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4. Cost of materials
in '000 EUR 2011 2010
Cost of raw materials and supplies 281,197 267,485
Purchased services 5,201 4,422
Total 286,398 271,907
5. Personnel expenses
in '000 EUR 2011 2010
Wages and salaries 81,861 81,270
Social security costs 16,295 16,384
Retirement benefits 373 246
Total 98,529 97,900
1,806 men and women were employed on average over
the year (previous year: 1,840).
Number of employees 2011 2010
Industrial employees 1,078 1,077
Office employees 728 763
Total 1,806 1,840
Germany 1,762 1,768
Abroad 44 72
Social security costs include the employer's contributions
to state pension funds for employees in the amount of EUR
7,415 thousand (previous year: EUR 7,459 thousand). In
addition, wages and salaries include additional sums to
top up pre-retirement part-time payments in the amount
of EUR 0 thousand (previous year: EUR 64 thousand) and
employee termination payments in the amount of EUR
2,643 thousand (previous year: EUR 411 thousand) which
<strong>are</strong> not associated with the reorganization.
In the previous year social security costs included refunds
from the Federal Employment Agency in the amount of
EUR 191 thousand. <strong>The</strong> refunds related to the social security
expenses to be borne by the ALNO Group within the
context of short-time working in the German companies.
<strong>The</strong>y <strong>are</strong> netted against the corresponding expenses and
recognized.
EUR 339 thousand (previous year: EUR 186 thousand)
<strong>are</strong> recognized in the financial year as retirement benefit
expenses on the basis of defined-contribution benefit obligations
assumed by the employer for the company pension
scheme.
6. other operating expenses
in '000 EUR 2011 2010
Cost of sales 50,453 47,264
Administration costs 25,245 25,070
Rent and leasing 7,665 7,307
Maintenance 6,882 7,095
Expenses relating to other periods 284 613
Allocation to specific valuation
allowances for trade accounts
receivable 1,007 1,935
Bad debts 411 998
Other taxes 513 714
Losses from the disposal of assets 503 562
Other expenses 1,206 1,053
Total 94,169 92,611
Other expenses mainly comprise expenses from the
allocation to provisions and deferred liabilities.
Development costs which cannot be capitalized have been
recognized through profit or loss in the amount of EUR
1,212 thousand (previous year: EUR 1,232 thousand).