W.R.
Grace / GCP
Company Introduction
Riccardo Stoppa
Cement Additives Technology Training 2015
Company Confidential
W. R. Grace
OUR VISION
Company Overview:
Founded by William Russell Grace
Originated in the year 1854
Public company since 1953
Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland
6500+ Employees worldwide
3+ Billion $ Sales worldwide
Operations in 40 countries
Customers in 155 countries
Grace is a leading global supplier of catalysts;
engineered and packaging materials; and specialty
construction chemicals and building materials.
Grace strives to be a premier
specialty chemicals and
materials company. We provide
innovative technologies and
value-added products and
services around the world to
enhance the quality of life.
OUR PURPOSE
We are dedicated to our
customers. They trust us to
provide products, knowledge,
technologies, services, and the
people to make their products
work better.
The companys three industry-leading business
segmentsGrace Catalysts Technologies, Grace
Materials Technologies and Grace Construction
Productsprovide innovative products, technologies
and services that enhance the quality of life.
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High-Value Portfolio Serving Diverse Industries
Catalysts Technologies
Product
Lines
Industries
Materials Technologies
Construction Products
Refining Catalysts
Engineered Materials
Specialty Catalysts
Discovery Sciences
Advanced Refining
Technologies (ART) JV
Packaging
Technologies
Oil Refining
Industrial
Commercial
Polyolefins
Consumer
Infrastructure
Petrochemicals
and Biochemicals
Coatings
Residential
Supports and
Licensing
Specialty
Construction
Chemicals
Specialty Building
Materials
Pharmaceutical
Packaging
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Grace Fast Facts (NYSE:GRA)
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Global Presence, Regional Focus
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Core Competencies Drive Growth and Return on Invested Capital
Core Competencies
Strategies
Grow core franchises in big,
global markets
Differentiate products at the
customer level
Build capabilities in
emerging markets
Drive productivity by reducing complexity
and cost of poor quality (COPQ)
Capital
Allocation
Invest our cash flow to drive growth and
returns
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Summary Profile
Construction
Products
$1.0 billion sales (2012)
Sector Size: $8T; 5-6% growth
Industry Segments
Commercial
Industrial
Residential
Product Lines
Specialty Building Materials
Specialty Construction Chemicals
2015
2013 W.R. Grace & Co.
Construction Products: Defining how we create and deliver value
Product
SCMs
Service
Product
Cement
Service
Product
Service
Product
Equipment
Service
Aggregate
Product
Service
Equipment
Building /
Structure
Owner
Service
Ready Mix
Concrete
Producer
Job Site /
Contractor
Specifier
Service
Driving innovation & creating value for cement and concrete producers
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GCP / SCC
Specialty Construction Chemicals
Specialty chemicals and systems that lower the costs of
producing construction materials and improve their inplace performance
Improve quality of concrete raw materials
Allow optimization of materials to ensure mixes are fit-for-purpose
Lower customers production costs of both cement and concrete
Strengthen concrete improve durability
Reduce building and infrastructure maintenance
Concrete Admixtures
Superplasticizers
Self-consolidating concrete
Set accelerators
Shrinkage reducers
Structural fibers
Water reducers
Business Position
Leader in multiple high-value
product
segments and geographies
worldwide
#1 in cement additives
#2 in concrete admixtures
Strengths
Long-term customer
relationships
Deep understanding of our
customers businesses and
challenges, offering tailored
solutions
Preferred-supplier status
built on deep
product application
knowledge
Cement Admixtures
Grinding aids
Quality improvers
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For additional information, please visit www.grace.com or contact:
Riccardo Stoppa
Global R&D and Technical Service Manager, Cement Additives
[email protected]Company Confidential
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