2015 full year results - Umicore（2015年全年业绩- Umicore）.pdf

2015 full year results 5 February 2016 Overview • Highlights 2015 • Outlook 2016 • Business review 2015 • Financial review 2015 • Wrap-up • QA 2 Highlights 2015 • Revenues +11% and REBIT +21%: strong growth in Catalysis and Energy Surface Technologies more than offsetting the impact of lower metal prices on recycling activities • Growth investments on or ahead of schedule: • Successful execution of capacity expansion in Hoboken • Start-up automotive catalysts plant in Poland ahead of schedule • Further capacity expansion of cathode production in China and Korea • Proposed gross annual dividend of € 1.20 3 Outlook 2016 Anticipated volume growth across business groups • Volume growth and • Volume growth in • Supply environment supportive mix for Rechargeable Battery supportive catalysts for LDV Materials, in particular for • Higher throughput rate in automotive applications • Higher sales of HDD Hoboken leading to catalysts in Europe and higher processed China volumes 4 Outlook 2016 Umicore expects significant volume increases in its strategic growth platforms of clean mobility and recycling in 2016. Sales of automotive catalysts are set to benefit from strengthening demand in both light and heavy duty applications while the accelerating tr