Peter Malaise, Concept Manager

Ecover and EcoSurfactants

World Famous Green Roof in Malle, Belgium

Milestones

• 1980: 1st manufacturer of phosphate-free washing powder• 1989: Introduction to supermarkets• 1992: Construction and opening ecological factory in Belgium• 1993: Global 500 Roll of Honor UNEP• 2000: ISO 14001 certification in Malle, Belgium• 2005: Wellments acquisition – natural cosmetics• 2007: Opening 2nd ecological factory France• 2007: Wins award ‘Most sustainable company in Flanders’ (OVAM)• 2007: Wins Prix d’Action Citoyenne 2007 - France• 2008: Enters a 3-year partnership with WaterAid

Mission:Ecover offers efficient and sustainable solutions for the hygienic needs of people today and future generations.

Our Mission & Vision

Vision: triple bottom lineEcover seeks to contribute to the process of creating

economical, ecological and social

change within our society to build a sustainable future for everyone.

Ecover worldwide

• 152 employees• Revenue (consolidated):

• 2008 – 68 mln Euro

• 152 employees• Revenue (consolidated):

• 2008 – 68 mln Euro

Office Locations: Belgium (prod.)France (prod.)USAUKGermanySwitzerland

Founded in Belgium in 1980

International recognition

Innovation: EcoSurfactants

What are EcoSurfactants?

• ecological counterparts of conventional surfactants in washing and cleaning products

• responsible for the cleaning power of these products and therefore indispensable

• fully renewable and made through a natural fermentation process

• the process is developed in collaboration with various research institutes, internationally

• the use of EcoSurfactants in washing and cleaning products has been patented by Ecover

Benefits

• several applications with definite improved performance

• excellent environmental performance

• fully renewable surfactant• excellent biodegradability• low aquatic toxicity• reduced transportation - sourcing closer to our factory.

• pH neutral products – respects your skin

• low energy production process

Production process

The Power of Nature!!

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Yeast found in Bumblebee Nests

Biosurfactant

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Production process

Benefits

• ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure

• from renewable feedstock only

• without production of problematic waste

• in fact, without chemistry in the layman’s sense of the word

Performance

Research conducted by our own R&D and marketing departmentindicates that the new range of hard surface cleaning productsoutperforms its predecessors in the field of performance by 10 to70%

All Purpose Cleaner

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Glass & Window Cleaner

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significance of the new technology

• EcoSurfactant-technology is available in over 25 countries worldwide (hard surface cleaning products)

• EcoSurfactants will be introduced in all Ecover products where it technically makes sense (Total amount of products produced: 32.000 T/a)

• After upgrading, this technology can be replicated in various kinds of cleaning products as well as in cosmetics on a worldwide scale

• In addition: applications in different areas such as bioremediation and agriculture are being explored by some industrial partners

Thank you!