Environment & Health

Our knowledge and our solutions are helping to create a better world. We have a responsibility to the wider community and we are committed to environmental protection.

In our global operations, featuring a great diversity of processes, products and services, our company is con-cerned with sustaining the natural resources essential to life. We view the economy, environmental protection and social responsibility as three key factors carrying equal weight in a liberal world market. We support the dissemination of knowledge needed for sustainable development through the transfer of knowledge in the fields of management and technology, wherever we operate as a company.

For us, sustainable development in environmental protection means careful use of natural resources, which is why we assess possible environmental impacts in the early stages of product and process development. It is our aim to avoid pollution or reduce it to a minimum.

Our company's competitiveness depends decisively on our employees' productivity and motivation. This encom-passes technical, social and leadership skills, along with good health and well being.

Ensuring that working conditions are safe, healthful and secure is part of the company's social welfare obligation.