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Aquafil

Investor Presentation Mar 22, 2022

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Investor Presentation Star Conference

Milan, 23/24th March 2022

Index Page
1. AQUAFIL AT GLANCE 4
2. SUSTAINABILITY PATH 11
2.1. The ECO PLEDGE® 15
2.2. ECONYL® 24
3. 2021 OUTLOOK & 1Q2021 RESULTS 35
3.1. 2021 OULOOK 35
3.2. 1Q2021 RESULTS 37
5. PROJECTS UPDATE 50
4. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE 56
5. ANNEXES 59
Index Page
1. AQUAFIL AT GLANCE 4
2. SUSTAINABILITY PATH 11
2.1. The ECO PLEDGE® 15
2.2. ECONYL® 24
3. 2021 OUTLOOK & 1Q2021 RESULTS 35
3.1. 2021 OULOOK 35
3.2. 1Q2021 RESULTS 37
5. PROJECTS UPDATE 49
4. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE 55
5. ANNEXES 59
A GLOBAL GROUP MARKET LEADER IN NYLON A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS
MODEL
19 plants in 3 continents and 8
countries;
FY 2020 -
ca 2.800 employees,
€ 570m of revenues
Fiber for carpet (BCF)
Fiber for fabrics (NTF)
Proprietary technology with
continuous R&D innovation
Manufacturing and operational
excellence focused on high-end
€ 72m of EBITDA Polymers and EP segments

PIONEERS OF CIRCULARITY WITH ECONYL®

A unique Regeneration System to produce sustainable fiber and polymers from nylon 6 waste Around 37% of fiber turnover

TARGETS AT 2025:

60% Of Revenues Generated By Fibers From Econyl® Branded Products1 35,000 Tons Of Post-consumer Waste Collected Annually Water Consumption Reduced By 30% Compared To 2018

Aquafil at glance – A global Group

USA

Cartersville – Georgia Aquafil USA 1 & 2

Phoenix - Arizona Aquafil Carpet Recycling ACR#1 Aquafil Carpet Collection

Sacramento and Chula Vista - California Aquafil Carpet Recycling ACR#2 Aquafil Carpet Collection

Rutherford College - North Carolina Aquafil O'Mara

% on FY2021 REVENUES

EUROPE

ITALY Arco, Cares and Rovereto Aquafil Headquarter Tessilquattro

CROATIA Oroslavje Aquafil CRO

SLOVENIA Ajdovščina, Ljubljana Senožeče and Štore AquafilSLO (4 plants)

UK Kilbirnie Aquafil UK

22,5% 60,6% 16,4%

ASIA PACIFIC

CHINA Jiaxing Aquafil Jiaxing

JAPAN Tokyo Aquafil Japan

THAILAND Rayong Aquafil Asia Pacific

Aquafil at glance – Market Leader in Nylon with:

Aquafil at glance – A successful Business model

Aquafil at glance – 50 years of growth – Key milestones

Aquafil at glance – A Company to change the world

MAGAZINE CHANGE THE WORLD

Fortune's 2019 Change the World List: Companies to Watch

By Matthew Heimer and Erika Fry 19 August 2019

"Burberry and Prada both recently launched collections featuring ECONYL®, a recycled nylon that this Italian yarn manufacturer creates from old fishing nets, fabric scraps, and discarded carpets. The company claims that for every ton of the upcycled material it produces, it saves 7 barrels of crude oil and 5,7 tons of carbon emissions."

Index Page
1. AQUAFIL AT GLANCE 4
2. SUSTAINABILITY PATH 11
2.1. The ECO PLEDGE® 15
2.2. ECONYL® 24
3. 2021 OUTLOOK & 1Q2021 RESULTS 35
3.1. 2021 OULOOK 35
3.2. 1Q2021 RESULTS 37
5. PROJECTS UPDATE 49
4. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE 55
5. ANNEXES 59

Sustainability path – Driven by vision and business model

  • Journey to circularity started with a deep business model review to prepare Group to next decades evolution based on cultural sensitiveness to environmental topics and Group R&D and technological strengths
  • Aquafil correctly identified future trends which gradually became "secular" change drivers
  • Increasing volatility related to crucial raw materials both in term of availability and prices
  • Production process wastes management
  • Growing attention versus an "environmental" frame in the value chain and among stakeholders
    • o Clients sharing the same vision
    • o Many different regulators increasing focus to environmental laws all across Group presence countries
    • o First steps versus Extended Production Responsibility ("EPR")
    • o Civil society growing sensitiveness
  • Eco-Design is next crucial step
  • from the "raw material–product–waste" linear model to the "closing the loop" paradigm
    • o products build with raw materials which will become raw materials by themselves

Sustainability path – A journey started in 1990

Index Page
1. AQUAFIL AT GLANCE 4
2. SUSTAINABILITY PATH 11
2.1. The ECO PLEDGE® 15
2.2. ECONYL® 24
3. 2021 OUTLOOK & 1Q2021 RESULTS 35
3.1. 2021 OULOOK 35
3.2. 1Q2021 RESULTS 37
5. PROJECTS UPDATE 49
4. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE 55
5. ANNEXES 59

The ECO PLEDGE®

RETHINKING PRODUCTS IN A CIRCULAR PERSPECTIVE

Innovating products to make them more and more circular, giving new life to waste materials, in an infinite cycle.

PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT

Producing consciously and responsibly, pursuing continuos improvement and excellence in every aspetc.

ATTENTION TO THE WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE

People who, with commitment and passion, are the foundation of the Group.

SUPPORT LOCAL COMMUNITIES

Grow in harmony with local communities, promoting a prosperous and respectful development of their territory.

SHARED RESPONSIBILITY ALONG THE SUPPLY CHAIN

Collaborate with suppliers and customers to bring about change and environmental sustainbility in the entire sector.

The ECO PLEDGE® – SDGs and GRI alignment

The ECO PLEDGE® - Sustainability plan and targets (1/2)

SUSTAINABILITY PILLARS IMPROVEMENT AREAS PROJECT
2025 TARGET
RE THINKING
PRODUCTS IN A
CIRCULAR
PERSPECTIVE

Consolidating existing supply
chain

Creating new sustainable
value chains

Implementing eco-design
approach

Exploring new sustainable
supply chain

ECONYL® accounting at 60% of
Increasing the production of
fibre
revenues
products branded ECONYL®

35.000 tons of post-consumer
Increasing the procurement of
waste collected
post-consumer waste

13 projects of eco-design and
Collaborating with brands towards
circularity
creating circular supply chain

Demonstration at pre-industrial
Bio-based Nylon from renewable
scale
feedstock
PROTECTING THE
ENVIRONMENT

Investing in energy from
renewable sources

Improving the impacts of
production processes

Procurement of electricity from

100% of purchased renewable
renewable sources for the entire
energy (target achieved in 2021)
Aquafil group


All plants certified ISO 14001 by
ISO 14001 and ISO 50001
2025, and ISO 50001 by 2028

Reducing water consumption and

-30% compared to 2018
discharge


Set SBTs
Reducing GHG emission
ATTENTION TO THE
WELL-BEING OF THE
PEOPLE

Minimizing accidents (Zero
accidents)

ISO45001 / OHSAS18001

All plants certified
certification

The ECO PLEDGE® - Sustainability plan and targets (2/2)

SUSTAINABILITY PILLARS IMPROVEMENT AREAS PROJECT
2025 TARGET
SHARED
RESPONSIBILITY
ALONG THE SUPPLY
CHAIN

Social Responsibility

Integrating sustainability in
purchasing procedures

ISO 8000

All plants certified by 2028

Implementing sustainability and

Participating in the UN Global
social responsibility policies
Compact initiative

Increasing collaboration with

Involving 60% of EMEA BCF
EMEA BCF customers on take cack
customers
systems for pre-consumer waste
SUPPORT LOCAL
COMMUNITIES

Educating to environmental
protection


Minimum 3 visits (yearly target)
Students visiting Aquafil's plants

Supporting local recreational
initiatives


Supporting local initiatives
Minimum 10 sponsorships
(yearly target)

Contributing to youth growth

Sponsoring events

Minimum 2 initiative supported
(yearly target)

Supporting vulnerable groups

Supporting organizations working

Minimum 4 organizations
with vulnerable groups
supporting

The ECO PLEDGE® – Re-thinking products

• Collaboration with the entire value chain is the crucial successful driver towards establishing new circular and sustainable business models

MAMMUT Closing the loop in PA6 ropes

In collaboration also with the NGO Protect Our Winters Switzerland, the initiative enabled to collect end-of-life mountaineering ropes and their recycling (together with other pre- and post-consumer waste) to produce ECONYL® yarn

NAPAPIJRI Closing the loop in NTF

"Circular Series", the first circular apparel collection launched by Napapjri. With a monomaterial composition (filling and trims made of Nylon 6, while fabric made of ECONYL® Regenerated Nylon), the collection is 100% fully recyclable. Thanks to a take back program, it can be returned after two years of use and recycled into new ECONYL® yarn

CORAL EYEWEAR Closing the loop in Polymers

"Endangered collection": glasses and sunglasses made with ECONYL® and completed with frame recycling scheme

  • Take back system (active since 2021) which enable to return frames after the 2-year period of guarantee

The ECO PLEDGE® – Re-thinking products

  • Innovation to guide the continuous development of new technologies, processes and products
  • Eco-Design to create products with the "end in mind" which will become future resources, and not wastes

Realization of a pre-industrial scale plant to demonstrate the technical feasibility of the innovative technology to produce biocaprolactam from renewable, plant-based feedstock. Coordinating project EFFECTIVE, funded by BBI JU (Bio-Based Industry Joint Undertaking) under the H2020 R&D programme

ECO-DESIGN Designing carpets with the end in mind

Identification of eco-design solutions towatds developing a new generation of textile flloring solutions that can be reacycled at the end of their useful life. Participation in project CISUFLO (CIrcular SUstainable FLOor covering) funded by the European Commission under the H2020 R&D programme.

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT & INNOVATION Developing new circular technologies

Development of a technology to chemically recycle (via depolymerization) PET.

Development of a technology to separate glass fibre from Nylon 6 in engineering plastics products.

Development of a technology to separate elastomer from Nylon 6 fabrics.

The ECO PLEDGE® – Protecting the environment

  • Aquafil is committed to respect the environment in each phase of its own production process
  • Therefore, activities and investments to reduce impacts and recover energy are constant across the years

  • E.g. installation of new heating systems with heat recovery, sharing excess thermal energy with structures close to the factories and choosing energy from renewable sources

  • From this point of view, below the most relevant Group KPIs
Unit 2018 2021 Change Comments 2018-2021
ENERGY CARRIER GJ 2.494.156 2.644.094 6.0% Increase of production capacity and plants
mostly mitigated by efficiency measures and
consistent improvement of used "energy mix"
GREENHOUSE
GAS EMISSION
tCO2eq 86.251 44.456 (48.5%) Increase of green energy use and use of more
efficient equipment
WATER CONSUMPTION 106
liters
3.670 3.092 (15.7%) Implementation of resources
efficiency measure
WATER DISCHARGE 106
liters
3.823 3.314 (13.3%) Implementation of resources
efficiency measure
WASTE PRODUCTION t 12.453 13.159 5.7% Increase of the ECONYL® Regeneration
System's capacity

The ECO PLEDGE® – Supply chain share responsibility

  • Aquafil establish solid relationships with its customers and suppliers, who share the commitment and desire to improve together towards a more sustainable supply chain, by leveraging on constant comparison and collaboration
  • Some example of partnership with suppliers and customers who become supplier:

ECONYL® Reclaiming Program

Leveraging on an internationally structured partnership network, Group can collect large quantities of waste to be regenerated into new ECONYL® yarn.

ECONYL® Qualified

An initiative to promote the continuous improvement of environmental performance of the ECONYL® supply chain. Five supplier categories already involved in the program.

An online platform with educational contents on sustainability, and where ECONYL® products can be shopped

307-1:2016 | 308-1:2016 413- 1:2016 | 414-1:2016

Index Page
1. AQUAFIL AT GLANCE 4
2. SUSTAINABILITY PATH 11
2.1. The ECO PLEDGE® 15
2.2. ECONYL® 24
3. 2021 OUTLOOK & 1Q2021 RESULTS 35
3.1. 2021 OULOOK 35
3.2. 1Q2021 RESULTS 37
5. PROJECTS UPDATE 49
4. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE 55
5. ANNEXES 59

ECONYL®

ECONYL® – Steps

STEP4: Reimagine

Fashion brands and carpet producers use ECONYL® regenerated nylon to create brand new products And that nylon has the potential to be recycled infinitely, without ever loosing its quality

STEP1: Rescue

The ECONYL® Regeneration System starts with rescuing waste, like fishing nets, fabric scraps, carpet flooring and industrial plastic from all over the world That waste is then sorted and cleaned to recover all of the nylon possible

STEP3: Remake

ECONYL® regenerated caprolactam is processed into polymer and yarn for the fashion and carpet industries

STEP2: Regenerate

Through a depolymerization and purification process, the nylon waste is recycled right back to its original purity That means ECONYL® regenerated nylon is exactly the same as conventional nylon coming from oil

ECONYL® – Drivers

ECONYL® – Drivers – R&D activities

• Usual R&D activities shown us new opportunities in Group production process

As reported in the EPD of the ECONYL(R) polymer (Revision 5, 2020 - 05 - 07)

ECONYL® – Drivers – Nylon waste reverse logistic platform

  • Group was able to built a nylon "reverse" supply chain to collect raw materials for ECONYL® to create a stable and competitive quantity of nylon waste to be supplied to the regeneration plant in Slovenia
  • Pre consumer waste
  • Carpets: December 2020 acquisition of Planet Recycling
  • Fishing nets: October 2021 the acquisition of Nofir
  • The next……

ECONYL® – Drivers – Industrial capacity increase

  • Circularity is one of the milestones of Group CAPEX process
  • Support development and environmental KPI targets achievements
  • The capability to increase ECONYL® capacity, allowed to consistently follow demand growth
  • Actual industrial capacity increased significantly through 2018-2019 will allow Group to both follow demand recovery and sustain medium-term growth

ECONYL® – Drivers – Innovating marketing activities

  • Aquafil products are ingredients incorporated into final client products and therefore are not visible to end consumer
  • Since its launch, ECONYL® ingredient proved to be the perfect fit for a different marketing strategy: a strong ingredient branding approach
  • This thanks to three main conditions: "fits the category", "point of parity" and "point of difference"
FITS THE CATEGORY ECONYL® perfectly fits in the category of "Sustainable Products"
POP ECONYL® has those points of parity needed for a smooth and quick adoption.
The high-quality standards allow the supply chain to easily replace any traditionally
oil-based nylon fiber, without any compromise with esthetic, colors and hand fill
POD ECONYL®
has
an
edge
over
the
competitors
as
it
holds
a
unique
story
of
a
100%
regenerated
nylon
fiber
from
post
and
pre-consumer
waste.
The
circular
model
provides
a
competitive
advantage
that
no
other
product
are
able
to
give

ECONYL® – Drivers – Innovating marketing activities

  • "Traditional" marketing strategies
  • ‒ B2B strategy: building marketing towards chain next link through a narrow and single-sided customersupplier relationship
  • Multilevel Ingredient strategy ("pull strategy"): product demand is created at different levels through investments and cooperation with all tiers of the supply chain

ECONYL® – Drivers – Innovating marketing activities

  • ECONYL® branding strategies
  • ‒ Targeted only on the final brand, this approach surpasses limitations and dangers of a too narrow and single-sided customer-supplier relationship
  • ‒ Selling process is based on partnerships and direct communication with fashion and sportswear brands who are taking the purchasing decision. Cooperation with the entire value chain is thus focus around the ECONYL® ingredient
  • ‒ This approach is possible thanks to the ECONYL® POP and POD

ECONYL® – To consumer…..

• Partner sharing same "circularity" vision were attracted by ECONYL® value proposition

Index Page 1. AQUAFIL AT GLANCE 5. ANNEXES 4 11 24 15 2. SUSTAINABILITY PATH 2.2. ECONYL® 37 35 2.1. The ECO PLEDGE® 3. 2021 OUTLOOK & 1Q2021 RESULTS 35 3.2. 1Q2021 RESULTS 3.1. 2021 OULOOK 59 4. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE 55 5. PROJECTS UPDATE 49

2022 Outlook

  • The Group remains firmly convinced of the need to steer production in all sectors towards sustainability and manufacturing design aimed at the circularity of products and materials, focusing its efforts in both the short and long term on the growth of ECONYL® branded product solutions.
  • In 2022, global vaccination strategies will continue to stem the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, with expected positive effects for the entire economic system. On the other hand, the recent conflict between Russia and Ukraine resulted in the levying of international sanctions, which will undoubtedly have negative consequences on global economic growth and financial markets.
  • The development of the conflict cannot be predicted, but continuing hostilities could bring further inflationary pressures to Europe, probably of a temporary nature, with additional increases in commodity and energy prices, which will have an impact — as for most sectors of European manufacturing — on the demand and margins of the Group, which is nonetheless already committed to recouping them.

Index Page 1. AQUAFIL AT GLANCE 5. ANNEXES 4 11 23 15 2. SUSTAINABILITY PATH 2.2. ECONYL® 37 35 2.1. The ECO PLEDGE® 3. 2021 OUTLOOK & 1Q2021 RESULTS 35 3.2. 1Q2021 RESULTS 3.1. 2021 OULOOK 59 4. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE 55 5. PROJECTS UPDATE 49

FY21 Main Results

Revenues – by Components

  • 4Q2021: volumes increase of ca 6% compared to 4Q19
  • Volume: ca +3% compared to 4Q20
  • Price & sales mix: positive impact thanks to selling price adjustment to raw material price variation

FY2021: volumes increase of ca 5% compared to FY19

  • Volume: ca +19% compared to FY20
  • Price & sales mix: positive impact thanks to selling price adjustment to raw material price variation

Revenues – Components – Quantity

EMEA: volumes ca +26% vs FY20 and ca+6% vs FY19 / ca+4% vs 4Q20 and +5% vs 4Q19

  • BCF: recovery consolidation of "residential" and "automotive" market;
  • NTF: ECONYL® branded products continues to grow;
  • Polymers: best in class of growth in the region, with outstanding market demand

Revenues – Components – Quantity

USA: volumes ca +8% vs FY20 and ca+1% vs FY19 / ca+11% vs 4Q20 and +8% vs 4Q19

  • BCF: in 4Q higher recovery of year thanks to "automotive" market;
  • NTF: consolidates the growth

In BCF, especially in first part of 2019, Group benefitted from the withdrawal by a primary competitor on some types of product while NTF O'Mara acquisition was consolidated since June 2019

Revenues – Components – Quantity

ASIA PACIFIC: volumes ca +11% vs FY20 and ca+4% vs FY19 / ca+12% vs 4Q20 and +8% vs 4Q19

– BCF: in FY good performance of "residential", with a slow down in the 4Q in Oceania market.

Revenues – Breakdown by Product Line and Area

Revenues – ECONYL®

  • Back to normality after the pandemic impact on ECONYL® demand in 2020
  • ‒ between 1Q and 2Q20 in BCF "contract" customers-built warehouse stocks to face possible production breakdown due to COVID restrictive measures.

EBITDA – Strong recovery driven by volumes

  • € 72,1 m in FY21 compared to € 58,4 m of FY20 and € 69,4 m of FY19
  • Strong impact of volumes increase;
  • During 4Q21 impact of higher utility costs (increase of price in Q122).

P&L – KPI

4Q FY
2021 2020 ∆% 2021 2020 ∆%
REVENUES 150,4 108,7 38,4% 569,7 436,6 30,5%
EBITDA 12,5 18,3 -31,7% 72,1 58,4 23,5%
% on net sales 8,3% 16,8% 12,7% 13,4%
EBIT (0,9) 5,8 21,5 5,9 -
% on net sales -0,6% 5,3% 3,8% 1,4%
EBT (3,4) 3,0 14,6 0,1 -
% on net sales -2,2% 2,8% 2,6% 0,0%
NET RESULT (3,6) 3,5 - 10,7 0,6 -
% on net sales -2,4% 3,2% 1,9% 0,1%

Q4: difficult comparison in Q4 due to (a) PPP Loan1 conversion into grant in the fourth quarter 2020 and (b) high utility cost in 2021

NFP – NPF/EBITDA

  • NFP on 31st December 2021 equal to 179,3 €/mil, improved by 18,0% compared to 31st December 2020
  • Ratio NPF/EBITDA LTM at 2,488x

NFP – Focus on NWC and CAPEX

  • CAPEX equal to € 40,2m mainly related to the capacity and technological improvements including EP investments.
  • The focus on NWC allowed cash generation despite impact on both turnover growth and raw material price increase
Index Page
1. AQUAFIL AT GLANCE 4
2. SUSTAINABILITY PATH 11
2.1. The ECO PLEDGE® 15
2.2. ECONYL® 24
3. 2021 OUTLOOK & 1Q2021 RESULTS 35
3.1. 2021 OULOOK 35
3.2. 1Q2021 RESULTS 37
5. PROJECTS UPDATE 49
4. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE 55
5. ANNEXES 59

Projects updating – Bio based nylon project

  • A pillar of Group "The ECO PLEDGE®" and one of the most relevant initiatives in which the Group takes part
  • 2 complementary and synergic paths: Genomatica and project EFFECTIVE
  • Genomatica
  • Joint technological development to produce the first ever bio-based Nylon 6 from renewable raw materials
  • Collaboration with Genomatica one of the leading bio-engineering company in the world started in 2017
  • In 2019-2020, validation of the technology at "pilot" scale through the production of approx. one ton of biobased intermediate, which was then converted into bio-based caprolactam. Currently under conversion into bio-based Nylon 6
  • 2021 step will be the construction and start-up of a demonstration plant

Projects updating – Bio based nylon project

  • Project EFFECTIVE
  • Extending Aquafil-Genomatica initiative to the whole supply chain by validating bio-based polyamides and bio-based polyesters from renewable raw materials into large-consumer products
    • o Polymers' versatility allows application in a wide range of products and sectors (filaments for textile applications, films for packaging, etc.)
  • Started in 2018, supported by the Bio-Based Industry Joint Undertaking (through the EU Horizon 2020 Research Programme), and involving 12 organization from 7 European Countries.
  • Technologies have been already validated at "pilot" scale, and the upscaling of all manufacturing steps (from raw materials up to manufacturing of prototypes of carpets, fabrics and garments) is currently on-going

Group development – Development in Japan

  • In February important development steps were taken to expand Group presence in Japan
  • At BCF product line level: establishment of Aquafil Japan Co., Ltd., based in Tokyo, 100% owned by Aquafil S.p.A.: the subsidiary will transform and market polymers and synthetic fibers on the Japanese market
  • At Group level: create strong partnership with important local partners to expand circularity under the ECONYL® brand
  • BCF Group reference market in Japan is estimated at around 18.000ton (equal to € 80-90m) (1) and is characterised by both important historical features and more recent trends
  • ‒ Historical features
    • o Demand of high quality products (e.g., tiles and mats) and high standard services;
    • o Distributors play a crucial role in market development,
    • with a 3-year collection rhythm

Strong attention for high quality and service is perfectly in line

with Aquafil proposition

Example of high-end tiles

Group development – Development in Japan

  • ‒ More recent trends
  • o Strong cultural sensitiveness to environmental and sustainability topics
    • extremely positive recognition for ECONYL®
  • o Some signs of primary competitors withdrawal
  • Group is focusing its activities to built relationship with important carpet manufactures and distributors through
  • ‒ Establishment of a local organisational and commercial structure
  • ‒ Partnership with a local manufacturer with reprocessing yarn facilities
  • ‒ Creation of a combined global team which can offer Group best practices
    • o Technological and production support from Chinese operations
    • o Design and marketing advocacy from headquarter carpet centre
  • Group target is to increase reputation and visibility on the market and therefore enter in the 2022-2024 distributors collection

Group development – Acquisition of ca 32% in NOFIR

  • Nofir: based in Bodø, Norway, is a leading European player in the collection and processing of fishing and aquaculture nets at the end of their life cycles. Since 2011, Nofir has collected over 48,000 tons of nets in 20 countries on five continents using an advanced system for collecting and tracing discarded nets from the fishing and aquaculture industry. The company collaborates actively with Healthy Seas®, a foundation created by Aquafil and other partners whose main mission is raising awareness among consumers of the problem of fishing nets lost or abandoned in our oceans
  • Target: Coverage of procurement and efficiency gains in the nylon waste recovery industry
  • ‒ After the acquisition of Planet Recycling (Aquafil Carpet Collection) in December 2020 —important asset in increasing the circularity of our processes — the investment in Nofir further strengthens the approach for control over the procurement chain;
Index Page
1. AQUAFIL AT GLANCE 4
2. SUSTAINABILITY PATH 11
2.1. The ECO PLEDGE® 15
2.2. ECONYL® 24
3. 2021 OUTLOOK & 1Q2021 RESULTS 35
3.1. 2021 OULOOK 35
3.2. 1Q2021 RESULTS 37
5. PROJECTS UPDATE 49
4. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE 55
5. ANNEXES 59

Ownership Structure & Governance – Ownership Structure

  • A capital structure with 3 type of Shares
  • ‒ Ordinary Share
  • ‒ Share B: dedicated to Giulio Bonazzi family with the same economic right of ordinary share but with 3 voting right for any share
  • ‒ Share C: no transferable, no economic and voting right but at certain conditions convertible in ordinary share at a ratio of 4,5 ordinary share for 1 Share C

Ownership Structure & Governance – Ownership Structure

  • Main Aquafil's shareholders is Aquafin Holding S.p.A., holding of Giulio Bonazzi Family
  • ‒ Managers are involved too

Ownership Structure & Governance – Governance

STATUTORY AUDITORS

(1) Director who has declared that he satisfies the independence requirements pursuant to Articles 147-ter, paragraph 4 of the Consolidating Law on Finance, as well as Article 3 of the Code of Self-Governance – (2) Lead Independent Director - (3) Member and President of Audit and Risk Committee - (4) Member of Audit and Risk Committee (5) Member and President of Appointment and Remuneration Committee - (6) Member of Appointment and Remuneration Committee 57

Index Page
1. AQUAFIL AT GLANCE 4
2. SUSTAINABILITY PATH 11
2.1. The ECO PLEDGE® 15
2.2. ECONYL® 24
3. 2021 OUTLOOK & 1Q2021 RESULTS 35
3.1. 2021 OULOOK 35
3.2. 1Q2021 RESULTS 37
5. PROJECTS UPDATE 50
4. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE 56
5. ANNEXES 59

Disclaimer

This presentation and any material distributed in connection herewith (together, the "Presentation") prepared by Aquafil S.p.A. ("Aquafil" or "Company") do not constitute or form a part of, and should not be construed as, an offer for sale or subscription of or solicitation of any offer to purchase or subscribe for any securities, and neither this Presentation nor anything contained herein shall form the basis of, ore be relied upon in connection with, or act as an inducement to enter into, any contract or commitment whatsoever.

The Presentation contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and the future results of Aquafil that are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections about the industries in which Aquafil operates and the belief and assumptions of the management of Aquafil. In particular, among other statements, certain statements with regards to management objectives, trends in results of operations, margins, costs, return on equity, risk management are forward-looking in nature. Words such as 'expects', 'anticipates', 'targets', 'goals', 'projects', 'intends', 'plans', 'believes', 'seeks', 'estimates', variations of such words, and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are only predictions and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. Therefore, Aquafil's actual result may differ materially and adversely from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, economic conditions globally, political, economic and regulatory developments in Italy and internationally. Any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of Aquafil speak only as of the date they are made. Aquafil does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect any changes in Aquafil's expectations with regard thereto or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

No reliance may be placed for any purposes whatsoever on the information contained in the Presentation, or any other material discussed in the context of the presentation of such material, or on its completeness, accuracy or fairness. The information contained in the Presentation might not be independently verified and no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made or given or on behalf of the Company or any of its members, directors, officers or employees or any other person as to the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the information or opinions contained in this document or any other material discussed in the context of the presentation of the Presentation. None of the Company, nor any of its respective members, directors, officers or employees nor any other person accepts any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from any use of the Presentation or its contents or otherwise arising in connection therewith.

Mr. Sergio Calliari, the Manager in charge of preparing the corporate accounting documents, declares that, pursuant to Article 154-bis, paragraph 2, of the Legislative Decree No. 58 dated February 24, 1998, the accounting information contained in the Presentation correspond to document results, books and accounting records.

The reader should, however, consult any further disclosure Aquafil may make in documents it files with the Italian Securities and Exchange Commission and with the Italian Stock Exchange.

Definitions

«FIRST CHOICE
REVENUES»
"First
choice
revenues"
are
revenues
generated
by
the
sale
of
fibers
and
polymers,
gross
of
any
adjustments
(for
example,
discounts
and
allowances),
but
excluding
revenues
generated
by
"non-first
choice
products",
revenues
generated
by
Aquafil
Engineering
GmbH
and
"other
revenues".
On
the
basis
of
the
2019
figures,
these
revenues
accounted
for
more
than
95%
of
the
Group's
consolidated
revenues
EBITDA This
is
an
alternative
performance
indicator
not
defined
under
IFRS
but
used
by
company
management
to
monitor
and
assess
the
operating
performance
as
not
impacted
by
the
effects
of
differing
criteria
in
determining
taxable
income,
the
amount
and
types
of
capital
employed,
in
addition
to
the
amortisation
and
depreciation
policies.
This
indicator
is
defined
by
the
Aquafil
Group
as
the
net
result
for
the
year
adjusted
by
the
following
components:
income
taxes,
investment
income
and
charges,
amortisation,
depreciation
and
write-downs
of
tangible
and
intangible
assets,
provisions
and
write-downs,
financial
income
and
charges,
non-recurring
items.
NFP This was calculated as per Consob Communication of July 28, 2006 and the ESMA/2013/319
Recommendations:
A. Cash
B. Other liquid assets
C. Other current financial assets
D. Liquidity (A+B+C)
E. Current financial receivables
F. Current bank payables
G. Current portion of non-current debt
H. Other current financial payables
I. Current financial debt (F+G+H)
J. Net current financial debt (I-D-E)
K. Non-current bank payables
L. Bonds issued
M. Other non-current payables
N. Non-current financial debt (K+L+M)
O. Net financial debt (J+N)

Appendix - Sector Data – Caprolactam price evolution

Appendix - Consolidate Income Statements

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT December of wich non December of wich non Fourth of wich non Fourth of wich non
€/000 2021 current 2020 current Quarter 2021 current Quarter 2020 current
Revenue 569.701 784 436.602 458 150.391 197 108.672 171
of which related parties 52 53 12 (27)
Other Revenue 4.612 751 10.265 213 87 79 5.943 131
Total
Revenue
and
Other
Revenue
574.313 1.535 446.867 671 150.478 276 114.615 303
Raw Material (283.622) (150) (209.825) (101) (75.066) 41 (50.345) (37)
Services (112.567) (1.820) (86.067) (2.087) (34.463) (741) (22.559) (394)
of which related parties (414) (446) (111) (127)
Personel (114.228) (1.700) (101.867) (3.056) (30.815) (287) (26.103) (1.200)
Other Operating Costs (3.420) (354) (4.430) (828) (932) (168) (1.048) (38)
of which related parties (70) (70) (18) (17)
Depreciation and Amorti zation (44.964) (43.600) (11.583) (11.094)
Doubtful debt prevision (254) (632) (110) 462
Provisions for risks and charges 125 (346) 47 108
Capitalization of Internal Construction Costs 6.099 5.830 1.593 1.731
EBIT 21.482 (2.489) 5.929 (5.402) (852) (879) 5.768 (1.367)
Other Financial Income 915 352 222 (1)
Interest Expenses (7.550) (7.982) (1.892) (1.845)
of which related parties (159) (226) (35) (49)
FX Gains and Losses (243) 1.780 (841) (876)
Profit Before Taxes 14.604 (2.489) 79 (5.402) (3.363) (879) 3.046 (1.367)
Income Taxes (3.934) 517 (224) 449
Net Profit (Including Portion Attr. to Minority ) 10.670 (2.489) 595 (5.402) (3.588) (879) 3.494 (1.367)
Net Profit Attributable to Minority Interest 0 0 -
Net Profit Attributable to the Group 10.670 595 (3.588) 3.494 -

Appendix - Consolidate Income Statements – Revenues FY21

2021 BCF (fiber for carpet) NTF (fiber for fabric)
Polymers
Total
€/mil 2021 2020 Δ Δ% 2021 2020 Δ Δ% 2021 2020 Δ Δ% 2021 2020 Δ Δ% % 21 % 20
EMEA 186,3 150,9 35,4 23,5 % 90,2 67,2 23,0 34,2 % 68,8 29,8 39,0 130,9 % 345,4 247,9 97,4 39,3 % 60,6 % 56,8 %
North America 91,6 80,6 11,0 13,7 % 28,9 25,2 3,7 14,5 % 7,7 5,4 2,3 42,3 % 128,3 111,3 17,0 15,2 % 22,5 % 25,5 %
Asia e Oceania 87,4 72,8 14,6 20,0 % 5,1 2,7 2,4 89,3 % 0,8 0,2 0,6 0,0 % 93,3 75,7 17,6 23,3 % 16,4 % 17,3 %
RoW 0,2 0,5 (0,3) (57,8)% 2,2 1,3 0,9 70,9 % 0,4 0,0 0,4 0,0 % 2,8 1,8 1,0 56,0 % 0,5 % 0,4 %
Total 365,5 304,9 60,7 19,9 % 126,4 96,4 30,0 31,1 % 77,8 35,4 42,4 119,7 % 569,7 436,7 133,0 30,5 % 100,0 % 100,0 %
% ToT 64,2% 69,8% 22,2% 22,1% 13,6% 8,1% 100,0% 100,0%

Appendix - Consolidate Income Statements – Revenues 4Q

IV Quarter BCF (fiber for carpet) NTF (fiber for fabric)
Polymers
Total
€/mil 2021 2020 Δ Δ% 2021 2020 Δ Δ% 2021 2020 Δ Δ% 2021 2020 Δ Δ% % 21 % 20
EMEA 48,9 35,1 13,8 39,2 % 28,0 15,9 12,1 76,1 % 13,3 10,2 3,2 31,1 % 90,2 61,2 29,0 47,5 % 60,0 % 56,3 %
North America 26,2 18,0 8,1 45,1 % 7,4 7,0 0,4 6,0 % 2,6 1,1 1,5 139,8 % 36,1 26,1 10,0 38,5 % 24,0 % 24,0 %
Asia e Oceania 22,0 20,2 1,8 8,8 % 0,9 0,6 0,3 41,2 % 0,3 0,1 0,2 166,5 % 23,2 21,0 2,2 10,6 % 15,4 % 19,3 %
RoW (0,2) 0,2 (0,3) 0,0 % 0,7 0,4 0,3 0,0 % 0,4 0,0 0,4 0,0 % 0,9 0,5 0,3 59,7 % 0,6 % 0,5 %
Total 96,8 73,5 23,3 31,7 % 37,0 23,9 13,1 54,6 % 16,6 11,3 5,2 46,1 % 150,4 108,8 41,6 38,3 % 100,0 % 100,0 %
% ToT 64,4% 67,6% 24,6% 22,0% 11,0% 10,4% 100,0% 100,0%

Appendix - Consolidate Income Statements – EBITDA & EBITD Adj

RECONCILIATION FROM NET PROFIT TO EBITDA €/000 December December Fourth Quarter Fourth Quarter
2021 2020 2021 2020
Net Profit (Including Portion Attr. to Minority ) 10.670 595 (3.588) 3.494
Income Taxes 3.934 (517) 224 (449)
Amortisation & Depreciation 44.964 43.600 11.583 11.094
Write-downs & Write-backs of intangible and tangible assets 129 978 63 (570)
Financial items (*) 9.890 8.297 3.333 3.344
No recurring items (**) 2.489 5.402 879 1.367
EBITDA 72.075 58.356 12.494 18.281
Revenue 569.701 436.602 150.391 108.672
EBITDA Margin 12,7% 13,4% 8,3% 16,8%
RECONCILIATION FROM EBITDA TO
EBIT ADJUSTED
€/000
December
2021
December
2020
Fourth Quarter
2021
Fourth Quarter
2020
EBITDA 72.075 58.356 12.494 18.281
Amortisation & Depreciation 44.964 43.600 11.583 11.094
Write-downs & Write-backs of intangible and tangible assets 129 978 63 (570)
EBIT Adjusted 26.983 13.778 849 7.757
Revenue 569.701 436.602 150.391 108.672
EBIT Adjusted Margin 4,7% 3,2% 0,6% 7,1%

(*) The financial items include: (i) financial income of Euro 0.9 million and Euro 0.4 million respectively in the periods ending December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (ii) financial charges and other other bank charges of Euro 7.6 million and Euro 8.0 million respectively in the periods ending December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, (iii) cash discounts of Euro 3.0 million end Euro 2.5 million respectively in the periods ending December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, and (iv) exchange loss of Euro 0.2 million and exchange gains of Euro 1.8 million respectively in the periods ending December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

(**) This includes (i) non-recurring charges related to the expansion of the Aquafil Group for Euro 0.3 million and Euro 0.4 million respectively in the periods ending December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, (ii) non-recurring ECONYL* development charges of Euro 1.6 million and Euro 2.4 million respectively in the period ending December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (iii) restructuring charges of Euro 0.5 million and Euro 1.9 million respectively in the periods ending December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, (iv) other non-recurring charges of Euro 0.2 million and Euro 0.7 million respectively in the periods ending December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, (v) income from equity investments of Euro 0.4 million in the periods ending December 31, 2021 and (vi) expensive for tax litigation Euro 0.3 milion in the periods ending December 31, 2021

Appendix - Consolidate Balance Sheet(1)

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET At December 31,
€/000 At December 31,
2021
2020
Intangible Assets 23.551 23.578
Goodwill 14.735 13.600
Tangible Assets 240.489 229.495
Financial Assets 710 650
of which related parties 318 318
Investments & Equity metod 1.018
Other Assets 626 1.336
Deferred Tax Assets 12.269 14.563
Total Non-Current Assets 293.398 283.223
Inventories 177.243 150.920
Trade Receivable 31.233 22.015
of which related parties 71 66
Financial Current Assets 860 834
Current Tax Receivables 423 1.772
Other Current Assets 12.853 11.981
of which related parties 3.152 3.187
Cash and Cash Equivalents 152.656 208.954
Asset held for sales 0 0
Total Current Assets 375.268 396.475
Total Current Assets 668.666 679.698

Appendix - Consolidate Balance Sheet(2)

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET At December 31,
€/000 At December 31,
2021
2020
Share Capital 49.722 49.722
Reserves 91.708 76.579
Group Net Profit for the year 10.670 595
Group Shareholders Equity 152.101 126.896
Net Equity attributable to minority interest 1 1
Net Profit for the year attributable to minority interest 0 0
Total Sharholders Equity 152.102 126.897
Employee Benefits 5.910 5.969
Non-Current Financial Liabilities 263.421 352.560
of which related parties 6.359 5.406
Provisions for Risks and Charges 1.929 1.506
Deferred Tax Liabilities 11.158 11.761
Other Payables 10.813 11.848
Total Non-Current Liabilities 293.230 383.644
Current Financial Liabilities 69.438 75.964
of which related parties 2.240 3.361
Current Tax Payables 1.721 1.189
Trade Payables 126.566 69.168
of which related parties 352 403
Other Liabilities 25.608 22.835
of which related parties 230 230
Total Current Liabilities 223.334 169.157
Total Equity and Liabilities 668.666 679.698

Appendix - Net Financial Position

NET FINANCIAL DEBT At December 31, At December 31,
€/000 2021 2020
A. Liquidity 152.656 208.954
B. Cash and cash equivalents - -
C. Other current financial assets 860 834
D. Liquidity (A + B + C) 153.516 209.787
E. Current financial debt (including debt instruments but excluding the current portion of (203) (131)
non-current financial debt)
F. Current portion of non-current financial debt (69.236) (75.833)
G. Current financial debt (E + F) (69.438) (75.964)
H. Net current financial debt (G - D) 84.078 133.824
I. Non-current financial debt (excluding current portion and debt instruments) (180.185) (262.154)
J. Debt instruments (83.210) (90.406)
K. Trade payables and other non-current payables - -
L. Non-current financial debt (I + J + K) (263.396) (352.560)
M. Total financial debt (H + L) (179.318) (218.736)

Appendix - Consolidated Cash Flow Statement (1)

CASH FLOW STATEMENT At December 31, At December 31,
€/000 2021 2020
Operation
Activities
Net Profit (Including Portion Attr. to Minority ) 10.670 595
of which related parties (591) (689)
Income Taxes 3.934 (517)
Financial income (914) (352)
Financial charges 7.550 7.982
of which related parties (159) (226)
FX (Gains) and Losses 243 (1.780)
(Gain)/Loss on non - current asset Disposals (210) (162)
Provisions & write-downs 128 978
Amortisation, depreciation & write-downs 44.975 43.600
Cash Flow from Operating Activities Before Changes in NWC 66.376 50.344
Change in Inventories (26.323) 34.187
Change in Trade and Other Payables 57.398 (6.920)
of which related parties (51) 276
Change in Trade and Other Receivables (9.092) 2.599
of which related parties (5) 3
Change in Other Assets/Liabilities 8.149 (7.510)
of which related parties 35 (1.076)
Net Interest Expenses paid (6.636) (7.631)
Income Taxes paid (237) (326)
Change in Provisions for Risks and Charges (587) (945)
Cash Flow from Operating Activities (A) 89.048 63.798

Appendix - Consolidated Cash Flow Statement (2)

CASH FLOW STATEMENT
€/000
At December 31,
2021
At December 31,
2020
Investing
activities
Investment in Tangible Assets (34.632) (21.851)
Disposal of Tangible Assets 353 1.121
Investment in Intangible Assets (4.977) (6.020)
Disposal of Intangible Assets 28 80
Business Purchases - (2.771)
of which Asset - (922)
of which Goodwill - (1.673)
of which cash - -
of which other assets and liabilities - (176)
Disposal of Financial Assets (1.018) (5)
Cash Flow used in Investing Activities (B) (40.246) (29.445)
Financing
Activities
Increase in no current Loan and borrowing 30.000 105.000
Decrease in no current Loan and borrowing (123.457) (12.485)
Net variation in current and not current fiancial Assets and Liability inclueded IFRS 16 (2.295) (4.774)
of which related parties (168) (4.428)
Net variation non-monetary increase IFRS16 (6.803) (3.541)
of which related parties (3.095)
Dividends Distribution - -
of which related parties - -
Increase (decrease) Share Capital (2.545) -
Share Buy-Back - -
Cash Flow from Financing Activities ( C) -105.100 84.200
Net Cash Flow of the Year (A)+(B)+(C) -56.298 118.554

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