ENABLING ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIETAL BENEFITS
VICTREX PLC
PRELIMINARY RESULTS 6 DECEMBER 2022
BRINGING TRANSFORMATIONAL & SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS THAT ADDRESS WORLD MATERIAL CHALLENGES EVERY DAY
EXECUTIVE
DIRECTORS
Jakob Sigurdsson
Chief Executive Officer
Ian Melling
Chief Financial Officer
Martin Court
Chief Commercial
Officer
2
FY 2022 KEY MESSAGE:
RECORDREVENUE
& VOLUME
3
FURTHER PROGRESS IN
SUSTAINABILITY & ESG
SUSTAINABLE | RESOURCE | SOCIAL |
SOLUTIONS | EFFICIENCY | RESPONSIBILITY |
48% Sustainable product revenues
of revenue tracking towards 2025 target (50%)
Productsofferinga quantifiable environmental or societal benefit
(primarily Automotive, Aerospace & Medical - supporting CO2
reduction & patient outcomes. Includes specific applications in Energy & Industrial and Electronics - wind energy or supporting energy efficiency. Excludes Oil & Gas and VAR).
UK 100% renewable electricity at UK sites 100% ((97% globally)
Lifecycle Analysis (LCA) & initial Scope 3 emissions benchmarked:
Victrex PEEK showing favourable CO2 indicators vs industry average*
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I): 19% Females in Leadership at 19% (FY 2021: 10%)
+34% Employee volunteering: a record year (FY 2022: 4,784 hours, +34% vs FY 2021)
* Disclosure to come in 2022 Annual Report | 4 |
ENABLING ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIETAL BENEFITS
OUR PRODUCTS:
ENABLING ENVIRONMENTAL
& SOCIETAL BENEFITS
48%
OF REVENUE FROM SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS#
AEROSPACE
CO2 savings
-
each year, our sales to
Aerospace help save three times more CO2 annually than Victrex produces in its own operations*
(annual scope 1 & 2 CO2 emissions)
AUTOMOTIVE | ELECTRONICS | ||||
80,000 tonnes | 100,000 rpm | ||||
… annual CO2 saving in Europe | Supporting energy efficiency, | ||||
for selected applications** | durability & reliability at high | ||||
rotation speeds in vacuum | |||||
cleaners & hairdryers |
MEDICAL
25% improved brain function
… using PEEK-OPTIMA™
Natural in CMF skull plates*** vs metal plates
Better union rate
- using carbon fibre PEEK trauma plate vs. steel plates****
ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL
Up to 80%
- weight saving vs metal using VICTREX™ PEEK helps reduce stress on mechanical systems in renewable energy applications
* | Based on 10kg of PEEK replacement for metal, IATA carbon reduction & climate change 2018 | |
** | Based on European annual mileage for passenger cars using vacuum pumps | 5 |
*** | 25% improved brain function vs Titanium plates, based on paper by Zhang Q, Yuan Y, Li X, et al, World Neurosurgeon 2018 | |
**** | Data on file refers to Trauma outcomes in high-risk patients. |
- Sustainable products are defined as those which offer a quantifiable environmental or societal benefit. These are primarily in Automotive and Aerospace (supporting CO2 reduction) but also specific applications in Energy & Industrial and Electronics (e.g. wind energy applications, or those which support energy efficiency) and Medical, supporting better patient outcomes. Volumes into Oil & Gas (Energy & Industrial) and Value Added Resellers are currently excluded.
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