-optic materials

precious metals products thin film products

Research & development Key figures

Research & development headcount•

889 people currently (of which 236 in associates)

29% in Group R&D−

71% in BUs

Patents•

Granted patent families: 338•

Pending patent families: 196

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Group Research & Development

Group Research & Development Our key activities

Group Research & Development Our competence platforms

Powder development and synthesis

Physical and mechanical metallurgy

Competence Platform Fine Particle Technology

Nano sized Powders•

e.g. TiO2 , CeO2

Micron sized Powders•

for rechargeable batteries, tool materials

Advanced Ceramics

Paste and Dispersion Technology

Metallurgy•

Platinum engineered materials for glass applications

Competence Platform Fine Particle Technologies – pilot plants

Thermal treatments – Mixing - Coating Spray drying

Analytical Services

Inorganic chemical analysis

Physical properties

Organic chemical analysis

Development of new analytical procedures

Mapping of current & future needs of BU´s &VU´s for methods & procedures

Watchdog for new analytical methods

Setting up partnerships with externallaboratories

Organising trainings on analytical topics

Managing internal communities of excellence onanalytical issues

Analytical Competencies

Environmental technologies

Tailor-made technology application in :

Waste water treatment• Physico-chemical methods• Biological methods• Membrane technology• …

Groundwater remediation

Groundwater flow Plume

SourceReactive zone

Product sustainability

Safety definition of our products: • National, european or worldwide legislations (e.g. REACH) • Internal objectives (e.g. Umicore Product Objectives)

Human toxicity, ecotoxicity

Product Life cycle analysis

Competence Platform Recycling & Extraction Technology – pilot plants

Pyrometallurgical pilot facility Hydrometallurgical pilot facility

Clean Technology (Cleantech) definition

Creating value by reducing the use of rare and valuable materials

Where can Umicore play a role in Cleantech?

Materials for energy storage and

sustainable energy production

Addressing resource scarcity and emissions

by closing the materials loop

Less is More

Energy Solutions

Recycling Solutions

Technologies to mitigate

environmental impacts

Environmental Solutions

Research & development efforts focused on clean technology

Clean technology Electronics and optics

Diamond Materials Generic competences

Umicore Scientific Award

Each year Umicore will grant a “Umicore Scientific Award” for a PhD-thesis presented at an University in the European Economic Area. This award amounts to 10.000 euro.

Umicore aims to highlight the crucial role fundamental academic research has to play in industry and society as a whole: the scientific quest for intelligent clean tech solutions can help turn our society into a sustainable one.

Umicore has awarded its 2008-Umicore Scientific Award to young French researcher Nicolas Marion,

saluting his work in the field of homogeneous catalysis.

Umicore attaches great importance to the high scientific standard of the award and would therefore like to thank its partners (both Belgian fund for scientific research, FWO and FNRS), for selecting the laureates and ensuring the scientific excellence of the awards.

Umicore Innovation Award

The Umicore Innovation Award contest was launched mid 2007. All Umicore employees throughout the world were invited to submit projects they had worked on that had brought tangible value to Umicore through an innovative approach.

The award and the event aroused an enormous amount of interest and enthusiasm throughout the organisation, therefore Umicore will launch a second edition in 2010.

Participate and win!Submit your innovative project before

December 31, 2009

BiR&D is a joint initiative of industry & the Prince Filip Fund (and supported by Agoria & Essenscia & GRD)

It’s created on December 19, 2008 by Alcatel-Lucent, AGC Flat Glass Europe, Atlas Copco, Bekaert, GSK-Bio, Johnson & Johnson, OCAS-ArcelorMittal, Solvay, UCB and Umicore.

The mission of BiR&D• To stimulate the effectiveness of industrial R&D in Belgium for internationally active

companies.

Concrete actions will be deployed• To facilitate recruitment of R&D talent• To improve the image of industrial R&D• To facilitate cooperation with universities and other research centers• To benchmark on best practices for industrial R&D

First public action: launch of the Master of Science Thesis Project

5 Master of Science Thesis projects at Belgian Universities• Grant for smaller projects: 8000 Euro• Grant for large projects: 16000 Euro

In addition, 3 project awards will be given after presentation of the results to the Master Thesis Award Jury during the BiR&D Master Thesis Award Event, with 2000 Euro/student for each award.

Thank you for your attention

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