Plastic Omnium - 2019 Universal Registration Document

INTEGRATED REPORT Industry 4.0 is the combination of mature technologies: data, advanced robotics, augmented reality, the internet of industrial things, as well as vertical integra- tion (suppliers, customers) and horizontal integration (partners), through the cloud and data management. For Plastic Omnium, Industry 4.0 heralds the implementa- tion of predictive production. The other challenge is managing behavioral change for everyone, from the operator to the plant manager. Between now and 2023, € 200 million will be invested in rolling out industry 4.0 at Plastic Omnium’s manufactu- ring facilities. 3 NEW R&D centers The Group has a network of 26 R&D centers located close to the decision centers of its carmaker cus- tomers. This network was further enlarged by the construction or extension of 3 R&D centers in France, Belgium and China: Σ- Sigmatech, the international R&D center for Intelligent Exterior Systems near Lyon (France). Δ- Deltatech, an advanced research center in Brussels (Belgium) specializing in new energies. ω- Omegatech, a testing and development center for Clean Energy Systems in Wuhan (China). THE NEW INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION at Plastic Omnium Promising technological PARTNERSHIPS Plastic Omnium has also partnered with German equipment manufacturer Brose, which specializes in mechatronic systems, to develop a door system offering new features, innovative styling and ease of assembly. In January 2019, Plastic Omnium and HEL LA l aunched an innovative project partnership to develop integrated solutions, combining exterior body parts and lighting. Experts in engineering and design from each group, based in Germany, are working together on the development of new concepts incorporating innovative technologies in lighting and in intelligent exterior systems, for both the front and rear of vehicles. Innovation, a shared historical mindset. The diesel crisis, environmental regulations, electrification, connectivity, autonomous vehicle: the automotive world is reinventing itself. For more than 70 years, the “PO Way” has brought together the 32,000 employees of Plastic Omnium, from its Chairman to the operators, from Europe to China, enabling the Group to innovate and adapt to the needs of the world’s largest carmakers. As early as 1946, its founder Pierre Burelle had imagined the 47 parts of an automobile that could be made of plastic… Today, the diversity and complexity of the challenges are encouraging Plastic Omnium to mobilize, more than ever, all the ideas and initiatives internally and to continuously expand the expertise of its teams. «All innovators» is more than a slogan- it is a shared reality. INNOVATION in the Group’s DNA A major contract and the first certification of a pressurized tank confirm Plastic Omnium’s positioning in hydrogen In the fourth quarter of 2019, Plastic Omnium won a large order from a German manufacturer to develop 350-bar hydrogen tanks for buses. In parallel with this success, Plastic Omnium obtained a first certification for a 700-bar hydrogen tank designed for passenger vehicles. Together this contract and certification represent a major milestone in the Group’s development of new energies. www.plasticomnium.com PLASTIC OMNIUM UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2019 16