2017 IN NUMBERS

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Performance

Clariant’s first brand value – Performance – represents the value creation processes regarding financial, intellectual, and manufactured capital. The review of results extends beyond Clariant’s financial performance and includes achievements in the fields of innovation, digitalization, product stewardship and sustainable chemistry, procurement, and production.

6 377

Group sales in CHF m

974

EBITDA before exceptionals in CHF m

2.5%

Growth through innovation

People

Clariant’s second brand value – People – encompasses both human and relationship capital. Human capital refers to the value created for all employees through people processes. Relationship capital is the value Clariant creates through collaboration and good business relationships with its stakeholders.

18 135

Total staff end of 2017

1 983

New employees hired
(575 women and 1 416 men)

0.2

LTAR
(Lost time accident rate)

Planet

Planet – Clariant’s third brand value – represents the value creation processes that benefit the environment. As natural capital is the basis on which business activity is built, Clariant uses natural resources responsibly, has programs in place to mitigate climate change and reduce waste, and increasingly considers circular economy aspects.

3.2%

Greenhouse gas emissions reduced (in relation to produced goods per ton)

18

Products awarded
with the EcoTain® label

INTERVIEW WITH RUDOLF WEHRLI AND HARIOLF KOTTMANN

»We Continue to Follow our Value Creation Strategy«

A turbulent 2017 saw Clariant announce plans for a merger only to later abandon them. CEO Hariolf Kottmann and the Chairman of the Board of Directors Rudolf Wehrli discuss what led to these decisions and how Clariant nevertheless stayed the course for growth.

Value Creation

Business Model

Creating added value lies at the core of Clariant. The company’s business model is based on three value creation phases transforming diverse resources into innovative, sustainable solutions that create value for all stakeholders.

Discover Value

The Stories Behind the Numbers

Transforming Journeys

32 000

So far, Clariant has received and processed around 32 000 job applications via its new digital platform.

Materiality and Strategy

131

The materiality matrix was reviewed by 131 external stakeholders

Promising Results

Promising Results (photo)

>300

Active Ingredients lab screened more than 300 genes which are known to be involved in physiological processes of the skin.

Building Connections

3

Ganesh Nadimetla and some of his colleagues stayed for on-the-job trainings for three months in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Growing Ambitions

Growing Amibitions (photo)

400

The total size of the new greenhouse in the Clariant Innovation Center (CIC) in Frankfurt-Höchst is 400 sqm.

Marketing Advances

12.3

Recent Marketing Excellence projects led to an added contribution margin of CHF 12.3 million in 2017.

Ensuring Trust

Ensuring Trust (photo)

50

According to estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO), 50% of medicines available from internet pharmacies are fakes.

Boosting Innovations

125

Clariant is part of 125 scientific and research partnerships all over the world.

Delivering Solutions

17

Thiago Nogueira is one of 17 Innovation Black Belts currently active at Clariant.

Empowering Change

Empowering Change (photo)

7

The last so-called Lost Time Accident (LTA) of a Clariant employee or a contractor at the Tangerang site happened seven years ago. A LTA is an accident on the job that results in an employee being absent from the workplace for at least one full workday.

Driving Sustainability

99.9

Clariant’s catalysts reach VOC conversion rates as high as 99.9 percent, well exceeding current requirements and regulations worldwide.

Value Creation

In the Four Business Areas

Care Chemicals

1 557 Sales in CHF m
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Catalysis

767 Sales in CHF m
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Plastics and coatings

2 678 Sales in CHF m
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Natural Resources

1 357 Sales in CHF m
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