WACKER’s operations are highly international. In 2015, 87.1 percent of the Group’s € 5.30 billion in sales (2014: € 4.83 billion) were generated by international business. Germany accounted for 12.9 percent.

Further Sales Growth in Asia

Asia is the region that accounts for the largest portion of our business, and the main impetus there comes from rising standards of living in the region’s emerging economies. Asia accounted for 42.5 percent of total Group sales (2014: 42.3 percent). Sales there reached € 2.25 billion (2014: € 2.04 billion), up 10.5 percent. In the Greater China region (which includes Taiwan), sales grew to € 1.34 billion (2014: € 1.22 billion), up 9.8 percent year over year. WACKER again posted very strong growth in India, with sales rising by 29.3 percent.

Europe Generates Higher Sales

In Europe (excluding Germany), a market where WACKER has always had a strong position, sales grew in the last financial year, climbing 6.2 percent to € 1.20 billion (2014: € 1.13 billion). Europe accounted for 22.7 percent of Group sales (2014: 23.4 percent). In Germany, sales rose by 3.2 percent to € 684.9 million (2014: € 663.7 million).

External Sales by Customer Location

Rising Sales in the Americas

Business performance in the Americas was good in 2015, with sales increasing by 16.6 percent to € 945.1 million (2014: € 810.7 million). Part of this increase was due to positive exchange-rate effects. The Americas accounted for 17.8 percent of Group sales (2014: 16.8 percent).

Continuing Growth in “Other” Regions

Sales in the “Other” regions continued to grow, rising 15.7 percent to € 210.4 million (2014: € 181.8 million). More than 40 percent of these sales were generated in Middle Eastern countries. The “Other” regions accounted for 4.0 percent of Group sales (2014: 3.8 percent).

External Sales by Group Company Location