How we create value
As the leading global paints and coatings company and a major producer of specialty chemicals, we know only too well that our future hinges on our ability to create value by doing more with less.
Fast facts
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Energy
99,000 TJ
Total energy use (or 5.6 GJ per ton of production)
€ 0.6 billion
Total energy bill
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Raw materials and packaging
€ 5.4 billion
Cost of raw materials and packaging
11 million tons
Upstream CO2(e) emissions including VOCs
265 million m3
Fresh water consumption (or 14.9 m3 per ton of production)
Asset value
€666 million
Capital expenditures
€16.1 billion
Value of all assets
Human value
3.88
Employee engagement score (1-5 scale)
€3.0 billion
Employee benefits
49,600
Employees
Environmental value
3.9 million tons
Own operations CO2(e) emissions
85%
of sites with sustainable fresh water management
161 kilotons
Total waste
Innovation value
€373 million
RD&I Investments
18%
revenue derived from eco-premium solutions with customer benefits
Business areas
Decorative Paints
As a leading global supplier of decorative paints, our brands are crucial to our success.
Read morePerformance Coatings
Our Performance Coatings businesses are focused on all four of our end-user segments.
Read moreSpecialty Chemicals
We are a major producer of specialty chemicals, supplying key products to business to business customers in all four of our end-user segments.
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