LISI GROUP - Integrated report 2023

10 2 0 2 3 I N T E G R A T E D R E P O R T PROFILE LISI AEROSPACE What strategy are you implementing to decarbonize your activities? Our action plan is part of a trajectory whose objectives will be met in 2030. It is structured around three axes. The first one concerns the reduction of our direct footprint and concerns our manufacturing sites. The cutting-edge installations and equipment that we deploy in our factories are more efficient and allow precise monitoring of our consumption. We are also increasing the use of renewable energies as part of a multi-year equipment plan. For example, the roof of our English factory in Rugby was equipped with solar panels in 2023; that of our site in Tangier, Morocco, will be in 2024. The second axis concerns our suppliers and more specifically those who supply us with raw materials. We challenge them to use an increasing proportion of recycled material in their manufacturing cycle. We encourage them to implement action plans for their CO 2  emissions. This is the axis with the most significant impact in the decarbonization of our activity. The third axis relates to the products and innovations that we put on the market, such as the OPTIBLIND™ fastener system, which allows the development of aircraft with lighter architectures that consume less fuel. What impact does this trajectory have on your innovation strategy? It irrigates our thinking! Our strategy is guided by the efforts of our customers towards this objective of overall reduction of CO 2  emissions: to produce lighter parts which allow us to imagine more economical aircraft. It is also encouraged by public authorities, who direct development projects in this direction. In October 2023, the OPTIBLIND™ fastening system received recognition from Airbus. This is a major event of which we are particularly proud. Regarding structural components, our new process for manufacturing alloy parts makes it possible to reduce the quantity of material and the power required to deform the metal. It arouses very strong interest from our customers. What impact do these moves have on your lines of business? In the new manufacturing processes that we are implementing, data is becoming a central element and this development is transforming our lines of business. In the years to come, we will need several dozen engineers capable of extracting, analyzing, and interpreting data to improve our operations and our control processes. This structural move will be spread over 5 to 10 years. How do you see LISI AEROSPACE 20 years from now? In 2044, the aerospace industry will have completed its ecological transition and the impact of air transport will be completely changed. LISI AEROSPACE’s activity will continue to grow until then since several of our products are already integrated into the technological building blocks that will constitute the aircraft of tomorrow. Much more efficient in terms of energy, they will be driven by two waves of major innovations: the incremental improvement of conventionally powered aircraft with the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) coupled with a high level of electrification. This upgrade will take place between 2035 and 2040. The second wave, a disruptive one, will likely see the advent of hydrogen. Airplanes that use this fuel will then be in full development. The challenge for us will be to be present on these major programs. “LISI AEROSPACE’s innovations will be integrated into the technological building blocks of the aircraft of the future.” Emmanuel Neildez CEO FIND OUT MORE