Plastic Omnium - Integrated report 2020

26 Innovation: boosting content and value As a technology company, Plastic Omnium is exploring the future of the automobile. The Group is building a manufacturing and research network to closely match auto manufacturers’ needs in response to the dual technological and energy transition in the automotive industry. PROSPECTS INNOVATION AWARDS & GRAND CHALLENGE VENTURE CAPITAL 5 GLOBAL R&D CENTERS PARTNERSHIPS LABORATORIES/RESEARCH CENTERS From emission reduction to aerodynamics, connectivity, function integration, performance of electromagnetically transparent materials, modularity and customization, Plastic Omnium is pursuing research projects in every automotive field to create major technological disruption and increase its per- vehicle content. New fields currently opening up include plastronics, mechatronics and electrochemicals. To tackle the complexity of these subjects, the innovation teams are most often multidisciplinary. This innovation is international in scope, with centers in 25 countries making sense of trends and addressing local needs. And innovation is not only technological: it is also organizational, industrial, digital and cultural. Key data 25 R&D centers 2,500 engineers 4.4% of revenue invested in R&D Cooperating to invent mobility Because the car is now evolving in an open, shifting ecosystem, Plastic Omnium cooperates with different partners – startups, universities and influencers – to catch innovation at source and accelerate it. UNIVERSITIES STARTUPS