Highlights

  • In fiscal year 2010, ALTANA posted earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation (EBITDA) of € 314.1 million.
  • Internal energy audits have confirmed further energy efficiency potential at ECKART.
  • By the end of 2010, ECKART had not reported any significant industrial incidents for 23 months, and BYK, for 20 months.
  • ALTANA achieved the goal of remaining below 100 lost work days due to occupational accidents per million annual work hours (WAI 3).
  • The goals projected for 2012 for environmental benchmarks with reference to gross value added were achieved early.
  • ACTEGA has developed an adhesive from renewable resources that are not in competition with food production.
  • ALTANA and its employees collected some € 70,000 for earthquake victims in Haiti.
  • BYK has already met its chemical labeling requirements according to the new EU regulation of the Globally Harmonized System, which is to take effect from 2015.
  • ELANTAS Beck invested € 15,000 in modernizing a thermal afterburning unit to save € 80,000 in energy costs a year.
  • BYK USA lowered it specific power consumption by 15 percent with efficient lighting.
  • The new photovoltaic plant of ELANTAS Deatech in Ascoli saved some 377 tons of CO2 emissions in 2010.
  • Compared to 2007 figures, ALTANA was able to reduce its specific drinking water consumption by 33 percent.

Lowlights

  • Not all sites of ALTANA have a certified environmental management system (ISO 14001) as planned.
  • ELANTAS and ACTEGA did not achieve the goal of zero significant industrial incidents.
  • With 7.5 accidents, ALTANA failed to achieve the goal of remaining below 5 occupational accidents per year with more than one lost work day per million annual work hours (WAI 1).
  • ECKART in Louisville had to pay a penalty of US$10,000 for failing to comply with specific air pollution limit values.
  • The energy yield of the new photovoltaic plant of ELANTAS Deatech in Ascoli remained five percent below projection in 2010.
  • The "E50" project for waste reduction at ELANTAS PDG has not produced the expected results yet.
  • ALTANA does not have enough women working in management positions.