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ItN Nanovation AG –

Game Changer Technology in UF/MF

Water Filtration

Dr. Christoph Weiß

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ItN Nanovation AG is a German company, based in Saarbrücken, specialized in nanotechnology and special coatings. Founded in 2000, IPO occurred in 2006; since 2009, its shares are listed in the XETRA General Standard.

Through its brand , ItN Nanovation AG is specialized in applications and solutions in the area of water filtration, specifically in Reverse-Osmosis pre-treatment, and Moving Bed Bio Reactors (MBBR).

Sales in 2012 were ~ 2 Mio €.Our project pipeline contains > 80 Mio € for the next 3 years.

Who We Are

What has been achieved so far

• Technology leader in ceramic membranes for water filtration

• 15 patent families around water filtration

• Successful proof of concept and technology on ground water wells in Saudi Arabia – Ministerial Direction to consider CFM Systems as preferred technologies

• Successful test of waste water treatment containers in Europe and USA

• Strong international partner network i.e. Juffali Group in Saudi Arabia, EIP in USA

• Strong core shareholders

• Reduced cash burn rate by half in second half of 2012

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1. Introduction – ItN Vision

2. Markets

3. Marketable products

− Base technology

− Applications

4. Development & growth perspective

5. Conclusions

Agenda

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• Our world is constantly struggling with a water need far above supply

• Close to 900 million people still have no access to appropriate potable water

• Climate change, global urbanization, and accelerated deep ground water consumption aggravate the challenge

• Today, humankind deals with this precious resource in a way that isclearly not sustainable

Water – a Precious Resource

• ItN Water Filtration contributes to solving the problem, through smart treatment solutions with dramatically improved efficiency

• ItN engineers have developed the perfect combination of materials and processes for water treatment, which solve many of the limitations experienced by standard products

Source: ItN Nanovation

− Be perceived as a significant playerin the domain of water filtration

− Being an enabler and facilitator, ItN Nanovation offers

its partners an outstanding technology platform

− ItN‘s whole filtration technology is built around the CFM coated ceramic membrane

− Once conditions get rough, ItN will still bethe first choice for implementation

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ItN‘s Vision Aspiration

• ItN offers superior water filtration technology, based

on the Ceramic Flat Membrane (CFM)

• A quantum leap of efficient, sustainable clean

technology

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2. Markets


− Base technology

− Applications


5. Conclusions

Agenda

Positioning ItN Water

Filtration Solutions

0by recycling water

for end consumer use on

the spot

0by pre-treating

deep ground water

for Reverse Osmosis

0by pre-treating water for

industrial Reverse

Osmosis applications

CFM Systems are

performing

ultra filtration

for0

0reuse

water0

8

0potable

water...

0by pre-treating sea water

for Reverse Osmosis in

the desalinization process


0by pre-treating

surface water for

Reverse Osmosis

Cost of Water Treatment by

SegmentsTreatment cost/m³

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Surfacewater

Sewagewaterre-use

Groundwater

(50-80 m)

DeepGroundwater

(> 80 m)

Desalination Evaporation

− increased purification

−mobile water treatment

−more plants

−Largely available alternative

2012

2017

−deeper drills−overall need

• renewable• limited

• non-renewable

Quest for quality will grow in all segments, leading to steeply

increasing water treatment cost worldwideSource: ItN Nanovation

− long-term decrease

−accelerates need for deep ground water

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• industrial• municipal

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Surfacewater

Sewagewaterre-use

Groundwater

(50-80 m)

DeepGroundwater

(> 80 m)

Desalination Evaporation

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ItN Positioning per Segment

Treatment cost/m³

2012

2017

ItN is focused on sewage water and deep ground water

treatmentSource: ItN Nanovation

Target segment for ItN Nanovation

• Municipal sewage water, mobile solution• Selected industrial applications• Post-RO disinfection/purification

Sewage

water

re-use

Deep

Ground

water

(>80 m)

− increased purification

− long-term decrease

−accelerates need for deep ground water

primary

secondary

none

−Largely available alternative

−mobile water treatment

−more plants

−deeper drills−overall need

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- source

Water

use

Surface

Water

Deep

Groundwater

Sea Water

desalination

Municipal

Wastewater

Industrial

Wastewater (many appl.)

Shale Gas

Water

Drinking

Water

UF/MF Treatment

Pre-TreatmentUF/MF(before RO)

Pre-TreatmentUF/MF (before RO)

Post-Treatment behind traditional wastewater plant

? _

Feed Water

for Industries

UF/MFTreatment (before RO)

Pre-Treatment UF/MF (before RO)

Pre-Treatment UF/MF(before RO) ( - )

UF/MF Treatment (before RO)

Reuse

UF/MF Treatment (before RO)

Reuse

Irrigation

Water_ _ _

UF/MF Treatment (small scale) _ _

There is a huge potential for further

growth with ItN-

Europe

America

MENA

Asia

Targeted Market Segments, Overview

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Total: 437

ItN is targeting a market of EUR 140 billion (USD 168 bn)

Global Water Industry

(Sales in EUR billion, 2010E)

914

DesalinationDisinfection/Purification

47

51

54

Distribution

Industrial

Source: Jefferies & Company (2011), taskforce analysis

Municipalities

Water treatment chemicals 1218

40

27

44

Filtration

Valves

Pumps

Pipes

secondary

primary

ItN target segments

mostly new

plants & OEM

business

mostly ongoing

operations &

maintenance

Components & Chemicals:

142

Infrastructure & Operations

174

Other: 121

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Pricing – Phase II

Developed countriesEUR/m³

2009

Price per m³ potable water for private households

1,001,17

1,50 1,601,84

2,29

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

2001actual

2009eCPI*

2009actual

2001actual

2009eCPI*

2009actual

+ 29%

U. K. Germany

0but the trend will be reversed at a later stage

* Consumer Price Index (inflation)

• „Germany, together with Britain, has been one of the few countries in the world where tariffs are set at full cost recovery level“(Christopher Gasson, GWI, 2010)

• 2008 OECD Global Water Tariff Survey: „Sa significant minority have introduced step increases in what they charge (S).

− Eastern and central European cities adjusting their tariffs towards market rates (S)

− Cities driven by water scarcity to pass the additional costs on to customers (S)

− And cities with such ludicrously cheap water that something had to be done“

+ 25%

Source: Globalwaterintel.com, Inflation.en, Wasseratlas (2009), taskforce analysis

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2. Markets


− Base technology

− Applications


5. Conclusions

Agenda

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ItN Water Filtration Technology is at the heart of

water treatment systems

Use

The UF/MF filter determines the efficiency of every water

treatment system


Reverse Osmosis

depending

on

application

Water�

ReuseUltra-

/Micro

Filtration

Pre-treatment

•Aeration•Chlorination•Biological Pre-treatment

•...

depending

on

application

Pumping

CFM-Systems, i.e.

• Bacteria

• Iron

• Manganese

• Radium

ItN-

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Filtration Technology Classes

Frequently, CFM ultra filtration will boost Reverse Osmosis

• able to extract i. e. metal particles/nitrogen/phosphorus and heavy ions like Radium

• effluent has less than drinking water quality

CFM filtration range


Particle Diameter Log Scala

untreated water

potable water

FiltrationCapacity

1000 l/h/m²

450 – 45 l/m²/h

5 l/m²/h

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PumpingPre-

TreatmentReverse Osmosis

Total

m2/h

Economic benefitof an optimized water treatment

process

Flux rate CAPEX Investment / Opex

higher flux rate at lowest cost!

The core technology to optimize total economic

benefit is the ultra-micro-filtration process which

basically determines the main cost factors and

flux rates

$/m3

Benefit

Ultra-/Micro

Filtration

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Membrane Morphology Options

Material

Flow

direction

Pore

design

Form

Instead of being conventionalS

0it‘s

innovative0

0having many advantages:

polymer ceramic

• Prolonged membrane lifetime• Better heat and chemicals tolerance• Improved robustness & reliability

non-structured structured• Constant filtration quality• Higher filtration volume

tubular flat

• Reduced energy consumption thanks to lower pressure

• High flux rate thanks to easy cake layer removal

Inside out outside in• Predictable effluent volume due to

defined capacity• Easy cleaning and improved

blocking prevention

CFM morphology defines an uniquely innovative solution


CFM System

Design

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All-modular, high performance system

Module and Rack Structure

�Feed-water

�Filter active layer

�Membrane body

One module amounts to 35 blades

with a total surface of 4 m²


Asymmetric membrane structureFiltration module

Single

membrane

blade

Multiple membrane blades

Filtration tower

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CFM Performance Indicators

High performancemeansS

Sdepending on applicationS

3 – 5 x Prolonged lifetime compared to other ultra filtration solutions

2 x Higher flux rate

> 50 % Less chemical ingredients for cleaning

98 % Capacity utilisation (based on 24/7)

> 50 % Lower labor cost for maintenance and operational process

> 50 % Lower energy consumption

Much higher heat, pressure and chemicaltolerance on process fluctuations

+


up to

ItN Proprietary Know-How

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Mastery

of robust

water treatment

under real-life

conditions necessitates

a multi-disciplinary approach

Nano ceramic coating

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2. Markets


− Base technology

− Applications


5. Conclusions

Agenda

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Pre

Treatment

Biological

Treatment

Precipitation /

Oxidation /

Chemical Processes

After Treatment

Sedimentation Filtration Sludge dewatering

Disinfection Water

Quality

process screeningsedimentationflotation

carbon removalphosphate removalnitrificationDe nitrification

Fe/ Mg solution dosingHMO dosing lime softeningpost chlorination

sedimentation filtration SF/UF/MF/RO

dewatering ozonizationchlorination

suspended

solids oil

and grease

sand

industrial & municipal waste water

organic

carbon

phosphorus,

nitrogen

municipal wastewater

municipal waste water municipal waste water

micro

organism

industrial & municipal wastewater

surface waterbarrage water

industrial & municipal waste watersurface & barrage water

reuse of water / irrigation / industrial feed water

iron /

manganese

radium

isotopes

well waterdeep ground water

well water deep ground water

drinking waterindustrial feed water

Ca / Mg well water deep ground water

drinking waterindustrial feed water

sludge

treatment

process

municipal & industrial waste water

disinfection well waterdeep ground water, surface water, waste water (case to case)

Key factors

for success

/ economical

benefits

maintenancecosts

maintenancecosts

chemical costs consumables

Capexmaintenanceoperationalcost (OPEX)

flux rate lifetime recovery rate CapexOpex

substa

nces to b

e r

em

ove

d

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Deep Ground Water Filtration with CFM

Saudi-Arabia case study

• Starting situation: Water filtration through sand filters or polymer filters

• Problem: Conventional technology is neither efficient, nor effective. With sand filters, about 30% of the inflowing water is getting wasted. Polymer filters show frequent cloggings and blockings, causing costly downtimes. Large amounts of chemicals needed, Radium removal is still not satisfying.

• The solution: Sand filter retrofit rack containing CFM modules. 100% capacity expansion, using existing plant and installations.

• The new solution is operating smoothly since its installation two years ago.

CFM retrofit has enabled massive cost cutting

and capacity increaseSource: ItN Nanovation

CFM vs. Sand Filter: Opex

Switch to superior technology has an immediate, massive

impact on chemicals cost and footprintSource: Juffali Chemical Products & ItN Nanovation case study (2012)

0,017

0,198 0,198

0

0,058

1,399

0,0

0,5

1,0

1,5

H2SO4 Polymer NaOH Total CFMsystem

NaOH Polymer H2SO4

Chemicals opex for Fe removal, Al Kharg facility (Saudi Arabia)

(EUR million p.a.)

0

Total sand filter

Total CFM system

• Massively

reduced

chemical

footprint

• Cost

savings of

EUR 6.4

million in 5

years*

1,475

- 87 %

• Iron removal accounts for 90 % of total chemicals consumption

• Similar pattern for other metals (Mn, As)

H2SO4 H2SO4

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CFM vs. Polymer Filter: Opex

CFM enables significant savings in all categories

0,234

2,702

1,159

0,164

0,281

0,787

1,400

0,700

0,268

0,028

0,0

1,0

2,0

3,0

Electricity Chemicals Labor Membrane TotalPolymer

Total CFM Membrane Labor Chemicals Electricity

Opex for Buraydah plant (Saudi-Arabia)

(USD million p.a.)

1,0

2,0

3,0

Total

Polymer

Total

CFM

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• Main cost

cuts in

membrane

replacement

and labor

• Savings of

USD 7.7

million in 5

years*

- 57 %


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The ItN MBBR Container

Product characteristics

• Mobile 20 ft container, delive-ring 45 m3 water/day, equiva-lent of the need for 300 PE*

• Unique combination of MBBR process and ceramic flat membranes in a standard ISO container

• Maximum effluent quality for 100% reuse of water

• Highest treatment capacity with minimal footprint thanks to compact design

• Low maintenance costs, trouble-free operation, remotely steered

Highly efficient, robust, mobile water treatment solution

Source: ItN Nanovation * person equivalents

Influent fresh water volume

reduced by 27 %

Sensible use of recycled sewage

water

Sewage water volume

reduced by 90 %

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ItN Container Value Added: Before and After

MUNICIPAL SEWAGE WATER

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2. Markets


− Base technology

− Applications


5. Conclusions

Agenda

Evolving Solutions per Segment

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Product Modules Racks

Water Application

OEM

Ground water

Desalination

Lime softening

��2,0 m

1,5 m

Ground water

Municipal WW ��

3,0 m

Ground water

Municipal WW

Industrial WW��

2,0 m

��

Proven starting point, attractive growth opportunities

Process

InvestmentNeed (EUR)

2013/14

2013/14

2015

2013

Ready for launch (planned)

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Geographic Sales Priorities

Deep Ground

Water

Municipal

Waste Water

Acid Mine

drainage

Water-Oil

separation

Surface

Water

Power

cooling

Saudi-Arabia/ GCC

Middle East/ Mediterranean/ North Africa

North America

Europe

Australia

Buildup of global sales network is the next objective

Industrial

��

2

2

11

11

22

secondary2

1

Expansion focus:

primary


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2. Markets


− Base technology

− Applications


5. Conclusions

Agenda

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• CFM Systems = robust filtration system by treating deep ground water and reusing waste water

• On membranes only, CFM’s potential market totals globally USD 18 billion, still growing.

• Core segments, deep ground water and municipal sewage water treatment, show a bottom-up potential of USD 35 billion.

• Tangible value to customers: CFM capex is slightly lower, opex 57-87% lower, compared to polymer filters and sand filters.

• Container-based waste water processing offers the best price in the range of 150-3.000 person equivalents.

• Stable base of core shareholders

• Main next step: building a global sales organization, tailored to ItN’s key water treatment segments

• Aggressive and profitable growth to start in 2013

Conclusions

Thank you for your attention!

Contact

ItN Nanovation AGUntertuerkheimer Straße 2566117 SaarbrueckenGermanyTel.: +49 (0) 681 5001489Fax: +49 (0) 681 5001519e-mail: [email protected]

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Future-oriented Statements

This information contains statements about the future that

are based on current suppositions and estimates by the

management of ItN Nanovation AG. Future-oriented

statements are indicated by the use of words such as

“expect”, “intend”, “plan”, “foresee”, “assume”, “believe”,

“estimate” and similar expressions. These statements are

not to be understood as guarantees that these

expectations will prove to be correct. The future

development and results actually achieved by

ItN Nanovation and its affiliated companies depend on a

number of risks and uncertain factors, and may therefore

deviate considerably from the future-oriented statements.

Many of these factors lie outside ItN Nanovation’s sphere

of influence and cannot be predicted accurately, e.g. the

future economic climate and the behavior of competitors

and other market participants. No plans are in place to

update these future-oriented statements; neither does ItN

assume any particular obligation to do so.

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