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ISSUE 20. 2020 INEOS KEEPS ITS FOCUS

NO ONE could have predicted that a virus would paralyse the world. But overnight, the world changed as countries went into lockdown to stop the spread of COVID-19. What didn’t change – and hasn’t changed – is INEOS’ focus.

Where it could, it helped in the fight against COVID-19. By building plants in days to manufacture millions of bottles of hand sanitiser for thousands of hospitals which were in short supply. By setting up an INEOS Community Fund to seek out and support hundreds of smaller organisations, which were struggling to help those hardest hit by the global pandemic. Both those efforts are rightly highlighted in this edition of INCH. But INEOS has also been focused on its vital role in helping to tackle climate change. That hasn’t gone away. If anything, the world got a glimpse of what life could be like with reduced emissions of carbon dioxide.

In this edition, Chris Stark, CEO of The Committee on Climate Change, said he hopes governments across the world will wake up to the very real benefits of hydrogen – a gas that INEOS has been championing and using across its INOVYN businesses for years. The pandemic also highlighted the need to be self-sufficient. During the height of the crisis, there was a critical shortage of hand sanitiser in Europe with the UK, France and Germany all struggling to get hold of supplies from China and Turkey. INEOS, which manufactures the two active ingredients for hand sanitiser, responded by launching a new business – INEOS Hygienics – to sell its hospital-grade products to the public for the first time.

The INEOS sports teams have also been back in action thanks to those products. Mercedes-AMG F1 started the season as they mean to go on – out in front. But they also found time to help INEOS launch its new business at Silverstone, home of The British Grand Prix. INEOS TEAM UK trained safely through the summer – and are now on their way to New Zealand.

INEOS’ football teams are also getting back down to business, OGC Nice looking good on and off the pitch after signing Belstaff as their official apparel partnership. And TEAM INEOS became The INEOS Grenadiers as they helped to raise awareness of INEOS’ new, uncompromising 4 x 4 at The Tour de France. The news always comes thick and fast. And this year has been no exception.

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24 Track and race 4 GRENADIER – A STAR IS BORN

After months and months of speculation, the covers have finally come off The Grenadier, INEOS’ rough, tough 4 x 4. It’s a huge milestone for the team at INEOS Automotive who have been itching to show it off to the world. “Most manufacturers would hold back, but we are a new business, building a new brand, and we want to take people with us on this exciting journey,” said CEO Dirk Heilmann. He said it also meant the team could now openly test it without the need for camouflage wrapping, foam blocks or fake panels. Over the next 12 months prototypes will rack up more than one million miles (1.8 million km) as its durability and capability is tested in all conditions. “We have a challenging programme ahead,” said Dirk. “But showing the design now allows us to focus on this critical next phase. Since day one, our philosophy has been function over form, every time.” The Grenadier is due to go on sale late next year and expectations are high. “Our customers will be living and working in their vehicles so they know what they want from them,” said Dirk. 

Design The Grenadier has been designed rather than styled. It combines practicality and purpose with unmistakeable character. From the no nonsense boxy body and exposed hinges to the iconic circular lights. ‘We’re considered every square millimetre,’ says Toby Ecuyer, head of design. Rear Doors The Grenadier’s rear doors are a 70/30 split of the back of the vehicle and open independently. That means you can quickly load and unload smaller tools, while also being able to open both doors for maximum access. A rear-mounted spare wheel maximises ground clearance. Wheels The Grenadier’s wheels are as close to the corner of the vehicle as possible, with very little overhang at the front and rear. That means you get the approach and departure angles needed for off-road performance.

Discover more: www.ineosgrenadier.com 5 6 GRENADIER – A STAR IS BORN

It was an opportunity to raise the bar that INEOS founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe simply couldn't resist. Why shouldn't INEOS build a spiritual successor to one of the most iconic 4 x 4s on the planet? What was stopping it? As he and his colleagues walked out of that London pub, they had a dream. A dream that has now become a reality. 7

They serve one of Yorkshire’s finest beers present their findings to Jim. at The Grenadier, a small pub in the heart of These were experts with a clear vision of London. It’s a convenient place just around the direction of travel for the car industry. The the corner from INEOS’ headquarters for Jim ones who knew what the public would want. Ratcliffe to pop in for a pint and a chat with a “That meeting didn’t go well,” said Tom. But that few colleagues. Over a glass of Timothy Tay- meeting showed any doubters that INEOS was lor’s, they lamented the demise of Land Rov- serious about this. er’s iconic Defender. That single comment It had to be exactly right. And what Jim had ended in the group walking out with a £600 been shown, certainly was not what he was million plan to build its spiritual successor. looking to create. And what better name to choose for it, than “We were coming at this from scratch so we where the idea was born . . . The Grenadier? were not bound by the traditional thinking of the So that’s what they have called it. car industry,” said Tom. “We weren’t interested in Tony Whitehead, who has been landlord of sat nav, autonomous driving and cruise control.” The Grenadier for 10 years, is incredibly proud of Instead Jim turned to a trained ship’s archi- the pub’s role in inspiring INEOS’ rugged, stripped- tect who had never designed a car. Toby Ecuy- back 4 x 4. “It’s already a world-famous pub be- cause of its history,” he said. “But we feel very proud of the part we have played in this story.” The Grenadier, though, was originally known ‘IT WAS A HERCULEAN EFFORT as The Guardsman when the pub opened in 1818. It later changed its name as a mark of re- BY DOZENS AND DOZENS OF VERY spect to a Grenadier soldier who was murdered for cheating at cards. TALENTED PEOPLE TO BRING THE On the ceiling are £5 notes, pinned there by visitors in an attempt to pay off the soldier’s debt. Among them is a note from Jim who had drawn GRENADIER LIFE’ two Land Rover Defenders on it. Over the years scores of famous faces, in- – Toby Ecuyer, head of design cluding the late Hollywood star Burt Reynolds, singer Miley Cyrus and actor Will Ferrell have passed through the doors of the pub. “Jim’s in er was creative director of British design studio good company,” said Tony. That, though, was RWD and had designed Jim’s yachts, Hamp- almost three years ago. shire II and Sherpa. In July, The Grenadier – the 4 x 4 they had He liked to design using paper and pencil, talked of building that day – was finally unveiled. and a rubber, not a computer. He was also a big Jim had always had a very clear vision of what he fan of the Land Rover Defender and, as such, hoped it would look, and feel, like. understood its unique appeal. Tom Crotty, INEOS’ Communications Direc- “I love the fact that The Defender was class- tor, remembers that first phone call when told of less,” he said. “I really like people like that. Peo- the plan.“I was surprised,” he said. “I knew Jim ple who are comfortable having tea with the liked new things. But this was totally different. Queen one minute, then rolling their sleeves up But then, given Jim’s love of the Defender and the next to mend a fence. To me a Land Rover his commitment to manufacturing, it wasn’t ac- Defender was all of those things.” tually that surprising.” Designing The Grenadier was engineer- Initially eyebrows were raised at INEOS’ de- ing-led. Its performance mattered more than an- cision, with no experience, to build a car from ything. “Certain aspects we could get very cre- scratch. “I am convinced people expected us to ative with and worked very closely with Jim and fail because it would have been a challenge for Sebastian in Germany,” said Tony. “We would the car industry to launch a new car,” said Tom. suggest, interpret and develop ideas. “But for the chemical industry to attempt it? That “I have no idea exactly how many designs was seen as crazy.” we have done. Every aspect of the vehicle was Undeterred, Tom and his team invited peo- thoroughly designed so we produced thousands ple regarded as the world’s best car designers of drawings.” to a ‘beauty pageant’. The best were selected to Tom believes The Grenadier will succeed  8 GRENADIER – A STAR IS BORN

because of the passion, dedication, determination and meticulous attention to detail shown by all those working on the project. Toby feels that too. “I’m very proud to have played my part in this,” he said. “But it was a Herculean effort by dozens and dozens of very talented people to bring this life.” Projekt Grenadier – as it was known – was spear- headed by Dirk Heilmann, a former head of Engineering and Technology at INEOS O&P. He too had no experience of the car industry but crucially understood INEOS’ mindset and the fact that INEOS is not a typical blue chip company. As CEO of INEOS Automotive, though, he needed someone with commercial clout. That someone was Mark Tennant who had the commercial know-how and industry experience. “We knew straightaway that he was the right per- son,” said Tom. Over the past three years, they have led and moti- vated an international team of specialists with a shared vision of designing and building an uncompromising 4 x 4 that is capable of mastering roads, crossing rivers and climbing mountains. About 60 companies are involved. All of them are top notch. Austrian engineering firm Magna Steyr has over a century of experience developing some of the world’s toughest off-road vehicles. Its engineers have designed and built The Grenadier’s suspension set-up that will meet the needs of people who use their 4 x 4s for work every day. “We fatigue tested for hundreds of hours on the test rig which simulates 300,000 km off road use,” said Mat- thias Maier, development engineer. The Grenadier’s suspension set-up is completely free of electric components so it is robust and easy to maintain. To perfect it, the team dissected the world’s most renowned off-roaders, benchmarked them and then combined the very best engineering ingredients to create something even better. And Carraro, with a long history in building tough 4 x 4 vehicles, has developed the front and rear axles. The Grenadier, which will be powered by BMW’s lat- est 3.0-litre petrol and diesel engines, is expected to go on sale next year. “We were told many times that what we were doing, could not be done,” said Dirk. “But that was a nice little incentive for me.”  9

TOBY ECUYER left school with his “I was accepted on the course with teachers’ poor assessment of him no qualifications at all other than a cy- ringing in his ears. “I wasn’t espe- cling proficiency certificate and a Blue cially good at anything at school,” Peter badge,” he said. he said. “They suggested the best I It was while he was in Plymouth that could hope for was a job in a facto- he learned to sail and later took up sailing ry packing shampoo.” Today, Toby professionally in the Mediterranean. is not only one of Britain’s best su- When he returned to the UK, he got peryacht designers, but he is cred- a job as a junior designer in EPR archi- ited with creating the design on a tects but missed the water. bit of paper that inspired INEOS’ no By chance he saw an advert in frills’ Grenadier – despite the fact Toby Yachting World for a designer, who need- that he had never designed a car. ed to be able to draw, but no experience Toby was brought in after INEOS Ecuyer was necessary. founder Jim Ratcliffe rejected the motor “That was the start of 20 years de- The Grenadier has been industry’s expert view of what his new signing boats,” he said. “I was in my el- 4 x 4 should look like. designed by a internationally ement. I loved the amount of detail that “It was a departure from yachts but recognised product designer was involved and the breadth of design not as big a departure as it might seem,” who prefers to use a pencil scope. Quite often I would design the said Toby. and paper. interior, exterior, the furniture, the iron- It was only after he left school and mongery the tableware, the cutlery, A trained architect, and former spent a year on a youth training scheme, the crew uniforms, even luggage, and partner and Creative Director that his aptitude for design was spotted board games.” – and he was encouraged to apply for a at RWD, Toby has designed, When Jim met him, Toby had be- foundation course at South Devon Col- custom built and tailored super come creative director at RWD. With lege of Arts. yachts for clients all over the Jim’s help, Toby went on to design the in- There he discovered an amazing tal- world with fastidious attention terior of his superyacht Hampshire II and ent for design. “My lecturer pushed me to detail. both the interior and exterior of Sherpa. to excel and was adamant that I should “I prefer to draw on paper because be an architect,” he said. it’s instant,” he said. “It’s a straight path With his lecturer’s support and a from brain to page. strong portfolio, Toby gained a place at “It’s really magical to be able to sit with The Plymouth School of Architecture, run someone and turn that picture in their mind by Professor Adrian Gale. into more than just a thought.” ●

FARMERS’ ARMY INEOS Automotive has not just been focused on building the world’s best 4 x 4. The team has also helped UK farmers to recruit a modern-day ‘land army’ to harvest millions of tonnes of fruit and veg that was in danger of rotting in the fields.

Dirk Heilmann, Chief Executive Officer of INEOS Automotive, said UK farmers had been facing their biggest challenge since the foot and mouth disease. “They needed 80,000 people to complete their harvests,” he said.

INEOS helped Farmers’ Weekly to establish and promote a recruitment website, allowing people to search for harvesting jobs and other roles near their own homes. Farmers could advertise jobs for free on The Farmers Army website www.thefarmersarmy.co.uk, by calling 020 8652 8638 or emailing [email protected] 10 WIND OF CHANGE

WIND 0F CHANGE INEOS SIGNS DEAL TO REDUCE CARBON FOOTPRINT

BY 1,150,000 TONNES OF CO2 FROM NEXT YEAR 11

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The Norther wind farm is located about 23km from the Belgian coast.

Its 44 turbines can produce a maximum of 370 MW.

INEOS' supply starts in January 2021.

“This agreement is an important step for INEOS in reducing The deal will reduce CO2 emissions emissions from energy consumption in Belgium” by more than one million tonnes over 10 years which is the equivalent – John McNally, CEO of INEOS Project ONE of 100,000 cars each year.

INEOS has signed a deal which ENGIE’S Norther offshore wind farm in the to Antwerp has been described as the most North Sea from 1 January 2021 Initially it will be important investment in the European chemical will reduce its carbon footprint in used by INEOS’ production sites, but will later industry for 20 years. INEOS now hopes other Belgium by more than one million feed into INEOS’ new cracker and world-scale European chemical companies will follow suit tonnes of CO2. The CO2 saving will PDH plant in Antwerp to produce ethylene and replace their old, outdated technology with and propylene. energy-efficient systems with low emissions. be the equivalent of taking 100,000 John McNally is CEO of the project, which was The Norther wind farm is located about cars off the road each year. set up to manage that €5 billion investment. "This 23km from the Belgian coast. Its 44 turbines Gerd Franken Chairman of INEOS Olefins & agreement is an important step for INEOS in can produce a maximum of 370 MW. Of that, Polymers Europe, said the 10-year deal with reducing emissions from energy con-sumption INEOS has secured 84MW. ENGIE is the largest energy producer ENGIE was also the largest- in Belgium,” he said. producer of green energy in Belgium. “We are proud to help INEOS meet their environmental ever purchase contract of wind energy for heavy INEOS’ new chemical complex in Antwerp will be goals, by facilitating their consumption of industry in Belgium. “This is just the first of the most energy-efficient of its kind in Europe, renewable energy in Belgium,” said CEO many environmental investments from our using the newest technologies. “Our propane Philippe van Troeye. business,” he said. dehydrogenation unit has been designed with a INEOS, he said, was committed to helping to maximum level of electrification, which makes it She added: “This contract also illustrates shape the circular economy by using ‘green’ possible to virtually eliminate indirect emissions ENGIE’s strong ambition to increase renewables’ energy, instead of gas and oil, to make its high- by using only green electricity,” he said. “And development in Belgium, as several PPAs have value chemical products. “This agreement is a in the coming months, we will continue to look been signed with major companies during the ● further step towards that,” he said. Renewable at the options for further expanding the use last months.” electricity will be supplied to INEOS from of renewable energy." INEOS’ commitment 12 INEOS ACQUIRES BP BUSINESSES

FOOD AND DRINK CONTAINERS AND INEOS TO ACQUIRE PACKAGING

FIBRES FOR CLOTHING AND HOME BP BUSINESSES FURNISHINGS

INDUSTRIAL AND INEOS has agreed to buy more of BP’s producer of purified terephthalic acid. PTA, as HIGH PERFORMANCE unwanted businesses. This time, the company it is known, is used to make PET soft drinking FIBRES has gone after BP’s global aromatics and bottles, textiles, film, polyester clothing and food acetyls businesses which consist of 15 sites packaging, such as boil-in-the-bag pouches PTA-APPLICATIONS across the world and 10 leading joint ventures. for rice. It also brings with it Infinia™ advanced PET SOFT INEOS Founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe said the $5 recycling technology for PET. DRINKING BOTTLES billion deal was a good fit with INEOS’ existing BP’s aromatics business is currently a global assets. The deal will reintegrate the Hull site and leader in purified terephthalic acid and paraxylene expand the existing INEOS footprint at Geel, technology with six sites. Its acetyls business, with

Belgium. “It is a logical development of our existing nine sites, produces acetic acid and derivatives for ELECTRICAL petrochemicals business,” he said. the food, pharmaceuticals, paints, adhesives and INSULATION The Geel BP site is Europe's most important packaging industries. ● 13

INEOS EXPLORES ALL AVENUES TO CUT CO2

CORONAVIRUS gave the environment a break. society. It has started to explore whether huge volumes Pollution levels in many cities in lockdown fell dra- of carbon dioxide could be stored in depleted oil fields in matically as people and flights were grounded. the North Sea as part of a plan that would slash green- As the world now wakes up again, many hope it will house gas emissions. be business as usual. Others, like Chris Stark, CEO of It has also joined a powerful consortium to investi- The Committee on Climate Change, don’t. gate plans to produce sustainable methanol, a chemical But he is not blind to the needs of the chemical in- widely used as a raw material in everything from clothing

dustry and views it as part of the solution, not the prob- to fuel. If successful, that too would cut CO2 emissions. lem. And that’s how INEOS sees its role too. And it is part of an alliance which believes hydrogen INEOS is already heavily involved in scores of am- is a workable, economically-viable alternative to fossil bitious projects that could bring about huge benefits for fuels. All three projects are exciting and could pave the the environment – without compromising the needs of way for a brave, new world.  14 POWER TO METHANOL PROJECT CONSORTIUM

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huge volumes of CO2 could be stored in depleted oil fields as part of a plan that would slash greenhouse gas emissions. It is currently testing whether the rock from one of its underground sandstone res- ervoirs in the North Sea is suitable to store carbon dioxide. "We know that oil has been down there, and the seal can hold it,” said Johan Byskov Svendsen, Business Development Manager at INEOS Oil & Gas Denmark. “We also know how oil and water stream through the reservoir. That's how we also

have a fair idea about how CO2 will act un- derground." The first results of INEOS Oil & Gas’ tests should be known later this year. Ultimately, the project – to capture and store carbon dioxide underground – could make the largest, single contribution to cut- ting Denmark’s greenhouse gas emissions. “No other company operating in Den- mark has made it as far with a project like this as INEOS and its consortium partners,” said Johan. But there is still a long way to go and car- bon capture and storage is still in its infancy. One of the key challenges is securing in- ervoirs that INEOS says could potentially ‘Storing CO2 is also

vestment to perfect the technology so that it be used for storing CO2 – and, in turn, give can be widely used. those North Sea assets a second life. a critical technology “By being innovative and joining the right Once the gas has been pumped under- to meet the partnerships, we strive to bring down the ground, it would be stored in three ways. ambition for a zero cost of storing CO2,” said Johan. Most would be stored as a liquid and in “Storing CO is also a critical technolo- an easily accessible place, should there be a 2 emission economy gy to meet the ambition for a zero emission market need for it. economy in 2050. We can make a business Another part would end up mixing with in 2050’ and at the same time be an important player the water underground, and become trapped – Johan Byskov Svendsen, in the green transition.” in this watery solution. Business Development Manager 2 Johan said governments needed to treat And the third way would involve trapping at INEOS Oil & Gas Denmark

carbon capture and storage in a similar way the CO2 in the minerals of the reservoir. to wind turbines about 40 years ago. Denmark wants to lead the world on cli- CO2 IS MIXED WITH WATER CO2 IS TRAPPED IN CO2 IS STORED AS A LIQUID UNDERGROUND AND THE MINERALS WITHIN AND IN AN EASILY ACCESSIBLE “When the wind industry was in its infan- mate change – and politicians see carbon cy, there was a significant amount of national capture and storage as one of the best ways BECOMES TRAPPED IN THIS THE RESERVOIR. PLACE, SHOULD THERE BE A funding, to secure innovative solutions and to achieve a green economy. WATERY SOLUTION. MARKET NEED FOR IT. commercialisation,” he said. The Danish Council on Climate believes “That’s where we are today. The CCS carbon capture could begin in 2025 and that technologies are still immature and the in- storage could have a real influence in 2030. vestment is risky.” “That's also our target,” said Johan. At its peak INEOS’ Siri oil platform was “We're working from the assumption that it

producing 50,000 barrels of oil every day. will be possible to store CO2 from the second Now it is one of the four depleted res- half of the '20s.” ● 16 POWER TO METHANOL PROJECT CONSORTIUM

ELECTROLYSIS OF WATER HYDROGEN OXYGEN

WINDTURBINES SOLAR PANELS PORT OF ANTWERP

POWER TO METHANOL PROJECT INDUSTRIAL SCALE DEMONSTRATION PLANT

8000 TONNES OF SUSTAINABLE METHANOL A YEAR NON FOSSIL CHEMICAL PLANT

Powerful consortium investigates plan to produce sustainable methanol and cut CO METHANOL2

UNWANTED, harmful CO “It would be a first for Belgium,” 2 ‘It would be a first emissions could one day become a said Dirk Dupon, Head of Strategy force for good. at INOVYN. for Belgium’ Seven companies, including “In the Port of Antwerp, no metha- – Dirk Dupon, INOVYN, are currently investigating the nol is currently being produced but vast Head of Strategy at INOVYN. possibility of mixing captured waste quantities are being consumed in the carbon dioxide with sustainably-gener- chemical industry in Belgium, as well as ated hydrogen to produce methanol, a blended in the fuel pool both in Antwerp chemical widely used in everything from and Rotterdam.” clothing to fuel. Each company involved in the ‘Pow- It’s an ambitious project and the in- er to Methanol’ feasibility study will draw dustrial and business leaders have until upon its own expertise and experience. next spring to prove it can be done. And INEOS-owned INOVYN understands done safely. hydrogen production and salt electrolysis But if successful, an industrial-scale and will play a vital role. plant, capable of producing 8,000 “We will need to smoothly integrate tonnes of sustainable methanol a year, two different operations,” said Dirk. will be built at INOVYN’s chemical manu- But he is confident the project facturing complex at Lillo. will work. 17

ELECTROLYSIS OF WATER HYDROGEN OXYGEN

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POWER TO METHANOL PROJECT INDUSTRIAL SCALE DEMONSTRATION PLANT

8000 TONNES OF SUSTAINABLE METHANOL A YEAR NON FOSSIL CHEMICALMETHANOL PLANT

“The pre-feasibility study convinced freight every year. vise on the collection of CO2. us this sustainability project can be suc- But future development could see it “From our BIOVYN™ launch last cessful,” he said. “Combining the exper- being used as a sustainable fuel to power year October, we know that there is a tise from the different consortium part- marine vessels, such as tug boats, and growing market for carbon neutral chem- ners has further increased the likelihood road transport. icals,” said Dirk. of success. The consortium approach “It’s an excellent fit with our sustaina- BIOVYN™ is the latest generation reduces the risk of doing such a project bility strategy,” said Dirk. of PVC and is made using a renewable on our own.” “We are always looking at pursuing biomass rather than purely gas and oil. Methanol is currently produced us- options for alternative energy and the Flemish Minister Philippe Muyters ing fossil-based raw materials and, in the sustainable, lower carbon production said innovation was always the answer

process, gives off CO2. of chemicals.” to challenges large and small. If the new process works well, each Others involved in this complex “We won't solve the climate prob- tonne of methanol produced would re- and challenging project include ENGIE, lem by taxing entrepreneurs into the

duce CO2 emissions by at least one Oiltanking, Port of Antwerp, Indaver ground,” he said. tonne, per tonne of methanol. and PMV. “This innovative project shows Initially the methanol will be used by ENGIE understands the electricity once again that our companies fuel and chemical companies in The Port market, Oiltanking can offer advice on are very much part of the solution, of Antwerp, which handles about 235 the logistical aspects of methanol pro- especially when they come together

million tonnes of international maritime duction and storage, and Indaver will ad- and collaborate.” ● POWER TO METHANOL PROJECT CONSORTIUM 18 HYDROGEN ECONOMY

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THIRTY-SIX people perished when What’s really refreshing is that the the hydrogen-powered airship, The committee understands how INEOS can Hindenburg, burst into flames on May help to create an economy run on hydro- HEATED HOMES 6, 1937. But the loss of Germany’s gen. “INEOS will be with us on this jour- 804ft-long luxury airship, which had ney,” he said. “It just needs to make sure revolutionised trans-Atlantic travel, it explains its role in the climate change did not just kill 13 passengers and 22 debate so the public understands too.” crew members that fateful evening. It INEOS-owned INOVYN produc- also brought an end to the airship era es thousands of tonnes of hydrogen a and destroyed hydrogen’s reputation year as a co-product, and INEOS sites HGVS as a safe source of energy. in the UK, Germany and Belgium are all “There’s no doubt that hydrogen has involved in hydrogen projects. got a PR problem because many still The company is also a member of remember what happened to The Hin- the North West Hydrogen Alliance, which denburg,” said Chris Stark, CEO of The believes hydrogen is a workable, eco- Committee on Climate Change. nomically-viable alternative to fossil fuels. 1 “It’s got a bad safety record but it’s un- INEOS is keen to invest in the infra- deserved.” Hydrogen Europe is the Euro- structure so hydrogen can be captured pean Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association. and stored but it needs to know there is It says, in many cases, hydrogen is a market for it. safer than the fuel we currently use to The committee, which advises the power our cars. government on what it needs to do to “Hydrogen is highly flammable but achieve its climate change goals, said when hydrogen, as the lightest element 2015 government investment in companies in the world, leaks, it ascends rapidly like INEOS and the public’s buy-in were INDUSTRY into the atmosphere so it has less time In 2015 challenging vital. “In the UK we already have the to burn,” a spokesman said. “But car- building blocks to do this,” he said. “But climate change goals bon-based fuels tend to spread as liq- everyone will have a part to play in this. were agreed in Paris ‘Hydrogen is the uids.” The association says hydrogen We need government to lead the way.” by 184 countries. Heineken of fuels was wrongly blamed for The Hindenburg Ironically COVID-19 may have given disaster. hydrogen – which produces zero emis- because of all the parts “What happened was that an elec- sions when used as a fuel in cars - a trical discharge from the clouds, while brighter future. HYDROGEN it reaches. We can use docking during an electrical storm, ignit- Nationwide lockdowns to stop the it to heat homes and ed the skin of the airship,” the spokes- spread of COVID-19 have drastically re- man said. duced air pollution in many cities across ECONOMY power transport and “The hydrogen burned quickly and the world. industry’ safely, above the occupants. It was the Without cars on the streets, the diesel fuel that burned for up to 10 hours 2050 smog has given way to clean air. STORAGE – Chris Stark, CEO of The Committee on after the airship caught fire.” “We really are on the cusp of some- Climate Change Chris believes it’s now time for gov- By 2050, the Hydrogen thing really important and some interest- ernments – whose countries are all wak- Europe committee ing transport choices,” he said. ing up after months of lockdown – to wants a third of With social distancing, more and give hydrogen a chance and build a hy- Britain’s energy to be more people are being told to avoid pub- drogen-powered, low carbon economy. lic transport. provided by hydrogen “This cannot just be about restarting “If we go back to cars we are go- – the equivalent to the the economy,” he said. “This is an oppor- ing to have very congested roads,” said tunity to reset it.” amount of energy Chris. “But if we start cycling and walk- In 2015 challenging climate change generated by ing more and working remotely, we could goals were agreed in Paris by 184 coun- electricity today. make an enormous difference.” tries.“If we go back to growth based on What hydrogen lacks, he says, is a using cheap fossil fuels, we will not meet champion. “Unfortunately, we haven’t those targets set by Paris,” he said. “And got a charismatic promoter of hydrogen,” we will lock in a set of lifestyle choices he said. BUSES that will ultimately be bad for the econo- Chris suspects most cars in the fu- my and bad for the environment.” ture will be electric, rather than driven Chris is not blind, though, to the by hydrogen, but he believes the oppor- HEATED HOMES needs of the chemical industry and views tunities for HGVs and buses and planes it as part of the solution, not the problem. are enormous. “We will need fossil fuels in the fu- “Hydrogen looks increasingly like the ture,” he said. “They will be part of the best answer for HGVs,” he said. mix. But hydrogen is the missing part of Next year the UK will host the UN HGVS the equation.” climate change conference and will be In 2050, the committee wants a third president of the G7 summit. of Britain’s energy to be provided by hy- “We will need global co-operation drogen – the equivalent to the amount of and it will be interesting, post COVID-19, energy generated by electricity today. to see what happens then,” he said. “But “Hydrogen is the Heineken of fuels I think the collective penny has dropped. TRAINS because of all the parts it reaches,” said Hydrogen is the most abundant element Chris. “We can use it to heat homes and in the universe and we cannot achieve power transport and industry.” net zero emissions without it.” ● PLANES

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JAPAN had intended to showcase whether it can host next year’s Olympics and hydrogen at this year’s Tokyo Olympics. show off what hydrogen can not only do for the Organisers had planned to use it to power economy, but also the huge difference it can 100 fuel cell buses to shuttle athletes and make to the environment. visitors to venues around the city. Up to “We see these Games as a once-in-a-life- 500 of hydrogen-fuelled cars had been time opportunity to showcase on an unprece- due to ferry around staff and VIPs and the dented scale what the transition to a sustainable thousands of athletes from around the society can look like,” said Mori Yoshiro, Presi- world would have been living in a village, dent of Tokyo 2020. ● partly powered by hydrogen. “With all the world watching the Games, Japan knew that this would have been a great opportunity to focus attention on hydrogen as a viable source of clean fuel,” said Paul Humanic, a process manager at US-based energy com- pany Nexceris. Japan had also planned to use hydrogen to light the torch and the cauldron for the first time

in Olympic history. Colorful signs Tokyo in Akihabara, The Games may have been postponed this year due to the global pandemic but Japan is hoping it will have the chance to stage the most environmentally-friendly Games in history in 2021. “Japan wants hydrogen to be the legacy of its Olympics,” said Paul. HYDROGENFUELLED CARS Hydrogen has been used, for over 40 years, TO FERRY AROUND STAFF in vast quantities by industry in many parts of the VIPS AND ATHLETES world, and as a fuel for space exploration. Both have developed the infrastructure to produce, store and transport it safely. It’s the wider general public that needs to be convinced of its benefits. “With all the world watching the “Many countries are now funding research HYDROGEN into hydrogen generation through electrolysis so Games, Japan knew that this would OLYMPIC TORCH that hydrogen can be generated on site where it is needed, and can supplement the grid during have been a great opportunity to peak times,” said Paul. But over the past decade, Japan – through focus attention on hydrogen as a necessity – has become one of the champions of hydrogen and fuel-cell technology. viable source of clean fuel,” After the 2011 Fukushima nuclear plant dis- – Paul Humanic, Process Manager at Nexceris aster, Japan shut down many of its nuclear pow- er stations and switched to fossil fuels imported FUEL CELL BUSES TO SHUTTLE from abroad. ATHLETES AND VISITORS TO With little energy security and independence, VENUES AROUND THE CITY it is little wonder that it is investing so heavily in HYDROGEN POWERED TOKYO creating a hydrogen-powered economy. OLYMPIC VILLAGE “Even if next year’s Games are cancelled, Japan will most certainly continue down this road,” said Paul. “It may be many years into the MIRAI future before hydrogen is a viable energy alter- —————— native on a country-wide scale but Japan will Japanese car continue working to commercialise hydrogen manufacturer Toyota technologies and phase out fossil fuel and nu- has built the world’s clear technologies.” first, mass-produced Japanese car manufacturer Toyota, and a hydrogen fuel key sponsor of the Tokyo Olympics, believes that cell vehicle. 1 hydrogen represents the future of motoring. Its car, Mirai, is the world’s first, mass-pro- duced hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. The hydrogen is stored in carbon fibre fuel tanks. Oxygen from the outside enters through the Mirai’s front air vent. The hydrogen and the air travel separately to the fuel stack where electrici- ty is generated through a chemical reaction. Best of all, the only emission is water. For now, though, Japan waits for news of 22 F1 IS SAFELY BACK ON TRACK

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Left: Celebration all round at the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona.

Below: INEOS Hygienics makes its debut along with a new look for the cars and team.

ormula One is back in team’s Principal Partner. “It is fantastic that we’re back racing the driving seat. And the The Hygienics business was created during best F1 team in the the COVID-19 pandemic to supply thousands of and it’s only possible due to the world, Mercedes-AMG hospitals with desperately-needed hand sanitiser. Petronas, have started Since then it has grown and is now support- stringent protocol measures that are as they mean to go on – ing all INEOS’ elite sports teams – in motor rac- out in front. ing, cycling, sailing and football. in place across sport, including team Valtteri Bottas won “It is fantastic that we’re back racing and it’s the opening race at The only possible due to the stringent protocol meas- members prioritising hygiene,” Austrian Grand Prix, teammate Lewis Hamilton, ures that are in place across sport, including – Toto Wolff, Team Principal of Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team who narrowly missed out on a place on the po- team members prioritising hygiene,” said Toto dium in the first race, won the second – and they Wolff, Team Principal of Mercedes F1 showed no holding back in the following races. “The INEOS Hygienics range of hospital The two drivers are racing in cars with a grade sanitisers is helping to protect the team, new colour scheme throughout this delayed and has given us the confidence to get the job 2020 F1 season to show their support against done at the factory and on the track.” racism all forms of discrimination. They are also Other elite performance sports teams using wearing black. INEOS Hygienics products include Sir Ben Ain- “We’ve always been clear that racism and slie’s America’s Cup team, OGC Nice, and Sir any form of discrimination have no place in our Dave Brailsford’s newly-renamed Tour de France team and in our society,” said a team spokesman. team, the INEOS Grenadiers. At The British Grand Prix at Silverstone, “Hygiene is a top priority because it ensures a new name was added to their F1 cars – we lose no training time or competition due to INEOS Hygienics. sickness,” said Sir Dave. ● The launch of the new business was an- nounced at the event by INEOS, which is the BIRTH OF A NEW BUSINESS: PAGES 32, 33 24 TRACK AND RACE

Staff can now Mafic have adapted their train safely technology to suit Sir Ben Ainslie's team

INEOS TEAM UK, Britain’s challenger for sailing’s coveted America’s Cup, is now in New Zealand after one of the best summers of sailing ever as a team in the UK. The team have now finished sailing in the UK. The first AC75, Britannia I, is on her way on a ship, and Britannia II has now been flown to Auckland on an Antonov cargo plane.

The COVID pandemic has thrown a the mission of making workplaces number of challenges the team’s way safer. “I’d seen accidents happen too over the past six months. “It forced many times,” said Will. Ben described the team to slow down and think the devices as a game changer for the about its priorities,” said skipper team. “It has been a difficult time but The team can Sir Ben Ainslie. “In particular how very productive time for the team,” understand what to make the most of the time we had he said. The team has worked well on someone is doing just from the movement before the 36th America’s Cup.” From the water and on the drawing board. of someone's head May through to August, however, the INEOS TEAM UK and team software team had a brilliant sailing period. design partner Coderus have also “Getting out on the water regularly developed new software that can take has been so valuable because the a design, add it to a model of the whole learning curve on these brand new boat and then test it to see whether AC75 boats is so steep that every time design change will make the boat faster they sail, we learnt a huge amount,” or not. If it’s faster, Chimera can then said Ben. To achieve as many sailing prepare the model for a full simulation hours as possible meant keeping the run across many different boat designs team fit and healthy. Britannia had to Chief designer Nick Holroyd said ideas be modified so that the team could could be tested quickly and accurately train safely while complying with – and encouraged rather than limited the rules around social distancing to innovation. “The America’s Cup has avoid the transmission of COVID-19. always been a design and technology contest as much as a sailboat race,” he An electric grinder did the work of said. “So this is even more important, The data can be two men so that the team could cut given the rules have banned testing analysed quickly down on the numbers on board. But and accurately in wind tunnels and towing tanks.” that wasn’t all. The team – on and off shore – wore Henri-Lloyd face masks, Teams have also been banned from used INEOS hand sanitisers, and were sailing more than one boat at a time. fitted with devices that monitored “In doing so they have banned all the where they were at all times. normal ‘real’, as opposed to virtual, methods of development,” said “We could monitor our personnel, look Nick. “The previous gold standard at our practices and make changes of development, two-boat testing, to ensure everyone was as safe as is no longer possible.” But Coderus possible,” said Ben. The Safeguard CEO Mark Thomas was not fazed. devices, developed by Mafic, are “The system improves efficiencies part of INEOS TEAM UK’S new ZERO and capabilities and allows the team COVID Days strategy which focuses to be able to push the boundaries on hygiene at home and at work. even more,” he said. The team will “Mafic adapted their technology and be on the water in Auckland in their devices to our working environment new AC75, Britannia II, in October. within a matter of weeks,” said Ben. “That will give us a two-month period The devices were worn on the team’s of productive sailing before we head arms, inside their pockets or hard hats. into the Christmas regatta, which will “From the movement of someone’s be the first time all these teams have head we can understand what that lined up together,” said Ben. “It will person is doing, whether it is welding, be a fascinating period. Given this is grinding, or operating machinery, and such a new class of boat, there may well we can know their exact location,” said be some big differences between the CEO Will Woodhead. “That gave us a The devices can be teams.” INEOS TEAM UK cannot wait worn on someone's second-by-second position, which to set sail in the Waitemata Harbour. arm, inside a pocket we could then use to map any social or a hard hat Beautiful as New Zealand is, they know distancing breaches.” Those breaches that they are there for only one reason can then be reviewed and assessed – to win the America’s Cup for Britain. to understand where improvements can be made. Mafic was founded with FLYING HIGH: PAGE 28 25

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BRITANNIA II has been built to fly. But on September 28, 2020, it wasn’t the might of skipper Sir Ben Ainslie’s men lifting the 75ft race boat out of the water during a training run for next year’s America’s Cup challenge. This time, it was the job of a 33-year-old Ukrainian cargo plane to fly the team’s second race boat, RB2, to the starting line in New Zealand. “This was a real milestone moment for us,” said Grant Simmer, CEO THE GRENADIER HELPS BRITANNIA II ABOARD of INEOS TEAM UK. “We are on the home stretch now.” THE 33-YEAR-OLD UKRAINIAN CARGO PLANE FOR THE START OF THE BOAT’S 12,200-MILE Britannia II had been helped on to the Antonov cargo plane for JOURNEY TO NEW ZEALAND the start of its four-day, 12,200-mile journey to New Zealand by The Grenadier, INEOS’ purpose-built 4 x 4. Grant was full of praise for project director Dave Endean and his team for building the boat and safely transporting it from the team’s UK HQ in Portsmouth via truck to on to New Zea-land via plane – and all on schedule. “It’s been an incredible effort from the entire team,” said Grant. “We are all very proud to have been able to get this boat built on time while navigating our way through COVID re-strictions.” The 24-hour flight from Stansted Airport in the UK had included two stopovers in Dubai and Indonesia. After the boat landed at Auckland Airport on October 1, the team’s second race boat was taken by road to their newly-constructed base on Wynyard Point to be finished and commis-sioned. “RB2 is a huge development on our first boat,” said Grant. Dave said it had been a huge operation. “The logistics of moving an entire America’s Cup team, including two AC75 boats, to New Zealand are not insignificant and it has taken a lot of time and hard work to make it hap-pen,” he said. The fruits of their labours will hopefully be borne next year when Britannia II takes to the water to win The America’s Cup. As far INEOS TEAM UK is concerned, there is no second. ● 27

“It’s been an incredible effort from the entire team. We are all very proud to have been able to get this boat built on time while navigating our way through COVID restrictions.” – Grant Simmer, CEO of INEOS Team UK 28 THE GRASS PROFESSOR GrassThe Professor INEOS Football invests in three new pitches to help OGC Nice raise its game in training

ONE of the oldest football clubs in climate, so I am hoping it will work well OGC Nice is one of the found- French history has rebuilt its three here,” he said. ing members of the French football pitches from scratch with the help What Scott had discovered on league and has four league titles to its of a British groundsman known as his arrival at OGC Nice was a very name. But the club’s last cup triumph The Grass Professor. basic irrigation system fed from was in 1997. Scott Brooks, who has worked at the mountains. Patrick Vieira, who has played for the national centre of the English Foot- “It doesn’t rain very often here but Juventus, Inter Milan, Manchester City SCOTT BROOKS ball Association, arrived at OGC Nice when it does, we get a month’s rain in and Arsenal, is head coach. British groundsman in January with high expectations for a day,” he said. Scott said Patrick, who is consid- known as The Grass himself and also the club, which fin- Today, holding water tanks have ered one of the best players of his gen- Professor. ished fifth in Ligue 1 last season. been installed. eration, would also struggle to achieve “The grass was not very healthy “If there is a problem with water results on a poor pitch. at all,” he said. “And two of the three in the city, we will have enough wa- “The pitch is critical if you want pitches couldn’t meet the performance ter stored on site to keep the pitches a player to achieve his potential,” level that I felt was required for a pro- alive,” he said. he said. “A good quality can give fessional athlete.” That matters in a part of the world a player the confidence to try new OGC NICE By performance level, Scott means where growing grass isn’t easy. things in training.” Responsable des Terrains. a pitch that allows players to train and “I actually think the South of Today there is very little differ- play without getting injured. France is one of the most difficult cli- ence between the training ground “A poor pitch is probably more mates for growing grass because we and the pitch inside the stadium than half of the reason why a player never really have perfect weather for a at Allianz Rivera.And that’s how it would get injured,” he said. “And the THE FOOTBALL prolonged period,” he said. should be, says Scott. ASSOCIATION injury rates here were very high.” “The pitches might be very, very “Consistency is key in the pitch- SGP Head Groundsman. Today all three pitches have been good in April or May, or again in Oc- es that you train on and the pitches replaced with surfaces that allow the tober, but they're not perfect every that you play on,” he said. “That's club’s talented players to train harder, month for the season. My biggest chal- the whole point of home advantage. for longer. lenge is creating a pitch that's good for If you train on the pitch all week and “We should now start seeing few- every month of the season.” you go and play on the same pitch at ARSENAL F.C. er injuries and fitter, healthier players,” Scott has also increased the pres- Allianz Riviera, then you'll adapt very Senior Groundsmen. he said. “Players need to come off the sure of the water so that it covers the quickly and your performance level pitch tired after giving it everything, but whole surface of the pitch evenly. will be higher. without any pain.” “I can put the sprinklers on just five “If you trained here on a very good In doing so, OGC, which was minutes before training and everything pitch and then went to a stadium and founded in 1904, has also become the will be perfect,” he said. the pitch wasn't at the level of the first French club to use a hybrid pitch - In the past, the pitch needed to training pitch, then it takes you 10, 15 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR F.C. part synthetic, part real grass. be watered for about 45 minutes be- minutes to adapt to it and that could Groundsman. The grass is built on a layer of fore the players came out and often be the difference between winning a gravel and two layers of sand, each during training. game and losing the game.” ● one levelled with a laser. Bob Ratcliffe, CEO of club The top level of fine sand is mixed owners INEOS Football, described with an organic product that is derived Scott as meticulous, dedicated from animal dung to provide the grass and determined. “He has a wealth of with the nutrients it needs to grow. expertise which should help the team It is also the first French club to at OGC Nice,” he said. And that’s FUN FACT: adopt a new, more efficient watering The new pitches use a Scott’s goal too. polymer structure which system, which uses 30% less water. “If you think the team performed is made from INEOS “They use the system to water very well this season, just think what Polypropylene. melons in Brail which has a similar, dry they can now do next season,” he said. WWW.OGCNICE.COM 29

Football kicks off again

INEOS’ two top football teams are now back in action. But for now, FC Lausanne-Sport and OGC Nice are playing all their matches behind closed doors due to COVID-19. “We have missed being on the pitch so it’s brilliant to be playing again,” said OGC Nice coach Patrick Vieira. “But we do feel that lack of atmosphere. It’s tough to play in these conditions.” Later this year FC Lausanne-Sport, one of the oldest football clubs in the world, will move from its home of 66 years to a new 12,000-seater stadium. INEOS Football, which bought the Swiss club in 2017, said it had created an exciting atmosphere for both players and fans. The Tuiliere complex boasts nine pitches – two grass and seven synthetic. These extra pitches provide training and match facilities not only for Lausanne Sport, but also for other local Lausanne teams. 30 INEOS GRENADIERS LOOK TO THE FUTURE

INEOS GRENADIERS LOOK TO THE FUTURE

THE INEOS Grenadiers may have missed out on victory in this year’s Tour de France. But the riders, who had become accustomed to winning, continued to show incredible grit and determination after team leader and defending champion Egan Bernal was forced to abandon the race after 16 stages.

“They immediately went on the offensive,” said Team Principal Sir Dave Brailsford. That persistence ultimately paid off with an emotional victory on stage 18 as Michal Kwiatkowski and Richard Carapaz took a 1-2 finish. But sadly, this year, it was not meant to be, with the glory going to Slovenian Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) instead. “The Grenadiers will be back to target that yellow jersey again in 2021,” he said. Dave, whose team have won seven of the past eight Tours, went on to praise Egan Bernal who became the first Columbian to ever win the race last year. “In victory and defeat he showed us what a true champion looks like,” he said. “He is determined to come back even stronger in 2021.” Team INEOS had been renamed The INEOS Grenadiers at the start of the Tour following the unveiling 31

of INEOS’ no- frills, unbreakable 4 x 4, The Grenadier. The team’s four Grand Tour winning champions, Chris Froome, Geraint Thomas, Egan Bernal and Richard Carapaz, unveiled the new team kit from Castelli and newly-branded Pinarello DOGMA F12 at the Allianz Riviera, alongside two prototypes of the Grenadier vehicle which gives the team its new name. The Grenadier is the rugged 4 x 4 utility vehicle engineered and manufactured by INEOS Automotive, designed on purpose to be a highly capable, go-anywhere, hard-working vehicle. “The INEOS Grenadiers is a new name but one that sums up who we have always been,” said Sir Dave. “It is a new partnership but one that epitomises our existing team values – ambition, grit, determination, resourcefulness, tenacity and passion.” He added: “This is a deepening of our relationship with INEOS and a brilliant example of how being a part of the INEOS group presents so many opportunities for us to be greater together. “Just like the Grenadier, we are a team built on purpose. We know what we need to do and have the right team to get the job done. We are here with a clear ambition and are going all in to make it happen.” ● 32 £1MILLION COVID-19 COMMUNITY FUND FUND COMMUNITY COVID-19 £1MILLION

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SMALL charities, supporting “We were overwhelmed by the Nichol Ng, co-founder of The Food Bank those hardest hit by the global enthusiastic response of our employees Singapore which sources its food from local pandemic, have recently been and the volume and quality of grant restaurants.For Steve Harrington, President thrown a lifeline by INEOS. applications,” said Ursula.The £1m Global Styrene Monomer and Asia-Pacific, international INEOS Community Fund that was also important. Over the past few months, employees was established by INEOS owners Sir Jim “We are not only providing some relief at INEOS’ sites across the world have been Ratcliffe, Andy Currie and John Reece as to the communities who are struggling, but tasked with finding out which local charities the world began to lock down in response we are also providing some support to the and community groups near them are most to COVID-19. local businesses who are at risk of shutting in need of emergency funding. Among those to benefit have been permanently,” he said. “Often a small donation can make a food banks, care homes, domestic violence And at INEOS Composites’ site in huge difference to these organisations, shelters and poorer families needing help to Dublin, Ohio, officer manager Susan Drye which are doing vital work in our pay their basic bills. said INEOS’ $10,000 would allow the communities,” said Ursula Heath, who has One food bank charity – the Restos Du Mid-Ohio Food Bank to provide $90,000 been co-ordinating the INEOS Community Coeur branch based near Tavaux in France worth of food for the community. Fund. “So we decided to create a £1million – said its charitable donations had fallen “This has been very much appreciated charitable support fund, administered from €8,000 in March 2019 to just €80 by our communities,” said Susan. through several targeted grants of up to in March 2020. Other causes supported by the fund £10,000, to organisations where this “We are delighted to be able to help have included elderly and disabled care would allow.” them,” said Thibault Pagnot, Communications homes, mental health support lines, and As INCH went to press, 159 manager at INOVYN at Tavaux. The Food organisations providing educational organisations in 15 countries, including Bank in Singapore was given £10,000 by materials to disadvantaged children so the UK, America, Italy, France, Germany, INEOS Styrolution to support its ‘Feed the that they could continue learning with Spain, Sweden, Belgium, Norway, City – Takeaway’ scheme. schools closed.  Singapore, China and Canada had all “We have seen a surge of people been helped following requests from 67 in need with a daily request of more INEOS sites. than 12,000 cooked meals,” said Ms 34 £1MILLION COVID-19 COMMUNITY FUND

£1MILLION COVID-19 COMMUNITY FUND Charity offers hope of a better life for single parent families

MOTHER SETON HOUSING America mothersetonhouse.com

SINGLE parents, who desperate- enormously – even though the two cit- years ago by Brother Raymond Phillips, ly need the time and the courage ies are radically different. The thinking is there were just three apartments. Single to change their lives for the better, that fundamentally people’s basic needs parents were allowed to stay for just 30 have found a friend in INEOS. But don’t change. days. “It was later extended to 90 days Deanna Frey, who runs the charity Seton House is not just talking to its but it just wasn’t enough time to help Mother Seton Housing, says INEOS’ residents about they want. It also visits them,” said Deanna. decision to help financially means so local employers to ask them what skills Today the charity, which relies al- much more than that. they are looking for in potential staff. The most entirely on the public’s generosity, “What it has done more than anything three-week course will explore all aspects offers homes to 30 single-parent families is to show them that someone believes in of life, including relationships, education, for two years. But the charity’s support their future,” she said. “It would not have health and parenting. The hope is that does not end after two years thanks to a mattered if they gave us just $1.” Seton the course will allow residents to become unique partnership with a local housing House provides single mothers – and fa- more independent and take back control association to provide rentable homes. thers – with more than just a home. over their own lives. But the support does “What’s wonderful is that our fami- “That’s what it was in the early days,” not end when the course ends. lies are accepted for who they are,” said said executive director Deanna. “But we “We tell them that we will always Deanna. “Many are those we help may realised we needed to do more to break be here for them,” said Deanna. “If they have been told that they are stupid and the cycle of poverty by providing hope, need mentors, we are here.” Most of won’t amount to anything. By INEOS resources and a plan.” An INEOS Com- those who seek Seton House’s help are helping us, they are also telling our resi- munity Fund donation of £5,000, organ- homeless, single-parent families. “They dents that they are worth it.” For Michelle ised by INEOS’ WL Plastics Mills Pro- may have been staying with friends,” Xikes, a single mother who works at duction Facility in Wyoming, USA, has said Deanna. “But we have also had INEOS-owned WL Plastics, that matters helped them to speed up the launch of people living in cars with their children.” enormously. She first heard about Seton a new course that seeks to understand Many may also have suffered physical or House in 1997 when she left a potentially what every parent wants to achieve in mental abuse. “They are at rock bottom physically abusive relationship. their work and personal life, what’s stop- when they come to us,” said Deanna. “I was pregnant at the time,” she ping them and, more importantly, what Shanell Mullen was one of them. She said. “Luckily I never had to go there as they need to do to make it happen. was homeless, jobless, pregnant and a resident but I knew how important it “We want to provide hope, and had a 10-year-old daughter when she was.” Over the years, she thought about “We want to provide INEOS giving us this money will help us sought help. what she could do to help. She had re- to do it sooner,” she said. “There is no “They believed in me when I didn’t cently started donating items and then hope, and INEOS way we could have got this far without believe in myself,” she said. Today, she heard about the planned course. INEOS’ help.” Seton House will use the no longer lives at Seton House. She “Seton House relies on donations giving us this money curriculum developed by Kansas City’s has a full-time job, a car and lives in a which have been badly affected by will help us to do Connections to Success, which has three-bedroomed apartment with her COVID-19,” she said. “When I heard helped to create a more vibrant and in- three children, having regained custody that INEOS was asking for nominations it sooner” clusive economy. of her second son. “I have hope, goals for a grant, it was perfect timing. The – Deanna Frey, executive director, Lessons learned in Kansas City will and dreams,” she said. “I see a future.” grant will ensure the mentor programme Mother Seton Housing help Seton House in Casper, Wyoming, When the charity was founded 31 gets started.”  35

Care homes’ Food bank call for help serves over answered 520K meals

THE ROTARY CLUB OF SARREGUEMINES RESTOS DU COEUR France France rotary-club-sarreguemines.org restosducoeur.org

AS the COVID-19 crisis swept A FOOD bank charity is counting its which would allow fresh food to be de- through France, staff at INEOS Pol- blessings after the INEOS Communi- livered. A €10,000 grant was approved ymers in Sarralbe were keen to help. ty Fund came to its aid. The Restos and quickly paid. “We rapidly knew the needs in our du Cœur for the Jura area had feared Marc Hanquet, Opérations Manager region were huge,” said Georges Scher- it might struggle to feed people after at Tavaux, said the site, as the largest pri- rer, who works at the site. it managed to raise just €80 in char- vate employer in the area, knew it could Hospitals were desperately short itable donations in March 2020 com- make the difference. of PPE for doctors, nurses, pared to €8,000 in March 2019. “We were aware that many people midwives, radiologists. “The constraints of the lockdown could be economically impacted be- But it wasn’t just hospitals. Care due to COVID-19 meant we just couldn’t cause of COVID-19 so they too would homes were struggling to get hold of raise any more money,” said Georges Le- be relying on the charity,” he said. PPE too to protect themselves – and neez, Président of The Restos du Cœur Last year The Restos du Cœur’s 462 their residents – against the virus. for the Jura area in France. volunteers served more than 520,000 “Mortality rates in care homes had “We rapidly knew the But the need for food was still there. meals to 4,320 people; this year it is ex- increased by 30% in parts of our region,” Sébastien Demontrond, a shift manager pected to be much higher. said Georges. needs in our region at INOVYN Tavaux site, had previously It is not the first time, though, that Nursing homes especially needed worked for the charity as a volunteer – INOVYN has helped the local community facemasks that met World Health Or- were huge” and was aware that the charity would to cope with the effects of COVID-19. ganisation specifications but they wer- – Georges Scherrer logistically struggle to meet the growing “We have donated face masks, en’t cheap. number of people in need. bleach solution specially made by IN- As soon as the INEOS Community He suggested, to his management, OVYN Tavaux, and INEOS hand gel to Fund was launched, the team at Sarralbe that an INEOS Community Fund grant local medical staff, but it makes us espe- had a charity in mind to support. could help to pay for a refrigerated truck, cially proud to do more,” said Marc.  The Rotary Club of Sarreguemines, which was co-ordinating the relief effort, were invited to make an application, and the INEOS Community Fund responded with a €10,000 donation. “The only protection these homes had were the visors the rotary club had al- “The constraints of ready distributed to them,” said Georges. Since then, INEOS has also donat- the lockdown due to ed thousands of bottles of INEOS hand sanitiser to places where it was needed. COVID-19 meant we “We now see some children going just couldn’t raise to school with our hand gels,” he said. any more money” – Georges Leneez, Président of The Restos  du Cœur for the Jura area in France 36 £1MILLION COVID-19 COMMUNITY FUND

£1MILLION COVID-19 COMMUNITY FUND INEOS helps to feed city’s poorest people

LIGHT OF LIFE MINISTRIES America lightoflife.org

A CHARITY struggling to feed hun- proximately 400 meals to the community.” dreds of homeless and poor people Demand for the charity’s food bank had in Pittsburgh, America, built a make- also increased greatly. shift restaurant with the help of the “At one stage about 40 community INEOS Community Fund. Light of organisations were coming to us to get Life Ministries erected a 40ft by 40ft food for the hundreds of men, women, tent – and also extended meal times and families that they serve,” he said. – so that it had enough room for peo- In April alone, the charity gave away ple to eat their breakfast, lunch and 50,000lbs (22,600kgs) of food. Food was dinner while keeping their distance also distributed to those living in high-rise from others. flats or who were unable to leave their “We took every precaution to keep homes due to COVID-19 symptoms. people safe,” said Doug Smith, the char- Its emergency shelter for men re- ity’s director of development. Demand mained open throughout the pandemic for the charity’s help had increased be- – and was full every night. Vitamin C-sup- cause so many other services in the city plemented electrolyte drinks were offered were closed. to boost their immune systems – and they “We knew that if we were not here, were provided with a portable potty. those in need did not have an option,” “Many people would not have thought said Doug. “Many of the people had en- how the closure of all public toilets would “The coronavirus countered addiction, abuse and mental affect those living on the streets,” said pandemic created illness. We were here to help those who Doug. All this, though, cost money. lives literally hang in the balance.” And it was money the charity did not unprecedented But the charity, which also operates have. To help ease that burden, INEOS a food bank and an emergency shelter Composites on Neville Island co-ordi- challenges for where men can shower and sleep, took nated a $10,000 donation through the everyone, we saw safety precautions. INEOS Community Fund. It bought disposable cutlery, latex “We thought about Light of Life as a a 35% increase in gloves, portion-sized condiments to re- potential grant recipient immediately dur- demand for meals. duce handling and cross-contamination ing the pandemic,” said Melissa Morgan, and basic cleaning materials. a material handler at the site. Each day, we were It also rented portable hand washing “They aim to meet the needs of the stations and ensured that the dining ar- most vulnerable every day and addition- serving approximately eas were thoroughly cleaned after each al COVID-19 precautions have certainly 400 meals to the shift. “The coronavirus pandemic created made it more challenging.” unprecedented challenges for everyone,” The charity said it would do what- community.” said Doug. ever was needed to help those most in – Doug Smith, Light of Life Ministries “We saw a 35% increase in demand need. “We believe this is going to be our director of development for meals. Each day, we were serving ap- finest hour at the mission,” said Doug.  37

Helping hand for children with cancer

ONCOLOGY PHYSIOTHERAPIST Germany

THE INEOS Community Fund has side-effects of chemotherapy.” 1979 by parents whose children had offered to pay the lion’s share of a But COVID-19 has taken its toll on cancer. “Throughout all these years, our physiotherapist’s salary so she can fund-raising, and cut her funding. “The aims have remained the same,” he said. continue to help children with cancer. pandemic has affected our work sub- “We want to support research and help Over the past three years, parents, stantially,” said Dr Komorowski. families cope but our work is exclusively doctors and friends have raised about To help with the charity’s challeng- financed through donations.” £15,000 a year to ensure she can reg- es, the local INEOS Styrolution in Lud- Manuela Bleiziffer, from INEOS Sty- ularly visit the children on the paediatric wigshafen worked with them to apply to rolution who helped to apply for the “She motivates the oncology ward in Mannheim, Germany. the INEOS Community Fund for a grant. grants, said she felt incredibly proud of “She motivates the sick children to The INEOS Community Fund of- her employer. “In times of crisis, it is easy sick children to get get out of their beds to do playful activ- fered €10,000 towards the physiother- to forget how well you are doing when ities,” said Dr Gregor von Komorowski, apist’s salary – and will also contribute your family and friends are healthy and out of their beds to do CEO of The German Leukaemia Research towards new furniture in the children’s you have work yourself,” she said. playful activities” Aid Campaign for Children with Cancer. playroom. “We are so grateful to INEOS,” “But INEOS hasn’t. It is actively – Dr Gregor von Komorowski, CEO of The “These exercises help the children to said Dr Komorowski. working to help organisations that are German Leukaemia Research Aid Campaign fight against their illness and reduce the The charity group was founded in struggling to survive.”  for Children with Cancer

Together until death do part

WINCHESTER HOSPICE CHARITY United Kingdom winchesterhospice.com

THE INEOS Lyndhurst site has donat- can be transformed into a double bed at But it will transferred to the new treated at separate hospitals and facing ed £15,200 through the INEOS Com- the touch of a button. “It will make such a 10-bed Winchester Hospice when the death apart. “They both needed end of life munity Fund to buy a specialist dou- difference to so many families,” said clini- two-storey Burrell House is fully re- care but the family could not visit either of ble, hospital bed that will allow loved cal matron Maddy Thomson. stored next spring. “We greatly appreci- them because of very restricted visiting due ones in hospice care to spend their “And it’s lovely to have such positive ate INEOS’ support,” said Malcolm Ace, to COVID-19,” said a spokesman for The final nights together. news in the current climate.” The bed, Chief Financial Officer at Hampshire Hos- Countess of Brecknock Hospice in Ando- It has given Winchester Hospice which was bought with a grant from pitals NHS Foundation Trust. ver, Hampshire. The hospice, though, was Charity in the UK the money to provide INEOS’ £1 million community fund, is cur- The importance of cuddle beds able to transfer them both to Brecknock what is known as a “cuddle bed” – a rently at Royal Hampshire County Hos- emerged in June when a couple, who had where they are now being cared for in a standard-sized hospital ward bed that pice in Winchester. been married for 75 years, were being spacious room with a cuddle bed. ● 38 INEOS HYGIENICS

The sanitiser will be sold in 50ml, 100ml and 250ml and 500ml bottles. HAND SANITISER

250ML 100ML 50ML

Choice of three. One will be small enough to carry around in a handbag so it can be used

DISINFECTANT SPRAYS DISINFECTANT to disinfect, for example, a mobile phone.

There is also a 500ml Sanitiser Spray for Surfaces

250ML 100ML

Wet wipes will be sold in packs of 10, 30 and 50. The pack of 50 will be Hospital grade for medical surfaces

1 WIPE 10 WIPES

30 WIPES ANTISEPTIC WIPES

30 WIPES

HAND SANITISER – 500ML 39

INEOS thrives on making BIRTH OF decisions quickly. But one made in March, to tackle the critical shortage of hand sanitiser to hospitals A NEW and the NHS in the UK, has led to the birth of another INEOS business BUSINESS – INEOS Hygienics

AFTER supplying millions of bottles to As the distress call went out to indus- care Ready to identify the American hot- thousands of hospitals free of charge try to help slow the spread of COVID-19, spot hospitals that had the greatest need. through the spring and summer, INEOS INEOS responded by ramping up produc- “What was incredible about this dona- is shifting its focus. As economies try tion to meet the unprecedented global de- tion was that it was not just a stop-gap or to get back on track, businesses try mand for chemicals at its sites. short-term solution,” said Programme Di- to reopen and people try to get back It built six new manufacturing plants – rector Sarah Baker. to normal, INEOS is to supply its new one in the UK, two in France, one in Germa- “INEOS set them up permanently, hospital grade hand sanitiser product ny and two in the USA – each taking under which meant they weren’t worried about range to the public through Amazon, 10 days to build from scratch to help tackle where the next round of hand sanitiser was supermarkets, pharmacies and shops. going to come from when they showed up It is the first time in the company’s ‘We will supply hospital- for work.” history that INEOS has sold its products grade sanitiser products to George said the beauty about the new directly to the public. It’s a crowded mar- business was that it meant people in Eu- ketplace already but INEOS Hygienics is the public. We can make the rope could now rely on a secure supply confident it can make an impact with its best quality wipes, sprays from the UK, Germany or France to meet no-frills, high purity hand sanitisers, sani- and hand sanitiser because their needs rather than China or Turkey. tiser wipes, and sprays. INEOS manufactures 100% “COVID-19 has made everyone more “There will be many people outside the aware of the importance of hygiene and industry who have never heard of us so of the pharmaceutical grade the need for effective sanitising products,” that will be a challenge,” said chief operat- ethanol in Europe’ he said. “INEOS Hygienics is determined ing officer George Ratcliffe. – George Ratcliffe, Chief Operating Officer to ensure our products are available “But INEOS does not want its packag- to meet the increased demand around ing to be fluffy. It essentially says ‘we are the global shortage of hand sanitiser. the world.” ● here to do a job and we will do it’.” Each plant was designed to produce INEOS says its hand sanitisers and one million bottles of hand sanitiser every for more information visit: sanitiser wipes are superior because they month – and all of it was being delivered www.ineoshygienics.com contain 75% high purity, hospital-grade free to hospitals where it was needed synthetic ethanol – a proven and effective the most. The majority were 50ml bottles virus-killer. “We are making hand sanitiser which nurses and doctors could keep in because INEOS is the world’s largest pro- their pockets. ducer of high purity synthetic ethanol which In all, INEOS gave away millions of adheres to EU pharmacopeia standards,” bottles of hand sanitiser to thousands of he said. hospitals in the UK, Germany and France INEOS manufactures Isopropyl Alco- and the USA – all produced to World hol (IPA), the other active ingredient com- Health Organisation specifications. monly used in sanitiser products. INEOS’ One of two French plants has increased aim is to build a brand that the public trusts capacity and all production has moved from and associates with quality. For the past the Lavera sanitiser plant to Etain. 20 years, INEOS has supplied the prod- “At the time we established the Lave- ucts to manufacturers for materials that ra plant, France had a huge problem with are used to make everything from iPads, COVID-19 and especially in the South,” to pharmaceuticals, to cars to clothing. said George. “It was one of the hotspots.” But few have perhaps been unaware The plant was set up solely to man- of INEOS’ role in the manufacturing pro- ufacture hand sanitiser on an industrial HAND SANITISER DISPENSERS cess. COVID-19, however, changed that scale for two months for hospitals. “It was and highlighted the chemical industry’s a charitable effort by INEOS because we vital role in helping the world to defeat this had the resources,” said George. In the INEOS HAS DESIGNED TWO TYPES OF SANITISER DISPENSER - ONE FOR THE HOME AND ONE FOR unseen enemy. US, INEOS Hygienics worked with Health- BUSINESSES AND SHOPS. THE ALTERNATIVE TOUR DE FRANCE CHALLENGE

INEOS likes a challenge and its people often go Many of the teams completed the challenge many times that extra mile, both for themselves and others. over. Adding all the teams’ kilometres together, the INEOS Tour de France Challenge covered a staggering So running a cycling challenge is always going to be a 1,090,577 km. Here are some of the statistics: winner. For the third year INEOS had taken on its own Tour De France Challenge. As the main tour hurtled across France, 1870 INEOS employees from around the world, organised into 85 teams from across 73 sites, matched every kilometre every day for three weeks.

Total km Covered 1,090,577 67% x 2.7 x 26 trips to the moon around the globe more km than 2019

Number of Participants Covering 1679 participants 94% covered 50km+ 1583 participants 88% covered 100km+ km 807 participants 45% covered 500km+ 1,870 85 73 305 participants total riders teams sites 17% covered 1000km+ 53 participants 3% covered 2000km+

Age Groups Total Elevation Gained Challenge Stats 4,961,641m 2242.33km Under 30s 32,921 Most km by one team in Total km Cycled a day covered by 151,170km Eiffel Tower Total Number 324m high of rides LAVERA TEAM 2 (348 Entries) during stage 14 30 - 50 Total km Cycled 523,394km (943 Entries) 500km 590km Longest Ride - Avg Distance Bastian Mosters 50+ Total km Cycled 18:58:58 416,013km Moving Time (579 Entries) = 15,313 Eiffel Towers

Jersey Winners Top 10 Teams Winning Team Male Marc Stuyckens 1 Team Cool Colonia Team Cool Colonia Female 2 Sarralbe Team 1 Based on total km YELLOW Kanokporn Kesonsiri 3 LAVERA TEAM 2 4 Antwerp Styrolution Services Male Siharat Kesonsiri 5 New Stars 17,385,200 Total Calories Burned Female 6 INOVYN Runcorn TdF WHITE Hanne Schatteman (Tour de Friends) 7 INEOS Thailand Male 8 Inovyn - Lillo Team 1 Thomas Manfredini 9 Ineos Grangemouth C-shift Female POLKADOT Brydie McLearnon 10 ALTAMIRA INSTY

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