Regions
WACKER’s operations are highly international. Of the Group’s €5.72 billion in sales in 2024 (2023: €6.40 billion), 84.1 percent came from international business (2023: 85.0 percent). Germany accounted for 15.9 percent of sales.
Asia posts sales decline
Sales declined in Asia in 2024, down 23.1 percent to €2.11 billion (2023: €2.75 billion). In the Greater China region, sales contracted significantly to €933 million (2023: €1.36 billion). Asia accounted for 37.0 percent of Group sales (2023: 43.0 percent).
Europe reports downward trend
WACKER’s business in Europe trended downward as well. Sales decreased to €2.21 billion (2023: €2.30 billion), corresponding to a decline of 3.8 percent. The region delivered 38.7 percent of Group sales (2023: 35.9 percent).
€ million |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Europe |
|
2,213.1 |
|
2,300.0 |
|
2,830.3 |
|
2,370.7 |
|
1,927.2 |
The Americas |
|
1,066.3 |
|
1,042.1 |
|
1,286.6 |
|
895.7 |
|
832.9 |
Asia |
|
2,114.2 |
|
2,749.6 |
|
3,694.2 |
|
2,637.1 |
|
1,687.7 |
Other regions |
|
328.2 |
|
310.5 |
|
398.2 |
|
304.0 |
|
244.4 |
Total sales |
|
5,721.8 |
|
6,402.2 |
|
8,209.3 |
|
6,207.5 |
|
4,692.2 |
Higher sales in the Americas
Sales in the Americas increased by 2.3 percent to €1.07 billion (2023: €1.04 billion) and accounted for 18.6 percent of Group sales (2023: 16.3 percent).
€ million |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Europe |
|
4,977.9 |
|
5,719.2 |
|
7,063.3 |
|
5,091.4 |
|
3,798.2 |
The Americas |
|
1,462.0 |
|
1,470.6 |
|
1,659.0 |
|
1,166.9 |
|
1,134.6 |
Asia |
|
1,317.4 |
|
1,308.6 |
|
1,656.2 |
|
1,235.9 |
|
918.2 |
Other regions |
|
14.5 |
|
14.2 |
|
14.4 |
|
11.3 |
|
11.2 |
Consolidation |
|
-2,050.0 |
|
-2,110.4 |
|
-2,183.6 |
|
-1,298.0 |
|
-1,170.0 |
Total sales |
|
5,721.8 |
|
6,402.2 |
|
8,209.3 |
|
6,207.5 |
|
4,692.2 |
Other regions post slight increase in sales
Sales in the other regions of the world increased by 5.7 percent to €328.2 million (2023: €310.5 million), accounting for 5.7 percent of Group sales (2023: 4.8 percent).
