DISCOVER MLPC INTERNATIONAL

DISCOVER

MLPC INTERNATIONAL

JANUARY 2021

MLPC INTERNATIONAL: A WORLD OF SOLUTIONS...

OUR PROFILE

100%

subsidiary of

ARKEMA

A specialist

in chemistry of CS2,

CNCI and aminesfor 80 years

World leader in the

production and

sales of additives for

the rubber industryand chemical

intermediatesProvider of safer

solutions for vulcanization system

to customers

through its own R&D

Superior supply

chain reliabilityaround the world

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OUR CERTIFICATIONS

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KEY FIGURES

INTRODUCTION – LOCATION MLPC INTERNATIONAL

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MLPC International

is located in South-

west of France, near

Bordeaux


INTRODUCTION – PRODUCTION SITES

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MLPC International employs approx. 200

people working in 2 production plants

Both production sites are SEVESO high

threshold

RION DES LANDES plant

LESGOR plant

MLPC International meets the following certifications:

ISO 9001v2015

ISO 14001v2015ISO 45001v2018


MLPC HISTORY

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1939 1955 1966 1984 1989 2010 2015

Creation of the

“Manufacture

Landaise de

Produits Chimiques”

producing wood derivatives (charcoal, tar and pyroligneous) from the raw material

of the region: pine trees

Elf Atochem becomes the main

shareholder of MLPC (67.2%)

Start-up production

of carbazides(MITC)

New R&D

Centerat

Lesgor plant

Guanidines

capacity

expansion

2016

ZDTCChemistry

atLesgor plant

2000

Start-up of Mixland +

masterbatch plant

New DTDM plant

in Rion

2005

MLPC becomes a

100% subsidiary of

Arkema Group (previously Elf

Atochem then Atofina)

Expansion and

modernization of

the Phenolic derivatives workshop

20171949

Beginning of the

Rubber chemical

activity

2018

Improvement of

Lesgor

waste water

treatment

New plant in

Lesgor

Stopped the carbonisation

activities.

Start-up production

of Thioureas in Lesgor

MLPC ORGANIZATION

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Plant Manager

Alain GERBELOT-LEGRIS

Human Resources

Communication

Arnaud DOUDET

Sales & Marketing

Customer service

Patricia FOURTEAU

Purchasing & Supply Chain Manager

Muriel PALLARUELOPÉRENNÈS

Accounting, Finance & Management Control

IT

Dominique AUGA-BASCOU

General Director

Jean-Marc ESPINOSA

GENERAL DIRECTION

Quality / QC & Management systems

J.-Sebastien CHARRON


MLPC CHEMICALS – TYPICAL PRODUCTION PROCESS

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Packaging

Atmospheric

pressure

Maximum T° 95°C

Aqueous or solvent

reaction medium

Amines

CS2

Caustic Soda

Cyanides

Sulfur monochloride

HHz

Chlorine

RAW MATERIALSH2S GAZEOUS

EFFLUENT

TREATMENT DESTRUCTION

VALUATION

LIQUID EFFLUENT

Precipitation

Solid/liquid separation

Washing

Drying/sieving

REACTION


MLPC CHEMICALS – RION DES LANDES PLANT

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Raw Materials & Intermediates

Sodium cyanide

Chlorine

Sulfur

monochloride

Soda

Phenol

Cyanogen chloride

Dithiodimorpholine (DTDM)

Morpholine

Guanidines (DPG, DOTG)Aromatic amines

BQDParanitroso phénolNitrozation

PPDN

Oxydation

Vulcanization

accelerators

Sulfur donors

Additives for rubber

to metal adhesives

Manufactured products Rubber Use

Inks

Others

IntermediatesRaw materials Manufactured products


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MLPC CHEMICALS – LESGOR PLANT

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Carbon

disulfide

Hydrazine

Sulfates

Hydrazine

Dithiocarbamates

(ZDTC, CDBC, NDBC, TDEC)

Thiocarbazides

(MTSC)

Thiuram disulfides (TBzTD)

and polysulfides (DPTT)

Oxidation

Sodium cyanide

Sodium Thiocyanate Sulfhydrate Sulfur

Oxidation

Isothiocyanates (MITC)


Amines

Metallation

Dithiocarbamic

acids

Alkaline earth

dithiocarbamates

Oxidation

Di-MercaptothiadiazoleBis(di-mercaptothiadiazole)

(Bis-DMTD)

Thioureas

(DPTU, DETU, ETU, DBTU)

Amines

Thiuram monosulfides

(TMTM)

Vulcanization accelerators


Sulfur donors


Corrosion inhibitors

Agrochemicals

Paper mill industry


Lubricants

Corrosion inhibitor


Intermediates for

agrochemicals and

pharmaceuticals

Chemical

intermediate

Intermediates for

agrochemicals and

pharmaceuticals

Fertilizer

Intermediates

Raw materials

Co-products

Manufactured products

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MLPC MARKETS – FIELDS OF ACTIVITY

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Tires Industrial Rubber

Rubber industry:

Tires

Industrial rubber

Latex

Specialty chemistry:

Agrochemicals

Intermediates for

pharmaceuticals

Adhesives

Others

Rubber industry

Automobile Others

Applications

Chemicals

Masterbatches


Latex

OUR STRATEGY


MLPC International offers additives mainly for the rubber market and specialty niche chemicals, in synergy with our technologies and industrial assets

Our CUSTOMERS can expect from us:

● A high level of quality of products and services

● Technical support in our rubber core business

● R&D enabling us to market regularly new products to

meet evolving technical requirements

As a responsible producer of chemicals, MLPC International is

committed to a proactive and durable improvement plan, with the

goal to:

● PROTECT

• Protect all our employees and subcontractors; protect the

environment, against all accident that may happen during

operations

● PREVENT

• Analyse and manage all risks and their impact that may

affect all people MLPC International cooperates with

● COMPLY

• Comply with and anticipate to all new applicable regulations

and Arkema requirements

● CAPITALIZE

• Capitalize on opportunities and feedback from experience in

a process of continuous improvement

Committed and supportive, MLPC International’s EMPLOYEES

work together to meet all these key objectives to ensure the

company sustainability and growth:

● A safe and adequate workplace

● Economic results to provide further investment

● Reliable and cost-efficient production processes

● Respectful relationships based on team work and open

dialog

● Smart management of priorities

Manage our activitiesas a responsible

chemist

▪ Safety of people and processes

▪ Health▪ Reduction of the

environmental footprint

Cultivate an open dialogue and close

relations with our stakeholders

▪ Ethics▪ Human rights▪ Employee development▪ Responsible value chain▪ Corporate citizen

Deliver sustainable solutions driven by

innovation

▪ Solutions answering to societal challenges

▪ Innovation at the heart of the activities

▪ Product stewardship

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UN'S SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs):THE CONDUCTING LEAD OF OUR CSR POLICY


MLPC INTERNATIONAL AND CSR STRATEGY


In 2020, MLPC International obtained its "Platinum level" certification in the EcoVadis* benchmark for its

Corporate Social Responsibility, with a score of 76/100.

MLPC International has therefore improved its score from Gold to Platinum level. It is therefore part of the

1% of companies that obtained the highest score.

(*EcoVadis: French rating agency appraising the responsible procurement practices and the environmental and social performances of companies)

MLPC Internatinal wants to operate as a responsible manufacturer and resolutely observes a policy of continuous progress and operational excellence.


209, avenue Charles Despiau

40370 Rion des Landes – France

Tel : + 33 (0)5 58 57 02 00

Contact : [email protected]

Website : http://www.mlpc-intl.com

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.mlpc-intl.com/

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