Overview of ThyssenKrupp Steel
The Carbon Steel, Stainless Steel and Special Materials business units combined under the previous segment holding company ThyssenKrupp Steel AG have undergone significant restructuring in the past few years. With the portfolio consolidation completed, the core steel business was reorganized at the beginning of the 2005/2006 fiscal year with the creation of two separate Group segments. The Steel segment is focused on carbon steel flat products and the Stainless segment on stainless steel flat products and nickel alloys.
The new Steel segment is managed by ThyssenKrupp Steel AG (previously ThyssenKrupp Stahl AG) based in Duisburg. ThyssenKrupp Steel is the biggest single operating company in the segment and ranks among the world’s leading producers of high-quality flat carbon steel. Its divisions and subsidiaries are grouped according to customers and processes into four business units - Steelmaking, Industry, Auto and Processing. The attached CD contains a detailed profile of the company.
Company structure from 2005/2006
Some key indicators for the 2003/2004 and 2004/2005 fiscal years have been calculated on a pro forma basis for the new Steel segment. However, the commentary in this sustainability report is based on data for the previous Carbon Steel business unit.
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2003/2004 |
2004/2005 |
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Order intake |
million € |
9,134 |
9,255 |
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Sales |
million € |
8,683 |
9,673 |
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Earnings before taxes and minority interest |
million € |
592 |
1,063 |
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Employees |
(Sept. 30) |
32,202 |
31,576 |
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ThyssenKrupp in brief
ThyssenKrupp is a global concern with business activities focused on the areas of Steel, Capital Goods and Services. We have some 184,000 employees in more than 70 countries developing products and services to meet the challenges of the future. In all six segments - Steel, Stainless, Automotive, Elevator, Technologies and Services - they provide high-quality solutions to people’s needs and our customers’ requirements.
Sustainability indicators at ThyssenKrupp Steel
The figures in the table below relate to continuing operations of the Steel segment (previously Carbon Steel business unit).
| Continuing operations | |||||||||
| 1) including discontinued operations 2) net financial debt/equity 3) Profit transfer agreement 4) ThyssenKrupp Steel AG only |
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2001/2002 |
2002/2003 |
2003/2004 |
2004/2005 |
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EFFECTIVENESS: |
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Sales |
million € |
6,861 |
7,448 |
8,387 |
9,291 |
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Value added1) |
million € |
1,628 |
1,846 |
2,355 |
2,743 |
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Crude steel production |
1,000 t |
13,145 |
13,557 |
13,978 |
13,826 |
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EFFICIENCY: |
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Earnings before taxes and minority interest (EBT) |
million € |
15 |
243 |
608 |
1,002 |
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Capital Employed1) |
million € |
5,623 |
5,430 |
5,520 |
5,618 |
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ROCE1) |
% |
2.6 |
7.0 |
13.0 |
19.4 |
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EVA1) |
million € |
- 417 |
- 162 |
164 |
526 |
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Free Cash-Flow1) |
million € |
44 |
320 |
460 |
473 |
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Productivity |
t/man-year |
585 |
627 |
634 |
636 |
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RESOURCES: |
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Indebtedness2) |
% |
91.6 |
65.8 |
47.8 |
37.4 |
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Employees |
(Sept. 30) |
29,222 |
29,249 |
30,618 |
30,368 |
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Training |
days/employee |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
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Health promotion |
Sickness absence rate in % |
5.4 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
4.9 |
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Energy consumption |
million GJ |
237.1 |
233.7 |
238.9 |
237.6 |
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MJ/€ value added |
145.6 |
126.6 |
101.5 |
86.4 |
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Water consumption |
million m3/year |
54.1 |
60.9 |
57.4 |
57.2 |
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l/€ value added |
33.3 |
33.0 |
24.4 |
20.8 |
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IMPACT: |
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Dust emissions |
t |
4,756 |
4,706 |
4,611 |
4,473 |
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g/€ value added |
2.9 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
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Carbon dioxide emissions |
million t |
19.5 |
18.2 |
16.3 |
15.8 |
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kg/€ value added |
11.9 |
9.9 |
6.9 |
5.8 |
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Accidents |
per 1 million hours worked |
11.4 |
9.9 |
8.3 |
8.5 |
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SOLIDARITY: |
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Proportion of apprentices in the workforce |
% |
5.1 |
5.2 |
5.4 |
5.5 |
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New apprentices |
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399 |
428 |
429 |
433 |
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JUSTICE: |
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Distribution of value added to |
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Employees (wages, salaries, social security contributions, pension expense) |
million € |
1,516 |
1,532 |
1,685 |
1,715 |
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Shareholders (net income before PTA3)) |
million € |
15 |
162 |
367 |
582 |
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Lenders (interest rates and similar expense) |
million € |
108 |
84 |
66 |
53 |
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State (income taxes) |
million € |
-15 |
64 |
232 |
386 |
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Minority interest |
million € |
4 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
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Local value added4) |
Procurement volume of our sites in a 100 km radius in % |
49.6 |
46.8 |
51.9 |
53.1 |
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continue with: Letter from the Chairman of the Supervisory Board