Sustainability at FUCHS

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1 Sustainability at FUCHS Cono Balbo Head of Global Product Management Cutting & Grinding October 2014

2 Content 1. FUCHS Company Profile 2. Sustainability at FUCHS 3. Overview of Sustainable Metalworking Fluid Types 2

largest lubricant company in the world No.

3 FUCHS Company Profile Founded: 1931 Sales in EUR million Sales 2013: EUR 1,831 million Employees on December 31, 2013: 3,888 Listed in the MDAX Fuchs is the 9 th largest lubricant company in the world No. 1 in the world among the 590 independent lubricant companies Certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2000, ISO/TS 16949:2002 and AS

4 FUCHS is the world market leader in strategically important and high-value business segments and niches Sprayable adhesive lubricants for heavy, open No. 1 gear drives (cement industry etc.) Metalworking fluids No. 2-4 Special lubricants for mining (fireresistant hydraulic fluids No. 1 for undergroundmining) Corrosion preventives No. 2 Forging products No. 2 Ecologically safe and biodegredable lubricants and metalworking fluids No.1 Greases No

5 FUCHS Tier 1 Member at AMRC Fuchs conducts coolant technology/development projects with prime OEMs Projects include: Optimised coolant technology for titanium machining (in association with BAE Systems) Optimised coolant technology for Inconel turning (in association with Rolls Royce) AMRC has four core research groups: Machining Assembly Composite materials Structural testing 5

6 FUCHS manufactures 10,000 products for over 100,000 customers all over the world 49 affiliates and 33 production plants around the world 6

7 FUCHS Company Profile Investments in new plants, efficiency and R&D India: Mumbai (2010) Australia: Melbourne (2012) Germany: Kaiserslautern (2009) Germany: Mannheim (2011) China: Shanghai (2008) China: Yingkou (2013) Russia: Kaluga (2013) USA: Chicago (2012/2013) 7

8 Content 1. FUCHS Company Profile 2. Sustainability at FUCHS 3. Overview of Sustainable Metalworking Fluid Types 8

9 Sustainability Drivers Internal Drivers FUCHS Mission Statement Competitiveness Credibility Employee Loyalty Efficiency Enhancement Capital Access Employer Branding Quality Improvement External Drivers Economy / CORC Financial Market / Stakeholders Customers Suppliers Society / Community Politics / NGOs Media Future Generations 9

10 FUCHS Triple-Bottom-Line 10

11 FUCHS Sustainability Approach Source: Graduate School Rhein-Neckar 11

12 FUCHS Three Pillars of Sustainability Sustainability Economic Ecological Social Company Value Shareholder Value Raw Materials: Availability / Sourcing Finished Lubricants: R&D / Production Internal: Employees External: Society 12

FUCHS Declarations, Codes & Guidelines External Availability: Declaration of Corporate Governance Compliance Management System Code of Conduct Global Diversity Guideline Anti Corruption Guideline

13 FUCHS Declarations, Codes & Guidelines External Availability: Declaration of Corporate Governance Compliance Management System Code of Conduct Global Diversity Guideline Anti Corruption Guideline Antitrust Law Guideline Health & Safety Guideline Sustainability Guideline Reasons: Internal communication of sustainability topics in the FUCHS Group Simplified answering to external questionnaires of customers, etc. 13

14 Content 1. FUCHS Company Profile 2. Sustainability at FUCHS 3. Overview of Sustainable Metalworking Fluid Types 14

15 Planto series biodegradable raws rape seed oil sun flower oil palm oil S Olive oil S Synthesic esters based on native raws chemically refined 15

16 Benefits of Chemical Modification 16

17 Evaporation Characteristics of Different Base Fluids 30% 25% Aromatic base oil 24% ISO VG 32 20% Group I 16% 15% 10% 5% SN Group III 8% HC Group IV 6% Group V 4% veg. ester 1,50% 0% Alkylbenzenes Parafinic Solvent Refined Oils VHVI Hydrocracked Oils Polyalphaolefines Polyolesters Rapeseed Oil 17

18 Low emission neat oils ECOCUT LE series Emissions in metal cutting machining with neat oil Oil Mist Evaporation Oil particles 0.1 to 50 µm Mechanical caused High coolant pressure Cutting speed Work piece Tools Nozzle design Coolant feeding and alignment Gaseous Hydrocarbons Thermal caused Cutting speed Feed rate Tool wear High coolant pressure and temperture Quality of coolant 18

19 MQL - Planto Mikro and Ecocut Mikro Plus series lubricants are low-emission products according to guidelines issued by German professional and trade associations titled low-emission metalworking operations using MQL methods. Benefits of Planto Mikro Extremely low evaporation Optimum atomization characteristics Good lubrication Skin compatible Oxidation stable Non-toxic Neutral odor Low water pollution category Rapidly bio-degradable Benefits of Ecocut Mikro Plus Contain no mineral oil and water Cooling through evaporation Non water-soluble Rapidly biodegradable Non-toxic Neutral odor Non-water polluting 19

20 Mikro-Emulsions Metalworking fluid (DIN ) None-watermiscible mwf Neat oil Watermiscible mwf Emulsifiable mwf KSS Emulsion Mikro- Emulsion Soluble mwf KSS Lösung You connect the benefits of solubles with the benefits of the emulsions Watermiscible mwf 20

Mikro-Emulsions Microemulsion Sustainability

drag-out-losses Low mineral oil content Small oil

harvestable raw materials for lubricity Thin film

21 Mikro-Emulsions Microemulsion Sustainability properties Decreasing particles size means lower drag-out-losses Low mineral oil content Small oil particles lead to lower drag out losses Trend to use harvestable raw materials for lubricity Thin film layer reduces disposal cost for chips and Higher life time of Cleaning Systems 21

22 ECOCOOL GLOBAL 10.global applicable Free of the many chemical substances Formaldehyde Release Biocides Boron Chlorine Silicone Secondary amines (DEA) Triethanolamine (TEA) 22

23 Thank you very much for your attention and your interest! Questions? Friesenheimer Str Mannheim Germany

Water-miscible and Neat Cutting Fluids ECOCOOL / ECOCUT

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