Sales reported under “Other” totaled €162.6 million in 2016 (2015: €197.5 million). That was 17.7 percent less than a year earlier. The mild winter of 2015 /2016 weighed on the salt business.

“Other” EBITDA amounted to €10.2 million in the year under review (2015: € –8.9 million), with lower currency-hedging costs having a positive influence. “Other” EBIT amounted to € –76.0 million (2015: € –94.5 million).

As of December 31, 2016, the “Other” segment had 4,398 employees (December 31, 2015: 4,400). This segment at WACKER covers, for example, the management and employees of the infrastructure units at the Burghausen and Nünchritz sites as well as corporate functions.