Group Presentation 2015

GroupOverview

Business Fundamentals

Robinson Brothers Founded 1869 on current site

Endeavour Speciality Chemicals Acquired 2008

Employees: 260 (FTE) in the group

Two UK Production sites: West BromwichDaventry

Manchester

Birmingham

London

BusinessUnits

Robinson Brothers- Speciality Organic Intermediates- Gas odorants

Robac Technology- Speciality additives for the Rubber Industry

Endeavour Speciality Chemicals- Research Chemicals- High-Impact Aroma Chemicals

IndustrialSectors

Adhesives & coatings

Agrochemical

Aroma

Automotive

Cosmetics

Electronics

Latex goods

Medical

Oil & Gas

Pharmaceutical

Rubber

Sport

Surface Modification

Veterinary

ManufacturingServices

Custom Synthesis: 16 PhD chemists available

New chemical entities - Route of synthesis development

Contract & Toll ManufactureOwn expertise - Technology Transfers with IP provided

Laboratory – Pilot Plant – Production plant

Process Optimisation & Intensification

Quality – Yield - Throughput

Scale-up Grams - Kilograms - Multi-tonnes

IP Protection Stable - Reliable - Family Ownership

ChemistryCompetencies

Bromination

Phosgenation

Methylation

Diazotisation

Catalytic Hydrogenation

Reductive Amination

Chiral Hydrogenation

Chemical reduction

Carbon Disulfide (CS2)

Chlorosulfonation

Thiolation

S-Methylation

S-Redox

Dehydrogenation

Diels Alder

Friedel Crafts

Amination

Oxidation

Reduction

Hazardous

Sulphur

Unit Processes

ChemicalIntermediates

Amides Sulfones

Amines Sulfonylchlorides

Amidines Sulfoxides

Cyclohexanediones Thioamides

Disulfides Thiols

Dithiocarbamates Thioesters

Heterocycles (O, N, S) Thiourea

Mercaptans Xanthates

Sulfides Xanthogen sulfides

Typical Product Types

QualityAssurance

ISO 9001:2008

ISO 14001:2001

HACCP

Kosher

Audits welcomed

We are a trusted outsourcing partner of many multinationalsacross a broad range of industry sectors

RecentAwards

2012 GSK Innovation award - Robac AS100 - Nitrosamine free Vulcanisation

“out of the box’ thinking”

2013 Shell Responsible Care Special Award - Process Safety Leadership

“Excellent leadership in safety”

2014 GSK Innovation award - Robac SRM102 – Safe rubber project

“amazing invention of a new safe and effective accelerator”

2014 CIA Company of the Year Award

“Judges were impressed with the motivation of Robinson Brothers Ltd ”

RobinsonBrothers has won prestigious

Chemical Industries Association awards

in each of the last three years…

Summary

Excellent reputation for quality, reliability and service

Flexible and responsive to the needs of our customers

Experts in a wide range of synthetic organic techniques

Focussed on innovation

Competitive, always aiming to add value for the customer

Committed to growth without harming the environment