1、Automotive artificial leather:Chronicles of a collaborative innovation aiming for sustainability04.12.2024GEZDERİ0304050607Gezderis presentationThe challengeThe partnershipThe benefits for the industry&for the planet08The solution209Key takeaways in collaborative innovationSolvays presentationAgenda
2、We are Solvay,a pioneering chemical company with a legacy rooted in the groundbreaking soda ash process innovation of our founder Ernest Solvays.We master technologies that have proven essential to multiple end-markets.Since 1863,we have harnessed the power of chemistry to create innovative,sustaina
3、ble products that address the worlds most pressing needs.These include purifying the air we breathe,the water we use,conserving our food resources,ensuring our health and well-being,producing eco-friendly clothing,enhancing the eco-sustainability of automobile tires and maintaining the cleanliness o
4、f our homes.As a world-leading company,holding the number one position across all our markets,we are committed to driving the transition towards a carbon-neutral future by 2050.We are Solvay+9,000EmployeesProduction sites456Major R&I centersNet sales4.9bnUnderlying EBITDA 1.2bn341CountriesSolvay Pre
5、sentation 2024Pioneering sustainable process innovation in our operationse.Solvay a new breakthrough electrochemical processfor Soda Ash production powered by renewable energyBio-highly dispersible silica derived from rice husk to reduce the CO2 footprint in the tire industryA portfolio of chemical
6、blowing agents formulated with sodium bicarbonate to help plastic foam producers moving towards hazardous-free productsProduction of rare earths from recycled material to serve fast-growing electric vehicles,wind power,andelectronics marketsmyH2O2 a breakthrough concept of small,safe,and reliable hy