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Sustainability Indicators

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

1

CO emissions are measured as per The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol: “A Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard”), published by the World Resources Institute and World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Scope 1: direct CO2 emissions. In accordance with the recommendations of the GHG Protocol, Wacker Chemie AG’s direct and indirect emissions were recalculated retroactively due to amendments to the system boundaries, starting from the reference year (2012) for the CO2 target. In addition to the Group’s direct CO2 emissions, sites’ intra-plant traffic emissions were also taken into account for sustainability reporting.

2

Corrected NOx emissions for 2013 for the Holla site, since exact figures did not become available until later.

3

The method for calculating the total volume of non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs) emitted by our production facilities was amended in 2014. We harmonized the data analysis, took additional substances into account and adjusted the prior-year figures on the basis of the new methodology. The rise from 2013 to 2014 was due to production increases.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Environmental Protection

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating costs (€ million)

 

88.2

 

89.4

 

79.3

Investments (€ million)

 

5.1

 

5.4

 

8.6

Emissions

 

 

 

 

 

 

CO2 carbon dioxide (kt)1

 

1,251

 

1,253

 

1,311

NOx nitrogen oxides (t)2

 

1,960

 

2,010

 

2,225

NMVOC non-methane volatile organic compounds (t)3

 

830

 

750

 

720

COD chemical oxygen demand (t)

 

1,230

 

1,320

 

1,460

Waste (total) (t)

 

158,200

 

142,060

 

136,800

Water consumption (1,000 m3)

 

241,973

 

220,908

 

242,072

Energy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electricity consumption (GWh)

 

4,927

 

4,526

 

4,559

Primary energy use (total) (GWh)

 

6,081

 

6,176

 

7,030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Occupational Safety

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accident rate: accidents per 1 million hours worked

 

2.8

 

3.8

 

4.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employees

 

 

 

 

 

 

Female employees, groupwide (%)

 

22.7

 

22.4

 

22.1

Women in third-level management, groupwide (%)

 

23.9

 

23.0

 

22.0

Women as executive personnel, groupwide (%)

 

5.6

 

6.6

 

7.3

Non-German employees, Germany (%)

 

11.8

 

11.5

 

11.8

Fluktuationsquote Konzern (%)

 

4.1

 

3.4

 

7.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Society

 

 

 

 

 

 

Donations (€ thousand)

 

851

 

925

 

891

Sponsorships (€ thousand)

 

3,339

 

964

 

1,135

 

 

 

 

 

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WACKER at a Glance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

€ million

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012*

1

EBITDA is EBIT before depreciation and amortization.

2

Margins are calculated based on sales.

3

EBIT is the result from continuing operations for the period before interest and other financial results, and income taxes.

4

Sum of cash and cash equivalents, noncurrent and current securities, and noncurrent and current financial liabilities.

5

Sum of cash flow from operating activities (excluding changes in advance payments) and cash flow from long-term investing activities (before securities), including additions due to finance leases.

 

*

Adjusted based on the effects of the adoption of IAS 19 (revised)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Results / Return

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

4,826.4

 

4,478.9

 

4,634.9

EBITDA1

 

1,042.3

 

678.7

 

795.4

EBITDA margin2 (%) 

 

21.6

 

15.2

 

17.2

EBIT3

 

443.3

 

114.3

 

266.6

EBIT margin2 (%) 

 

9.2

 

2.6

 

5.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial result

 

-78.1

 

-83.3

 

-62.7

Income before taxes

 

365.2

 

31.0

 

203.9

Net income for the year

 

195.4

 

6.3

 

114.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share (€)

 

4.10

 

0.05

 

2.43

ROCE (%)

 

8.4

 

2.2

 

5.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Position / Cash Flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

6,947.2

 

6,332.4

 

6,492.8

Equity

 

1,946.5

 

2,197.1

 

2,121.3

Equity ratio (%)

 

28.0

 

34.7

 

32.7

Financial liabilities

 

1,601.5

 

1,416.7

 

1,197.2

Net financial debt4

 

1,080.6

 

792.2

 

700.5

Capital expenditures (including financial assets)

 

572.2

 

503.7

 

1,095.4

Depreciation (including financial assets)

 

599.0

 

564.4

 

528.8

Net cash flow5

 

215.7

 

109.7

 

-536.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and Development

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development expenses

 

183.1

 

173.8

 

173.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employees

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personnel expenses

 

1,246.9

 

1,133.0

 

1,196.8

Employees (December 31, number)

 

16,703

 

16,009

 

16,292