ce-headline text-0 text-left"> Press Archive 2016
Here you find the press releases for ELANTAS for the year 2016.
Innovation Study: Number of Participations in Startups Stagnating
As in the previous year, every tenth industrial company invested in a young technology company, In almost 40 percent of the companies, the willingness to take risks is low or virtually nonexistent
ALTANA Innovation Award 2016 Given
For the sixth time the specialty chemicals company ALTANA has honored an outstanding product, application, or process innovation within the ALTANA Group with the ALTANA Innovation Award.
High School Student “CEO for 1 Day” of ALTANA
What would it be like to be in charge of 6,000 employees for a day?
Innovation Study: A Commitment to Sustainability Inspires Innovative Strength
Companies committed to sustainability have above-average innovative strength
Action needs to be taken above all in the development of environment-friendly products
Sustainable companies appeal more to entry-level professionals
Industry Study: ALTANA Innovation Index: German Companies Richer in Ideas Than Ever Before
Improvement of corporate culture and higher investments pay off , Industry Innovation Index increases by four points, In 2016, every third company spends more money on innovations
Half-Year Results: ALTANA Achieves Operating Sales Increase
Revenues reach €1,064 million, Slight nominal sales decline after streamlining the portfolio, EBITDA up to €249 million, Growth forecast for the full-year 2016 confirmed
ALTANA Expands its Additive Business through Acquisition of Dutch Company Addcomp
Strategic extension of ALTANA’s BYK division in the area of polymer additive solutions, Takeover of two production facilities in the Netherlands and the U.S. with 45 employees
2015 Results: ALTANA’s Sales Increase by 5 Percent
Sales of more than €2 billion for the first time, EBITDA reaches €391 million, with a margin of 19 percent, Research and development investments increased significantly again, Outlook for 2016: Further profitable growth