Solvay
2019 Annual Integrated Report

GRI Disclosures

 

Units

Trends

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

Generated Economic Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

€ million

 

11,227

11,299

10,891

10,045

Interests on lending and short-term deposits

€ million

 

15

13

15

13

Earnings from associates and JV accounted for using MEQ

€ million

 

95

44

44

85

Income from non consolidated investments

€ million

 

8

7

5

11

Result from discontinued operations

€ million

 

236

201

241

82

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distribution of Generated Economic Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating costs

€ million

 

6,791

7,184

6,532

5,732

Employee wages and benefits

€ million

 

2,308

2,229

2,275

2,238

Current taxes

€ million

 

143

124

191

190

Payment to providers of funds

€ million

 

697

653

723

707

Community contribution

%

 

0

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Economic Value Retained

€ million

 

1,642

1,374

1,474

1,369

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recruitment, development and retention

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total headcount

Headcount

24,155

24,501

24,459

27,030

26,350

Percentage of women

%

23

23

23

23

22

Percentage of permanent staff

%

93

93

91

91

86

Total hirings

Headcount

1,680

2,080

1,661

1,450

2,555

Total leaves

Headcount

2,241

2,210

2,542

2,688

2,845

Total voluntary leaves

Headcount

978

913

973

948

626

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Materials

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mineral products

1,000 Metric Tons

2,970

2,840

2,520

3,000

13,600

Biosourced products (agro-forestry and animal-based)

1,000 Metric Tons

260

270

190

240

400

Natural gas

1,000 Metric Tons

980

1,000

810

1,410

1,500

Petrochemicals

1,000 Metric Tons

980

910

770

1,340

1,400

Other raw materials

1,000 Metric Tons

390

500

480

530

250

Total raw material purchased

1,000 Metric Tons

5,580

5,520

4,770

6,520

17,150