Annual Report 2008 English [PDF, 2.69 MB] - Tessenderlo Group

annual report 2008
Tessenderlo Group’s
strategy
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At the general meeting of 5 June 2007
Tessenderlo Group’s strategy for the
coming years was modelled.
This strategy can be summarised as
follows:
• Leading market positions in niche
markets.
• Strengthening and further
diversification of a balanced and
integrated activity portfolio.
• Increase of the specialities share to
70 % of the revenue by 2012 by:
- further developing the Plastics
Converting activities in Europe
- strengthening the gelatin activity’s
top-three position in the world
- further developing the activities
that combine customer service and
by-product valorisation.
• Continuously increase profitability.
• A return on capital employed
(ROCE) of minimum 12 % for all
businesses by 2012.
• Dividend policy aimed at stable
growth.