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2018 – promised and delivered! Annual Stockholders' Meeting of LANXESS AG
Matthias Zachert, Chairman of the Board of Management
Sale of rubber business increases stability
Decreasing dependence on volatile oil price
Stronger focus on specialty chemicals in mid-sized markets
Reduced dependence on automotive and tire industries
Proceeds of EUR 1.4 billion for 50% stake
Higher valuation than at joint venture foundation in 2016
Attractive
valuation
LANXESS
becomes
more
stable
Strong business – despite economic headwind
6,530
7,197
2017 2018
925
1,016
2017 2018
Sales EBITDA
+10% +10%
87
431
2017 2018
Net income
> +100%
EBITDA margin
11.2
12.9 13.3
14.1
2015 2016 2017 2018
14-18%
Balance sheet strengthened
Impulses for accelerated transformation
Share buy-back:
Up to EUR 200 million
Debt reduction Share buy-back
Pension assets:
Increase by EUR 200 million
Investments in organic growth
Leverkusen
Capacity increase for Macrolex dyes
Expansion of ion exchange resin production
EUR 150 million for growth projects in 2018 – focus on NRW, Germany
Leverkusen and Krefeld
Investments in expansion for intermediates
Krefeld
Compounding facility for high-tech plastics
Innovative ideas for new markets
Pilot plant planned at El Dorado site to extract
lithium from brine extracted there
Start of test phase in the second half of 2019
One of the world's first purely natural
preservatives for beverages
Market launch in the USA this year
Nagardo
Cooperation with
Standard Lithium
Digitalization along the value chain
Research & development Production Marketing & sales Supply chain
Central data platform for more transparency and better decisions
Digital LANXESS
B2B platform for chemical products
Cross-manufacturer and cross-distributor
High chemical expertise, great technological
competence
Consistent focus on market and customer needs
CheMondis: independent in organisation, systems and
market presence
Independent digital marketplace for the chemical industry
M
New distribution channels – foundation of CheMondis
Already more than 2,000 different products and over 500 registered companies
LANXESS stockholders benefit from success
0.50 €
0.60 €
0.70 €
0.80 €
0.90 €
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Dividend proposal 2018
+12.5%
Good start to the new fiscal year
1,816
1,822
Q1 '18 Q1 '19
Sales EBITDA Net income
270 275
Q1 '18 Q1 '19
+0.3% +1.9%
81 84
Q1 '18 Q1 '19
+3.7%
Forecast: Stable development
Political risks
Weaker development in China
But: Global economy will continue to grow moderately
Macro-environment
Q1 2019: Stable development
Forecast for full year 2019:
EBITDA between EUR 1.00 and EUR 1.05 billion
LANXESS
European elections 2019: Choose stability!
LANXESS has 34 sites in the EU
Turnover: EUR 3.1 billion in 2018,
roughly 40 percent of group sales
9,000 employees in Europe
Europe: Core region for LANXESS