Key Performance Indicators

GRI 102-7
WACKER at a Glance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

€ million

 

2016

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

EBITDA is EBIT before depreciation and amortization.

2

Margins are calculated based on sales.

3

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

4

Capital expenditures excluding acquisitions.

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.

6

CO2 emissions are measured as per the (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. Scope 2: indirect emissions from the consumption of purchased energy (converted into CO2 equivalents for purchased electricity) based on national electricity mixes. For the purposes of sustainability reporting, the Group’s direct CO2 emissions also included intra-plant traffic emissions at our sites, emissions generated during biological wastewater treatment, and the emissions of the emergency power units used during the shutdown of the Alz canal at the Burghausen site.

7

One of our environmental targets concerns total dust emissions. We are reporting on these emissions for 2016 for the first time (calculated retroactively to 2012, the initial year of our dust-related environmental objective).

 

 

 

 

 

Results / Return

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

5,404.2

 

5,296.2

 

4,826.4

EBITDA1

 

1,101.4

 

1,048.8

 

1,042.3

EBITDA margin2 (%)

 

20.4

 

19.8

 

21.6

ROCE (%)

 

6.1

 

8.1

 

8.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Position / Cash Flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net financial debt3

 

992.5

 

1074.0

 

1,080.6

Capital expenditures4

 

427.6

 

834.0

 

572.2

Depreciation and amortization

 

735.2

 

575.4

 

599.0

Net cash flow5

 

400.6

 

22.5

 

215.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and Development

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development expenses

 

183.4

 

175.3

 

183.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employees

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personnel expenses

 

1,379.4

 

1,350.1

 

1,246.9

Employees (December 31, number)

 

17,205

 

16,972

 

16,703

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Workplace Safety

 

 

 

 

 

 

Occupational accidents per 1 million hours worked

 

3.0

 

2.6

 

2.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Air

 

 

 

 

 

 

CO2 emissions6

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct (kt)

 

1,287

 

1,234

 

1,251

Indirect (kt)

 

1,856

 

1,544

 

1,420

NOx nitrogen oxides (t)

 

2,035

 

1,910

 

1,990

Non-methane (NMVOCs) (t)

 

920

 

910

 

870

Total dust7 (t)

 

517

 

389

 

494

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Water use (thousand m3)

 

231,858

 

237,060

 

241,973

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Waste (t)

 

167,140

 

167,910

 

158,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy (GWh)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electricity consumption

 

5,784

 

5,147

 

4,926

Heat consumption

 

3,947

 

3,520

 

3,571

use (total)

 

6,464

 

6,062

 

6,081

 

 

 

 

 

Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol
The GHG Protocol is an internationally recognized instrument for quantifying and controlling greenhouse gas emissions. The standards outlined in the GHG Protocol have been jointly developed by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) since 1998. The GHG Protocol specifies how an organization should calculate its greenhouse gas emissions and how emission-reducing programs should be conducted.
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are gaseous and vaporous substances of organic origin that are present in the air. They include hydrocarbons, alcohols, aldehydes and organic acids. Solvents, liquid fuels and synthetic substances can be VOCs, and so can organic compounds originating from biological processes. High VOC concentrations can be irritating to the eyes, nose and throat and may cause headaches, dizziness and tiredness.
Primary Energy
Primary energy is obtained from naturally occurring sources such as coal, gas or wind. Secondary energy, in contrast, is derived from primary energy via a transformation process (which often involves energy losses); examples include electricity, heat and hydrogen.