1. The trend of steel products in the European automotive industy 55 da ABM ° CONGRESSO Customers requirements and regulation constraints REGULATION Atmospheric pollution Safety Noise End of life vehicle recycling MARKETING Corrosion warranty 12 years CUSTOMERS REQUIREMENTS Comfort Acoustic Thermic Ergonomic Habitability Quality Longevity Reliability Low cost Purchase Fuel consumption Maintenance Repairs

2. The trend of steel products in the European automotive industy 55 da ABM ° CONGRESSO Contribution of road traffic to pollutant emissions in Europe in 1995 66% CO NOXPARTICLESNMHC Source european agency for environment 51%41% 34%

3. The trend of steel products in the European automotive industy 55 da ABM ° CONGRESSO Emission regulations in Europe 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 % 7073757779818385878991939597 HC + NOX CO 70/220/EEC77/102/EEC74/290/EEC85/351/EEC91/441/EEC78/665/EEC 94/12/EEC

4. The trend of steel products in the European automotive industy 55 da ABM ° CONGRESSO Future emissions standards for passenger cars Emissions in g/km Gasoline EURO 2 (1996) EURO 3 (2000) EURO 4 (2005) Diesel EURO 2 (1996) EURO 3 (2000) EURO 4 (2005) HC 0,340,20,1 HC + NOX 0,710,560,3 NOX 0,250,150,08 NOX 0,630,50,25 CO 3,22,31 CO 1,060,640,5 PARTICLES 0,080,050,025

5. The trend of steel products in the European automotive industy 55 da ABM ° CONGRESSO CO 2 emissions and hence fuel consumption shall be reduced of 25 % by 2008

6. The trend of steel products in the European automotive industy 55 da ABM ° CONGRESSO Fuel saving potential of various technologies Source : Renault Improvement of 10 % of : Power train efficiency10 % Vehicle Mass5 % Rolling resistance2-3 % Power consumption of auxiliairies 1-2 % Impact on fuel consumption

7. The trend of steel products in the European automotive industy 55 da ABM ° CONGRESSO European noise limits for cars 100 % 63 % 32 % 16 % Noise level (dB) Acoustic Energy (%) 1970197719841996 82 dB(A) 80 dB(A) 77 dB(A) 74 dB(A)

8. The trend of steel products in the European automotive industy 55 da ABM ° CONGRESSO EU targets for a recovery and recycling content of end of life vehicles Recovery Rate 85 %95 % Recycling Rate 80 %85 % 20052015

9. The trend of steel products in the European automotive industy 55 da ABM ° CONGRESSO FRONTAL CRASH TESTS EURO R = RigidD = Deformable ECE R33 NORM ADAC TEST AMS TEST NEW NORM (Oct. 98) EURO NCAP Vehicle speed (km/h) 48 50 555664 Barrier type RDRDD Overlap 100 %50 % 40 % Barrier angle 0°15°0°

10. The trend of steel products in the European automotive industy 55 da ABM ° CONGRESSO Corrosion protection is being pulled by VW and Opel’s 12 years perforation guarantee - Marketing Stroke - Cost Reduction - Weight Reduction

11. The trend of steel products in the European automotive industy 55 da ABM ° CONGRESSO European average coated steel content in a body in white 1985 1990 1995 2000 2002 Hot Dip galvanized 85 % 64 % 83 % 17 % 40 % Electrogalvanized Duplex coating

12. The trend of steel products in the European automotive industy 55 da ABM ° CONGRESSO STEEL SOLUTIONS FOR WEIGHT REDUCTION Body-in-white –Conception of leightweighting solutions including new steel qualities, like Ultra high strengh steels, Usilight, Taylored blanks... taking into account results of Ulsab Multi-thicknesses blanks –Spot welded patchworks –Laser welded tailored blanks Structures –Low cost car, through space frame conception. Opportunity to combine very high strengh steels, hydroforming and roll forming

13. The trend of steel products in the European automotive industy 55 da ABM ° CONGRESSO Cold-rolled steels for automotive applications 0 510 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Elongation %

14. The trend of steel products in the European automotive industy 55 da ABM ° CONGRESSO Dual phase 600 - Metallurgical aspects DP600 125C - 1400 Mn - 350Si - 200Cr - 60Mo Continuous annealing Intercritical annealing  800°C 8 - 15% Martensite overaging

15. The trend of steel products in the European automotive industy 55 da ABM ° CONGRESSO Use of Tailored welded blanks in Europe 6 7 13 18 29 42 51 63 0 19931994199519961997199819992000 Number in millions

16. The trend of steel products in the European automotive industy 55 da ABM ° CONGRESSO USILIGHT PRODUCT ADVANTAGES Strong rigidity - Low weight in Kg / m 2 Good behaviour regarding indentation Weight reduction (ex : Hood up to 40 %) DRAWBACKS Material cost APPLICATIONS l Hood l Rear trunk l Fenders l Rear floor l Under hood parts Hood : prototype Steel 0.25 mm Rigid polymer  1 mm Steel 0.25 mm 3 layers sandwich structure :