Transforming technology into business solutions

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1 Transforming technology into business solutions

2 Agenda 1. a glance 2. Megatrends influence the market for chemicals 3. From the idea to a commercial plant 4. Summary Transforming technology into business solutions 2 March Transforming technology into business solutions

3 1. a glance thyssenkrupp Business Areas Component Technology Elevator Technology Industrial Solutions Materials Services Steel Europe Steel Americas thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions Business Units 3 March Transforming technology into business solutions

4 2. Megatrends influence the market for chemicals Example 1: Propane Dehydrogenation Demography More More consumer and capital goods Example 2: Large Scale Ammonia Plants Better Reduced CO 2 emissions, renewable energies Climate change Example 5: Carbon2Chem Example 3: Redox Flow Energy Storage Urbanization Globalization More infrastructure and buildings More resource and energy use Leading engineering expertise Efficient resource and energy use, alternative energies Compliant products & services Finite resources Regulation & politics Digitization Labor More digital value creation Smart data, integration, and holistic solutions Increasing connectivity Example 4: Water Electrolysis 4 March Transforming technology into business solutions

5 Costs 3. From the idea to a commercial plant Research & Development Search ideas Basic research Technology development Preliminary design Product and process development Market introduction Established technology Miniplant (Technikum) Pilotanlage (Demo-Anlage) Pilot plant Mini plant Laboratory Throughput 5 March Transforming technology into business solutions

6 3. From the idea to a commercial plant Research & Development Search ideas Basic research Technology development Preliminary design Product and process development Market introduction Established technology Miniplant (Technikum) Pilotanlage (Demo-Anlage) Example 5 Carbon2Chem Example 3 Redox Flow Energy Storage Example 4 Water Electrolysis Example 1 Propane Dehydrogenation Example 2 Large scale ammonia plants 6 March Transforming technology into business solutions

7 3.1 Propane Dehydrogenation (PDH) STAR process - efficient heat input for endothermic reaction Low-cost production of propylene from propane feedstock STAR process (STeam Active Reforming) technology is the only commercially proven PDH technology with heat input into reactor system Highly efficient reaction section with lowest catalyst inventory Low CAPEX More than 70 steam reformers built since 1966 for various applications (ammonia, hydrogen, etc.) Simple in-situ regeneration decoking of catalyst and reactor internals Low regeneration air demand No chemicals for catalyst activation or coke suppression needed Licensed capacity for STAR process technology: >1.7 million tons per year 7 March Transforming technology into business solutions

8 3.1 Propane Dehydrogenation (PDH) Most reliable PDH technology on the market Fixed bed reactor type simple and robust operation No catalyst losses due to attrition no continuous make-up required No hot switching valves required Shorter re-start from hot stand-by Independent parallel reactors Expected lifetime of STAR catalyst : > 4 years STAR process technology with shortest start-up and overall shut-down time (proven availability: > 98%) 8 March Transforming technology into business solutions

9 3.2 Large scale ammonia plants Continuous improvement of ammonia technology Reliable and proven technology for decades Top-fired primary reformer & secondary reformer with a circumferential vortex burner tkis (formerly Uhde) world-scale ammonia plants capacity in t/day from 1960 until today Three-bed radial heat exchange synthesis with one or two synthesis converters & magnetite-based catalyst Capacities > 3,300 t/day proven, > 4,000 t/d possible Lowest energy consumption possible 9 March Transforming technology into business solutions

10 3.3 Redox Flow Energy Storage Research & Development Short- to mid-term energy storage based on own IP Independent scalability of power and capacity Flexible Solutions from 1 to 1,000 MW Energy Storage from 4 to 48 hours Outstanding durability & inherent safety Low self-discharge & deep discharge capability Large base modul for a real economy-of-scale Respond time << 1 s High efficiency up to 80% & moderate operating conditions 10 March Transforming technology into business solutions

11 3.4 Water Electrolysis (AWE 1 ) Hydrogen Production by AWE based on proven Chlor-Alkali technology Biggest installed electrolytic hydrogen production in the world AWE based on well-proven Chlor-Alkali electrolysis technology Large area cell for competitive investment costs Established supply chain Upgradable for future generation cells Modular plant layout Preferred for mid- to long-term energy storage 1 = Alkaline Water Electrolysis 11 March Transforming technology into business solutions

12 3.5 Carbon2Chem Make use of cross-sectoral synergetic potentials Utilization of emissions from steel for production of chemicals, fertilizers and fuels Synergy between three key industry sectors Circular economy approach Usage of carbon including CO 2 Additional Hydrogen production by water electrolysis Process gases (CO 2, CO, H 2 ) Demonstration of the whole process chain at steel mill site of thyssenkrupp in Germany Chemical 12 March Transforming technology into business solutions

13 4. Summary Transforming technology into business solutions requires: engineering creativity and expertise investors with a vision close collaboration between engineers and operations 13 March Transforming technology into business solutions

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