We create value through appreciating the needs of:

Our
customers

by providing competitive and innovative solutions

Our
employees

by adhering to our corporate values

Our
shareholders

by achieving above-average returns

Our
environment

by acting sustainably

»Our commitment to sustainability is owed to the simple recognition that financial performance is important, but it can only have lasting value when it is aligned with the interests of the society and the environment.«

HARIOLF KOTTMANN Chief Executive Officer

Economic

Key figures in CHF m

 

 

2015

 

2014

1

Continuing operations

Sales1

 

5 807

 

6 116

EBITDA before exceptionals1

 

853

 

867

EBITDA margin before exceptionals1 (%)

 

14.7

 

14.2

EBIT before exceptionals1

 

596

 

585

Net income1

 

227

 

235

Basic earnings per share1 (in CHF)

 

0.67

 

0.55

Adjusted earnings per share1 (in CHF)

 

1.01

 

1.12

Operating cash flow

 

502

 

334

Investment in property, plant and equipment

 

374

 

310

Research & Development expenditures1

 

204

 

213

Total assets

 

7 461

 

7 915

Equity

 

2 494

 

2 733

Equity ratio (%)

 

33.4

 

34.5

Net debt

 

1 312

 

1 263

Gearing ratio (%)

 

53

 

46

Employees

 

17 213

 

17 003

Sales by business area

Group sales: CHF 5 807 m

Sales by region

Group sales: CHF 5 807 m

SUSTAINABLE PRODUCT PORTFOLIO

>80

products received the EcoTain® label
at the end of 2015

76%

of the portfolio meet Clariant’s intended
sustainability standard

Social

Lost Time Accidents

Occupational accidents with at least one day’s work lost

Lost Time Accidents (bar chart)Lost Time Accidents (bar chart)

Occupational Accidents in Relation to Output LTAR1

Occupational accidents in relation to output – LTAR (bar chart)Occupational accidents in relation to output – LTAR (bar chart)

1Continuing operations

Employees by Region in 2015

Employees by region in 2015 (pie chart)Employees by region in 2015 (pie chart)
Social key figures

 

 

2015

 

2014

Employees (FTE)

 

17 213

 

17 003

Personnel expenses (in CHF m)

 

1 345

 

1 458

Training hours

 

140 000

 

90 000

Age structure (%)

 

 

 

 

<30

 

14.5

 

13

30 – 50

 

61.1

 

63.4

>50

 

24.4

 

23.6

Employees by category and gender in 2015

Employee Category

 

Gender

 

FTE

 

in %

Management (Level 1 – 5)

 

 

 

817

 

4.7

 

 

Female

 

104

 

0.6

 

 

Male

 

713

 

4.1

Employees (Non-ML)

 

 

 

8 986

 

52.2

 

 

Female

 

3 047

 

17.7

 

 

Male

 

5 939

 

34.5

Worker

 

 

 

7 410

 

43.1

 

 

Female

 

604

 

3.5

 

 

Male

 

6 806

 

39.5

Total

 

 

 

17 213

 

100

Environmental

Energy Consumption

Energy consumption (bar chart)Energy consumption (bar chart)

Water Consumption

in m m3

Water consumption in m m3 (bar chart)Water consumption in m m3 (bar chart)

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

in kg/t production ()

Greenhouse gas emissions in kg/t production (CO2 equivalent) (bar chart)Greenhouse gas emissions in kg/t production (CO2 equivalent) (bar chart)

Quantity of waste

in thousand t

Quantity of waste in thousand t (bar chart)Quantity of waste in thousand t (bar chart)
Emissions of gases in t

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

1

Sale of a production location with sulphuric acid plant and N2O-producing plant

2

One-off effect at one particular site

Sulphur dioxide SO2

 

310

 

3441

 

770

Nitrogen oxide NOX

 

5762

 

872

 

877

Hydrogen chloride HCl

 

57

 

39

 

39

Ammonia NH3

 

24

 

22

 

30

Dinitrogen monoxide N2O

 

0.07

 

0.11

 

517

Total inorganic emissions

 

967

 

1 277

 

1 716

Volatile organic compounds VOC

 

183.5

 

191

 

350

Methane CH4

 

0.2

 

0.2

 

0.4

Total organic emissions

 

184

 

191

 

350

Particle emissions (fine particles)

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

in t

 

242

 

262

 

319

in g/t production

 

66

 

69

 

73

Material use and production in m t

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

Material used

 

3.97

 

4.12

 

4.50

Production

 

3.66

 

3.81

 

4.36

Environmental targets 2025

in % (per t produced goods)

CO2 equivalent

CO2 equivalent is a parameter describing the effect of greenhouse gas emissions. A factor known as the global warming potential (GWP) shows the effect of the individual gases compared with CO2 as the reference value. VIEW ENTIRE GLOSSARY