What a year! 75 years after it was founded, Plastic Omnium is reinventing itself. With roots stretching back to 1875 when the UMDP* collected household waste and manufactured paint, varnish and fertilizer, in 1946 Plastic Omnium became a leading global supplier of fuel tanks, body panels and modules to the automotive industry. Fully committed to a transition to connected electric mobility, 2022 saw our Group massively ramp up our activities in the fields of lighting, electronics, software and digital technologies. Our shareholders and Board of Directors gave their backing to an impressive program of future-facing industrial investments in environmentally responsible and electric mobility. It was also a year when we broadened our range of new products and innovative skills in lighting, electric mobility and electronics. These investments and acquisitions in technologies for tomorrow’s mobility mean that in the years ahead we will generate a significant proportion of our revenue from activities that align with our environmental commitments. This transformation is rooted in the industrial excellence of our divisions and traditional products which, thanks to the profitability they generate and their appeal on the market, make it possible for us to explore new technologies and develop the products and services of the future. My warmest thanks to all our employees, the women and men whose efforts on all these fronts give us the confidence to project ourselves into the future. Our current financial solidity is a result of our traditional activities, which give us the resources needed to follow an independent strategy and make long-term investments in emerging technologies for the future. With backing from highly committed family shareholders who hold a majority stake, Plastic Omnium benefits from a united, international management team that is fully focused on the mobility of the future. As born entrepreneurs, we know the direction we must head in and we will support the actions of the new generation at the helm as they continue to ensure that Plastic Omnium is a responsible and profitable leader, delivering sustainable long-term growth. LAURENT BURELLE Chairman of the Board of Directors *UNION MUTUELLE DES PROPRIÉTAIRES LYONNAIS 5
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