Annual Report 2010 - About Heraeus

The Year 2010 at a Glance
The Year 2010 at a Glance
JANUARY
HERAEUS CELEBRATES 150TH BIRTHDAY
OF RICHARD KÜCH
In 2010, in accordance with the motto “Creating Innovations,”
Heraeus celebrates the 150th birthday of
physicist and chemist Dr. Richard Küch, the first head
researcher at Heraeus, whose numerous inventions
were a driving force for the growth and development
of our company.
FEBRUARY
ARTICLE ON HERAEUS PRODUCTS IN UN GLOBAL
COMPACT YEARBOOK
An article about Heraeus products appears in the UN
Global Compact yearbook. UN Global Compact is the
world’s largest network for corporate responsibility,
with more than 5,000 participating companies.
MARCH
LAUNCH OF HERAEUS DENTAL’S FIRST
PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT
Heraeus introduces its first pharmaceutical product.
The new drug completes the product range for local
anesthetics.
APRIL
HERAEUS TAKES OVER FERRO DECORATION
MATERIALS BUSINESS
Heraeus and Ferro sign an agreement concerning the
reciprocal acquisition of certain business areas related to
decoration materials for ceramics and glass. Heraeus
acquires Ferro’s precious-metal-based decoration business
and in return, Ferro acquires Heraeus’ ceramic
colors business.
MAY
SUCCESSFUL BOND PLACEMENT
Heraeus Finance GmbH successfully issues a € 250 million
bond to institutional investors, as well as small and
mid-sized banks and investment companies in Germany
and other European countries. Heraeus intends to use
the proceeds for general corporate purposes. The bond
has a term of seven years with a fixed coupon of four
percent. The order book is heavily oversubscribed.
JUNE
HERAEUS ACQUIRES MAJORITY STAKE IN
KOREAN DENTAL COMPANY
Heraeus continues to implement its strategy for expansion
in the lucrative dental market in Asia by acquiring a
majority stake in Huden Dental Co. Ltd. in South Korea.
JULY
GLOBAL PRESENTATION OF HERAEUS CORPORATE
GUIDING PRINCIPLES 2020
At seven events worldwide, Dr. Frank Heinricht and Jan
Rinnert, the Heraeus Holding Board of Management,
present the Heraeus Corporate Guiding Principles 2020.
The new Corporate Guiding Principles replace Vision
2010, established in 2000, and the previous Corporate
Guiding Principles.