1. Cefic Workshop Good Practices for Ship Vetting Brussels 12 October 2011

2. 1 © 2011, SOLVAY SA NV SOLVAY TRP - Group Procurement Network SOLVAY: Responsible Care® Global Charter A serie of challenges :  Overall eco-efficiency of products  Knowing our chemicals & Product stewardship  Recycling initiatives  Partnerships  Products for a cleaner environment  Health at work  Occupational safety and technical safety  Plant management systems  Emission reductions & energy efficiency

3. 2 © 2011, SOLVAY SA NV SOLVAY TRP - Group Procurement Network SOLVAY: Safety of Transports

4. 3 © 2011, SOLVAY SA NV SOLVAY TRP - Group Procurement Network SOLVAY: Management Tools - Indicators

5. 4 © 2011, SOLVAY SA NV SOLVAY TRP - Group Procurement Network SOLVAY: Chartering & Vetting Ocean Going Vessels Dry Bulk  Abt 300 vessels fixed per year Port State Control  Check vessels on Equasis  Two detentions within last 3 years => No Fixing

6. 5 © 2011, SOLVAY SA NV SOLVAY TRP - Group Procurement Network SOLVAY: Chartering & Vetting Ocean Going Vessels Liquid Bulk (Gas Bulk)  Abt 120 vessels fixed per year Chemical Distribution Institute  For Own Fixtures and FOB vessels  Check and Download CDI active report  Screening, Rating and Decision  Feed-Back to Shipowner  Keep history  No CDI => No Fixing

7. 6 © 2011, SOLVAY SA NV SOLVAY TRP - Group Procurement Network SOLVAY: Safety And Quality Assessment Clause OWNERS AGREE THAT ALL VESSELS PERFORMING UNDER THIS CONTRACT SHALL HAVE BEEN INSPECTED BY ACCREDITED INSPECTORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTION INSTITUTE (CDI) SHIP INSPECTION SYSTEM IN THE THIRTEEN (13) MONTH PERIOD PRIOR TO THE VESSEL BEING OFFERED TO CHARTERER, OR THAT ALL VESSELS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION UNDER THE CDI SYSTEM UPON CHARTERER'S REQUEST. IN EITHER EVENT, OWNER WILL ENSURE THAT THE RESULTING INSPECTION REPORT IS MADE AVAILABLE IN FULL TO CHARTERER UPON REQUEST. OWNER AGREES TO MODIFY OR CORRECT ANY SAFETY OR OPERATING ITEMS OR PROCEDURES FOUND BY CHARTERERS AS DEFICIENCIES.

8. 7 © 2011, SOLVAY SA NV SOLVAY TRP - Group Procurement Network SOLVAY: Experience Vetting needs to be centralized In house experts / ressources Traders / FOB Buyers  «Majors approved» / «CDI approved»  Make sure CDI active report accessible to SOLVAY Commercial «pressure» / Stock situation Fleets improvement but....

9. 8 © 2011, SOLVAY SA NV SOLVAY TRP - Group Procurement Network SOLVAY: CDI RATINGS A: CDI Inspection report is cleared. B: CDI inspection report is cleared but some items needs to be followed up. C: Comments required from owners. D: CDI report contains items of serious concern. E: CDI report does not comply with the acceptable standard. X: No CDI report available.

10. 9 © 2011, SOLVAY SA NV SOLVAY TRP - Group Procurement Network SOLVAY: CDI Reports Rating 2009/2010 456 Reports assessed in 2009/10 84% directly acceptable – (A & B rating) 16% posed a problem  C : 7 % required additional confirmation/info from Owners  D & E : 3 % Not acceptable standard  X : 6% No CDI report available - not possible to assess the risk

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