Input
€6.3 billion
group equity
€3.3 billion
borrowings
€270 million
research and development expenses
Organization
€9.6 billion
revenue
€905 million
EBIT
€250 million
capital expenditures
€6,045 million
invested capital at year-end
We invested in 2017 to keep our facilities in good shape and expand our manufacturing capability.
Revenue breakdown by Business Area
in %
Outcomes
€338 million
income tax paid
€1,187 million
dividend paid
9.4% ROS
13.9% ROI
20%
of revenue from eco-premium solutions with customer benefits, due to RD&I investments
* All economic data (excluding income tax paid, dividend paid and revenue from eco-premium solutions) relates to Paints and Coatings. All environmental and social data relates to the combined Paints and Coatings and Specialty Chemicals organization.
Input
45%
renewable energy
98,000 TJ
energy use
11%
renewable raw materials as % of organic materials
€0.6 billion
energy spend
9.7 million tons
upstream CO2(e) emissions
Organization
3.4 million tons
CO2(e) emissions own operations
31%
reduction in operational eco-efficiency footprint (since 2009)
137 kilotons
total waste own operations
Outcomes
11.5 million tons
downstream CO2(e) emissions
24.6 million tons
CO2(e) emissions cradle-to-grave
7%
improvement CO2(e) per ton of sales from 2012 cradle-to-grave carbon footprint
106 REI
in Resource Efficiency Index
Input
45,400
employees at year-end 2017
22,900
number of volunteers for Community Program projects (cumulative since 2005)
Organization
0.2
total reportable rate of injuries
(per 200,000 hours)
19%
female executives
5%
high potential turnover
Outcomes
2,636
Community Program projects (cumulative since 2005)