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The Alternative Tour 22 VLEC 48 de France Challenge 4 HYDROGEN – FUEL FOR THOUGHT 5

How INEOS Fuel could help MORE AND MORE to drive the for HYDROGEN-POWERED hydrogen VEHICLES ARE BEING ROLLED OUT AROUND economy thought THE WORLD

renewable energy becomes much more energy storage can produce low carbon 1 IT has been talked widespread.” hydrogen for heat, decarbonisation of in- about for decades. Shale gas could be converted to green dustry and transport fuels as well as con- hydrogen in the same way as other natural tributing towards energy security. But finally, a gas supplies. The key would be to capture “INOVYN is at the forefront of hy- hydrogen-fuelled the carbon – produced in the process - drogen innovation in the region and their and store it underground. knowledge, expertise and influence will economy is no longer It is also one of the reasons why be a real asset to our work,” said Profes- 2 seen as just a lot of INEOS wants to develop an indigenous sor Joseph Howe, Chairman of the North source of gas from shale rocks for the UK. West Hydrogen Alliance. hot air. Already, some “The majority of the UK’s natural gas If hydrogen becomes more availa- buses in the UK, comes from Norway and Russia via a ble, then it can also become a viable and European pipeline or is imported as liquid sustainable green fuel for homes and Germany, France and natural gas, including US shale gas,” said businesses. other countries run Pete. Home-grown gas would increase In the UK, gas networks are connect- Britain’s energy security and provide a ed to more than 20 million homes, provid- 3 on hydrogen. bridge towards the emission targets that ing gas for heating and cooking. The big advantage of hydrogen is that the UK has set for 2050.” National Grid’s network could be used when it is used as a fuel, it produces only Once made, the hydrogen could be to feed hydrogen into homes. stored underground in the same way natu- Pete is excited at what the future holds water. No CO2 and no potentially harmful emissions are produced. This makes hy- ral gas is stored today. but says tests and investment in infrastruc- drogen vehicles much better for air quality For decades INOVYN has used salt ture are urgently needed. in urban areas. cavities in Cheshire in the UK to store hy- It’s not that it cannot be done. It’s mak- 4 And the chemical industry, far from drocarbons and recently received govern- ing sure it can be done economically. If it being sidelined in the development of a ment funding to continue with a feasibility cannot, it’s unsustainable. If it can, it’s a hydrogen economy, is very much involved. study (Project Centurion) to look at new game-changer.  “We have a huge contribution to hydrogen generation and storage options, make,” said Pete Williams, INEOS Group including a potential plan to build a 100MW Technology Director. “But it cannot be power-to-gas energy storage facilities at done overnight. It’s not like changing a Runcorn. INEOS' new 4 x 4 – or at lightbulb.” “Storage is a vital component of 5 Today INEOS produces 250,000 delivering a viable hydrogen energy sys- least one of the models – tonnes of hydrogen a year. It is a co-prod- tem in the UK,” said Dr Frank Rourke, could be run on hydrogen. uct from producing chlorine and cracking UK Country Manager of INOVYN. “We The team behind Projekt gas and oil to make olefins and polymers. have the opportunity to develop a criti- Grenadier have been The hydrogen is used in a number of cal piece of national energy infrastruc- given a £124,000 UK ways: to remove the sulphur from crude oil, ture at a huge cost reduction compared government grant to as a raw material for other chemical pro- to above ground storage. Bespoke salt evaluate the use of cesses, or as a fuel in its plants. cavities could be created as part of our hydrogen fuel cells, which, 6 INOVYN, a wholly owned subsidiary of green economy.” like batteries, generate INEOS, had previously used most of it to Richard Stevenson, INOVYN’s Storage electricity that can drive supply on-site boilers. Projects Manager, said INOVYN was ideally the motor. But the company is now looking at placed to drive innovation in the sector. how that hydrogen could be more widely “Hydrogen production, supply and used to help eliminate harmful air quali- use has been happening in the North West ty pollutants from towns and cities – and of England for many years,” he said. 1. Zero emission fuel cell bus, power homes and businesses. INOVYN is now working closely with United Kingdom Today, about 95% of the world’s hy- other members of the North West Hydro- 2. Alstom hydrogen train, drogen is made from methane gas. gen Alliance to make it happen. Thuringia 3. Auto hydrogen fuel “That’s why at INEOS we have often “Hydrogen energy could be transfor- fill-up, Los Angeles talked about methane as being a transi- mational for the North West and INOVYN 4. The Toyota Motor Corp. tion fuel,” said Pete. “Not only is it lower is delighted to be working alongside hydrogen fuel cell powered other alliance members to drive this for- truck carbon and cleaner than the coal and 5. Electric hydrogen bicycle, oil it is displacing, but it also provides ward,” he said. France the bridge to a hydrogen economy until Project Centurion will explore how 6. Hydrogen powered forklift 6 HYDROGEN – FUEL FOR THOUGHT 7

INEOS produces 250,000 tonnes of hydrogen a year at many of its sites around the world

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HYDROGEN HYDROGEN IONS OXYGEN Rafnes Norwa Lillo Belgium H Stenungsund Sweden How hdrogen fuel cell Runcorn Rhineberg vehicles work? K German Jemeppe Fuel cells are a bit like a cross between an internal-combustion engine and battery power. Like an internal-combustion engine, they make power by using fuel from a tank (though the Belgium fuel is pressurized hydrogen gas rather than petrol or diesel). But, unlike an engine, a fuel cell doesn't burn the hydrogen. Instead, it's fused chemically with oxygen from the air to Tavaux make water. In the process, which resembles what happens in a battery, electricity is released and this is used to power an electric motor (or motors) that can drive a vehicle. France The only waste product is the waterand that's so pure you can drink it

Think of fuel cells as batteries that never run flat. Instead of slowly depleting the chemicals inside them (as normal batteries do), fuel cells run on a steady supply of hydrogen and Rosignano keep making electricity for as long as there's fuel in the tank. Ital 8 VICTOIRE – TOUR DE FRANCE 2019 9

-1- -5- Egan is the The 2019 success first Colombian is the Team’s ever to win fifth Tour title the Tour in a row V I C T –– Egan Bernal Tour de France Winner 2019 –– –– A united Team INEOS make history in Paris –– O I R E -1909- -7- Egan became the The Team have youngest rider in 110 now won a years to win the remarkable seven Tour de France Tour de France titles 10 VICTOIRE – TOUR DE FRANCE 2019 11

IN THE Team’s first Tour de France as Team "He is really Egan INEOS, Egan Bernal was the toast of Paris, humble. He’s still a kid who’s enjoying making history by becoming the first ever being on the bike. Bernal Colombian to win the Maillot Jaune in the This is the secret 106th edition of the race. Name with him and the takes Tour secret that we have Egan Bernal It was a magnificent effort from the whole team to keep there for the future. We can’t lose de France and staff throughout the three weeks, with 2018 this perspective. We winner Geraint Thomas joining Bernal on the DOB have to keep him victory podium, securing second place overall, for a January 13th 1997 enjoying himself, (age 22 years) because we know remarkable 1-2 finish – with the pair embracing he’s going to keep as they crossed the finish line in Paris. working hard and Born if he’s also enjoying The Team's Tour de France record went from himself, that’s a Zipaquira, strength-to-strength as a result of Bernal’s big, big thing to Colombia achieve." victory – that’s now a remarkable seven Tour Xabier Artexte victories, 17 stage victories and 91 yellow jerseys. Joined (Coach) The man of the moment was visibly overcome Team with emotion at the end of the final stage, INEOS "He’s a pleasure commenting: "Wow. It's incredible. It doesn't to ride with. I seem true. I've won the Tour de France but I'm 2018 don’t want to put pressure on the struggling to understand it all. lad but he’s 22, Honours he’s got 10 years "I saw my family after the finish and we celebrated 2018: in front of him, together. It's just an incredible feeling.” Tour of California he could become one of the greatest Tour Colombia ever. Froome is In only his second year at World Tour level, 2019: Bernal’s victory completes a quite remarkable probably the best Paris-Nice Grand Tour rider 18 months or so for the 22-year-old Colombian, Tour de Suisse at the moment who only joined the Team at the start of the Tour de France with his record and 2018 season. consistency but I think Egan can A winner at Paris-Nice and Tour de Suisse be just as good, or even improve." already this year, this victory elevates him to Geraint Thomas superstar status both in the sport and back (teammate) home in Colombia.

Victorious Team Principal, Sir Dave Brailsford, "The harder the added: “To be able to deliver Colombia's first race gets, the better Egan gets. ever Tour de France champion is something I think that’s why really special – I feel very proud. as a Grand Tour contender now "A lot of people may have questioned having and in the future, two leaders. It’s worked to perfection and you the ability to resist fatigue is one of his can’t get better than second and first. greatest strengths." "It’s a privilege to get to work with all these Sir Dave Brailsford people – fantastic riders, fantastic staff, (Team Principal) fantastic new owners." A Tour which offered countless twists and turns and endless dramas, the likes of which this race hasn’t seen for many editions – yet at the end of one of the most unpredictable races in years, Bernal and Team INEOS reigned victorious, for a first Grand Tour success under INEOS' ownership. Chapeau Team INEOS! 12 PLASTICS & SUSTAINABILITY – WAR ON PLASTIC WASTE 13

OCIETY would be lost with- During filming, Tom said 100% of out plastic. But it continues INEOS polymers could be recycled, but to be demonised in news- currently, only about 14% of plastic was re- papers, on TV and on social cycled. “Much of it ends up in landfill but we media. think this is a waste,” he said. “We want to War SIn the latest attack – watched by mil- use recycled plastic waste as a raw material lions on television in the UK – Hugh Fearn- because plastic should be used over and ley-Wittingstall questioned whether com- over again. And then, at the end of its life, panies, like INEOS, should be making less we can recover the useful energy it contains plastic. Not more. by burning it.” “The more plastic this industry produc- INEOS is currently working on how on es, the more plastic will end up in our lives, to chemically recycle plastic. A new, lead- whether we want it or not,” he told viewers. ing-edge, non-mechanical process would But the main focus of the three-part turn plastic back into its basic molecular lev- BBC series, War on Plastic, was on sin- el so it could be fed as a raw material back War on gle-use, plastic packaging. into the plastic processes. Plastic with “The fundamental premise was that “This holy grail of plastic recycling is fast Hugh and plastic packaging is evil,” said INEOS Com- becoming a reality and will mean we can re- Anita was plastic munications Director Tom Crotty. “But there duce our reliance on fossil fuels to make our a three- was no recognition of the benefits to the products,” he said. part series reduction in food waste because it keeps INEOS has signed joint development televised on the BBC food fresh for longer.” agreements with Pyrowave, Agylix and earlier More troubling though for INEOS, was GreenMantra. Using their patented technol- this year. that the importance of plastic to our every- ogy and INEOS' manufacturing infrastruc- waste day lives was overshadowed. Viewers were INEOS ture, waste plastics could be turned back left with the feeling that all plastic is bad. Communications into chemical monomer building blocks. “Much of the rise in plastics’ demand Director Tom “These building blocks will replace a around the world is not from packaging,” portion of virgin raw material in our polym- The public’s said Tom. Plastic is in demand from car Crotty gives erisation process,” said Tom. manufacturers, the construction industry, Hugh Fearnley- And on the ground, INEOS is obses- perception of the the engineering and pharmaceutical indus- Wittingstall and sive about zero pellet loss, at its own plants tries and hospitals. and through its hauliers and customers, as the BBC a tour of plastics industry as Lightweight plastic parts in cars and part of its commitment to Operation Clean- evil, is hardening. planes have reduced fuel consumption, the Grangemouth sweep, the plastic industry’s global initiative leading to a reduction in harmful emissions. site in Scotland to handle plastic pellets with care so that So what can INEOS, Insulation makes modern buildings far and explains the they don’t ultimately end up in the sea.  more energy efficient. importance of the as one of the world’s Heart stents, catheters, syringes, blood biggest producers bags, prosthetics, pill casings, MRI ma- shale gas shipments chines, incubators, dialysis machines, ster- to its business. of plastic do to ile pharmaceutical packaging and operating theatres are all made of plastic. inform the debate And plastic pipes – which are easier and cheaper to install – are being used in and help tackle the some of the poorest parts of the world to ‘Plastic in all its forms real issue which is bring fresh water to villagers for the first time. “80% of our plastic goes into these is a good thing. It is one plastic waste? sorts of applications and not into pack- of the greatest and most aging,” said Tom. “That’s what’s driving successful materials ever our growth. It is much more than straws created. A solution to a lot and stirrers.” of our human problems. During the hour-long programme, I care deeply about the Hugh also questioned the logic of INEOS' environment and the decision to ship shale gas from the US to future of our planet and Scotland so it could make more plastic. believe behaviour change, But Tom said the manufacturing base government policy and had simply shifted from China and the Mid- science could all help to dle East to the USA because America had become, thanks to vast reserves of cheap get this marriage between shale gas, more competitive. humans and plastic back on “Growth doesn’t come from making track.’ more plastics,” he said. “It comes from de- – Professor Mark Miodownik, a mand for the plastic by consumers. I could material scientist at University build a factory to make a billion typewriters College, London but nobody would buy them.” INEOS, which manufactures billions of translucent plastic pellets every year Plastic Fantastic! for other industries, had provided the Discover more about plastic on Mark's podcast on the BBC film crew with open access to its BBC website Grangemouth site. 14 PLASTICS & SUSTAINABILITY – ZERO PELLET LOSS 15

Today, even one pellet lost at any of local environment,” said OCS Champion INEOS' sites is considered unacceptable. Gemma Taylor. But Grangemouth doesn’t “We are all very proud of what we are just want to keep its own site in order. doing here,” said Inge Nilsen, Production/ “That’s the least we can do,” said Pe- Process Engineer at INEOS Bamble, the ter Malley, Supply Chain Project Manager polyolefin production unit at Rønningen In- at Grangemouth. Zero dustrial area near Rafnes in Norway. The Scottish site is also working with INEOS INEOS makes the tiny, translucent all those involved in the supply chain to Bamble, pellets before they enter a complex sup- encourage them to sign up to Operation Rønningen, ply chain for other manufacturers to melt, Cleansweep. Norway mould and convert them into all kinds of “The supply chain system is extremely ACTIONS plastic products. complex and pellets are handled by many • All operators and employees handling Pellet In the past, those pellets might have different companies,” said Stuart Keillor, pellets have been been lost anywhere within the complex Supply Chain Manager. trained. • Spillages are dealt supply chain. But times have changed. “We have increased awareness of the with immediately, not In Norway, any spillages on INEOS' principles of OCS right across the supply simply logged. • Double guards fitted site used to be registered, to be fixed lat- chain. Whereas previously some of our to gutters to stop er. “Any spillage now is dealt with imme- hauliers may have taken a voluntary ap- pellets disappearing into the underground diately,” said Inge. proach to OCS, we have now mandated drains. Loss that they incorporate the principles into • Dedicated operator employed to drive their operations.” a street sweeper Trucks are now monitored and drivers to avoid pellets Today even one ending up in the have become accountable for the cleanli- environment. Actions always pellet lost at any ness of their vehicles before leaving the site. speak louder than “INEOS is a leader of change for Op- INEOS of INEOS' sites eration Cleansweep,” said Chris Seagriff, Styrolution, words. And that’s Regional Operations Manager for Haulier Antwerp, XPO Logistics. “They have clearly adopted Belgium why Operation is considered the principles alongside those that were already in place to further enhance their ACTIONS Cleansweep, the • Basket filters and unacceptable. operations and reduce significantly the risk collection basins fitted of any pellets finding their way out of the to ensure no pellets plastic industry’s leave the site. supply chain.” • Staff now more aware pledge to prevent At Rønningen, double guards have Grangemouth has also been working of the need to keep the site clean. also been fitted to every gutter to stop the with environmental groups such as Fidra. • Site is part of the plastic pellets translucent pellets from being washed into “Plastic pellets on beaches are a totally ‘Zero Pellet Taskforce’ organised by the Port the underground drains. preventable source of pollution,” said Ma- of Antwerp and staff being lost to the And a dedicated operator has been deleine Berg, Project Manager at Fidra. “As regularly join clean-up events. hired to drive a street sweeper around the industry leaders, INEOS not only have the environment, is areas considered to be most at risk. opportunity, but also a duty to lead the way INEOS, working at Tobias Hannemann, CEO O&P practically to solve this pollution problem.” Grangemouth, UK, said changes had been made at Across the Channel, staff at INEOS' INEOS' sites Grangemouth to reduce the loss of pel- Antwerp site are determined to help with Scotland lets – even before the site had signed up that too as part of their commitment to Op- ACTIONS to Operation Cleansweep. “We’ve had eration Cleansweep. • More than 200 fine, mesh sieves installed in the a number of measures in place including INEOS Styrolution has invested heavily drains. rumble strips and air blowers to remove in training and improving equipment on the • Extra cleaning stations installed. stray pellets from trucks and pellet water site to ensure pellets don’t ultimately end • Specific specialised training for all staff. VOLUNTARY initiative separators on the manufacturing plant,” he up in the ocean, where they can be mis- • Loading chutes are also to help prevent tiny said. With Operation Cleansweep though, taken for food by fish. being resigned. plastic pellets from be- came even more. It is also following Grangemouth’s lead ing lost to the environ- Over 200 fine mesh sieves have been and involve the entire supply chain. ment is working. INEOS installed inside the drains and additional “If we can all get involved, we can saysA Operation Cleansweep has cleaning stations have been created so make a real difference,” said site director made a huge difference to the way it that staff are never more than 10 metres Toon Van Melckebeke.  runs its sites in Antwerp, Rønningen away from the equipment. Grangemouth and other sites around They are also working with specialists the world. to redesign the polymer loading chutes to And the company says its success is reduce the risk of pellets being lost when largely due to intensive training, the shar- the tankers are being filled. ing of best practices, a change in attitude In addition, the number of daily checks across the entire supply chain and signifi- of the wastewater from the polymer plants cant investment, which involves the rede- has been increased and there are ‘OCS sign of the polymer loading chutes. Champions’ on each shift. It has also provided them with a “As a local resident and employee, I framework so they can judge their own am extremely aware of how important it is performances. to ensure we minimise our impact on the 16 PLASTICS & SUSTAINABILITY – THE PIONEERS 17

INEOS Styrolution is now working INEOS' partners have the technological INEOS signs closely with three pioneering compa- expertise; INEOS Styrolution has the nies which share its vision for a more manufacturing know-how. agreements sustainable world. And as INCH was Together they aim to recycle the pol- going to press more partnerships ystyrene sent to landfill and show society were being discussed. that it is too valuable to simply throw away. with three Two of these companies, Agilyx and First though, INEOS Styrolution Pyrowave, use depolymerization technol- needs to ensure the monomer produced companies that ogy to convert polystyrene waste back by each partner is pure enough to meet into its original styrene monomer building its strict specifications to replace its virgin share its vision blocks. raw material. “That is a valuable raw material for Once achieved, the new raw material for a sustainable INEOS Styrolution,” said Cassie Bradley, will be fed into INEOS Styrolution’s polysty- Sustainability and Circular Economy Man- rene production facilities alongside con- world ager, North America. “We can use our ventionally produced virgin monomer. existing infrastructure to convert recycled “It is a pleasure to collaborate with styrene back into polymer with properties companies that share our commitment to INEOS STYROLUTION identical to virgin material.” pursuing a circular economy,” said Ricar- The latest deal is with a specialty do Cuetos, VP Standard Products, INEOS chemical company, which has figured out Styrolution America LLC.  how to convert polystyrene waste into high POLYSTYRENE GREENMANTRA® TECHNOLOGIES LTD quality, synthetic polymers and additives. ‘It is a pleasure to ® VIRGIN PRODUCT Through that process, GreenMantra collaborate with Technologies Ltd also recovers styrene monomer, the building blocks used by companies that share INEOS Styrolution. our commitment to “People said it couldn’t be done, but it pursuing a circular is being done,” said Mohammed Abboud, FOAM PYROWAVE Product Manager at INEOS Styrolution. economy.’ PACKAGING He said the partnership with all three – Ricardo Cuetos, VP Standard FOOD ELECTRONICS companies was important because it Products, INEOS Styrolution TRAYS America LLC meant INEOS Styrolution could create a valuable, renewable pathway for polysty- rene waste, by utilising recycled material to TOYS POLYSTYRENE make its products. POLYSTYRENE AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTS AGILYX “In doing that we move ever closer to a CIRCULAR PARTS more circular economy where plastics are reused rather than landfilled,” he said. ECONOMY These companies are all big hitters. APPLIANCES RECYCLED RAW MATERIAL GARDENING IS FED BACK INTO POTS AND INEOS STYROLUTION MORE...

CUSTOMERS INEOS is investing millions in re- INEOS is determined to develop new THROW IT AWAY. polypropylene products that add value IT GOES TO INEOS is search and development to help cre- LANDFILL ate a more circular economy. and bring us closer to a circular economy. It is building a new research facility “None of us can live without plastic,” investing in a in Italy to develop the next generation of said Andrea. “But we realise that we must reusable plastics at its site in Rossignano. add value to plastic waste and not throw GREENMANTRA AGILYX PYROWAVE new research It is planning to focus on developing it away.” ● polypropylene which can be used in elec- facility to tric cars and advanced packaging. “Both of them want more high quality ‘None of us can live develop the next components that are lightweight and easy without plastic. But to recycle,” said Andrea Vittone, manag- we realise that we generation of ing director and site manager at INEOS Manufacturing Italia. must add value to reusable plastics Polypropylene is easy to reuse and plastic waste and not recycle and is great for long-term durable throw it away.’ SYNTHETIC STYRENE applications such as car bumpers. - Andrea Vittone, managing POLYMERS MONOMER It is tough, flexible, doesn’t react with director and site manager at + BUILDING water and detergents, and can easily be INEOS Manufacturing Italia ADDITIVES BLOCKS sorted by recycling companies. Once recycled, INEOS can mix it with a new material so it can have a second life INEOS MANUFACTURING ITALIA as something new. Today a lot of packaging is made up of a mixture of different types of plastic which are difficult to separate and reuse. POLYPROPYLENE “All of us are aware of the problems of plastic but now we must work on the solutions,” said Andrea.

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In August 2018, INEOS TEAM UK the British Challenger for the 36th America’s Cup launched its test boat, known as ELGCF T5. It was the first of the teams to launch a small “Our products are scale foiling helping to support mono-hull. ALTERED the vital message of sustainability in elite sport and that T5 is something we CARBON are very proud to be associated with.” Frazer Barnes, Managing Director ELG Carbon Fibre RECYCLED carbon fibre is being used by those who are building the boat that INEOS AC75 Team UK believes could make history. So far 1000kg of ‘waste’ has been used The AC75 is a by the British challengers for The America’s 75-ft monohull Cup in the building process for the AC75 boat sailboat class, governing the which will compete in Auckland in 2021. “The construction reuse of carbon fibre products is a real game and operation of changer,” said Alan Boot, Naval Architect for the yachts to be INEOS Team UK. “We are diverting waste used in the 2021 away from landfill and closing the loop in our America's Cup. production methods wherever possible.” CREW: A few years ago, carbon fibre, which had 11 + guest been used before, could not be recycled. But MAST LENGTH: ELG Carbon Fibre has overcome the technical 26.50 m (87 ft) barriers and developed a method to recycle LOA: used composites so they don’t have to be 22.86 m (75 ft) scrapped. “Their products have fitted seam- BEAM: lessly into our manufacturing processes which 5.00 m (16 ft) demonstrates how successfully these materi- LOH: als can be in a range of commercial markets,” 20.70 m (68 ft) said Alan. He added: “This is a really excit- ing time in terms of boat production and will hopefully lead the way for other manufactur- ers to follow suit.” ELG has been working with INEOS Team UK since the campaign – to win sailing’s most coveted trophy – began last year. “We both view this partnership as a vital step in ad- dressing the issue of global carbon consump- tion and raising awareness of the urgent need to move towards closed loop recycling within the marine industry,” said Alan. ELG, a market leader in recycled carbon fibre materials, has been recycling the recov- ered fibres for INEOS Team UK at its specialist plant in the West Midlands. There, the fibres are converted into milled and chopped prod- ucts to make thermoset and thermoplastic compounds and non-woven mats. Although precise details of the INEOS boat’s design remain a closely-guarded se- cret, ELG says its recycled non-woven mate- rials have been used to produce two cradles to support the AC75 during transit as well as the hull and deck moulds.

“This is the perfect partnership,” said www.elgcf.com more details about ELG visit the website: For Frazer Barnes, ELG Carbon Fibre’s Managing Director. “Our products are helping to support the vital message of sustainability in elite sport and that is something we are very proud to be associated with.” Meanwhile, INEOS Team UK’s AC75 Boat 1 will be launched later this year. Read more on this story on page 28-29. ● 20 WELCOME TO THE KINGDOM 21

INEOS is to invest $2 billion in Saudi Ara- bia. Chairman Jim Ratcliffe described it as a major milestone in the company’s Welcome 21-year history. “This marks our first in- JUBAIL 2 vestment in the Middle East,” he said. A new 425,000 tonne acrylonitrile plant – and the first of its kind in the Middle East - will use INEOS' world-leading technology. to The “Global demand for acrylonitrile continues RIYADH to grow ahead of GDP, to meet the demand for lighter, stronger, energy efficient materials such as ABS, composites and carbon fibre,” said Main Image: Riyadh skyline at night, Capital of Saudi Arabia Kingdom Paul Overment CEO INEOS Nitriles. INEOS also plans to build a 400,000-tonne SAUDIA ARABIA LinearAlphaOlefin (LAO) plant and associated world-scale PolyAlphaOlefin (PAO) facility. $2 billion investment “We are one of the world’s leading merchant suppliers of LAO and PAO,” said Joe Walton, • 425,000 tonne in the Middle East is CEO INEOS Oligomers. “The size and location acrylonitrile plant of these new plants reinforces our commitment • 400,000 tonne to keep pace with our customers’ expanding requirements globally.” LinearAlphaOlefin a first in company’s All three plants, which will produce the key (LAO) plant 21-year history building blocks for carbon fibre, engineering pol- • World-scale ymers and synthetic lubricants that are pivotal to PolyAlphaOlefin economic growth in the region, are expected to (PAO) facility begin production in 2025. The decision to invest in the Middle East follows recent investments in Antwerp, the UK, China and America. Once built, the Jubail 2 petrochemical complex will supply more than $4 billion of downstream derivatives and speciality chem- icals units. “The timing is right for us to enter this signif- icant agreement in Saudi Arabia with Saudi Ara- mco and Total,” said Jim. “We are bringing ad- vanced downstream technology which will add value and create further jobs in The Kingdom.” ● 22 VLEC – VERY LARGE ETHANE CARRIER 23

SHALE gas from America is now being shipped to China for the very first time – thanks to INEOS. Having already made one journey to deliver ethane to JS INEOS Marlin Europe, the new VLEC vessel JS The worlds first INEOS Marlin left the US with Type-C 85k VLEC its precious cargo of 85,000m3 liquefied ethane gas in July as it began its 18,900 km journey across the Pacific Ocean to 3 Taixing City in Jiangsu province. 85,000m For INEOS, which secured the Liquefied gas capacity deal with SP Chemicals, it is the start of an historic project to deliver on what it promised the Singapore- an company in November 2017. “This is another world first,” said 232 metre David Thompson, CEO of INEOS Length of carrier Trading & Shipping. “We are now leading the way in shipping ethane worldwide to meet the needs of an expanding chemicals sector.” -104°C INEOS began shipping Ameri- Minus 104 degrees Celsius is ca’s competitively-priced ethane to the temperature necessary Europe in 2015 after creating a virtual to maintain ethane in a liquid state pipeline across the Atlantic Ocean. That ground-breaking decision saved the Grangemouth petrochemical plant in Scotland from closure. Today eight ‘dragon’ ships reg- 3x ularly transport ethane to INEOS' It has approximately three plants in the UK and Norway. times the cargo capacity of The deal with SP Chemicals re- INEOS dragon ships quired the construction of an even bigger vessel, known as a VLEC (Very Large Ethane Carrier). VERY “It has approximately three LARGE ETHANE CARRIER times the cargo capacity of our dragon ships,” said David. The ship was officially named by Aimee Ratcliffe on May 7 at the Enterprise Products Terminal at Morgon’s Point in Houston. It will be operated by Jaccar/ VLECEvergas and is the first VLEC in the company’s fleet of gas ships. SP Chemicals, which already operates styrene and VCM produc- tion plants, is currently commis- sioning a new gas cracker, capable of making over 650,000 tonnes of ethylene from the imported ethane every year. “This is an important milestone for SP Chemicals to achieve self-suf- ficiency for its ethylene require- ments,” said CEO Chan Hian Siang. Manufacturers use ethylene to make everything from clothing to mobile phones. INEOS is not concerned about undermining its own competitive advantage in the world by supply- ing China with cheap raw materials. “There are several further gas cracker projects being planned in China and it is exciting that INEOS will be the first company to export ethane to China,” said David. ● 24 SUPER HUMANS INEOS SPORTS 25

SUPER

WHY INEOS HAS ALWAYS BEEN DRAWN TO THOSE WITH GRIT, DETERMINATION AND FOCUS HUMANS

INEOS doesn’t believe in half measures. “No one should ever tell INEOS that some- ‘That’ll do’ just won’t do. The company thing cannot be done,” said John Mayock. believes that individuals can excel when INEOS is now supporting Britain’s bid to challenged and great teams can achieve win sailing’s most coveted trophy for the first extraordinary results. time in its 168-year history. So it’s hardly surprising that it is also Through the INEOS 1:59 Challenge, it is drawn to other kindred spirits with grit, deter- supporting Eliud Kipchoge on his journey to mination and the clear focus that INEOS tries become the first person to ever run a mara- to inspire across the company. thon in under two hours. Over the years INEOS has donated Mil- And it is also the proud owner of Laus- lions of Euros and Dollars to help develop a anne-Sport, one of Switzerland’s most estab- healthy interest in sport, particularly among lished football clubs. the young. And it’s in any sport. Ice hock- INEOS Chairman and founder Sir Jim ey. Football. Rugby. Running. And in virtually Ratcliffe, of course, is passionate about sport. every country close to the sites where it does He runs marathons, cycles and has trekked business. to both the North and South Poles. He under- “INEOS revolutionised our club,” Sacha stands what drives men and women to push Weibel, Chief Executive Officer of Lausanne the boundaries of what is deemed humanly Hockey Club, told INCH magazine. possible. He understands what it takes to be More recently, though, INEOS' focus has a winner, like Team INEOS rider Egan Bernal turned to elite athletes. Those, who despite – the 22-year-old Columbian who won this excelling at what they do, still have the hun- year’s Tour de France.  ger, desire and belief that anything is possible. P32 P26 P28 P30 TEAM INEOS TEAM AMERICA’S CUP AMERICA’S 1:59 CHALLENGE 1:59 FC LAUSANNE-SPORT FC 26 SUPER HUMANS – 1:59 CHALLENGE INEOS SPORTS 27

1:59 CHALLENGE # NO HUMAN IS LIMITED

INEOS INVESTS IN A KINDRED SPIRIT WITH GRIT, DETERMINATION, FOCUS AND THE BELIEF THAT ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE

GRASSROOTS IT’S human nature to push boundaries. To LEVEL go where no man has ever gone before. Sir Edmund Hillary did it when he climbed Mount Everest. Now it’s Eliud Kipchoge’s Two INEOS-backed initiatives to time to shine. encourage children On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister achieved to be more active what many people had thought was near im- and healthy continue possible. The then 25-year-old full-time medical to take the world by storm. student broke the four-minute mile at the Iffley Road track in Oxford, in the UK. GO Run For Fun is now regularly It remains one of the most iconic events hosting 2km races in the history of sport. Later this year, it will be in seven countries. Eliud Kipchoge’s turn. And at the last count, 302,388 children had The greatest marathon runner of all time crossed a finish line will be attempting to run 26.2 miles in under somewhere in the two hours. Many, again, believe it is impossible. world. But not INEOS. Nor Eliud. Both believe it The initiative was can be done. And the stage is due to be set in launched in the UK October as part of the INEOS 1:59 Challenge. in 2013 by INEOS Chairman Sir Jim “Eluid has got the great part to play,” said Ratcliffe amid INEOS Chairman Jim Ratcliffe. “We can just fa- concerns about the cilitate it. But however good we are at getting growing obesity crisis among children. the details right, it’s still a super-human feat.” Eliud came close to making history in his The Daily Mile, which was founded first attempt when he clocked 2:00.25 in a spe- by former Scottish cially-created event at Monza, Italy, in May 2017. headteacher Elaine “That was the proudest moment of my Wyllie in 2012, has also become a career,” he said. “To get another chance to runaway success break the magical two-hour mark is incredibly thanks to support exciting. The secret is believing in myself that from INEOS. I can do it. And I always say that no human is From one school in limited and I know that it is possible for me to Scotland, it is now break this barrier.” being run every day in 8,888 schools The venue for the INEOS 1:59 Challenge and nurseries in 65 will be Vienna at some point between the 12th countries, including and 20th October this year. The selection of – for the first time – America. Vienna as the location for Eliud Kipchoge’s IN- EOS 1:59 Challenge was the culmination of an Nearly 2 million children around the extensive worldwide search that started with a world are running a map of the world and ended with a pinpoint in ‘To get a chance to daily mile. the Austrian capital. Vienna offers a perfectly break the magical flat looped circuit. A major marketing campaign will publicise two-hour mark is the run and live coverage will be broadcasted across the world. incredibly exciting. Tens of thousands of spectators are ex- The secret is pected to attend. In INEOS, Eluid believes he has found the believing in myself perfect partner to match his vision and who that I can do it’ can inspire him and his team, to show the world that no human is limited. - Eliud Kipchoge “Eliud is the greatest-ever marathon runner and the only athlete in the world who has any chance of beating the two-hour time,” said Jim. “We are going to give him all our support and hopefully witness sporting history.”  28 SUPER HUMANS – THE AMERICA’S CUP INEOS SPORTS 29

THE AMERICA’S CUP FLYING THE FLAG

WORK GOES ON TO DESIGN THE FASTEST BOAT IN THE WORLD

THE British team who are plotting to GRASSROOTS “Every decision we make will really push win sailing’s most coveted trophy are on LEVEL the boundaries of innovation,” he said. “But cloud nine. we are not just building a boat. We are build- They believe they may already have de- ing a team.” Disadvantaged signed the boat that can win the 36th Amer- children are being That team of sailors is now complete. The ica’s Cup. But with the race scheduled for given the chance to 17 athletes are made up of ‘afterguards’ and March 2021, it is still too early to say and they learn to sail for the ‘grinders’. The afterguards’ role is technical; first time – thanks to know there is no room for complacency. INEOS. they are not needed to power the boat. “When we get to the race, we have to As such, they need to be lean and light The 1851 Trust, the know that the team we have and the boat we official charity of – and watch their weight. The grinders are ef- have, cannot be built any better,” said Sir Ben INEOS Team UK, has fectively the engines. They get to eat. A lot. Ainslie, skipper and team principal of INEOS been funding 10- Ben Williams, head of human perfor- week courses across Team UK. the UK for children mance, said the importance of recovery after David Carr, one of the sailors, said the from inner-city arduous training sessions had also changed team had now entered a new age of Ameri- schools. to reflect the new roles in the boat. ca’s Cup racing. “We are no longer floating,” The Trust has also The squad was recently issued with top he said. “We are flying.” been helping to of the range Specialized road bikes by INEOS bring science and Chairman Jim Ratcliffe, who is a keen cyclist technology to life in the classrooms and himself. ‘Pushing a boat has launched a free, “Sitting on a bike in a gym can be quite digital education monotonous and boring, so having access to programme for 11 to through water is 16-year-olds. a road bike where they can have a bit of fun and be out in the fresh air, is great,” said Ben. harder than pushing “The only difference is the grinders get to eat  it through air’ cake at the coffee stop.” - David Carr

The aim is to get their boat up in the air and out of the water for one simple reason. “Pushing a boat through water is harder than pushing it through air,” he said. Once airborne, the new AC75 boat can travel at 60mph – about four times faster than the speed of the wind. The boat will be relying on the same tech- nology as an aircraft, using hydrofoils instead of wings to lift it out of the water. The secret is in the shape. “It is such a unique class of boat we are designing and it is a really big technical chal- lenge,” said CEO Grant Simmer, who has won The America’s Cup four times. “We are really heading into unknown terri- tory with this class of boat.” To test what will, what won’t and what might work, INEOS Team UK designed a 28ft The race boat for boat, known as T5. the Americas Cup “The great thing about the T5 was that we will be a 75 foot launched it really early so we have been able foiling mono hull, to learn a lot and quickly about this new style very different to of boat,” said Grant. “And because it is a rel- the INEOS Rebels atively small scale boat, we have been able to GC32 class of foiling catamaran, do things fairly economically.” seen here in the Ben said the actual race boat would be GC Racing Tour. unlike anything the world had ever seen before. 30 SUPER HUMANS – TEAM INEOS INEOS SPORTS 31

TEAM INEOS FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE

COLUMBIAN, 22, MAKES HISTORY AS HE WINS TOUR DE FRANCE FOR TEAM INEOS

THE world’s best team of cyclists have an GRASSROOTS ideal partner in INEOS. Both want to be the LEVEL best they can be. And both demand noth- ing but the absolute best. IN 2017 INEOS was Even though Team INEOS lost lead rider no longer happy to Chris Froome earlier this year to injury, the just watch the Tour team still had one goal: to win this year’s Tour de France from the sidelines. de France. The team was unveiled as Team INEOS So it challenged its staff to match the in May. miles covered by the At the launch Sir Dave Brailsford, the real riders each day – team’s principal, said INEOS' takeover from and raise money for charity. Sky heralded an exciting new beginning. “We have had a very successful team and By the end of the first Tour de France we will be looking to maintain that,” he said. Challenge, more “But we are looking to grow as well. This is than 1,000 people about something new, something pioneering – working in teams and building something bigger and better.” – had collectively cycled 324,393km. The first race in the team’s new colours was the four-day Tour de Yorkshire, which Last year they rode 400,000km – the Team INEOS went on to win. equivalent of cycling Chris Lawless finished off an incredible 10 times around the display of teamwork to clinch overall victory. Earth – bringing the total raised for charity “To repay INEOS like this, at a home race, to almost €100,000. is really special,” he said. This summer, 1,325 The team are also now riding a brand new members of staff bike – the Pinarello Dogma F12 – deemed to from Belgium, be the hottest bike in the world. France, Germany, “It is an absolute weapon,” said a spokes- Switzerland, the US and the UK went man for the Global Cycling Network.  even further.

The 64 teams covered 625,387km, “I cannot believe squeezing in their mileage before, during and after what happened, work. In 23 days INEOS' I cannot believe it.” cyclists burned more than 10 million – Egan Bernal, Team INEOS calories as they scaled the equivalent of Mount Everest 323 times, losing almost 20,000 litres in sweat in the process.

The winning team – nicknamed Team Cool Colonia – clocked up 25,449km.

The men’s winner of the yellow jersey was Raymond Schmitt and Jodi Garner won the women’s vest. 32 SUPER HUMANS – FC LAUSANNE-SPORT INEOS SPORTS 33

FC LAUSANNE-SPORT FEVER PITCH

AS THE NEW STADIUM TAKES SHAPE, INEOS LOOKS FORWARD TO A BRIGHT FUTURE AT FC LAUSANNE-SPORT

THE new stadium at FC Lausanne-Sport is GRASSROOTS taking shape. The Swiss club, which INEOS LEVEL owns, hopes the Stade de la Tuilière will host its first game in June next year. YOUNG African “It will be a magnificent stadium, especially footballers will soon for the players, the staff and the supporters,” have the chance to said Bob Ratcliffe, President & CEO. develop their skills at a world-class facility The new training centre, which INEOS be- in their own country. lieves is essential for the club and its success, Two football is also currently under construction. academies will be INEOS bought the club, which then com- built and operated.

peted in Switzerland’s top football league, in David Thompson, November 2017. CEO INEOS Trading It has since been relegated, but INEOS re- & Shipping, said the deals between INEOS mains confident that the club can claw its way and the Tanzanian back to the top. and Rwandan “We had hoped to do it in one year, but we Football Associations, didn’t quite achieve it,” said Bob. “Like all fans, had been inspired by INEOS Chairman Jim we were disappointed and frustrated, but op- Ratcliffe. portunities exist and we will work on each of “Jim thought young them.” people deserved He said INEOS wanted to develop the club. to have such an “We are going to try new things and we will do opportunity,” he said. things differently,” he said. “All may not be suc- Each academy cessful but we will try. Again and again.” ● will have at least three full-sized pitches, some five-a-side pitches, and a gym with medical facilities, classrooms, offices, a laundry, a kitchen, a dining room and accommodation for up to 96 students.

The training will be aimed at the U15s, U17s and U19s with extra camps laid on for younger players during the holidays.

David, who said negotiations were taking place with the Botswanan government for a possible third academy, said football would not be the only focus.

“The concept is very much one of a three- pillar structure,” he said. “All students will be expected to continue with full-time education, and we will be providing advice and education regarding social and welfare issues including the importance of diet.” 34 BELSTAFF – A HISTORY OF ADVENTURE 35

A History of Adventure

From exploration, aviation and motorsport to catwalks across the world and a firm favourite among the great and good. Belstaff has been synonymous with adventure ever since it was founded in 1924 by Harry Grosberg and his father-in-law Eli Belovitch, who traversed the globe in search of innovative technologies. And that label has stuck.

Steve McQueen An American actor nicknamed The King of Cool. His anti-hero persona developed at the height of the counter- culture of the 1960s and made him a top box- office draw during the sixties and seventies. 36 BELSTAFF – A HISTORY OF ADVENTURE 37

Ernesto "Che" Guevara An Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, Meet activist, guerrilla leader, diplomat and major figure of the Cuban Revolution. Refresh Refuel

Levison Wood British Army officer and explorer, who was known for his extended walking expeditions in Africa, Asia and Central America. Amelia Earhart LITTLE may be known about Eli Belovitch and his son-in-law Belstaff is going hell for leather to An American aviation pioneer Harry Grosberg but their names will forever be linked to one give its customers all over the world and author. more than they expect from a high Earhart was of the most iconic clothing brands in history. For Belstaff, now the first female street store. aviator to fly owned by INEOS, owes its origins to those two men who set It is investing in the iconic brand because solo across the Atlantic Ocean. up a business in Stoke-on-Trent in 1924 – the same year that it wants people to see the shops as more than explorer George Mallory vanished on Mount Everest. just places to buy clothes. Had Mallory lived, he too would probably have become a And in the UK – where Belstaff reopened its Spitalfields store in East London in Febru- fan of their waxed cotton, breathable, waterproof jackets. For ary - it’s not gone unnoticed. although chiefly designed for motorcyclists, Belstaff quickly -be “Where other shops are closing down in came the adventurers’ brand of choice. And it’s a label that stuck. bigger numbers than ever before, Belstaff are Pioneer Amy Johnson wore a Belstaff jacket when she be- innovating and reopening left, right and cen- tre,” said Natasha Colyer, editor-in-chief of “Belstaff is, at its came the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia David Beckham OBE Seen in the City. in 1930. Mountaineer Chris Bonington sported Belstaff gear English former professional footballer, The Spitalfields store has been modelled when he made the first ascent of ‘The Ogre’, a steep, craggy the current president of Inter Miami CF and on Belstaff’s industrial heritage and now has heart, a brand and challenging 23,901ft peak in Pakistan's Karakoram range. co-owner of Salford City. a corner where customers can meet, refresh And British Army officer Lawrence of Arabia’s tunic of choice and refuel. “Customers can now enjoy a hot drink, was a Belstaff ‘colonial coat’. for those who or, if the mood takes them, something a lit- In fact, over the past 95 years, Belstaff has kitted out tle stronger, like a perfectly-mixed G&T,” some of the most daring people the world has ever seen, in- said Belstaff’s creative director Sean Lehn- want to push the cluding Communist revolutionary Che Guevara who was shot hardt-Moore. dead by a soldier in Bolvia in 1967. But the Spitalfields store is just the first store to acquire the new-look. All of Belstaff’s “Belstaff is, at its heart, a brand for those who want to push limits” stores, all over the world, will follow suit. the limits,” said creative director Sean Lehnhardt-Moore. In May Belstaff moved its flagship- Ger The Trialmaster waxed-cotton jacket that Che Guevara – man store to 25 Residenzstrasse in Munich and others – wore is still made by Belstaff today. and opened Café@Belstaff on the first floor. When it was introduced, it was designed to survive the The café itself has always been a destination, thanks to the incredible mural that features harsh weather and riding conditions of the Scottish Six Days Tracey Curtis-Taylor behind the bar. British aviator who Trial. First to put it to the test was 18-year-old Sammy Miller has organised and Café@Belstaff, which serves coffees, who went on to wear Belstaff in more than 1,000 races and piloted multiple flight teas, German wines and beers and cocktails, expeditions with historic has a line of jackets named in his honour. aircraft across Asia, is being run by the owners of Frank, a much- Europe, Africa, Australia loved restaurant across the road. ● But it is perhaps actor Steve McQueen who should be and America. credited for widening Belstaff’s appeal. He sported a Belstaff jacket in the classic, 1963 wartime film, The Great Escape and soon after it began to gain cult status among the rich and famous. Today Belstaff jackets have been seen on the backs of Ewan McGregor, Kate Moss, Will Smith, David Beckham, An-

Doreen Evans gelina Jolie, Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt and Hilary Swank. One of the leading female racing drivers And they have appeared in a host of Hollywood films in- of the 1930s. Doreen Evans was the cluding Mission: Impossible III, The Curious Case of Benja- youngest child in a min Button, Wall Street 2, Harry Potter and The Half Prince, motor-racing family whose business, the and Eastern Promises. Bellevue Garage in Wandsworth, was a INEOS Chairman and Founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe said, Sir Ben Ainslie leading MG agency. One of the most when INEOS bought Belstaff in 2017, that he wanted to cham- successful sailors in pion iconic, prestigious British brands. Olympic history. He won medals at five “We have a lot in common,” he said. “We are British, we consecutive Olympics from 1996 onwards, are entrepreneurial, straightforward, adventurous and most including gold at the four Games held between importantly, we are successful.”  2000 and 2012. 38 BRUTAL AND BRILLIANT – IN NAM 19 GRADUATE DESERT CHALLENGE 39

BRUTAL AND BRILLIANT

IN NAM 19 GRADUATE DESERT CHALLENGE 40 BRUTAL AND BRILLIANT – IN NAM 19 GRADUATE DESERT CHALLENGE 41

ANGOLA

------NAMIBIA H U 29 INEOS GRADUATES A BOTSWANA B DAY 7 There are no R I V words for the E stunning beauty 7 DAYS R of the sun- • Game drive, leisure SOUTH baked landscapes time and reflection AFRICA of the deserts of Namibia. 325KM And there are no words to

describe the T S A O C N O T E L E K S determination, SEARING HEAT true grit and positive energy shown by all the graduates. 8,442FT MOUNTAIN - Hans Casier, • 21km run through the CEO INEOS Phenol • Descent of Ugab Rock formations mountain with ------RUNNING • 81km cycle past the kit (8-9 hours) Doros Crater and down Anything is N A E C O C I T N A L T A possible if to the Huab River you put your BIKING SAVE THE DAY 4 mind to it. RHINO TRUST Preparation is key. I learned DAY 6 to see past the CLIMBING struggle and focus on the sweetest bit CONQUERING of each day - a R E V pint of beer in I R the knowledge B A that I had G successfully U DAY 5 completed that day’s challenge. - Davidson Ching • 42km marathon run Process engineer along base of the (Asia Pacific) Brandberg Mountain • 35km cycle towards BRANDBERG MOUNTAIN ------In Nam 19 Graduate 8,2 FT. Ugab River My teammates Desert Challenge helped me • Overnight with Save realise that the Rhino Trust any extremely difficult task can INEOS gives its 3rd year DAY 3 be made easier, MESSUM and maybe even graduates the opportunity to CRATER CAMP fun, with the • 21km hike up the support of your take on an African adventure of team. Brandberg (more than - Cara Lauber a lifetime – to test and expand 2000m elevation gain)– Process controls engineer their limits, build their team to carry own gear Chocolate Bayou, • Overnight camp America fitness, and show them what below summit ------they’re truly capable of when they say yes, prepare wisely, I learned that even when times and dare to win. get tough – and they did in Namibia – the only feelings Brutal and brilliant is how one DAY 2 that remain are proudness, of the group described the In CAPE CROSS BAY gratitude and • 21km run out of the joy about the Nam 19 challenge. And we have accomplishments. Messum Crater - Benedikt to agree with him. Using • 51km bike ride to Kannenberg Safety engineer, a combination of hiking, Brandberg Mountain INEOS O&P Europe • Self-built Base Camp North mountain biking and running, on Brandberg Mountain ------INEOS graduates traversed the

Teamwork is the Skeleton Coast, Damaraland and most important thing. Alone you Kaokaveld Wilderness areas of may go faster but as a group, Northern Namibia. DAY 1 you can go further. - Nicolas Monino • 45km cycle Optimisation & They passed over three ancient to the planning engineer PetroINEOS, Lavera, volcanic craters (calderas), Messum Crater France climbed Namibia’s highest peak, • Overnight camp at ------conquered the unforgiving basalt Messum Crater lavas of the Ugab on foot, bridged two major ephemeral river systems in one 100km desert day and traversed the last frontier of the Big 3 – the Black Rhino, Desert Elephant and Dryland Lions of Africa.

www.in-nam19.com 42 RIPPLE EFFECT 43

Ripple Effect INEOS harnesses excitement around The America’s Cup challenge to inspire the young

A wave of opportunities are sweeping The 1851 Trust recently also launched 10- across the UK thanks to INEOS and week programmes to give disadvantaged, their support of Sir Ben Ainslie’s bid to inner-city youngsters, aged 11 to 16, the win The America’s Cup. chance to sail for the first time. Youngsters are learning to sail for the The INEOS Rebels Crew programme first time and teachers are using lessons, aims to develop the youngsters’ charac- learned by the world’s most successful ter and resilience as well as a passion for Olympic sailor, to inspire a love of science sailing. “Already 1,000 young people are and technology. taking part," said Ben Cartledge, CEO of And it’s all being done with INEOS' The 1851 Trust. blessing and financial backing through the So far 45 schools have signed up to the 1851 Trust, the official charity of INEOS programme, which is being rolled out across Team UK, which will be aiming to become the UK. The programme runs in partnership the first British team to win sailing’s most with 12 flagship sailing centres, including lo- prized trophy for the first time in the com- cations near INEOS sites in Grangemouth, petition’s 168-year history. Hull, Runcorn and Seal Sands. “We’re passionate about getting Usman Muhammed, one of the in- more young people out sailing who structors running the sessions in Birming- wouldn’t normally have the chance to try ham, is passionate about INEOS Rebels it,” said Ben. Crew, having experienced the life-chang- “And thanks to INEOS' support, we’re ing benefits of sailing first hand. able to take our programmes to more “When I was at secondary school, young people and make a bigger impact I was very passive during lessons due to - both in the classroom and on the water.” my difficult and stressful home life,” he The 1851 Trust and the team, who said. “Once I was put in a mandatory af- will be vying for victory, are based in Ports- ter-school sailing club, however, this all mouth, but the Trust’s educational pro- changed. I began to gain confidence in grammes are spreading far and wide. myself, which played a pivotal role in my The STEM Crew’s free online teach- GCSE success.” ing resources, which are sponsored by And teachers rate the programme INEOS, are helping high school teachers too. “It has been a fantastic experience to bring science to life. for pupils and they are desperate to get More than 1,100 secondary schools back and give it another go," said Michael throughout the UK and overseas are now O’Donnell, a teacher at Bo’ness Academy using those resources to harness the ex- in Falkirk, Scotland. citement surrounding The America’s Cup “We’ve seen them develop new skills to open their students’ eyes to the wide va- as well as improving their resilience and riety of opportunities in science and sport. their confidence. I cannot thank INEOS With worldwide research showing enough for all that they have done to pro- how young women are regularly shunning vide our young people with such a reward- careers in science, technology, engineering ing experience.” and maths, The 1851 Trust also runs road- This year INEOS Rebels Crew will chal- shows specifically aimed at girls. lenge 3,000 children to get active, learn to But the excitement doesn’t end there. sail and be inspired by the sport. ● 44 IN OTHER NEWS 45

QUICK OFF

Former Para Luke Wigman suffered serious leg injuries in Afghanistan when he THE MARK stepped on a bomb in 2011. The accident ended his ‘A running world is a happy military career but made him a stronger person. world’ - Eliud Kipchoge

He went on to finish second in two of the world's most mentally and physically demanding marathons – at the North Pole and Antarctica.

He has also represented Britain in the Invictus Games 2014 and 2016, twice winning the 1500m gold medal. It was The Daily Mile’s third appear- THE FASTEST marathon runner in the world has become a global ambassa- ance in the race, which this year was dor for The Daily Mile. Eliud Kipcho- started by founder Elaine Wyllie and ath- ge, who won his fourth London Mar- lete Mo Farah, who is also a Daily Mile athon this year, hopes to use his new ambassador. position to inspire even more children Research has shown that children, across the world to get running and who run or walk The Daily Mile, are not get fit for life. “A running world isa only fitter, leaner, healthier and happier, Ibi Ali was a Captain in happy world,” he said. but they are also more eager to learn the British Army when he Earlier this year, the Kenyan father-of- when they return to their desks. was seriously injured by three visited a school in Oxford, UK, to run Today about 1.8 million children from a roadside bomb in Iraq in 2007. The Daily Mile with the children. 8,600 schools all over the world now Afterwards, they had the opportunity to regularly run for 15 minutes every day Despite losing his right hand in the blast and sustaining injuries ask him questions around footwear, nutri- – thanks, in part, to INEOS, which has to his left hand and right leg, tion, sleep and Eliud’s passion for running. helped to spread the word. he continued to lead his men, His visit to the John Henry New- “We know how important it is to en- and was later awarded the Military Cross. man Academy, which has been running courage children to get fit and healthy and TWO British servicemen, who over- to The Daily Mile had also been invited The Daily Mile since April 2018, came look after themselves, not just for today After treatment, he returned came horrific injuries to become so their pupils could run the 2km race in to the frontline 18 months shortly after he had announced his but for the years to come,” said INEOS marathon runners, joined this year’s London. later and continued to serve INEOS-backed bid to become the first Chairman Jim Ratcliffe. ● DON’T his country until 2013 when showcase ‘GO Run London’ event at “The two initiatives have so far in- person to run a marathon in under two he left the Army to help raise spired over two million children through- Battersea Park. money for Walking With The hours. Luke Wigman and Ibi Ali lined up out the world to get active,” said The Wounded by climbing Mount The Daily Mile, which Eliud supports, with the children for the start of the races, Daily Mile founder Elaine Wyllie. Kilimanjaro and skiing to the is a simple initiative founded in 2012 by South Pole with Prince Harry GIVE UP which had been organised by INEOS GO This year’s event was hosted by GB a Scottish headteacher who was worried and 12 other injured service Run For Fun and The Daily Mile charities. athlete Jazmin Sawyers and former Blue personnel. about her unfit pupils. Earlier both men, whose lives and Peter presenter Radzi Chinyanganya. Today it is up and running in 65 coun- Wounded servicemen offer Since then he has completed words of encouragement as bodies had been shattered by war, had And performing on stage was The the much-vaunted Marathon tries, including America, which recent- spoken briefly to the 2,500 children Voice Kids UK winner Jess Folley. “The des Sables in 2015 and ly hired its first Daily Mile team member children take on 2km race at about the importance of perseverance, kids loved it,” said Elaine. earned medals at the Invictus based in the INEOS O&P office in Hou- Games in Orlando 2016. GO Run London overcoming adversity and challenging During the event, dubbed GO Run ston, Texas. Currently 122 American yourself. London, The Daily Mile Foundation an- schools have signed up, but The Daily That’s certainly what they did in 2017 nounced a partnership with Imperial Col- Mile Foundation is keen to recruit more when the two ambassadors for The De- lege London. and is working on other partnerships to fence and National Rehabilitation Cen- The three-year research project, help spread the word. tre in Loughborough completed seven which is being supported by INEOS, will Back in the UK, 250 children from marathons in seven days across seven be delving deeper into the benefits of pri- 35 primary schools, all sporting Daily Mile continents. mary school children running or walking T-shirts, took part in the London Mara- For the first time, schools signed up 15 minutes every day. ● thon’s Westminster Mile. 46 IN OTHER NEWS

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A RETIRED police officer has been seams and made bricks for themselves. If you’d like to share information about a project needing wider unearthing fragments of Scotland’s glorious “It is entirely possible that at some point assistance which might be of interest to the INCH readership, please past close to INEOS' site in Grangemouth. INEOS' Grangemouth refinery site did likewise, People But Mark Cranston believes more treasures because they would, no doubt, have needed contact us on [email protected] and we’ll look to feature it below. could be lurking within the perimeter fence that bricks,” he said. surrounds the petrochemical plant. Among Mark’s collection is a brick from the “I have spent many hours searching around the doorway of the execution cell of Barlinnie Prison Firth of Forth and INEOS' plant at Grangemouth but in Glasgow. I’d love to explore the shoreline and river bank areas He also has one that was recovered from within the site itself,” said Mark. the wreckage of SS Politician, whose sinking in But he’s not searching for gold; he’s looking February 1941 inspired the film Whisky Galore, for bricks that helped to shape Scotland’s brick and two others salvaged from a wreck off Hawaii. manufacturing industry. Mark’s short-term goal is to find, recover and “The humble brick is very much underrated, record bricks made in Scotland. His long-term underappreciated, undervalued and overlooked,” goal, though, is to create a Scottish national brick he said. “Yet it has had such a huge impact on collection and data-base for future generations – Scotland’s economic, social and industrial history.” and open a museum. “This is a huge story that Over the past nine years he has amassed deserves to be told,” he said. about 3,000 bricks, all of which he keeps in two He already works with local individuals, converted stables in his garden. heritage groups and archaeological societies, “The shoreline between the INEOS site and and liaises with brick collectors and academics Bonnybridge is littered with old bricks covering from all over the world. THE BRICK MAN many decades of brick manufacture,” he said. And his efforts have not gone unnoticed. Mark Cranston is mad Many are fire bricks which Scotland exported In 2016 he received the Andrew Lloyd Webber all over the world due to their high quality. Foundation’s Scottish Angel Heritage Award. ‘I just cannot about bricks and has “Ship's captains and owners were keen to “I was elated to receive that award for my collected nearly 3,000 ship these orders because the loads doubled up endeavours,” he said. as ballast to steady their ships on rough ocean His wife Karen is also supportive and proud thank INEOS voyages,” said Mark. “That’s also the reason of what he has achieved so far, using his own why Scottish bricks have turned up in dozens of money. “Sometimes he can spend up to 70 hours enough for the countries around the world.” a week, travelling around Scotland in search of The Falkirk area was the epicentre of fire brick new examples, or on research,” she said. “But support they have www.scottishbrickhistory.co.uk production in Scotland. Many industrial sites, his collection is proving an invaluable, educational ● [email protected] such as the Carron Iron Works, exploited fire clay tool for people from all walks of life.” given us’

INEOS has donated £25.3 million to a rehabili- It builds on the incredible work of the late tation centre for wounded British soldiers. The Duke of Westminster who came up with the idea money has paid for the new prosthetics wing of a rehabilitation centre for injured servicemen at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre, and women, with the potential for also helping in Nottinghamshire, to help those who have lost NHS patients. limbs get the very best treatment and support. The former member of The Territorial Army for “There is no better cause than to help those who 40 years led the £300 million fundraising drive, were prepared to lay down their lives for their coun- donating £70 million out of his own pocket, but try,” said INEOS Chairman Jim Ratcliffe. “And you sadly died in 2016. know when people come here with a trauma that Late last year The Ministry of Defence took Marvellous Mavis their head is not in a very good place.” over full tenancy of the new centre, which has re- £10,000 and words of encouragement from Froome & Co spur her on Former corporal Andy Reid said the new placed the former rehabilitation centre at Headley wing – named INEOS Prosthetics Wing – would Court in Surrey. make a massive difference to wounded service- At the official handover ceremony, his son Hugh men and women. told guests: “My father was a man who liked to do AN 81-YEAR-OLD widow has become the a training ride in Tenerife with teammates She had earlier told BBC Breakfast: “I know from my own experience how important things and get things done. It seems unjust and sad oldest woman in the world to cycle the Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome. “We “I wanted to give up so many times. It really it is to have the right facilities as well as the correct that he didn’t live to see his gift to the nation hon- length of Britain. Mavis Paterson arrived in believe in you, so smash them.” has been so hard. I didn’t realise it was going expertise to help people through their rehabilitation oured and formalised. In a life full of projects, this was because the journey back from major injury is tough,” the one that meant the most to him.” ● John O’Groats in Scotland on June 22 – 24 INEOS had agreed to donate £10,000 to to be so difficult.” he said. days after setting off from Land’s End with Mavis’ chosen charity after being inspired by She was full of praise for INEOS, which Andy was on a routine foot patrol in Afghanistan her friend Heather Curley. her story. And during the race, Team INEOS had also provided her with a replacement in 2009 when he stepped on a bomb. Her epic, 1,027-mile journey not only was on hand to help if needed. satnav for her bike so she did not get lost. HELP FOR HEROES “I remember lying on my back,” he said. “I looked raised almost £30,000 for Macmillan Cancer Mavis was cycling in memory of her “I just cannot thank INEOS enough for New wing will make huge down and couldn’t see my legs. But straight away, I Support, but it also earned her a place in the three adult children, Sandy, Katie and Bob, the support they have given us,” she said. thought I am a survivor not a victim.” Guinness Book of Records – and the respect who died within four years of each other. All “They’re wonderful.” difference to wounded The former corporal, who also lost an arm, is of the world’s greatest cycling team. three were in their 40s. “It’s impossibly hard servicemen and women now an ambassador for The Black Stork Charity, the Team INEOS, had sent Mavis a message going from being part of a family of five organisation which developed the new centre. “This new wing has been purpose built to get of support via Twitter as they trained for this to being alone,” she said. “But taking on If you would like to make a donation, guys out of their wheelchairs, get some legs on and year’s Tour de France. challenges like this, keeps me going.” please visit the link below and search get them walking,” he said. “We heard you were doing an even As she rode into John O’Groats, Mavis Paterson: Photograph provided courtesy of the Defence Medical INEOS' donation is thought to be one of the larg- tougher challenge and we wanted to wish sporting the Team INEOS kit, she was Rehabilitation Centre. This was used as part of their www.justgiving.com campaign to help raise awareness of their work nationally. est corporate gifts ever made. you good luck,” said Wout Poels during clearly relieved it was all over. The Alternative Tour de France Challenge INEOS likes to challenge its people to go that extra mile for themselves and others. So running a cycling challenge to raise money for charity was always going to be a winner. Once again INEOS taken on its own Tour De France Challenge. As the main Tour hurtled across Belgium and France, 1325 INEOS employees around the world, organised into 64 teams, matched every kilometre on every day for three weeks. The teams that completed every stage stood to win €2000 Euro to donate to a local children’s charity of their choice. Many of the teams completed the challenge and many completed the challenge many times over. Here are some of the statistics:

625,387 km 15 x around 1325 people 23 days covered the globe in 64 teams

50km+ CHALLENGE STATS 100km+ 526,825 m 500km+ TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN 1000km+ = 323 MOUNT EVEREST RIDES AVG SPEED KM 21,168 24 km/h

JERSEY WINNERS SWEAT AVG DISTANCE MALE FEMALE 19,272 litres 26.5 km Raymond Jodi Participants that : Schmitt Garner covered 50km+ covered 500km+ Jacob Hanne MOST KM BY RIDE TIME 1 TEAM IN 1 DAY 94% 38% Dossett Schatteman 1070 hours 2010 km covered 100km+ covered 1000km+ Marc Lynn 87% 11% Stuyckens Campbell WINNING TEAM Seal Sands Slipstreamers Drawn from teams that completed every stage TOP 10 TOP 10 RIDERS TOP 10 RIDERS Team Cool TEAMS MALE FEMALE Colonia based on total km collected 1. Team Cool Colonia 1. Raymond Schmitt 1. Jodi Garner 2. LAVERA 1 2. Frans Piessens 2. Christina Schulte ENERGY 3. SARRALBE 3. Marc Stuyckens 3. Mary Trufant 10,151,058 4. Team GEEL 4. Frank Prescha 4. Sharon Mcphee` KCAL BURNED 5. Seal Sands Slipstreamers 5. Juergen Wies 5. Lynn Campbell 6. MOBILE - 1 6. Davie McFarlane 6. Allison Blythe 7. INEOS RUNCORN VELO 7. Jesper Lykkegaard 7. Hanne Schatteman 8. Styrolution Antwerp ABS 8. Andreas Otte 8. Amy Tayler 9. Köln 2 9. Luc Coomans 9. Christine George 10. INEOS Lillo 10. Ron Allan 10. Kim Clark

The winner of the INEOS internal team jersey competition is: Kurt De Keersmaeker from INEOS in Belgium ineosenergystation.com

€104,000 raised for charity from 52 of 64 teams completing the challenge