Who we are Synthesia, a.s. is the major European producer of qualified chemistry. With 1700 employees, turnover more than 100 million and 90 years long tradition we produce hundreds of products for customers in 60 countries all over the world. Member of Agrofert Holding, a.s. SYNTHESIA consists of: SBU Pigments and Dyes SBU Nitrocellulose SBU Organic Chemistry VUOS (Research Institute for Organic Syntheses) 2
Company location Central Europe - Czech Republic - Pardubice Berlin 500 km Prague 100 km Krakow 400 km Brno 130 km Munich 500 km Wien 250 km Bratislava 260 km 3
Company history 1920 1928 1939 1998 2004 2006 2008 Foundation of the Czechoslovak Joint-stock Factory for Explosive Materials in Semtin (1934 renamed Explosia) Foundation of affiliated company Synthesia production of inorganic materials indispensable for production of explosives Construction of the plant for production of dyes and pharmaceuticals started in Pardubice - Rybitvi Foundation of ALIACHEM a.s. (Synthesia is member of this group) Merge with OSTACOLOR, a.s. Trade name changed to Synthesia, a.s. 100% shares owned by Agrofert 4
Agrofert - 100% owner Holding of more than 250 companies Revenue >100mld. CZK 25 000 employees Main areas: food industry, agriculture, chemistry Supplementary areas: forestry, traffic engineering Holding strategy in a nutshell: from pitchfork to fork The owner (Mr Babis) is listed in TOP1000 richest people in the world The fourth most admired company in Czech Republic in 2011 5
Strategic Business Units Synthesia, a.s. Nitrocellulose Organic Chemistry Pigments and Dyes Nitrocellulose MIL & DYN Grades Nitrocellulose Industrial Grade Oxycellulose Inorganic Acids & Salts Custom syntheses Intermediates Pesticides Pharmaceuticals Pigments Dyes Optical brightening agents 6
Synthesia - sales by segments 2011 Others 12% Nitrocellulose 34% Organic chemistry 18% Pigments and Dyes 36% 7
SBU Pigments and Dyes One of the world s major manufacturers of pigments and dyes Exports to more than 50 countries worldwide Long time experience in sales on the advanced markets, in Europe and the USA Top quality technical service ETAD member Research and development team (VUOS Research Institute for Organic Syntheses) ISO 9001:2000 Certificate Global distribution network Location in Central Europe Wide range of products
Production of Dyes and Pigments History 1941 1946 1958 1970 1990 1994 2005 2006 Start of dyes production in Rybitvi Production of organic pigments (P.Y.1, P.R.2, P.R.3) Production of anthraquinone dyes and pigments, production by solvent technology (P.Bl.15) Production of PCB free pigments by continuous dry backing technology (P.Bl.15, 15:1) Production of disazocondensation high performance pigments (P.Y.93, P.Y.95, P.R.144, P.R.214, P.R.166) Dyes in liquid form DPP reds Acquired dyes production from SPOLCHEMIE
SBU Pigments and Dyes Sales by Segments 2011 Dyes 22 % OBA 2 % Others 1 % Pigments 75 %
SBU Pigments and Dyes Export by Territories 2011 EU 59 % Domestic market 7 % USA 14 % Other countries 20 %
Organization chart MANAGEMENT SBU P & D SALES OF PIGMENTS PURCHASING DEPARTMENT PRODUCTION TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT TECHNOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT HPP I SERVICE FOR DYES R & D SALES OF DYES ECONOMICAL DEPARTMENT HPP II SERVICE FOR PIGMENTS NEW PROJECTS DEVELOPMENT AZO QUALITY CONTROL MARKETING EXPEDITION STORAGE SPECIAL DYES BLENDING HOUSE MAINTAINANCE
Production lines and capacities PIGMENTS DYES Production of powder forms 15 lines, 3200 t/y Production of preparations Powder forms, 5 lines, blending 2500 t/y Liquid forms 2 lines, 1500 t/y Water-borne preparations 6 lines, 1000 t/y Masterbatches, 1 line, 250 t/y
Versal Pigments by Chemical Groups Monoazo - Pigment Yellow - Pigment Red 1, 3, 4, 74, 111 188 Metal azo complex - Pigment Yellow 150 Monoazo Calcium lakes - Pigment Yellow 61, 62, 168, 183, 191 ß-naphthol - Pigment Red 3, 4 BONA Lakes - Pigment Red 48:3, 57:1 Naphthol AS - Pigment Red 2, 12, 112, 170 Bisacetoacetarylide - Pigment Yellow 155 Disazocondenzation - Pigment Yellow - Pigment Red 93, 94, 95, 128 144, 166, 214, 242 Anthraquinone - Pigment Red 177 Benzimidazolone - Pigment Yellow - Pigment Orange - Pigment Red 151, 154, 181 36 176 Isoindoline - Pigment Yellow 139 Phthalocyanine - Pigment Blue - Pigment Green 15:1, 15:3 7 DPP - Pigment Red 254, 255 Dioxazine - Pigment Violet 23
Business model SBU P&D RAW MATERIALS SEGMENTS MARKETS 2,5-DCA NAPHTHOL I AS BARBITURIC ACID ORGANIC PIGMENTS VERSAL RYKOLEN VERSAPRINT PRINTING INKS COATINGS PLASTICS TEXTILE PRINTING H-ACID I-ACID C-ACID ORGANIC DYES SATURN OSTAZIN OSTALAN OSTATON KOROSTAN TEXTILE TEXTILE PRINTING PAPER TANNING WOOD & FURNITURE CONSUMER INDUSTRY
SBU Organic chemistry The biggest Czech producer of special organic chemicals Long-term tradition in chemical industry Location in Central Europe Wide range of products Experience in special technologies Phosgenation in solvents and in water Hydrogenation Nitration Custom made syntheses GMP production of pharma active ingredients Cooperation with the Research Institute for Organic Syntheses, a.s. (VUOS) in research and development ISO 9001:2000 certificate 16
Business model SBU OCH RAW MATERIALS SEGMENTS MARKETS ERGOSTEROL PHARMA Vitamin D2 Mitoxantron HCL PHARMACEUTICALS FOOD INUSTRY MAF CHLORPHORMIATES PHOSGEN PESTICIDES Phenmedipham Desmedipham Propamocarb AGRO ISOPHTHALIC ACID INTERMEDIATES 5-nitroisophthalic acid 5-hydroxyisophthalic acid RTG CONTRAST SUBSTANCES 4-PHENYLPHENOL DIPA CUSTOM SYNTHESES Phosgenation Hydrogenation Condensation AGRO MILITARY PIGMENTS PLASTICS 17
SBU Nitrocellulose The only Czech producer of nitrocellulose and one of the leading producers worldwide Global nitrocellulose supplier for more than 25 countries Important producer of oxidized cellulose for biomedical and technical applications 80 years experience Location in Central Europe Global distribution network WONIPA (Worldwide Nitrocellulose Producers Association) member ENA (European Association of Nitrocellulose Manufacturers) member ISO 9001:2000 Certificate 18
Business model SBU NCL RAW MATERIALS SEGMENTS MARKETS AMMONIA NITRIC ACID NITRATES CHEMISTRY EXPLOSIVES GLASS SULPHUR SULPHURIC ACID (OLEUM) CHEMISTRY STARCH FACTORIES PAPERMILLS LINTERS PULP NITROCELLULOSE PRINTING INKS COATINGS POWDERS, DEMOLITIONS DYNAMITES COTTON OXYCELLULOSE HEMOSTATICS DISINFECTION 19
VUOS, a. s. 100% shares owned by Synthesia, a.s. Fine Chemicals production range from 1g to 10 t Research and Development - fine chemicals, dyes and pigments Ecology Toxicology Analytical chemistry Development of new analytical methods and chemical notifications Training of specialists in REACH regulation Testing of chemicals and preparations in compliance with GLP principles 20
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Contact Us Synthesia, a.s. Pardubice, Semtín 103 ZIP 532 17, Czech Republic e-mail: colorants@synthesia.cz www.synthesia.eu 23