Treibacher Industrie AG / ENEATreibacher Industrie AG / ENEA------

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MeetingMeetingENEA “STORIE DI RICERCA E DI IMPRESA: INNOVARE SI PUO’!”

Dr. Stefan Pirker, Head of R&DDr. Wolfgang Oberleitner, Product Manager Rare Earth Recycling

16.07.2013

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EC Rawmaterials Initiative - 14 critical Rawmaterials

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Source: EU Commission 2010, Grafik RHI AG… in our product portfolio

Carl Auer von WelsbachRare Earth scientist, EntrepreneurRare Earth scientist, Entrepreneurand Company Founder

Source:PhD thesis,

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V. Zepf, 2012, Univ. Augsburg

Our History Our History –– Rare Earths from the BeginningRare Earths from the Beginning1898 Carl Auer von Welsbach founds the companyp y1903 Production of Rare Earth containing Mischmetal and lighter-flints Production1916 Ferro alloy production1949 Production Sodium Perborat and Rare Earths Compounds

1959 Production of Hard Metal Powders1959 Production of Hard Metal Powders1969 Vanadium Oxide Production1978 Recycling activities of metal-containing waste1985 Vacuum alloy production1983 Production of Rare Earths containing Storage Alloys for batteries1992 Production of Rare Earths containing materials for investment casting1995 ISO 9001 Certification1996 Production of Materials for Rare Earths and Vanadium containing catalystsg y1996 Treibacher Auermet d.o.o. in Ravne/Slov. is founded

► 2002 Acquisition of Rare Earths Business from Meldform (UK)► 2004 Supply of API Rare Earth starting material for the pharmaceutical industry► 2004 Production of nickel based alloys► 2008 Production of Rare Earths containing feed additive► 2012 GMP certificate is awarded

2013 Acquisition of Leuchtstoffwerk Breitungen GmbH Rare Earths materials

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► 2013 Acquisition of Leuchtstoffwerk Breitungen GmbH – Rare Earths materials

Leading Positions in decisive MarketsLeading Positions in decisive Markets

Material PositionR E h L di l dd d dRare Earths(including advanced products)

Leading value-added converter and an important global player

Vanadium Chemicals Major European player

Ferro Vanadium No. 1 in Europe

Ferro Molybdenum Major playery j p y

Catalyst recycling No. 1 in Europe

Vacuum carbides World No 1 in “special carbides”Vacuum carbides World No. 1 in special carbides

Tungsten carbide Niche player

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Facts Facts andand FiguresFigures 20122012

521 

378 

546 

451 

400

500 

600 

Revenue in Mio. EUR

717 718

710720730

Employees

219 

100 

200 

300 

400 

678673 674

660670680690700

‐2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Others; 1%

Regional Revenue distribution

6502008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Investment in Mio. EUR

America; 15%

Others; 1%

8 8

13,7 

19,5  20,7 

15

20

25

E 69%

Asia; 15%Exportquota >85%

8,8 6,4 

0

5

10

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

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Europe; 69%

TreibacherTreibacher Industrie AG Industrie AG atat a a GlanceGlance► Althofen – Headquarter, Research and Development, Production, Sales, Engineering► Toronto (Canada), Shanghai (China), Tokyo (Japan),► Ravne (Slovenia) – Production► Evonik Treibacher GmbH (Austria) – Joint Venture with Evonik (50%)► Leuchtstoffwerk Breitungen GmbH (Germany) – Phosphors for LED and Security

► Private company► Financial stability► Financial stability► Sustainable strategy

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Research and DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentGoal Ideas into products and processes

► ~ 70 employees (35% share of women, 30% Eng./PhDs.)

► approx. 5.5 mio € R&D, approx. 2.5 mio € Analytics

► Four R&D working groups,

Rare Earths and Chemicals Functional- and Structural CeramicsNonoxide CeramicsNonoxide CeramicsMetallurgy

and

Analytics departmentPatent department and Stage Gate processcoordinationEducation and training of apprentices (chemistry/chemicalengineering)

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(chemistry/chemicalengineering)

Focus Areas for Focus Areas for OOurur Innovation ApproachInnovation ApproachCompetencies R&D-topics Markets RequirementsWet chemical synthesis and processing

Competencies

Catalyst materials for

R&D topicsEnergy

SOFCGas turbinesA i

MarketsFunctional ceramic materials

Requirements

Electric Arc Fusion

Solid state processing

Bio- and dental i t i l

Catalyst materials for automotive (SCR, TWC, DPF)

AeroenginesPhotovoltaicsThermoelectrics

Medicine

EnergyElectronics and i d t

Carbothermalsynthesis

Milling, classification

ceramic materials

Pharmaceutical agents

Exhaust gas catalysisAutomotiveIndustrial

gy

Environment

semiconductors

Agglomeration

Inorganic analytics

Thermal spray materials

Hard metal materialsLife Sciences

PharmaceuticalsMedical Technology

Filter media for water

MobilityColloidal chemistry

QM (e.g. GMP)

Inorganic analytics

Metal tooling

purification Water treatment Industry

Recycling of RERaw material sourcing

Polishing powders

Recycling of critical

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y g Recycling of critical raw materialsExtraction technology

Rare Earth Separation Rare Earth Separation –– A Strategic Project A Strategic Project withwith ENEAENEATechnology ProjectTechnology Project

► Rawmaterials supplyt t i d l t

► RE Cracking of HREE (Dysprosium, Scandium andYtt i )strategic development

of manufacturingprocesses

Yttrium)

► Extractiontechnology of HREE Extraction-competence (SX, IX, Supercritical CO2)

with institutional partner ENEARecycling ofRare Earths, especiallyHeavy Rare Earths

highly recognised funding project in Austria witha project volume of approx. Euro 2.5 mio !

(HREE)

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Source: ENEA

Treibacher Industrie AGTreibacher Industrie AG--

A Hidden Champion in Rare A Hidden Champion in Rare EarthsEarthsMetallurgyMetallurgy aandnd ChemistryChemistryMetallurgyMetallurgy aandnd ChemistryChemistry

MeetingMeetingENEA “STORIE DI RICERCA E DI IMPRESA: INNOVARE SI PUO’!”

Dr. Stefan Pirker, Head of R&DDr. Wolfgang Oberleitner, Productmanager Rare Earth Recycling

16072013

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