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Precious Metals Services / Seneca Facility
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Who We Are
Quality and Continuous Improvement Leader
Certifications: DDI Instructor Certification (Develop Dimensions)
Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Lean Manufacturing Facilitator
Site Development Leader
Leadership
Operations Management
Manufacturing
BS Ceramic Engineering
Clemson University
Employment • Owens Corning
• American Red Cross
• BASF
BS Chemistry
Gannon University
Employment • BASF
Why BASF, Why Manufacturing
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Introducing BASF
Catalysts Division
Questions
Seneca Facility
Key Performance Indicators
Success in Manufacturing
Introducing BASF Company Overview
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Our chemistry is used in almost all
industries
We combine economic success,
social responsibility and
environmental protection
Employees (as of 2014): 113,292
6 Verbund sites and 353 other
production sites
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Introducing BASF A True Global Footprint
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Combined into five segments,13 divisions bear operational responsibility and manage the global and regional business units
The operating divisions develop strategies for the different strategic business units
Regional divisions contribute to the local development of the business, help to exploit market potential and are responsible for optimizing the infrastructure for our business
Three central divisions, six corporate units and ten competence centers provide services for the BASF Group such as finance, investor relations, communications, human resources, research, engineering, site management or environment, health and safety
Introducing BASF Across Five Global Segments
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Crop Protection
Performance
Products
Dispersions & Pigments
Care Chemicals
Functional Materials & Solutions
Agricultural
Solutions
Nutrition & Health
Performance Chemicals
Oil & Gas
Oil & Gas
Chemicals
Monomers
Intermediates
Petrochemicals
Functional
Materials &
Solutions
Construction Chemicals
Coatings
Catalysts
Performance Materials
Introducing BASF Serving A Wide Variety of Industries & Markets Worldwide
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North America
South America, Africa, Middle East Asia Pacific
Europe
* By location of company
Sales
BASF Group
57%
16% 6%
21%
Catalyst Division A Strategic Fit for BASF
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Chemicals
23%
Performance
Products
21%
Agricultural
Solutions
7%
Functional Materials
& Solutions
24%
Oil & Gas
20% Other
5%
thereof Catalysts
8%
BASF Group third party sales 2014
Catalyst Division Strongest Portfolio in the Industry
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Emissions-control
catalysts for cars,
trucks, motorcycles
Battery Materials
Chemical and
polyolefin catalysts
plus adsorbents
Mobile Emissions Catalysts
Chemical Catalysts
New Business Development
New “white space” ventures
in areas such as clean air
solutions & catalytic coatings
Full-loop metals
distribution, financial
services, recycling
Precious Metal Services
FCC* catalysts
and additives
for oil refining
Refinery Catalysts
Current and next-
generation battery
materials development
* FCC - Fluid catalytic cracking catalysts
The Plant Site:
Located in Oconee County, South Carolina
Plant opened in 1986 under the Engelhard banner
Acquired by BASF June 2006
93 acre site (375,000 m2)
332,000 square feet under roof (31,000 m2)
Approximately 330 employees
Seneca Facility Site & Area Overview
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The Local Area:
Nearly equidistant from Atlanta
(120 miles) / Charlotte (140 miles)
Foothills of the Blue Ridge
Mountains
Home to Clemson and Southern
Wesleyan Universities
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Seneca Facility Site Facts
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Vital part of BASF’s Catalysts
Division
ISO 9001 certified manufacturing
facility
24/7 operation
Supporting two businesses:
o Precious Metals Services
- Metal Salts & Solutions
- Metal Refining
o Process Catalysts
Precious Metal
Refining
Catalysts
Water Purification
Minting Operations
Precious Metal Salts & Solutions
Seneca Facility Products & Services
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Robust Portfolio – Helping our customers be successful
Precious Metal
- Fixed Bed
- Slurry
Specialty Zeolites
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Precious Metals Services Comprehensive Product & Service Resource
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Precious Metals Trading
• PGM price risk management.
• Supply & demand insight facilitates customers’ strategic pricing objectives.
• Ensure supply for our production units and their customers.
• Physical inventory management.
Precious Metals Production, Refining, Salts & Solutions
• Metal recovery service for BASF and external customers.
• Supplies precious metal solutions to internal BASF operations and to external customers.
Precious Metals Procurement & Sales
• Precious metals distribution.
• Short-term and long-term contracts with all major PGM producers.
Chemical Catalysts Process of Materials – Seneca Site
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Refining & Grinding, Screening, Panning
Analysis & Sampling
Open Primary Furnace
Grinding &
Screening, Panning
Secure Arrival
Materials Weighed
Docs. Verified
Final Sample to Customer
Customer Materials Arrive @ Seneca SIte
From Customer
To Customer
Double Cone
Blender Area
(NEW) Screening /
Panning Area
Key Performance Indicators
(KPIs)
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People
• Talent
• Diverse
• Develop
Safety
• Systems
• Processes
• Behaviors
Quality
• Customer
• Perform
• Conform
Delivery
• Reliable
• Accurate
Cost
• Productive
• Efficient
Leadership
Problem Solving
Success in Manufacturing
Teamwork
Technical Competence
Communication
Leadership
Problem Solving
Opportunities within the Manufacturing
Community with science and math:
• Quality/Laboratory
• Manufacturing
• Engineering
• Research and Development
• Management
• Environmental, Health, and Safety
• Continuous Improvement
• Sales/Customer Service
• Accounting
• Projects
Precious Metals Services / Seneca Facility
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