- Constellium is a global leader in aluminum solutions dedicated primarily to the aerospace, automotive, and packaging markets. It operates through three business units: Aerospace and Transportation, Packaging and Automotive Rolled Products, and Automotive Structures and Industry.
- In 2014, Constellium made several investments and acquisitions to boost production capabilities and expand into new markets. This included the acquisition of Wise Metals and a planned $750 million investment in its Muscle Shoals, AL plant.
- The CEO aims to make Constellium the most profitable and fastest growing company in its industry by achieving leadership positions in its target markets and enhancing the value it provides to customers. Recent moves position the
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2. Business and sustainability
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Business and sustainability
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Heading1 Insidethisreport:
Business in focus
We explain our organization and our
strategy, as well as the progress that
our business units have made during
the year.
Key figures 2
Infinite possibilities 3
Value we create 4
Highlights of the year 6
Company organization 8
Chief Executive Officer insights 10
Our strategy 12
Innovation 15
Market overview 16
Aerospace and Transportation 18
Packaging and Automotive Rolled Products 20
Automotive Structures and Industry 22
Board of Directors 24
Executive Committee 26
Governance 28
Engaging with stakeholders 30
Sustainability in focus
We outline why and how sustainability
matters at Constellium, and showcase
some of the key achievements of 2014.
Sustainability highlights 32
Altogether more sustainable 34
Our materiality assessment 36
Stakeholder perspectives 39
Making our products more sustainable 42
Supporting our people 50
Making our operations more efficient 58
Doing business responsibly 64
Managing sustainability 68
Performance in detail
This section provides greater detail
and data on both our business and
sustainability performances.
Consolidated income statement 70
Consolidated statement of financial position 71
Consolidated statement of cash flows 72
Share information 73
Sustainability data 74
Memberships 77
GRI G4 disclosure index 78
Forward-looking statements 81
About this report
Reporting period Financial year 2014 (January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014)
Reporting cycle Annual
Date of publication June 2015
Report scope The data or financials relate to Constellium worldwide falling within
the scope of consolidation at December 31, 2014. Wise Metals data
is not included since the acquisition of Wise Metals occurred on
January 5, 2015.
Report content The content of this report is based on our business data and the
results of our dialog with stakeholders, the Global Reporting Initiative
G4 requirements and other sustainability ratings and rankings.
Global Reporting Initiative GRI G4 guidelines – Core
Assurance The report is in compliance with the GRI G4 guidelines and maintains
code of reporting as advised by GRI. It is not externally assured.
Contact For further information please contact:
communications@constellium.com or
sustainability@constellium.com
Have a look at the new Constellium microsite dedicated
to our business and sustainability report:
www.business-sustainability.constellium.com
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performance report 2014 3
Infinitepossibilities
WeareConstellium.
Weareagloballeaderinaluminiumsolutions
whosebusinessistomaterializetoday’sand
tomorrow’sideas.
Forus,aluminiumismorethanametal.
Itispartofthesolutionfortomorrow’s
lighter,fastereconomy.Abundant,endlessly
recyclableandreusable,aluminium’s
uniquepropertiesmeanthat,together
withourpartners,wecanshapeafuture
ofinfinitepossibilities.
Keyfigures
asofDecember31,2014
#1Worldwide for
aerospace plates
#1In the USA
for large coils
#1Worldwide for
closure stock
#1In Europe for hard
alloy extrusions
#2Worldwide for Crash
Management Systems
#1In Europe for
large profiles
#2In Europe for
can body stock
Revenue by business unit
Aerospace
and
Transportation
32%
Packaging
and Automotive
Rolled Products
44%
Automotive
Structures
and Industry
24%
Full-time employees by geographic region
Europe
82.0%
Asia
3.4%
North
America
14.6%
For more information
see page 8
Full-time employees*
*Permanent and fixed-term employees
9,148
Adjusted EBITDA
€275m
2014 275
2013 280
2012 223
Group sales
€3,666m
2014 3,666
2013 3,495
2012 3,610
4. 5
We are the leading global supplier
of aluminium aerospace plates
and closure stock, the leading
European supplier of large profiles
and hard alloy extrusions as well
as a leading global supplier of
can body stock and automotive
structures. Our unique platform
has enabled us to develop stable,
diversified and long-standing
customer relationships – in fact
we have worked with most of
our largest customers for over
25 years.
We operate through three
business units:
• Aerospace and Transportation
• Packaging and Automotive
Rolled Products
• Automotive Structures
and Industry
Key customers include:
Aerospace:
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier,
Dassault Aviation, Embraer, KAI,
Lockheed Martin, Pilatus, SpaceX
Packaging:
Amcor, Anheuser-Busch InBev,
Ball, Can-Pack S.A., Coca-Cola,
Crown, Rexam
Automotive:
Audi, BMW Group, Ford, General
Motors, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche,
PSA Peugeot Citroën, Tesla, Valeo
Aluminiumsmelting
Resource extraction
Semi-manufacturing
Product use
Each product has its own
usable lifetime
Product
manufacturing
At our customers
or at their
customers
Recycling
Products recycled
back into the
production process
Rolling
WhereConstel
liumoperates
Extrusion
4
Valuewecreate
Our vision, objective and values underpin a
business model that continues to meet the
demands of world-leading customers through
three business units.
Our vision
To be the most profitable and
the fastest growing company in
our industry.
Our objective
To achieve leadership positions
in our global target markets
by continuously enhancing
our portfolio of products and
improving the levels of service,
quality and added value we
provide to our customers.
Our values
These are the core beliefs that
guide our actions:
Teamwork and mutual trust
We develop and utilize
relationships across Constellium
to leverage mutually beneficial
outcomes and opportunities.
Entrepreneurship and
decisiveness
We lead, engage and inspire
employees to pursue our
vision, encouraging growth and
improvements that support
business objectives.
Sense of urgency
and decentralized
decision-making
We relentlessly focus on actions
that drive business forward,
creating structures, processes
and communications to enable
swift decisions at the point
of impact.
Responsibility and
accountability
We engage personally in actions
that continuously improve our
performance, challenging the
status quo and taking risks.
Rigor and discipline
We objectively assess the situation
and act immediately on deviations,
refusing to compromise on quality
and integrity.
Transparency and highest
standards of ethics
We act honestly, ethically and
honorably. We show beliefs
through behaviors and lead
by example. We enrich our
community and make responsible,
sustainable decisions.
Our business model
We are a global sector leader
strongly committed to designing
and manufacturing innovative
aluminium products and
solutions for a broad range
of applications dedicated
primarily to aerospace,
automotive and packaging
markets. Our business model
is to add value by converting
aluminium into semi-fabricated
products, and we are the
supplier of choice to numerous
blue‑chip customers.
Our facilities are strategically
located in the United
States, Europe and China.
These comprise 23 production
sites, 10 administrative
and commercial sites and
a world-class technology
center. We collaborate with
around 40 external scientific
partners aiming at sharing
emerging knowledge, exploring
innovative concepts and
identifying new talents.
Our International Scientific
Council gathers several of the
world’s top material scientists
to further strengthen our
technical leadership and
innovation performance.
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Joined research
consortium
led by MIT
We joined the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
(MIT) Industrial Fracture
Consortium, reinforcing our
commitment to partnering
with leading institutions
to achieve breakthrough
innovations. The consortium
will use simulation software
to predict how automotive
structural components behave
during accidents and help us
improve safety.
Invested in Decin
including recycling
technology
We finalized a €15 million
investment in Decin, Czech
Republic, to boost production
of high-volume alloy products
for the automotive industry by
almost 10,000 tons per year.
The investment includes a new
extrusion line and a casthouse
to process and recycle both
machining scrap from our
customers and demolition.
Won contract to
supply structural
parts for the new
lightweight Ford
F-150 pickup
truck
We provide Ford Motor Co.
with aluminium structural
parts for the all-new Ford
F-150 pickup truck. The truck
delivers the industry’s best
towing and payload capability
among full-size, lightduty
pickups, enabled by reducing
its weight through the use of
high-strength aluminium alloy
in the body.
Invested in
North America to
produce Body‑in-
White (BiW)
products
We signed a joint-venture
with UACJ to produce BiW
aluminium sheets in Bowling
Green, Kentucky. We have
started building the new facility
that will be hosting a first BiW
finishing line.
Highlightsoftheyear
From major investments and a landmark acquisition
to the supply of aluminium products for the new F-150
pickup truck that is changing the face of our industry,
2014 saw many examples of achievement and progress
at Constellium.
Endorsed new
global aluminium
sustainability
standard
Constellium is a member of
the Aluminium Stewardship
Initiative, a unique value chain
program that has delivered
the first voluntary standard for
responsible aluminium.This
new voluntary standard is the
culmination of a year-long
consultative dialog involving
industry leaders and civil
society organizations.
Joined forces
with global can
manufacturer
Rexam to convert
production lines
We expect can makers across
Europe to continue converting
their production lines from
steel to aluminium due to its
many advantages for packaging
applications.
Increased
AIRWARE®
production
capabilities
We invested in a new casthouse
in Issoire, France, enabling
us to meet increasing
demand for our AIRWARE®
technology – which allows
aircraft manufacturers to
reduce the weight of aerospace
components. AIRWARE®
is
onboard to be part of major
new aerospace programs.
Increased
passenger
safety with new
lightweight and
high-strength
material
WelaunchednewCrash
ManagementSystems(CMS)
technologyforthefrontand
therearofvehiclestoimprove
protectionintheeventofa
collision.Nowwecanproduce
aluminiumCMS15%lighteror10%
strongerthanthecurrentoptions.
Announced
acquisition of
Wise Metals
We announced the acquisition
of Alabama-based Wise Metals
in a capacity-expanding
move. We plan to invest up to
$750 million by 2022 in the
Muscle Shoals plant which
is currently focused on the
can market, to increase
capacity and start producing
automotive body sheets for
the car industry. See case
study on page 21 for more
information.
Significantly
expanded
Body-in-White
(BiW) production
in Europe
We announced a planned
€200 million investment
over the next three years
to grow our European BiW
business – which produces
automotive body sheets.
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Plant
Office
RD centre
Joint venture
North America
Van Buren, MI
• Produces customized
automotive structures and
Crash Management Systems
(CMS)
• Features advanced
prototyping and development
capabilities
Bowling Green, KY
• Joint-venture with UACJ
(Japan), majority owned by
Constellium
• One Body-in-White
finishing line
• Designed to allow for
expansion beyond
100,000 tons
Ravenswood, WV
• Worldwide unique assets for
aerospace plates
• Recognized supplier to the
highly demanding defense
industry
• Wide-coil capabilities and
largest stretcher worldwide
enabling unique product
creation
Muscle Shoals, AL
• Widest strip mill in the US
• World-class recycling center
Europe
Singen, Germany
• Integrated hot/cold-rolling
line
• Recognized for closure stock
and functional surfaces
• One of the largest extrusion
presses in the world
• Advanced and highly
productive integrated CMS
manufacturing lines
Issoire, France
• One of the world’s two leading
aerospace plate mills, with
wingskin capabilities
• New AIRWARE®
casthouse for
low-density alloys
• Recycling facility
Voreppe, France
• C-TEC, our world-class
technology center
Neuf-Brisach,
France
• Second largest volume,
fully integrated, rolling mill
in Europe
• Dedicated primarily to can
stock and Body-in-White
• World-class recycling center
Valais, Switzerland
• Precision plate shop for
general engineering products
• Leading large profile
supplier for high-speed train
manufacturers
• Casthouses in Steg and
Chippis
• Sierre plate shop and Steg
casthouse qualified for
aerospace
Decin, Czech
Republic
• Europe’s largest hard alloys
extrusion plant
Asia
Changchun, China
• Joint-venture with
Engley, majority owned by
Constellium
• Provides global customers
with CMS and other structural
modules
Plant
Office
Technology center
Joint-venture
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ut
Companyorganization
Constellium is a global sector leader strongly committed
to designing and manufacturing innovative and high
value‑added aluminium products and solutions for a broad
range of applications. Our primary markets are aerospace,
automotive and packaging – and we meet the needs of
customers in these markets through three business units.
Aerospace and
Transportation
Provides technologically
advanced aluminium alloys
with wide applications across
the global aerospace, defense,
transportation and industrial
sectors. The business unit
offers a wide range of products
including plates, sheets
and extrusions which allow
Constellium to provide tailored
solutions to our customers.
Automotive Structures
and Industry
Produces advanced solutions for
the global automotive industry,
including Crash Management
Systems (CMS) and other
structural and safety parts
and extrusions. This business
unit also manufactures large
profiles mainly for road and rail
transportation, energy and other
industrial applications.
Packaging and
Automotive Rolled
Products
Develops, provides and recycles
aluminium sheets and coils for
packaging applications (beverage
and food cans, closures, foils)
as well as automotive solutions,
including high-performance
products for Body-in-White (BiW)
and heat exchangers.
For more information
see page 18
For more information
see page 20
For more information
see page 22
Revenues €m
2014 1,197
2013 1,204
2012 1,188
Adjusted EBITDA €m
2014 91
2013 120
2012 106
Revenues €m
2014 1,576
2013 1,480
2012 1,561
Adjusted EBITDA €m
2014 118
2013 105
2012 92
Revenues €m
2014 921
2013 859
2012 910
Adjusted EBITDA €m
2014 73
2013 58
2012 46
Main plants
Our global footprint
7. 2014 was a pivotal year for Constellium in many respects.
Pierre Vareille, Chief Executive Officer, highlights the main
achievements of the last 12 months, before outlining his
expectations for the period ahead.
number 1 or number 2 globally
in all our markets. This will
ensure the long-term future of
our Company. We also aim to be
recognized as the most innovative
and reliable partner in the industry
and the natural home for its
best talents.
Finally, following the acquisition of
Wise Metals, Constellium is now a
major player in the US packaging
market. We plan to invest up to
$750 million in our Muscle Shoals
plant to start producing auto
body sheets and take advantage
of the very promising appetite
of the automotive industry for
aluminium solutions.
Looking at the aluminium
industry, what are the key
challenges and opportunities
that lie ahead?
In the automotive sector,
the challenge will be to meet
increasing demand for high-
quality and innovative aluminium
body sheet and structural parts,
as this industry moves away from
steel and towards aluminium.
This is why we are so active with
RD and investments to build
new capacity.
With regard to packaging,
I strongly believe steel will finally
disappear as a material for cans,
with aluminium taking 100% of the
market over the next few years.
The market will continue to grow
in Europe, albeit at a low rate.
In order to maintain and increase
our market share, we have to learn
to be more flexible and more at the
service of our customers.
In the aerospace industry, no new
aircraft are scheduled to be in
design then production before
2030, which means that market
shares for Constellium and
our peers will remain relatively
stable for the foreseeable future.
We have to take advantage of
this opportunity to dramatically
improve our operations, control
our costs and prove that
Constellium can get back to the
pole position we held in the past in
this high-tech industry.
What were the key sustainability
achievements of 2014 – and
the disappointments?
The major downside concerned
our safety record, which has
now stagnated for two years.
Our response has been to launch
a vigorous plan to make sure that
we once again make progress in
this vital area. The latest employee
survey also showed that we still
have much work to do to deliver
satisfaction to all our employees,
despite the marked progress
achieved since 2012. Our record on
production waste is another area
where significant improvements
are required if we want to reach
our targets.
On a positive note, in addition
to the increase in employee
suggestions, we have improved
our energy efficiency and already
hit our 2015 target. In addition,
we have accelerated the speed of
innovation, where we are ahead
of target, and taken important
strides forward with our Life Cycle
Assessment program.
It was also rewarding to see
the launch of the Aluminium
Stewardship Initiative’s new global
sustainability standard for the
aluminium industry in December
2014. Constellium has been one of
the prime movers of an initiative
that seeks to mobilize a broad
base of stakeholders to establish
andpromoteresponsiblepractices
across the aluminium value chain,
including business ethics and
environmental performance.
What are your hopes and
ambitions for the next 12 months
and beyond?
I expect to see the projects
initiated during 2014 come to
fruition in 2015. They include the
successful integration of the newly
acquired Muscle Shoals plant,
the turnaround of Aerospace and
Transportation, good progress
with the investments announced
over the last 12 months, a
successful launch of Lean phase 2
and a return to an improving
safety performance following the
stagnation of the past two years.
At a personal level, I again look
forward to leading a team of
committed, talented individuals.
Our people are aligned along
the same vision, with the same
shared values and commitment
to delivering our strategy. It was
a privilege to work alongside
them during 2014 and I thank
them unreservedly for their skills,
support and tireless enthusiasm.
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ChiefExecutive
Officerinsights
What have been your personal
highlights as Chief Executive
Officer over the last year?
One of the events that will have a
great influence on the long-term
future of Constellium was the
acquisition of Wise Metals, which
is a real game-changer for us.
Not only has it made us a more
international company and the
third largest hot rolling company
in the world, it has also given us
the capability and presence to
participate in the fast-growing
Body-in-White (BiW) market in
the US. This is part of a program
that sees us investing massively
in new and improved production
facilities on a global scale, to
help us achieve our long-term
growth ambitions.
From a business, innovation and
operational standpoint, our overall
great performance in 2014 has
been achieved first and foremost
by the dedication of our talented
teams around the globe. We all
share the same ambition for our
company, an ambition supported
by an aggressive strategy both in
terms of growth and of improving
our operations and service to
our customers.
But there have also been
some low points, notably our
safety performance. Sadly, we
experienced a fatality at Chippis
in Switzerland in December.
My thoughts, and those of
everybody at Constellium, are
very much focused on this tragic
loss. This puts everything in
perspective: we can succeed in all
we do, but nothing really counts
compared to such an event.
Our first and utmost responsibility
is to make sure that all our
colleagues get back home safely,
every day.
How would you describe
Constellium’s financial
performance over the last year?
It has been a solid performance,
which could have been stronger
still. But we were impacted by
higher metal premiums and by the
disappointing performance of one
of our business units, Aerospace
and Transportation.
The dynamic global automotive
industry, and the increasing
importance of aluminium to
both structures and BiW were
again the chief drivers for our
growth. Against this background,
the Automotive Structures and
Industry business unit performed
well and we have expanded our
plants at Decin in the Czech
Republic, Gottmadingen in
Germany and Van Buren in
the US, and built a new plant
in China to meet the rapidly-
increasing demand.
Packaging and Automotive Rolled
Products also recorded a good
performance, with the plant at
Neuf-Brisach in France breaking
several records for volume, quality
and service to our customers.
The plant at Singen in Germany
experienced a less satisfactory
year due to subdued demand.
Aerospace and Transportation
returned figures well below
expectations. The issues at
Aerospace and Transportation,
which were associated with
operational challenges and
capacity constraints, are not yet
fully resolved. However, we have
taken the necessary actions and
are confident that improvement
will begin to be demonstrated.
What progress has been
made with the Lean
Transformation program?
Over the last two years, Lean has
been the platform for a significant
improvement in the service we
provide to customers, in terms
of quality as well as delivery
performance, and this helped us
continue to take market share
from our competitors. Among the
many success stories around
Lean, I am especially proud to note
that over half of our employees
now contribute at least one helpful
suggestion every month.
Although there is still room for
considerable improvement, we
have already accomplished a lot.
We are now continuing our Lean
journey with a five-year phase two,
which will see us empower even
more of our people at plants and
extend Lean into our office and
support functions.
2014 has been a big year for
investments.Howwillthisimpact
2015 and the following years?
Firstly, it is important to
understand that the only reason
that we have been able to make
these investments is because
Constellium’s success has
generated a high level of Free Cash
Flow during the two last years.
In other words, we are investing
because we have the means
and because of all the work we
have accomplished together in
previous years.
These investments form the
foundations for our future
success. In a few years, I believe
Constellium will be ranked either
10 Business and sustainability
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Business and sustainability
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Our commitment to the
United Nations Global Compact
“We have reaffirmed our support
of the Ten Principles of the United
Nations Global Compact (UNGC)
in the areas of human rights, labor,
environment and anti-corruption.
These principles lie at the heart of
our commitment to sustainability.
In this report we communicate on
our progress and have referenced
the UNGC Communication on
Progress logo where applicable.”
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us with immediate access
to 450,000 metric tons of hot
mill capacity.
Our packaging strategy is also
supported by Wise Metals which
has a steady revenue stream
driven by long-term contracts
with most American beverage can
customers. We now hold leading
positions in the can body stock
markets in both North America
(#3) and Europe (#2), where we
announced a partnership with
Rexam to switch two of their steel
can lines to aluminium in Spain.
Although growing at a relatively
modest rate, packaging remains
the cornerstone of Constellium; it
is a stable, high-volume business
where our technical strengths can
play to good effect.
In aerospace, our progress against
the strategy was disappointing,
due to capacity constraints and
operational issues. However, this
market remains very attractive
to us and we are addressing the
challenges experienced in 2014.
We are confident that we have the
right leadership team, products
and services, and anticipate a
marked improvement in 2015
and beyond.
Building global
capabilities to drive
growth
The explosive growth of BiW is
currently the single most powerful
trend in the automotive sector.
Our acquisition of Wise Metals
has transformed Constellium
from a relatively Europe-centric
organization to a truly global player
able to serve global customers
better and faster. The BiW market
in the US is expected to grow from
100,000 metric tons in 2012 to
over one million tons in 2020 and
around two million tons in 2025.
The Wise Metals acquisition
will help us meet that demand.
Weplantoinvestupto$750 million
by 2022 to increase Muscle Shoals’
current hot mill capacity to over
700,000 metric tons and build
200,000 metric tons of dedicated
BiW finishing capacity to help us
continue to grow in this value-
added market.
Ourvisionistobecomealeading
globalplayerinallthreeofourmain
markets.Oursuccessinseizing
opportunitiesacrosstheglobe
dependsprimarilyonourability
todeliverinnovations,whichis
centraltoourstrategy.Relativeto
oursales,wealreadyinvestmore
inRDthanourcompetitorsand
thishascreatedatrackrecordof
proveninnovations.Theseincludea
newAIRWARE®
castingsystemthat
enablesustoproducealuminium-
lithiumbilletsusingadvanced
alloys,newCrashManagement
Systems(CMS)andGRIPSTERTM
,
whichbringsreducednoise
qualitiestorefrigeratedvehicles
(seepage 44).Ourreputationfor
innovationisfurtherendorsedby
thehigh-valueoutputdelivered
byourInternationalScientific
Councilaswellasbycloseworking
relationshipswithexternal
organizations,suchasthenew
partnershipwithMassachusetts
InstituteofTechnology(MIT)that
weestablishedduring2014.
Accelerating
performance
Our Lean Transformation program
is already changing the way we
work. Lean is based on relying on
all our employees to contribute to
the progress of our Company and
providing specific, very efficient
tools to produce a major impact on
our people, our customers and our
operations. In 2012, we identified
six Lean KPIs, and targeted
progress of at least 2% per month
on each KPI.
1. Safety
This is our utmost priority and
we are disappointed that we
have failed to live up to our high
expectations. We have reduced
the number of accidents by 80%
since 2004 and in 2014 these
stood at only one-third of those
of the European Aluminium
benchmark. However, it is with
great regret that we have to again
report that while the recordable
injury rate remained broadly
stable, we experienced one
fatality during the year. Please see
page 51 for details of how we
intend to improve our safety
performance in 2015.
2. Empowering our people
We aim to involve our employees
in the transformation of our
Company by asking them to make
suggestions that will improve
performance. Our ambition was
for 50% of employees to make at
least one suggestion per month.
In reality, the figure at the end
of 2014 was 58%, so we have
outperformed our Lean target.
3. Quality
Two years ago we were receiving
too many quality-based customer
complaints each month. Today,
thanks to engaging our people
through initiatives such as
designating 2014 as the ‘Year
of Quality’ and due to our
relentless deployment of very
precise tools and methodologies,
we have decreased the number
of complaints by around 70%,
exceeding the Lean target of a
50% improvement.
4. On-time, in-full delivery
We have successfully met our
target and reduced the number of
late deliveries by half from 2012
to 2014.
Ourstrategy
Our strategy is consistent and proven. It aims to establish
Constellium as the most profitable and fastest growing
aluminium company in the world.
Our strategy
Our ambition is to become the
most profitable and the fastest
growing company in our industry.
We aim to achieve leadership
positions in our global target
markets of aerospace, automotive
and packaging by continuously
enhancing our portfolio of
products and improving the
quality of the service we provide to
our customers.
Our strategy is based on three
strategic pillars:
1. Focus on profitable
markets and segments
Strengthen our leading position in
the aerospace market
Expand our market share in the
automotive segment
Increase margins and volumes in
the can stock market
2. Build global capabilities
to drive growth
Continue to lead our industry
in innovation
Expand our Body-in-White (BiW)
and automotive structures
activities in the US
Continue to evaluate selective
potential investments in Asia
Develop our technological
expertise
Become an industry leader in the
area of sustainability
3. Accelerate performance
Be best-in-class in safety
Control costs
Monitor trade working capital
Continue to improve operational
performance through our Lean
Transformation program and
improve service through the
extension of the program to
additional functions
Focusing on profitable
markets and segments
During 2014, we made overall
progress in our main markets.
In the US automotive market,
a number of expansion projects
and the strategic acquisition
of Wise Metals are giving us
the capacity we need to grow
in this booming segment.
We have invested $40 million to
double capacity at Van Buren
in Michigan, which will enable
us to take advantage of North
American demand for automotive
structural parts. Early in 2015,
we announced a major contract
with Ford for the new Ford F-150,
which incorporates extensive use
of aluminium. This is the first time
that aluminium will feature heavily
in a mass market vehicle and we
believe it will be a game changer
for the automotive industry.
In addition, we made significant
investments at our plants in China,
Germany, Czech Republic and
France to boost production for the
automotive industry in Europe.
Our strategy in automotive is
further enabled by the acquisition
of Wise Metals (see ‘Building
global capabilities to drive
growth’ opposite) which has the
widest hot strip mill in North
America. Wise Metals provides
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Innovation
C-TEC provides us with a ‘lab to
industrial-scale’ capability which
enables us to de-risk innovations
for our customers. During 2014,
we accelerated and finalized a
major change in the way C-TEC
works. The facility now operates
through a project management
approach with a sharp focus on
execution. This project-driven
focus empowers people to take
responsibility and helps us work
faster and smarter, bringing
ideas to fruition more quickly
and enabling customers to seize
competitive advantage.
Eyes on the future
A key role for C-TEC is to use
‘watch’ processes to continuously
monitor and evaluate technology
trends that may open up new
opportunities for our business
units. Our International Scientific
Council brings together several of
the world’s top material scientists
and nurtures our innovation
strategy with new perspectives.
The center integrates this latest
thinking, together with other
inputs from its ‘watch’ processes,
into its strategy and works closely
with the business units to create
a product/process roadmap and
portfolio. Developments that we
are exploring include 3D printing,
which is advancing at phenomenal
speed leading to new potential
opportunities. Nanotechnology is
enabling sensors to be integrated
into inanimate objects – the
basis for the ‘internet of things’
that could create possibilities
for products and applications
in our markets. Web-integrated
production could revolutionize
manufacturing processes.
In automotive, many Original
Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)
are developing driverless car
technology. What new demands
would this create on the shape of
vehicles, and hence for aluminium
body parts?
Reducing time to
market
C-TEC launched the first platform
dedicated to automotive
Body-in-White (BiW) projects
for faster RD. This generated
immediate benefits including
better communication within
the teams, more efficient
project management and faster
decision-making. The Auto hub,
inspired by the Toyota ‘Oobeya’
(Japanese for ‘big project room’)
concept, is a large space where
the Project Manager, lab team
members and RD scientists
with various competencies
(metallurgy, forming, modeling)
work together. This is an important
step in the deployment of Lean
tools at C-TEC, and seven
further project platforms are
planned to be in operation by
the end of 2015. C-TEC is also
working on creating “competency
platforms” aimed at maintaining
a good balance between project
efficiency and building skills.
“The Auto hub, enabled by
Lean tools, is another concrete
step in our commitment to
dramatically reduce the time to
market for our innovations.”
Simon Laddychuk
Vice President and Chief Technical Officer
Working with the best
Through C-TEC, we collaborate
with the brightest minds in the
academic world.
USA: Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT), Northwestern
University, University of
South Carolina, Worcester
Polytechnic Institute
UK: Brunel University,
University of Manchester,
University of Oxford
France: CNRS/University
laboratories, IRT M2P,
IRT Jules Verne
Germany: RWTH Aachen,
German Aerospace Center DLR
Switzerland: EPFL Lausanne
Netherlands: TU Delft
Innovation is the oxygen that feeds Constellium’s strategy. At C-TEC, our world-class
technology center, over 250 specialists from 22 nationalities are responsible for
creating the innovations that bring new standards of performance to customers in the
aerospace, automotive and packaging sectors. World leaders in RD for aluminium
and related solutions, we invested €42 million in innovation during 2014 and helped
bring several new products to market (see Products on page 44 for details).
Ourstrategy
continued
5. Inventory
We have reduced inventory by 17%
since 2012, with minor progress
in 2014, so this initiative has not
yet had the anticipated impact on
our flexibility and our service to
our customers. Transforming the
supply chain is a mid-term
process and 2015 has been
designated the ‘Year of Just in
Time’, in order to drive inventory
reduction and accelerate flows.
6. Equipment downtime
Due to organizational or
technical issues, some key
equipment was not operational
for up to 30% of the time in
2012. We have now reduced this
figure to 15%, meeting our Lean
target and freeing up capacity
to increase production without
capital expenditure.
The Lean journey
continues
The first phase of Lean has been
a resounding success, driving
a marked improvement in our
operations and the service
provided to customers. We have
made a tremendous difference in
the space of 24 months. But this
is just the beginning – in January
2015, we announced Lean phase 2,
which has three new dimensions:
Longer
Phase 2 is a five-year program
which will anchor a culture of
continuous improvement in the
Company, ensuring that this is a
permanent change for the better.
We have set the target of 2%
month-on-month improvement,
which equates to a year-on-year
reduction of 20%. Our objective is
to reach a 70% improvement over
the five years of the program.
Deeper
Instead of being implemented
at a plant level, phase 2 is
now being implemented at
Autonomous Production Unit
(APU) level. Each APU Manager
will be coached and challenged
on KPIs in order to drive
continuous improvement deeper
into Constellium.
Wider
The original six production-based
KPIs will continue. But phase 2
will also embrace the Lean office,
covering non-manufacturing
functions such as sales,
purchasing, finance, IT, RD and
HR. We have identified KPIs for
each function and these will be
measured company-wide and by
each site.
“The Lean transformation
program is only starting and the
second phase in the next five
years will make Constellium the
benchmark in our industry.”
Pierre Vareille
Chief Executive Officer
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What is likely to happen in
the longer term?
As aluminium companies become
a driving force in the automotive
industry, steel producers will
take a back seat. Although new
high-strength steel alloys will
continue to play a part in vehicle
chassis construction, their
use will be limited. Along with
its light-weighting properties,
aluminium provides better
corrosion resistance and greater
energy absorption in a crash.
What is more, it is not clear
how cars made of lighter, high-
strength steel could be cut into
by rescue services in the event of
an accident.
What should the
aluminium industry be
doing for automakers?
Anything that makes it easier and
more efficient for them to use
aluminium in their manufacturing.
That could mean coatings
or better gauge control, and
anything in alloy development.
Metallurgists should be tweaking
existing alloys and determining
whether something new is needed.
It is no longer a case of ‘whatever
we sell them must be cheap’.
Now it is ‘how can we improve the
product to make it more efficient
and create value for everyone
involved?’ That should be the
focus. It is a massive opportunity,
and it is essential that aluminium
producers execute flawlessly,
develop as good a product as
possible and continue to add
capacity. It is a tall order, but the
future is bright.
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Marketoverview
LloydO’Carrollisanexperiencedmetalsequityanalyst
andtheauthorof‘TheO’CarrollAluminumBulletin’,oneof
theindustry’smostrespectedresearchservices.Here,he
outlinesthelatestdevelopmentsintheautomotivesector
andtheopportunitiesthatfacethealuminiumindustry.
What are the major trends
in the wider aluminium
industry?
Aluminium has been the fastest
growing metal for the last 20 years
and consumption is continuing
to grow at around 7% per year,
compared with 2% for steel.
There is more to come, especially
in light-weight, high-volume
vehicles following the landmark
decision by Ford to incorporate
so many aluminium parts in the
F-150.
The US is the biggest aluminium
market and is experiencing the
strongest growth, propelled
by the transportation sector.
Auto production volumes are
high and we are seeing many new
applications for Body-in-White
(BiW) as well as structures such
as bumpers, engine cradles and
drive shafts. There is also good
growth for aluminium in heavy and
medium sized trucks and trailers.
Europe is up slightly, and some
experts are now upgrading their
forecasts. The weaker euro will
help export markets, while the
stronger dollar will take some
growth away from the US.
In the emerging markets, we are
seeing strong growth in the Pacific
Rim, Southeast Asia and in India,
while Brazil has stuttered a little.
Although China is not achieving
the 15–18% growth of recent
years, it is still seeing high single
digit growth. This is being driven
by factors including the increase
in major infrastructure projects,
especially the power grid – high
and medium voltage power lines
are aluminium, not copper.
How significant is Ford’s
switch to aluminium for
the new F-150?
This is little short of a game
changer. By transforming its best-
selling vehicle in the US, Ford sent
a clear message to the rest of the
automotive industry: the future is
aluminium. Historically, aluminium
was used in transmission
casings, engine blocks and heat
exchangers but as far as bodywork
is concerned, it was limited to
premium cars. Ford’s decision
signals a new era.
The switch by Ford makes perfect
sense. It is moving from mild
steel to a blend of aluminium and
high-strength steel as a way of
reducing mass and increasing fuel
efficiency. This is a very important
trend for aluminium as it will add
an additional 1–1.5% to total
global growth for this metal.
What role is regulation
playing?
Regulation is the major factor
here, driven by concerns over
climate change – and those
concerns are likely to become even
more pronounced in the years to
come, as regulation increases
across all major markets.
In the US, the requirements of the
Corporate Average Fuel Economy
(CAFE) standards are set to
double by 2025, from 27 miles per
gallon (7km per liter) across an
automaker’s fleet to 55 miles per
gallon (14km per liter). In Europe,
regulations are even more
aggressive and the forecasts are
that Japan will shortly adopt the
more stringent European model,
with China and India probably
doing the same at some point.
The auto manufacturers are
doing what they can to increase
fuel economy, but there is only
so much that can be achieved
by adapting drive frames and
engine transmissions. The rest
will be delivered by lowering
vehicle weight, and that is where
aluminium comes into its own.
Switching from steel to aluminium
is not only cheaper. Lighter weight
also means more economical
engines with lower CO2 emissions.
Electric vehicles may play a part
too, but range and price remain
serious shortcomings.
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Moreover, the highlight of the year
was the decision to build a new
casthouse at Issoire in France,
to meet accelerating demand for
AIRWARE®
technology (see the
case study to the left).
Plans for 2015 and
beyond
Looking at the year ahead, the
focus will remain on returning the
business to its growth trajectory.
Much of the work essential to
achieving this began towards the
end of the last financial year, and
we will be redoubling our efforts
throughout 2015. Specifically,
we will:
•implement the operational
transformational program to
improve reliability and deliver on
our commitment to customers;
•increase capacity and grow
our business to support
our customers’ own growth
ambitions, not only by supporting
programs in ramp-up phase
but also by anticipating future
increases in production – for
example, the single-aisle aircraft
projects at Airbus and Boeing;
•strengthen collaboration across
our production network which
serves the aerospace market –
Issoire, Ravenswood and Valais;
•develop and ramp up production
at the new casthouse at Issoire to
increase AIRWARE®
capacity;
•continue to develop new,
innovative solutions for our
customers in aerospace as
well as in other markets such
as defense;
•reduce costs and
improve efficiency; and
•maintain our focus on safety at
all our sites, at all times.
Meetingdemand
forAIRWARE®
technology
Our AIRWARE®
technology is
driving significant improvements
in performance for aerospace
customers including Airbus,
Bombardier, Lockheed Martin
and SpaceX. With demand
continuing to increase, early
in the last financial year we
announced plans to expand
our AIRWARE®
manufacturing
capacity at Issoire, in France.
We are building a new AIRWARE®
casthouse that is expected to
ramp up production during 2015.
As the brand for our patented
range of aluminum-lithium
alloys, AIRWARE®
is changing the
face of the aerospace industry
based on its unique combination
of strength, lightness and
improved corrosion resistance.
Taking advantage of lower alloy
density and improved material
properties, AIRWARE®
enables
structural parts to be redesigned
and allows manufacturers to
reduce significantly the weight
of aerospace components, thus
improving fuel consumption of
commercial aircraft. AIRWARE®
also eases the production of
complex parts, guarantees
higher durability and contributes
to the development of a more
sustainable aerospace industry
due to its infinite recyclability.
These qualities explain why it has
been selected for several major
aerospace programs, including
Airbus’ A350 XWB, Bombardier’s
CSeries, NASA’s Orion spacecraft
built by Lockheed Martin and the
Falcon 9 Launcher from SpaceX.
The new casthouse will enable
us to meet increased demand for
AIRWARE®
and clearly illustrates
our long-term commitment to
strengthen our leading position
in the aerospace market.
AerospaceandTransportation
“2014 was a challenging year for Aerospace and Transportation, with management
changes and operational issues hampering progress. However, the business is
essentially strong and the turnaround is already well underway. The efforts of my
team are demonstrating that we can deliver on our potential in the coming years.”
Laurent Musy, President of Aerospace and Transportation
How we meet
customer needs
Constellium is the world leader in
value-added aerospace plates,
a market that is continuously
expanding thanks to healthy
growth in aircraft production,
driven by the steady increase in
global air travel. Customers all
over the world rely on our wide
range of innovative aluminium
rolled and extruded products
which contribute to decreased
aircraft weight and deliver fuel
efficiency gains. These products
include rectangular and machined
plates, as well as extrusions for
aircraft wings (including skins, ribs
and stringers), as well as frames
and fuselage sheets. We are also
proud to serve the space industry,
a segment characterized by the
highest requirements in terms of
technology and performance.
In addition, we provide advanced
aluminium solutions that enable
manufacturers in transportation,
industry and defense to address
their technology challenges.
We have strong market positions
in rolled aluminium for truck
floors, tank trailers and dump
bodies, railcars and roof coils
in North America and Europe.
We also provide specialized plate
for armored vehicles.
In all of our markets we offer
customized services designed
to improve the effectiveness of
operations and reduce costs,
including pre-machining,
advanced welding and recycling.
Innovation is a key competitive
advantage for our customers in
Aerospace and Transportation.
Our manufacturing skills and
capabilities in Europe and
North America are supported
by C-TEC, our world-class
technology center in Voreppe,
France. The center develops new
technology and aluminium-based
solutions addressing current
and future market needs, such
as our internationally-respected
AIRWARE®
portfolio of products.
Highlights of 2014
2014 was characterized by a
disappointing performance from
our Aerospace and Transportation
business unit, primarily due
to operational challenges and
capacity constraints. As the year
progressed, the improvements
we put in place to effect a
business turnaround began to
have an impact. Primary focus at
Aerospace and Transportation
is to improve operational
performance and to secure and
strengthen the business’ position
in its key segments. The early
signs of progress include an
uplift in delivery performance to
customers and reduced customer
complaints, both of which were
achieved before the end of the
financial year. We were also
pleased to report excellent
progress on safety performance
within the business unit
during 2014.
We continued to serve our
major customers during 2014,
primarily through long-term
contracts secured in previous
years. These customers include
the world’s major aircraft
manufacturers such as Airbus,
Boeing, Bombardier and Dassault
and their suppliers. We supply a
wide range of alloys for Original
Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)
leading commercial and military
programs via multi-year contracts.
Furthermore, the range of plant
investments planned for 2014
were also implemented as
expected, including recalibrating
burners at several sites and the
extension of aerospace capacity at
our plants in Valais, Switzerland.
Constellium’s products are onboard major aerospace programs
Complex shapes through age forming
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Benefitingfrom
theWiseMetals
acquisition
The growing importance of
aluminium to the automotive
industry is nowhere better
demonstrated than by Ford’s
decision to incorporate many
aluminium parts in the 2015
F-150, the most popular vehicle
in North America for the last 20
years. BiW will play a major role in
this industry transformation – we
estimate that the North American
market for BiW aluminium rolled
products could grow from less
than 100,000 metric tons in 2012
to approximately two million tons
by 2025.
On January 5, 2015 we completed
the acquisition of Wise Metals,
a private aluminium sheet
producer located in Muscle
Shoals, Alabama, for $1.4 billion.
The acquisition of Wise – which
has the widest hot strip mill
in North America – provides
us with immediate access to
450,000 metric tons of hot mill
capacity. In parallel, we intend
to invest up to $750 million by
2022 to increase current hot mill
capacity to over 700,000 metric
tons and build 200,000 metric
tons of dedicated BiW finishing
capacity to serve the rapidly
growing US automotive market.
As part of the $750 million
strategic investment plan, we
have recently decided to build
a $160 million finishing line in
North America with a capacity of
100,000 metric tons. This second
line is due to start in early 2018.
A key milestone for Constellium,
the Wise Metals deal will enable
us to provide greater sustainable
value to our customers globally.
In addition to being a profitable
business in its own right,
with a customer base that
includes leading names such
as Anheuser-Busch InBev
and Coca-Cola, Wise Metals
enhances our global footprint
and offering: firstly by increasing
our exposure to the North
American market; and secondly
by supplementing our leading
position in Europe. Over time, we
expect to benefit from increased
product development resources
and technological capabilities,
wider global reach and greater
operational flexibility.
in Europe and the largest market
for steel cans, this is a significant
landmark in the drive towards
100% aluminium beverage cans.
Currently, approximately 80%
of cans in Europe are made
from aluminium.
Plans for 2015 and
beyond
2015 will be a year of
implementation, with the
decisions taken in 2014 translating
into tangible activities across
Constellium. Specifically, we will:
• ensure efficient integration of
Wise Metals within Constellium
and make it even more
competitive, drawing on the
skills and experience developed
at our European plants –
particularly the Lean program;
• begin to ramp up capacity at
Wise Metals to meet the North
American demand for BiW;
• work closely with our JV partner
UACJ to start and ramp up
on time the new BiW plant at
Bowling Green (USA) scheduled
for 2016;
• continue to build our global BiW
capacity, including execution
of our investments in new
production lines in Europe,
at Neuf-Brisach (France) and
Singen (Germany); and
• as aluminium continues to
penetrate the mass automotive
market, partner with Original
Equipment Manufacturers
(OEMs) worldwide on RD
projects for aluminium-intensive
solutions for the cars of
the future.
PackagingandAutomotiveRolledProducts
How we meet
customer needs
Being now the world #1 for closure
stock and #1 in Europe and #3 in
North America for can stock, we
are market leaders in aluminium
for packaging, as well as a growing
and leading supplier to the
automotive industry both in Europe
and the US. Customers worldwide
trust us to provide them with
the innovative products and
advanced alloys that they need
to create value and competitive
advantage. Our customers include
major beverage and food can
manufacturers such as Anheuser-
Busch InBev, Ball, Coca-Cola,
Crown and Rexam, specialty
packaging producers like Amcor
and leading automotive companies
including Audi, Mercedes-Benz,
BMW Group, PSA Peugeot Citroën
and Tesla.
Packaging, which accounts for
the majority of the business unit’s
revenue is a large, strong and
stable business that is expected to
grow by around 2% annually.
Demand in the automotive sector
is growing at a much faster pace,
particularly for Body-in-White
(BiW) products such as car hood,
door and roof panels.
The business unit is also the
largest non-integrated producer
of foil stock in Europe and a world
leader in aluminium solutions for
bright and functional surfaces in
lighting, decorative applications
and cosmetics.
Highlights of 2014
The most significant development
of 2014 was our announcement of
the acquisition of Wise Metals that
was completed on January 5, 2015
(see case study opposite). We also
decided to invest €200 million in
BiW capacity in Europe, of which
€180 million is being invested in
a new continuous annealing and
conversion line in Neuf-Brisach,
France. We are also investing in
a new line at Singen, Germany,
that is already producing revenue
and meeting increased demand
in Europe.
Driven by the Corporate Average
Fuel Economy (CAFE) regulations
in the US, which require significant
reductions in fuel consumption,
aluminium BiW is now penetrating
the automotive mass market.
In May, we signed a joint‑venture
agreement with United Aluminium
Corporation of Japan (UACJ) to
supply BiW aluminium sheet to
the fast-growing US automotive
industry. The joint‑venture will
have an initial target capacity of
100,000 metric tons of finished
products. The semi-products –
cold rolled coils – will be supplied
from both partners’ rolling mills.
Production is scheduled to start at
the new Bowling Green, Kentucky,
facility in the first half of 2016,
with full capacity expected to be
reached by 2018.
In packaging, we announced
a partnership with Rexam to
switch two of its steel can lines
to aluminium in Spain. As Spain
is one of the largest can markets
“This was a good year for our Packaging and Automotive Rolled Products business.
We made a number of key decisions that will impact positively the business unit’s
future and that of Constellium as a whole. These include the acquisition of Wise
Metals as part of our ambitious investment plan to develop our Body-in-White
capability both in the US and in Europe.”
Pierre Vareille, President of Packaging and Automotive Rolled Products ad interim
Tabstock production at Constellium
Aluminium ingots getting ready for the hot line at the
Muscle Shoals plant
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Changing
thegame
In January 2015, Ford launched
the new F-150, which is a game
changer for the automotive
industry worldwide. The new
Ford F-150 – the most famous
and popular vehicle in North
America with sales running at
approximately one every 45
seconds – is built with extensive
use of high-strength, military-
grade aluminium alloy. This is
the first time that a mass market
vehicle is built with such a
high reliance on aluminium,
and we are proud to be one
of Ford’s largest suppliers of
F-150 components.
Through the use of high-strength
steel in the frame and aluminium
alloy in the body, Ford has
reduced the weight of the new
F-150 by up to 700lbs and this
has delivered the industry’s best
towing and payload capability
among full-size light-duty
pickups. This is a tipping point
for an industry coming to terms
with tighter emissions standards
worldwide. In the US, the CAFE
standards are set to double by
2025, from 27 miles per gallon
(7km per liter) to 55 miles
per gallon (14km per liter).
It is a similar story elsewhere
in the world, with automotive
manufacturers globally turning
to aluminium to reduce weight
and improve fuel efficiency.
Our role is to help customers
exploit the advantages of
aluminium and therefore we
continue to meet consumer
and legislative demands. In the
wake of this landmark contract
– which has established
us not only as one of Ford’s
largest suppliers of aluminium
structural parts, but also the
#1 provider in the US – we are
already working with other
high-volume OEMs to help them
achieve similarly impressive
weight savings. They are seeking
opportunities to replicate the
success of the F-150 and with
aluminium now proven on a
high automotive manufacturing
platform, barriers no longer exist
to prevent its rise as a truly mass
market solution.
This will enable us to deliver
advanced products to customers
with unparalleled speed.
Plans for 2015
and beyond
• Bring our new production
capabilities up to full capacity
and ensure they can deliver high
quality, on time, every time.
• Continue to win nominations
from existing and new OEMs,
including for relatively new
product areas such as body
structures and chassis.
The industry trend is towards
common platforms with a larger
number of different vehicle
models sharing the same
components including front and
rear CMS. The nominations we
have won will drive the business
in 2017 and beyond. With fewer
in volume but more significant
nominations likely to be available,
it is more important than ever to
have the proven global capacity
and quality to deliver.
• Capitalize on the partnership
with Brunel University and
Jaguar Land Rover, including the
opening of the Advanced Light
Metals Processing Research
Center. This will incorporate
a fully integrated direct chill
casting facility and a full-size
extrusion press. We expect to
see the center begin to make
progress in three key areas:
light-weight material design;
sustainability and recycling;
and joining, pre-treatment and
vehicle integration.
• Maintain the focus on Lean
programs and processes, which
drive costs down and customers’
satisfaction up. Lean made an
important contribution to our
quality, our on-time delivery
and our working capital in 2014.
Now we need to build on that
progress in 2015 and generate
an even better performance for
our customers.
AutomotiveStructuresandIndustry
How we meet customer
needs
Automotive Structures and
Industry is a global business unit
operating in two principal areas:
automotive structural parts and
Crash Management Systems
(CMS); and hard and soft alloy
extrusions for the automotive,
transport and industrial markets,
such as components for trains,
trucks, buses, and power rails.
The business unit is the #1 or #2
player in all key market segments.
We enjoy strong, long-term and
well-established relationships
with many of the world’s leading
automotive Original Equipment
Manufacturers (OEMs) including
Audi, BMW Group, Fiat Chrysler
Automobiles,Ford,General Motors,
Jaguar Land Rover, Mercedes-
Benz and PSA Peugeot Citroën,
all of which rely on aluminium’s
physical properties and
Constellium’s know-how to create
vehicles that are lighter and
therefore more fuel efficient and
environmentally friendly. (See case
study opposite for details of our
role in the new Ford F-150.)
Environmental regulation,
particularly the Corporate Average
Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards
in North America, in combination
with resurgent automotive
market growth, is fueling an
unprecedented and fast-growing
demand for both aluminium
structural parts and CMS among
volume manufacturers of cars and
trucks. Automotive sector analysts
expect that by 2018 aluminium
will account for 30% share of the
total CMS market in Europe and
20% in the US respectively, and
that combined aluminium CMS
production for China, Europe and
North America will reach more
than 28 million units.
Automotive Structures and
Industry has a global footprint,
with operations in Europe, North
America and China. The business
unit has two additional integrated
remelting centers that guarantee
both a supply of prime extrusion
billets and also contribute to our
recycling efforts.
Highlights of 2014
Our strong performance in 2014
creates opportunities for all
our stakeholders, including our
people, and underpins our plans
for the years ahead.
At our Van Buren plant in the US,
we invested $40 million to double
production capacity in order to
take advantage of surging North
American demand for automotive
structural parts, as evidenced
by the new Ford F-150 (see case
study opposite). During 2014,
we carried out a successful
production ramp-up with Ford
with the official inauguration
of the plant extension in April
2015. The coming year will
see production running at
full capacity.
At the same time, we invested
€10 million in new buildings and
equipment at Gottmadingen in
Germany, to meet demand from
European customers including
BMW Group. This line will be
operational in 2015.
At Decin in the Czech Republic, we
completed a €15 million casthouse
and tube press line, and launched
another growth program that
invests a further €22.5 million
in additional casting, extrusion
and fabrication capacity at the
same facility.
During 2014, we progressed
the new state-of-the-art
research facility in the UK which
we jointly share with Brunel
University and Jaguar Land
Rover. With completion planned
for the third quarter of 2015, the
Advanced Light Metals Processing
Research Center will give us by
far the most rapid prototyping
capability in our industry, with
a full-sized extrusion press and
casting equipment.
“The business unit has enjoyed another very successful year, significantly
outperforming our competitors. We have grown adjusted EBITDA by 23% over
2013 and for the fifth consecutive year achieved record levels of adjusted
EBITDA per metric ton. In addition, we have continued to win important nominations
and lay the groundwork for future success, particularly in the automotive market.”
Paul Warton, President of Automotive Structures and Industry
New production lines for automotive structures at the Van Buren plant
Ford F-150 windshield headers produced by Constellium
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Richard B. Evans – 1
Mr. Evans has served as Chairman of our
Board since December 2012 and as a member
of our Board of Directors since January 2011.
Pierre Vareille – 2
Mr. Vareille has served as Chief Executive
Officer of Constellium and as a member of our
Board of Directors since March 2012.
Michiel Brandjes* – 3
Mr. Brandjes has served as a member of our
Board of Directors since June 2014.
Philippe Guillemot* – 4
Mr. Guillemot has served as a member of our
Board of Directors since May 2013.
Peter F. Hartman* – 5
Mr. Hartman has served as a member of our
Board of Directors since June 2014.
*Independent Director
Guy Maugis* – 6
Mr. Maugis has served as a member of our
Board of Directors since January 2011.
Matthew H. Nord (Not photographed)
Mr. Nord has served as a member of our Board
of Directors since May 2010.
John Ormerod* – 7
Mr. Ormerod has served as a member of our
Board of Directors since June 2014.
Werner P. Paschke* – 8
Mr. Paschke has served as a member of our
Board of Directors since May 2013.
Lori A. Walker* – 9
Ms. Walker has served as a member of our
Board of Directors since June 2014.
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Pierre Vareille – 1
Chief Executive Officer
President, Packaging and Automotive
Rolled Products business unit on an
interim basis
Marc Boone – 2
Vice President, Human Resources
Nicolas Brun – 3
Vice President, Communications
Béatrice Charon – 4
Vice President, Business Planning
Didier Fontaine – 5
Chief Financial Officer
Simon Laddychuk – 6
Vice President and Chief Technical
Officer
Jeremy Leach – 7
Vice President and Group General
Counsel
Yves Mérel – 8
Vice President, EHS and Lean
Transformation
Laurent Musy – 9
President, Aerospace and Transportation
business unit
Wesley N. Oberholzer – 10
Vice President, Packaging and Automotive
Rolled Products North America
Vittorio Rossetti – 11
Chief Information Officer
Jun Tao – 12
Vice President, Strategy and Business
Development
Paul Warton – 13
President, Automotive Structures and
Industry business unit
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• to review, evaluate and make
recommendations to the full
Board of Directors regarding
our compensation policies and
establish performance-based
incentives that support our
long-term goals, objectives
and interests;
• to review and approve
the compensation of our
Chief Executive Officer, all
employees who report directly
to our Chief Executive Officer
and other members of our
senior management;
• to review and make
recommendations to the Board
of Directors with respect to our
incentive and equity-based
compensation plans;
• to set and review the
compensation of and
reimbursement policies
for members of the Board
of Directors;
• to provide oversight concerning
selection of officers,
management succession
planning, expense accounts,
indemnification and insurance
matters, and separation
packages; and
• to provide regular reports to the
Board of Directors and take such
other actions as are necessary
and consistent with our
Amended and Restated Articles
of Association.
Nominating/Corporate
Governance Committee
Our Nominating/Corporate
Governance Committee currently
consists of three Directors.
Members
Richard B. Evans, Chair,
Michiel Brandjes, Matthew H. Nord
Function
The principal duties and
responsibilities of the Nominating/
Corporate Governance Committee
are as follows:
• to establish criteria for Board
and Committee membership
and recommend to our Board of
Directors proposed nominees
for election to the Board of
Directors and for membership
on committees of our Board of
Directors; and
• to make recommendations to
our Board of Directors regarding
Board governance matters
and practices.
Executive Committee
Function
• reviews all strategic issues
and evaluates all significant
proposed acquisitions or
divestments, financial
restructuring, alliances and
strategic partnerships;
• develops and monitors
implementation of key strategic,
financial, investment and
organizational decisions;
• controls the execution of the five-
year plan and of the Budget;
• reviews reports and proposals
made by the Operations
Committee to evaluate its
economic and financial
consequences; and
• as and when required, submits
reports, proposals and
recommendations on all matters
within its scope of responsibility
to the Board of Directors.
Operations Committee
Chairman
Pierre Vareille,
Chief Executive Officer
Members
• Business Unit Presidents
• Chief Financial Officer
• Vice President Strategy and
Business Development
• Vice President Human Resources
Function
• develops and implements the
operational business decisions,
as defined by management and
the Board of Directors;
• monitors the implementation
and progress of significant
operational projects;
• monitors the execution of the
Budget, and in particular the
Free Cash Flow generation of the
business; and
• submits reports, proposals and
recommendations on all matters
relating to the operations to the
Executive Committee.
Code of Conduct
Our Worldwide Code of Employee
and Business Conduct sets out
the standard of behavior we
expect from our employees.
The Code governs the way
Constellium acts in business, and
how we expect our partners and
suppliers to behave. It applies
to all Constellium employees,
subject to applicable local law.
Compliance with the Code is
essential to preserving and
enhancing the Company’s
reputation as a responsible
corporate citizen, and ultimately,
to maximizing shareholder value.
Whistleblower policy
We have implemented a
whistleblower policy to foster
an environment where our
employees can act without
fear of retaliation and report
wrongdoing or suspected
wrongdoing or irregularities
of a financial, accounting,
banking or corruption nature in
Constellium to a reporting official.
To facilitate this reporting, we
are in the process of establishing
an external hotline in all the
countries and languages we
have operations in.
Insider Trading policy
We have an Insider Trading policy
which sets out the restrictions on,
inter alia, trading in Constellium
securities and the use of
inside information.
For more information on
our Executive Committee
see pages 26–27
Governance
We are committed towards maintaining the highest
standardsofcorporategovernancetoensureourbusiness
is run in the best interests of our shareholders. This is a
vital element of building trust and in acting with integrity.
Director independence
We maintain a one-tier Board
of Directors consisting of both
Executive Directors and Non-
Executive Directors (each a
‘Director’). Under Dutch law, the
Board of Directors is responsible
for our policy and day-to-day
management. The Non-Executive
Directors supervise and provide
guidance to the Executive Director.
As a foreign private issuer under
the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) rules, we are
not required to have Independent
Directors on our Board of
Directors, except to the extent that
our Audit Committee is required to
consist of Independent Directors.
However, our Board of Directors
has determined that, under
current NYSE listing standards
regarding independence (which
we are not currently subject
to), and taking into account any
applicable committee standards,
Messrs. Brandjes, Guillemot,
Hartman, Maugis, Ormerod,
Paschke and Ms. Walker are
Independent Directors.
Our Board
The Board of Directors is
responsible for our policy and
day‑to-day management.
The Non-Executive Directors
supervise and provide guidance
to the Executive Director.
Board meetings in 2014
The Board of Directors held
10 meetings in 2014 and reviewed
matters including:
• reports from the Board’s
committees;
• reports from the Chief Executive
Officer (including EHS and
MA activity);
• approval of the 2013
Annual Accounts;
• approval of filing of Form 20-F
with the SEC;
• approval of the draft agenda for
the Constellium General Meeting
of Shareholders of June 11, 2014,
including nomination of the new
Non-Executive Directors;
• amendment of the Delegation
Authority;
• approval of the Wise Metals
acquisition;
• approval of re-financing through
issue of high-yield bonds issue
and new revolving credit facility;
• reports from the business units
(on any major projects); and
• approval of 2015 budget.
Our Committees
Audit Committee
Members
Our Audit Committee currently
consists of five Independent
Directors under the
NYSE requirements:
Werner P. Paschke, Chair,
Philippe Guillemot, Guy Maugis,
John Ormerod, Lori A. Walker
Function
Our Board of Directors has
determined that three members,
John Ormerod, Werner P.
Paschke and Lori A. Walker,
are audit committee ‘financial
experts’ as defined by the SEC
and also meet the additional
criteria for independence of audit
committee members under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended.
The principal duties and
responsibilities of the Audit
Committee are to oversee and
monitor the following:
• our financial reporting process
and internal control system;
• the integrity of our consolidated
financial statements;
• the independence, qualifications
and performance of our
independent registered public
accounting firm;
• the performance of our internal
audit function;
• our related party transactions;
and
• our compliance with legal, ethical
and regulatory matters.
Remuneration Committee
Members
OurRemunerationCommittee
currentlyconsistsofthreeDirectors:
Matthew H. Nord, Chair,
Richard B. Evans, Peter F. Hartman
Function
Theprincipaldutiesand
responsibilitiesoftheRemuneration
Committeeareasfollows:
For more information on the
members of our Board of Directors
see pages 24–25
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Engagingwithstakeholders
Our stakeholders include suppliers, customers,
employees, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs),
local communities, industry organizations and others
in the aluminium value chain. Engaging with them
proactively helps us to govern our business in line with
their expectations and needs.
Who we engage with How we engage When we engage
Analysts and investors Annual analyst day, regular exchanges
through our Investor Relations team
• Quarterly earnings conference calls
• Analyst day once a year
• Exchanges on a regular basis
Customers Visits, industry associations, regular
customer satisfaction surveys, trade
shows
• Bi or tri-annual customer satisfaction
surveys organized within business units
• Meetings with customers for
commercial and technical aspects
Employees Employee feedback collection,
works councils, Management Days,
management calls, Environment,
Health and Safety (EHS) days, customer
presentations and business unit
President roadshows, Chief Executive
Officer plant visits, Chief Executive
Officer memos as appropriate,
Lean workshops, THANK YOU
AWARDS, interaction with employee
representatives
• Exchanges throughout the year
• Biennial Global Employee Survey
• Annual business unit President
roadshows
• Quarterly LIVE magazine (internal
newsfeed)
• Weekly newswires
• Annual employee recognition program
Industry stakeholders Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI),
industry associations including European
Aluminium, The Aluminum Association,
International Aluminium Institute (IAI),
Groupement des Industries Françaises
Aéronautiques et Spatiales (GIFAS) and
others. See ‘Memberships’ on page 77
• General meetings and many other
meetings for various working groups,
taskforces
Local communities This is managed at local levels. See
‘Supporting communities’ on pages 56
and 57
• One community program in each site
NGOs ASI, community engagement activities • 3–4 general meetings/year but many
other meetings for various working
groups, taskforces
Shareholders Annual General Meeting, roadshows • Annual General Meeting once a year
• Roadshows as appropriate
Suppliers Code of Conduct, visits, sustainability
targets
• Visits are organized for new suppliers
• Regular audits
For more information
see ‘Stakeholder perspectives’
pages 39–41
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Sustainability
infocus
In this section:
Sustainability highlights 32
Altogether more sustainable 34
Our materiality assessment 36
Stakeholder perspectives 39
Making our products more sustainable 42
Supporting our people 50
Making our operations more efficient 58
Doing business responsibly 64
Managing sustainability 68
“Constellium is making
good progress delivering
on our commitment to
sustainability. Along with our
rapid growth, we are working
hard to shape the future of a
responsible and sustainable
aluminium industry.”
Laurent Musy
Chairman, Constellium Sustainability Council
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Sustainabilityhighlights
We continued to work hard in 2014 to embed sustainability
across the business. These are some of the many
achievements we recorded during the year.
Improved energy
efficiency at
Ravenswood
Our unit at Ravenswood (USA)
reduced electricity consumption
by nearly 20,000 MWh, notably
thanks to investing in a new
motor drive for a rolling mill and
replacing 80% of the plant lighting
with LED lighting.
Reinforced our
commitment to
Leadership Safety
Tours
We extended our program of
Leadership Safety Tours.
These tours are a company‑wide
initiative through which all our
leaders–fromseniormanagement
to shift supervisors – interact
with their teams on a weekly basis
and encourage all our people to
identify simple, sustainable
solutions on the shop floor.
Implemented ISO
50001 at Decin
Our Decin plant in the Czech
Republic implemented the
ISO 50001 standard on energy
management. The standard
specifies requirements for
establishing, implementing,
maintaining and improving an
energy management system.
Carried out the
2014 Global
Employee Survey
Our second Global Employee
Survey revealed a high overall
participation rate of 75%,
an 11% increase from 2012.
We made headway in most
categories, including employee
engagement, customer focus,
training and development, and
providing clarity around our
strategic direction.
Performed Life
Cycle Assessment
studies on
aluminium cans
and car hoods
We performed third-party verified
Life Cycle Assessment studies
on two key products – a beverage
can model and a car hood model,
following the introduction of a
sustainability check for every
new product or process within our
innovation process in 2013.
Launched our first
materiality matrix
based on GRI G4
guidelines
We launched our first materiality
assessment exercise in line
with international standards
(Global Reporting Initiative’s
G4). This has allowed us to
identify the issues that are most
important to internal and external
stakeholders.
Won recognition
at the European
Business Awards
Constellium was named
Environmental and Corporate
Responsibility Champion in
France by the European Business
Awards, which recognizes and
rewards excellence, best practice
and innovation in companies
across the European Union.
Worked in
partnership
to develop the
world’s first
‘2l/100km’ vehicle
In partnership with car
manufacturers Renault and
PSA Peugeot Citroën, and parts
and tools supplier SNOP, we
are participating in the Allegria
project which was filed and
validated by ADEME1
. This project
aims to develop materials and
technologies that will enable the
development of a 2 litre/100km
vehicle by 2020.
1.ADEME:Agencedel’EnvironnementetdelaMaîtrisedel’Energie.ADEMEistheFrenchstateoperatorthatsupportsenvironmentaland energytransition.
Contributed to the
successful test
flight of NASA’s
Orion crew module
Constellium proudly took
part in the new era of space
exploration on the journey to
Mars, providing AIRWARE®
aerospace technology to
NASA’s Orion spacecraft.
AIRWARE®
technology was
aboard Orion’s successful first
flight test, Exploration Flight
Test-1 (EFT-1) built by Lockheed
Martin and designed for human
exploration of deep space.
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Altogethermoresustainable
We have identified a series of commitments and targets
which we use to evaluate our progress towards becoming
a more sustainable business.
Products
Wearecommittedto
developing,producingand
sellingsustainableproducts
thatmeetourcustomers’
needsnowandinthefuture.
We will
Maximize recycling rates of our products,
including after the end of their useful life
Continuously innovate and offer lighter, safer and
infinitely recyclable solutions
Targets Progress
75% beverage can recycling rate
in Europe by 2015
All major new innovation projects
through Life Cycle Assessments
by 2015
10% of sales from innovative products
by 2015
For more information
see page 43
People
Wearecommittedtoensuring
ourpeoplearesafe,skilled,
motivatedandengaged.
We will
Protect the safety and health of our employees,
contractors and visitors as a top priority
Strive to enhance employee engagement
and development
Targets Progress
60% improvement in recordable cases
by 2014
No serious injuries in 2015
50% improvement in employee
contributions by 2014
75% participation rate in the employee
survey in 2014
Six-point improvement in the
employee satisfaction rate in 2014
For more information
see page 51
Operations
Wearecommittedto
minimizingtheenvironmental
impactofallouroperations
intermsofenergy,waste
andwater.
We will
Further develop recycling
Optimize the use of natural resources, especially energy
Prevent and minimize environmental impacts
Targets Progress
10% decrease in energy consumption
per processed unit by 2015
Major European sites reaching
ISO 50001 certification by 2015
75% total landfill reduction by 2020
For more information
see page 59
Responsiblebusiness
Wearecommittedto
undertakingthehighest
standardsofgovernance
acrossallouractivitiesinline
withConstelliumvalues.
We will
Subscribe to the highest levels of transparency and
accountability, and commit to develop company and
industry sustainability programs
Promote the adoption and implementation of
sustainability policies by our suppliers and contractors
Targets Progress
100% of key suppliers joining the
UNGC by 2015
On track
Needs improving
Achieved
Missed
This symbol identifies sustainability
Key Performance Indicators throughout this report
For more information
see page 65
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Ourmaterialityassessment
Our materiality assessment process guides our
approach to sustainability by allowing us to identify
and manage the issues that are most likely to impact
the business and the stakeholders we surveyed.
Our approach
During 2014, we undertook
a materiality assessment to
identify the issues that matter
most to Constellium and our
surveyed stakeholders.
Based on surveys and regular
engagement with our internal and
external stakeholders, we identified
a total of 17 material issues that
form the basis of the potential issues
covered in this report.
Consulting with internal
and external stakeholders
The first step in our materiality
process was to consult with internal
and external stakeholders to find out
which sustainability issues they see
as most important for Constellium.
• Internal assessment:
We administered a questionnaire
to representatives from senior
management and our Sustainability
Council, of which 84 provided input.
• External assessment:
We spoke to and conducted surveys
with 27 external stakeholders,
including customers, suppliers,
investors, Non-Governmental
Organizations, regulators, scrap
traders and dealers, union
representatives, certification
bodies and industry associations.
We asked each participant to
rate the relative importance of
35 sustainability topics, which
were identified through external
benchmarking and grouped under
five areas: environment, health
and safety, people, supply chain
and economy. We then asked
participants to choose two or three
priority issues within each area
to create a comprehensive list of
material issues.
Implementing the
outcomes
The exercise has shown good
alignment between our internal and
external stakeholder expectations
for sustainability. It has confirmed
that our four priority areas of
products, people, operations and
responsible business, are still the
most relevant for our business. It has
also given us focus within those
areas as we look ahead and develop.
Gathering additional insight
As part of the consultation,
we asked open-ended questions.
These were intended to give us
a fuller understanding of what
stakeholders are particularly
interested in, and what they want to
see more of.
Three main areas emerged:
1. Recycling, particularly related to
creating a circular economy
2. Management transparency,
including accountability for our
sustainability charter
3. Our ambition regarding energy
policy and relevant Key
Performance Indicators
See page 39 for more information
on how we are engaging with
stakeholders, and an overview of
the main topics raised in 2014
Mapping and
prioritizing issues
We used the outcomes of our
stakeholder survey to map all 35
issues. The 17 issues that were in
the upper right half of the matrix
were identified as our material
issues and have been indicated in
the chart below.
The following issues did not emerge
as highly material: labor and
human rights, treating suppliers
with respect, local communities,
work/life balance, diversity and
absenteeism, water, renewable
energy in operations, global
warming, biodiversity, expanding
our markets, traceability of our
products, selecting suppliers on
sustainability and performance.
Of the issues that did not emerge
as highly material, two in particular
are of high interest to us, namely
diversity and local communities.
These topics have been
communicated within the People
pillar of this report.
The remainder will be reported to
interested stakeholders through
other channels, such as our
website (www.constellium.com).
Initiatives regarding these issues
are already underway, even though
they have not been identified as
material issues by our materiality
assessment process.
Importancetostakeholders(external)VeryimportantImportant
Very importantImportant Importance to Constellium (internal)
Increase economic
performance
Promote and
enforce ethical
business practices
Reduce use of harmful
substances
Customer
satisfaction
InnovationIncrease external
recycling activities
Increase internal
recycling activities
Develop products with
environmental benefits
Ensure safety
at work
Improve employee
satisfaction
Improve energy
efficiency of operations
Prevent pollution
from operations
Reduce waste
from operations
Reduce our
greenhouse gas
emissions
Develop
training and
empowerment
Reduce
psycho-social
risks
Engage suppliers
in sustainability
performance
Materiality matrix key
Use this color key to see how
each material issue fits within
the four pillars of Constellium’s
sustainability strategy:
Products
People
Operations
Responsible business
Pierre Vareille, Chairman of European Aluminium, introduces the
Sustainability Roadmap towards 2025
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Ourmaterialityassessment
continued
The chart below shows where
the primary impacts for each of
the issues sit with respect to the
boundaries of our business.
In the following chapters, we will
explain how we are managing these
potential issues, engaging with
people and partners across the
supply chain, as necessary.
Products
People
Operations
Responsible business
Primary impacts outside Constellium
P
rim
ary impacts within and outside Constelliu
m
Prim
a
ry impacts within Cons
tellium
Engage suppliers in
sustainability performance
Prevent
pollution from
operations
Reduce our
greenhouse
gas emissions
Increase
external
recycling
activities
Increase
internal recycling
activities
Increase economic
performance
Improve
employee
satisfaction
Reduce
waste from
operations
Promote and
enforce ethical
business
practices
Customer
satisfaction
Develop training
and empowerment
Innovation
Improve energy efficiency of operations
Reduce psycho-social risks
Ensure safety
at work
Reduce use of harmful
substances
Develop
products with
environmental
benefits
Scope and boundaries
This materiality exercise has been
conducted for Constellium in its
entirety, and therefore considers
the impacts of all of Constellium’s
consolidated operations. We involved
a range of stakeholders
across different regions and
business units in the materiality
assessment process. This was an
extensive process, but does not
necessarily represent the totality
of all our internal and external
stakeholders’ views.
We also used the guidance notes
on accountability and the material
aspects criteria defined by Global
Reporting Initiative to inform
our approach.
Stakeholderperspectives
Stakeholder engagement ensures that our approach to
sustainable business is relevant and effective. It gives us an
outside perspective, helping us to evolve our business in line
with both internal and external expectations.
Our approach
There are many ways that we engage
with our stakeholders – from
meetings and business activities
to membership and participation
in organizations.
Our stakeholders include employees
and employee representatives,
customers, suppliers, our Board
of Directors, shareholders and
investors, regulators and policy
makers. They also include the
communities in which we operate as
well as sustainability organizations,
including Non-Governmental
Organizations and academic
institutions concerned about the
social, environmental and climate
impacts of the production and use
of aluminium products. Through our
materiality assessment exercise,
we have started to engage with our
stakeholders in a more systematic
manner. We have also connected
closely with selected stakeholders
during the development of
this report.
“This stakeholder consultation
process should enable
Constellium to further develop
its sustainability policy, beyond
already recognized strengths
like the management of safety
at work. This will help them
tackle important sustainability
challenges and improve the
quality of the information
included in the sustainability
performance report.”
Pascal Thomas
AFNOR
“By engaging in such a
consultation process,
Constellium took a relevant
approach to define its
sustainability priorities.
As shareholders, we strongly
support this determined
attention to environmental,
social and governance
factors, as we understand
sustainability as a potent lever
for corporate competitiveness.”
Sébastien Blot
Bpifrance
Customers seek leading
action on environmental
impacts
Many of our customers expect
Constellium to lead on reducing
the environmental impacts of our
products. Others emphasized
the importance of improving
sustainability across the supply
chain, and some suggested that
we could usefully carry out further
work on improving beverage can
recycling rate.
Some regulatory bodies
push for us to retain
industry leadership
Some regulatory bodies we interact
with acknowledge our performance
with regard to safety and also
that we have given due attention
to the environmental impacts of
our business activities. However,
in 2014 they also emphasized
the importance of us retaining
our leading industry position.
A number of them also expressed
concern regarding psycho-social
risks and reducing stress levels
among employees.
Research organizations call
for continued investment
Innovation is fundamental to
creating products that customers
want. Through our engagement in
2014, several research organizations
encouraged us to continue investing
in research and development.
See page 30 for a summary of the
main ways that we engage with
our key stakeholder groups
Constellium Prize 2014 awarded
to Dr. Thierry Loiseau
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Stakeholderperspectives
continued
Industry associations
emphasize the importance
of transparency
Some industry associations
have asked us to work towards
increased levels of transparency and
accountability, including an increase
in our external reporting activities.
Investors support our
sustainability approach
Wearefocusedonensuringthat
investorsseeConstelliumasaleader
inhighvalue-addedaluminium
productsandsolutions.Thesurveyed
investorsindicatedthatwemust
continuetoworkonpositioning
ourselvesasaleaderinsustainability.
In2014,theyacknowledgedour
continuedcommitmenttoensuring
safetyatwork.Theyalsostressedthe
importanceofgoodcorporateethics
andtransparencyandindicated
theywouldwelcomeadditional
communicationonthesetopics.
Non-Governmental
Organizations see us
as a valuable player
We engage with Non-Governmental
Organizations, especially those
operating in the social and
environmental sectors. They stress
that because of our very specific
position in the center of the
aluminium value chain, we have
an opportunity to be a key player.
Most of them also emphasize the
importance of working towards
reducing the environmental footprint
of our products and operations
– with recycling possibilities and
increased investment in renewable
energy being specific issues raised
in 2014. They also stressed the
importance of having a clear and
well-defined greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions target, which we are
currently working on.
Suppliers want
common standards and
increased recycling
Suppliers are a crucial part of our
value chain and play an important
role in the overall sustainability of
our business. Most of our suppliers
express the need for a clear and
well-defined supply chain strategy.
Our scrap dealers and traders
emphasize the need to promote
the benefits of recycling for
the environment.
Suppliers are
supportive of creating
shared standards
acrossthesupplychain
with the Aluminium
Stewardship Initiative
(ASI)
Developing
theworld’s
firstsustainable
aluminium
standard
Leaders from the aluminium sector
unveiled a new comprehensive
standard that aims to improve the
industry’s environmental, social
and governance performance
throughout its entire value chain,
including plans to reduce its
greenhouse gas emissions.
This is the culmination of a
year-long consultative dialog
involving industry leaders and civil
society organizations.
Constellium joined Aluminium
Stewardship Initiative (ASI) at its
inception and we have participated
in the development of the new
standard under the leadership
of the International Union for
Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
The voluntary standard will allow
the industry to better respond to
growing customer and consumer
demand for a more sustainable
supply chain.
Once implemented, the new
standard will allow industry
participants to certify aluminium
products through a third-
party certification system.
This certification will signal that
products have been produced in
line with the standard’s principles
relating to environmental
performance, social responsibility
and governance practices. We see
the new ASI standard as a natural
extension of our own sustainability
efforts. By working together with
our stakeholders, we can become
more sustainable as an industry.
We are proud of our contribution
to the development of the ASI
standard. In our view, this standard
is truly groundbreaking as it brings
together players across the entire
aluminium value chain and defines
a Chain of Custody, which directly
links sustainable practices to the
end products used by businesses
and consumers.
Certification bodies
encourage greater
consistency
Some of the certification bodies we
engaged with in 2014 encouraged us
to be consistent across all aspects of
our sustainability communications.
Maintaining healthy
relationships with
union representatives
In 2014, union representatives
expressed the need to maintain
healthy management–union
relationships, and some shared
their views on the environmental
impacts of our business.
We take our stakeholders and their
expectations very seriously. We are
trying to address the expectations
that stakeholders have raised.
This report provides information on
the key actions taken.
Strengthening
sustainabilityin
thesupplychain
In 2014, we launched a supplier
assessment campaign to
strengthen our suppliers’
sustainability credentials
and align them with our vision
and strategy.
Part of this campaign included
the launch of a pilot program with
an external and independent
assessment company – an online
platform which allows companies
to monitor the environmental
and social performance of their
global suppliers.
We have also been promoting our
Code of Conduct to key suppliers
and encouraging them to adopt
the principles set out by the
United Nations Global Compact
(UNGC). Setting up the process
has not been straightforward,
but we are starting to see positive
results. For example, one of our
suppliers has joined the UNGC
as a result of this dialog.
See pages 65 –67 to see how
we are engaging with suppliers
Read more at
www.aluminium-stewardship.org
Creatingan
industry-wide
roadmapto2025
We have helped develop the
European Aluminium Industry’s
Sustainability Roadmap towards
2025. The roadmap seeks to create
a vision, future outlook, priority
areas and targets which will help
enhance sustainability in the
aluminium value chain.
We have supported European
Aluminium as it engaged with the
European Union decision-makers
and the wider policy community
to promote the outstanding
properties of aluminium and
optimize the contribution our metal
can make to meeting Europe’s
sustainability challenges.
Key stakeholders interacting at the launch of European Aluminium
Industry’s Sustainability Roadmap towards 2025
Humanrights
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Customer satisfaction
Our customers include some
of the largest manufacturers in
the aerospace, packaging and
automotive industries. Meeting their
expectations and anticipating their
needs are fundamental to building
enduring relationships and our long-
term business success.
AtthePackagingandAutomotive
RolledProductsbusinessunit,
wemonitorhowsatisfiedour
customersarethroughbi-annual
satisfactionsurveyswhichhelp
toidentifyareaswhereweneed
totakeaction.Resultsarealready
visible.Between2012and2014,we
witnessedaclearimprovementin
customersatisfactionatPackaging
andAutomotiveRolledProducts.
Thebusinessunitmandatedan
externalresearchagencytoconduct
itscustomersatisfactionsurvey,
coveringallaspectsofouroffer,
includingthequalityofourproducts,
logistics,technicalsupport,sales
service,management,levelof
innovation,aswellassustainability
andcommunicationtopics.Theglobal
satisfactionrateatPackagingand
AutomotiveRolledProductshas
increasedby10pointssince2012.
Since its launch two years
ago, our company-wide Lean
Transformation program has
made a significant contribution to
customer satisfaction. Our focus
on quality control and just in time
production have helped us reduce
the percentage of missed deliveries
by half and the number of customers
complaints by 70%. For more on Lean
Transformation see pages 13 and 14.
Our Chief Executive Officer Pierre
Vareille named 2014 the ‘Year of
Quality’, reinforcing quality at the
heart of our approach to building
customer satisfaction, supported
by our slogan ‘Quality makes the
difference’. This philosophy was
clearly demonstrated in late 2014
by the Automotive Structures and
Industry extrusions plant at Sierre.
We organized an extensive Total
Productive Maintenance (TPM) level
one workshop that took place at one
of the site’s major rail production
facilities. Key highlights of this
workshop included strong team
motivation, great team effort, a
high participation rate (32 people)
and excellent overall results.
Thanks to the workshop, the team
has now defined clear improvement
actions as part of TPM level two and
three workshops, reinforcing our
Lean culture.
We also held a Truck Preparation
Area workshop to improve our on-
time in-full delivery performance
and reduce inventory at our
casthouse in Issoire, in line with
our Lean culture. Truck Preparation
Areas play an important role in the
process efficiency of our operations.
They involve organizing the shipping
area of a production unit around
specific customer orders to control
incoming and outgoing product flow.
2015 is the ‘Year of Just In Time’,
to ensure optimum customer
satisfaction. We will pursue
continuous improvement on
this front.
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performance report 201442
Makingourproductsmoresustainable
We must design, manufacture and sell products that meet
our customers’ needs – both now and into the future. For us,
this boils down to delivering high-quality products efficiently,
developing innovations that anticipate market needs and
reducing the environmental impacts across the aluminium
life-cycle.
Partneringwith
customers
toincrease
efficiency
In 2014, Constellium’s
Ravenswood plant created a
Lean system for leading tank
trailer manufacturer Heil Trailer
International. Working with
Champagne Metals, the team
reduced the manufacturer’s
lead-time while improving
delivery times and reducing
time-lags across the entire
supply chain.
“The driving force behind this
was to improve the overall
business processes between
the two companies.”
Andrew Cordell
Sales Manager, Constellium
Materiality coverage
• Customer satisfaction
• Innovation
• Develop products with
environmental benefits
• Increase recycling activities
Targets
• 75% beverage can recycling
rate in Europe by 2015
• All major new innovation
projects through Life Cycle
Assessments (LCAs) by 2015
• 10% of sales from innovative
products by 2015
Performance
• Latest available data show
continuous improvement with
69.5% beverage can recycling
rate in Europe in 2012
• Over the last 12 months, 73%
of new projects incorporated
a sustainability checklist as
part of their project reviews.
Depending on the outcome
of this checklist, LCAs
were performed
• Ahead of our target with 13% of
sales from innovative products
in 2014