Treibacher Industrie AG / ENEATreibacher Industrie AG / ENEA------
Processi innovativi di estrazione per il Processi innovativi di estrazione per il recupero di terre rare da scartirecupero di terre rare da scartirecupero di terre rare da scartirecupero di terre rare da scarti
MeetingMeetingENEA “STORIE DI RICERCA E DI IMPRESA: INNOVARE SI PUO’!”
Dr. Stefan Pirker, Head of R&DDr. Wolfgang Oberleitner, Product Manager Rare Earth Recycling
16.07.2013
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EC Rawmaterials Initiative - 14 critical Rawmaterials
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Source: EU Commission 2010, Grafik RHI AG… in our product portfolio
Carl Auer von WelsbachRare Earth scientist, EntrepreneurRare Earth scientist, Entrepreneurand Company Founder
Source:PhD thesis,
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V. Zepf, 2012, Univ. Augsburg
Our History Our History –– Rare Earths from the BeginningRare Earths from the Beginning1898 Carl Auer von Welsbach founds the companyp y1903 Production of Rare Earth containing Mischmetal and lighter-flints Production1916 Ferro alloy production1949 Production Sodium Perborat and Rare Earths Compounds
1959 Production of Hard Metal Powders1959 Production of Hard Metal Powders1969 Vanadium Oxide Production1978 Recycling activities of metal-containing waste1985 Vacuum alloy production1983 Production of Rare Earths containing Storage Alloys for batteries1992 Production of Rare Earths containing materials for investment casting1995 ISO 9001 Certification1996 Production of Materials for Rare Earths and Vanadium containing catalystsg y1996 Treibacher Auermet d.o.o. in Ravne/Slov. is founded
► 2002 Acquisition of Rare Earths Business from Meldform (UK)► 2004 Supply of API Rare Earth starting material for the pharmaceutical industry► 2004 Production of nickel based alloys► 2008 Production of Rare Earths containing feed additive► 2012 GMP certificate is awarded
2013 Acquisition of Leuchtstoffwerk Breitungen GmbH Rare Earths materials
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► 2013 Acquisition of Leuchtstoffwerk Breitungen GmbH – Rare Earths materials
Leading Positions in decisive MarketsLeading Positions in decisive Markets
Material PositionR E h L di l dd d dRare Earths(including advanced products)
Leading value-added converter and an important global player
Vanadium Chemicals Major European player
Ferro Vanadium No. 1 in Europe
Ferro Molybdenum Major playery j p y
Catalyst recycling No. 1 in Europe
Vacuum carbides World No 1 in “special carbides”Vacuum carbides World No. 1 in special carbides
Tungsten carbide Niche player
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Facts Facts andand FiguresFigures 20122012
521
378
546
451
400
500
600
Revenue in Mio. EUR
717 718
710720730
Employees
219
100
200
300
400
678673 674
660670680690700
‐2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Others; 1%
Regional Revenue distribution
6502008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Investment in Mio. EUR
America; 15%
Others; 1%
8 8
13,7
19,5 20,7
15
20
25
E 69%
Asia; 15%Exportquota >85%
8,8 6,4
0
5
10
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
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Europe; 69%
TreibacherTreibacher Industrie AG Industrie AG atat a a GlanceGlance► Althofen – Headquarter, Research and Development, Production, Sales, Engineering► Toronto (Canada), Shanghai (China), Tokyo (Japan),► Ravne (Slovenia) – Production► Evonik Treibacher GmbH (Austria) – Joint Venture with Evonik (50%)► Leuchtstoffwerk Breitungen GmbH (Germany) – Phosphors for LED and Security
► Private company► Financial stability► Financial stability► Sustainable strategy
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Research and DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentGoal Ideas into products and processes
► ~ 70 employees (35% share of women, 30% Eng./PhDs.)
► approx. 5.5 mio € R&D, approx. 2.5 mio € Analytics
► Four R&D working groups,
Rare Earths and Chemicals Functional- and Structural CeramicsNonoxide CeramicsNonoxide CeramicsMetallurgy
and
Analytics departmentPatent department and Stage Gate processcoordinationEducation and training of apprentices (chemistry/chemicalengineering)
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(chemistry/chemicalengineering)
Focus Areas for Focus Areas for OOurur Innovation ApproachInnovation ApproachCompetencies R&D-topics Markets RequirementsWet chemical synthesis and processing
Competencies
Catalyst materials for
R&D topicsEnergy
SOFCGas turbinesA i
MarketsFunctional ceramic materials
Requirements
Electric Arc Fusion
Solid state processing
Bio- and dental i t i l
Catalyst materials for automotive (SCR, TWC, DPF)
AeroenginesPhotovoltaicsThermoelectrics
Medicine
EnergyElectronics and i d t
Carbothermalsynthesis
Milling, classification
ceramic materials
Pharmaceutical agents
Exhaust gas catalysisAutomotiveIndustrial
gy
Environment
semiconductors
Agglomeration
Inorganic analytics
Thermal spray materials
Hard metal materialsLife Sciences
PharmaceuticalsMedical Technology
Filter media for water
MobilityColloidal chemistry
QM (e.g. GMP)
Inorganic analytics
Metal tooling
purification Water treatment Industry
Recycling of RERaw material sourcing
Polishing powders
Recycling of critical
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y g Recycling of critical raw materialsExtraction technology
Rare Earth Separation Rare Earth Separation –– A Strategic Project A Strategic Project withwith ENEAENEATechnology ProjectTechnology Project
► Rawmaterials supplyt t i d l t
► RE Cracking of HREE (Dysprosium, Scandium andYtt i )strategic development
of manufacturingprocesses
Yttrium)
► Extractiontechnology of HREE Extraction-competence (SX, IX, Supercritical CO2)
with institutional partner ENEARecycling ofRare Earths, especiallyHeavy Rare Earths
highly recognised funding project in Austria witha project volume of approx. Euro 2.5 mio !
(HREE)
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Source: ENEA
Treibacher Industrie AGTreibacher Industrie AG--
A Hidden Champion in Rare A Hidden Champion in Rare EarthsEarthsMetallurgyMetallurgy aandnd ChemistryChemistryMetallurgyMetallurgy aandnd ChemistryChemistry
MeetingMeetingENEA “STORIE DI RICERCA E DI IMPRESA: INNOVARE SI PUO’!”
Dr. Stefan Pirker, Head of R&DDr. Wolfgang Oberleitner, Productmanager Rare Earth Recycling
16072013
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