64%* cement industry and electricity production

36%* production of rubber granules and powder, steel recovery * average values

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Materialrecovery

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Energyrecovery(Italy)98

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111 105

The ELTs recovered in the Ecopneus system From the ELTs sent “to the gate” to the effective recovery of materials and energy

The performance of the Ecopneus system in 2014

A system 100% funded by the environmental contribution paid by consu-mers upon buying each new tyre, resources strictly proportional to the maintenance of a non-profit system.

The theme of the circular economy is currently at the centre of

the debate on the sustainability of the economic development of

the entire planet, especially Europe.

Ecopneus is doing its part in Italy, making a huge effort to support

the development of a circular economy culture and open new

markets and new application solutions for products resulting from

the recycling of end-of-life tyres (ELT).

Working with ethics, the maximum rigor and transparency toward

the legal objective, the goal is to make this an industry that creates

jobs, knowledge and sustainable products that contribute to the

sustainability of the national economy.

Compliance with objectivesand legal indications

Developmentand qualificationof the chainand the product

Maximizing managerial efficiency

Development of markets

for recycled rubber

Maximizing benefitsfor the community resulting

from the recovery of ELTs

The Green strategy of Ecopneus

255,000tonnellate

ELTs collected and delivered to collection centres of the Ecopneus

chain in 2014

51,800tonnes

91,300tonnes

113,600tonnesground ELTs

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COLLECTION CENTRES

ELT GENERATION POINTSAND HISTORICAL STOCKS

2013

2015

Energy

MaterialGRINDING CENTRES

of ELTs collected in 2014 that will be recovered in the first four months of 2015

of ELTs processed in 2014coming from the 2013 collection

Chipped: 4,963

Whole: 6,586

(subsequently destined for material recovery)

ELECTRICITY

CEMENT PLANTS

Crumbed: 43,622

Crumbed: 37,018

Chipped: 22,013

Steel: 6,004

Whole: 45,187

Granules and powder: 7,681Textile fibres: 1,726

Steel: 1,937

Granules and powder: 55,234

Steel: 16,591

Textile fibres: 5,770

Whole and ground: 2,345

(subsequently destined for energy recovery)

Italy 501

UE 1

Italy 1,734

Extra UE 542

Extra UE 1,377

Italy 2,992

UE 2

Italy 2,732

UE 3,736

Extra UE 1,320

Italy 6,793

UE 4,178

Extra UE 2,894

Italy 8,872

UE 5,174

Extra UE 5,104

Italy 9,244

UE 994

Asphalt 502 tonnes / 1%Excellent grip, durable, resistant to cracks and permanent deformation, allows the noise from transiting vehicles to be reduced.

Compounds 2,276 tonnes / 4%For various items made of recycled rubber and, to a lesser extent, also used in compounds for the production of new tyres.

Acoustic 2,994 tonnes / 5%Panels, subflooring membranes and other products for construction, for the soundproofing of environments and the damping of vibrations.

Playgrounds 7,845 tonnes / 13%Impact-absorbing flooring for the safety of children in playgrounds or for equestrian surfaces that protect the joints of animals.

Manufactured items 12,290 tonnes / 21%Street furniture elements (speed bumps, traffic delimiters, curbs), mattresses for animal breeding, rubber tiles for different needs.

Traders 15,342 tonnes / 26%Traders and distributors send granules and powder for recovery (in Italy and abroad) in various applications.

Sports 16,940 tonnes / 30%Artificial turf football fields, basketball courts, tennis courts and multi-purpose areas, for high playability all year long.

whole ELTs

ground ELTs

“Target” collection

252,000 tonnes of ELTs managed

+13% with respect to the target set by law

30,000 tonnes more

“Beyond the target” collection, operations on historical stocks (using 30% of the 2013 operating surplus)

1.900 tonnes* in Rapolano (Siena)

3.370 tonnes* in Battipaglia (Salerno)

Operation in the “Terra dei Fuochi” area

369,000 tonnes

46,000 equivalent car tyres* conclusion nel 2015

Fall 2015: Ecopneus close to 1 million tonnes of ELTs collected and recovered.

An accounting system, different from that used routinely and that Ecopneus is studying so that its adoption as the standard can be assessed, shows how a non-negligible portion of steel, ash and oxides is also recovered downstream of the energy recovery processes.

91,000tonnesof material

63,000 tonnes of granules and powder

7,500 tonnes of textile fibres

2,000 tonnesof whole or ground ELTs recovered in infrastructure works

165,000tonnes

of energy

18,500 tonnes of steel

51,8mila tonnellate

PFU interi

113,6mila tonnellate

PFU a frantumazione

91,3mila tonnellate

PFU a frantumazione

59%materialrecycling

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plies separated in the grinding process and sent to energy recovery

51,800tonnes

91,300tonnes

113,600tonnesground ELTs

whole ELTs

ground ELTs103 companiesat the end of 2014

3 for engineering use

15 for energy recovery

27 for processing

41 transport

17 collection and storage

Over 60,000 tonnes of ELTs taken from historic stocks, from the north to the south of Italy.

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Ecopneus in the Green Economy2014 Sustainability Report

66.7million euros

Economic valuedistributed (outgo)

0.07

To capital investors

0.2

Taxes paidto the PA

million eurosmillion euros 1.1

To personnel

million euros

65.2

To suppliers

million euros

The economic benefit for the country in 2014

Year 2014

Environmental benefits in 2014 Employment in the Ecopneus chain

The savings on imports of raw material for the country generated by Ecopneus in 2014

6%Recovery

of scrap ironin steelworks

4%Replacement

of coke in cement

factories and electrical plants (IT)

1%Replacement

of iron orein cement

89%Recovery of rubber

in applications and products

105million euros

66,7milioni di Euro

105milioni di Euro

14milioni di Euro

economic value distributed

saved for the national economy

for projects to support the applications market in 2013-2015 -344,000

tonnesof CO2 equivalent

Carbon Footprint344,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent prevented: equal to the emissions of about 75,000 cars that travel an average of 30,000 km in one year

-377,000tonnes

of resources

Material Footprint377,000 tonnes of virgin raw materials prevented

-1.8million

m3 of water

Water Footprint1,8 million cubic metres of water saved

The qualification of the chain and of the product

The “Ecopneus Quality Mark”: the first certification plan in Europe for rubber recycled from ELTs. Developed in collaboration with Certiquality to valorise the granules and powder of the companies belonging to the Ecopneus chain if they satisfy specific quality, ethical and environmental criteria, including the “Remade in Italy” certification.

The “Quality Manual for ELT grinding and granulation facilities”: an in-strument prepared by Ecopneus for the managerial growth of the chain’s companies, inspired by the principal international standards.

234

185

270 Southand islands

employees

employees

Central

employees

North

700 full-time equivalent employeesemployed full-time in the chain’s ELT management activities

Ecopneus is the first organization in Italy to obtain the Social Footprint - Product Social Identity AAA

A recognition that assesses the social footprint of a product and is the result of the activity of a working group made up of three important certification bodies: Bureau Veritas, Certiquality and DNV GL.