MINERAL SOLUTIONS FOR A CHANGING WORLD 2015 ESSENTIALS

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1 MINERAL SOLUTIONS FOR A CHANGING WORLD 2015 ESSENTIALS

2 MINERAL SOLUTIONS FOR A CHANGING WORLD A WORLD LEADER IN MINERAL-BASED SPECIALTIES FOR INDUSTRY, IMERYS SUPPLIES HIGH VALUE-ADDED FUNCTIONAL SOLUTIONS TO A GREAT NUMBER OF SECTORS, FROM PROCESS INDUSTRIES TO CONSUMER GOODS. THE GROUP DRAWS ON ITS KNOWLEDGE OF APPLICATIONS, TECHNOLOGICAL EXPERTISE AND COMMAND OF MATERIALS SCIENCE TO BENEFICIATE ITS MINERAL RESOURCES, DEVELOP FORMULATIONS, AND PRODUCE SYNTHETIC MINERALS. THESE DELIVER PROPERTIES THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO ITS CUSTOMERS PRODUCTS AND KEY TO THEIR PERFORMANCE, INCLUDING REFRACTORINESS, MECHANICAL RESISTANCE, CONDUCTIVITY, OPACITY, DURABILITY, PURITY, DENSITY, SURFACE CHEMISTRY, FILTRATION AND ADSORPTION. IMERYS IS FIRMLY COMMITTED TO RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT, IN PARTICULAR BY FOSTERING THE EMERGENCE OF ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES.

3 IMERYS, THE WORLD LEADER IN MINERAL-BASED SPECIALITY SOLUTIONS FOR INDUSTRY 4,087M REVENUE 50 COUNTRIES 250 INDUSTRIAL SITES 16,000 EMPLOYEES Imerys continues its development strategy by investing in industrial capacity, expanding its business portfolio and innovating. GILLES MICHEL Chairman & CEO 90 NEW PRODUCTS launched in 2015, including 18 with an environmental benefit

4 Business groups & markets Imerys provides innovative, high value-added mineral specialties, which are used in many applications in everyday life and meet the needs of a diverse range of markets worldwide. CONSTRUCTION ELECTRONICS AUTOMOTIVE, INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMER DURABLES ENERGY DECORATIVE MATERIALS AND FITTINGS STEELMAKING AND METALLURGY AGRI-FOOD PAPER PACKAGING HEALTH, BEAUTY AND PERSONAL CARE HORTICULTURE AND AGRICULTURE

5 A global presence NORWAY SWEDEN UNITED KINGDOM NETHERLANDS GERMANY BELGIUM AUSTRIA CZECH REPUBLIC HUNGARY UKRAINE FRANCE SWITZERLAND SLOVENIA BULGARIA CANADA SPAIN GREECE ITALY GEORGIA TURKEY UNITED STATES BAHRAIN EGYPT CHINA JAPAN MEXICO THAILAND INDIA VIETNAM TAIWAN MALAYSIA INDONESIA BRAZIL ZIMBABWE CHILE ARGENTINA SOUTH AFRICA AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND ENERGY SOLUTIONS & SPECIALTIES Carbonates Monolithic Refractories Graphite & Carbon Oilfield Solutions FILTRATION & PERFORMANCE ADDITIVES Filtration & Performance Minerals Performance Additives for Metallurgy CERAMIC MATERIALS Kaolin Roofing Ceramics HIGH RESISTANCE MINERALS Fused Minerals Refractory Minerals

6 Energy Solutions & Specialties The Energy Solutions & Specialties business group, which comprises the Carbonates, Monolithic Refractories, Graphite & Carbon and Oilfield Solutions divisions, manufactures and sells mineral solutions to the consumer goods and paper sectors, high-temperature industries, mobile energy, and the oil industry. 1,253M REVENUE 31% of Group total 4,870 employees % Carbonates 42% Monolithic Refractories 26 countries 10% Graphite & Carbon 1% Oilfield Solutions 74 industrial sites 4 1 Alkaline batteries - 2 Plastic wrap - 3 Paper - 4 Mobile energy - 5 Thermal plant interior 3 5

7 Filtration & Performance Additives The Filtration & Performance Additives business group s minerals and products supply a large number of markets, including the automotive, steel, agriculture, agri-food, construction, health, beauty and personal care sectors. 1,081M REVENUE 26% of Group total 3,925 employees 1 78% Filtration & Performance Minerals 22% Performance Additives for Metallurgy 23 countries 76 industrial sites Cosmetics - 2 Steel coils - 3 Automotive - 4 Corn cultivation - 5 Oils 4 5

8 Ceramic Materials The Ceramic Materials business group comprises three divisions: Kaolin, which offers a wide range of applications in the paper, packaging and plastics sectors; Roofing, where the Group is the leading French producer of clay roof tiles; and Ceramics, where Imerys is the world leader in ceramic prepared bodies for sanitaryware or tableware % Kaolin 33% Ceramics 4,278 employees 20 countries 3 5 1,172M 25% R o o fi n g 82 industrial sites REVENUE 28% of Group total 1 Floor tiles and sanitaryware - 2 Paints - 3 Tiles - 4 Magazine paper - 5 Aluminum profiles

9 1 2 3 High Resistance Minerals The High Resistance Minerals business group designs mineral-based specialties with key properties such as heat resistance, abrasiveness and conductivity. The Refractory Minerals and Fused Minerals divisions supply the steel, automotive and aerospace sectors ,728 employees 629M REVENUE 15% of Group total 58% Fused Minerals 42% Refractory Minerals 12 countries 28 industrial sites 1 Molten steel - 2 Airplane fuselage - 3 Synthetic floor covering 4 Ceramic hobs - 5 Abrasive grinding wheel

10 154, rue de l Université F Paris Telephone: +33 (0) Fax: +33 (0) TRANSFORM TO PERFORM Imerys French limited liability company (Société anonyme) Share capital: 159,144,982 Trade register: RCS Paris Design and production Photo credits Fotolia, Imerys, istock, Metso. Print Chirat. This document is printed on FSC certified paper and contains Imerys pigments.