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CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS<br />

apart from South <strong>and</strong> Central America where the organic sales<br />

trend was strong as a result of local establishment in Mexico,<br />

along with strengthened market positions.<br />

Organic sales for the Trelleborg Offshore & Construction<br />

business area rose by 4 percent year-on-year. The substantial<br />

order backlog in the oil & gas segment at the beginning of the<br />

year resulted in higher sales, despite the challenging market<br />

situation. The global market price for oil continued to fall<br />

throughout the year, which resulted in gradually diminishing<br />

order backlog for oil & gas.<br />

For the Trelleborg Sealing Solutions business area, organic<br />

sales declined by 1 percent year-on-year. Europe reported<br />

marginally negative organic growth, as a decline in general<br />

industry was partially offset by higher sales to the light vehicle<br />

<strong>and</strong> aerospace industries. North America reported negative<br />

organic sales, primarily related to a weaker trend for general<br />

industry. Positive organic growth in Asia was predominantly<br />

driven by healthy sales to the automotive <strong>and</strong> aerospace<br />

industries, which was offset by lower activity in general<br />

industry in the region.<br />

For the Trelleborg Wheel Systems business area, organic<br />

sales declined by 6 percent year-on-year. Agriculture-related<br />

sales declined, impacted by considerably lower production<br />

levels of agricultural machinery by OE manufacturers. The<br />

organic sales trend for tires for material h<strong>and</strong>ling vehicles<br />

was slightly negative for the full-year.<br />

Sales reported under Group items largely relate to the<br />

Group’s joint compound mixing units.<br />

Net sales per market, excluding project deliveries<br />

Organic sales in <strong>We</strong>stern Europe declined by 3 percent<br />

compared with 2014, with relatively large differences between<br />

the various countries. The organic sales trend in Trelleborg’s<br />

key markets of Germany, the U.K. <strong>and</strong> Sweden was negative,<br />

although performance was marginally positive in France <strong>and</strong><br />

Italy. A positive trend was noted in Turkey, Pol<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> the<br />

Czech Republic. Sales in the U.S. fell by 6 percent, while sales<br />

in the Canadian market increased. Sales in Brazil declined by<br />

7 percent during the year, whereas performance in Mexico was<br />

positive, up 9 percent. In Asia <strong>and</strong> other markets, organic<br />

sales were unchanged compared with 2014. The sales trend<br />

in China, Japan <strong>and</strong> India was positive, while organic sales<br />

declined in South Korea.<br />

<strong>We</strong>stern Europe accounted for 48 percent (51) of the<br />

Group’s sales. In the Rest of Europe, the share was 6 percent<br />

(6). The share in North America increased to 24 percent (22).<br />

South <strong>and</strong> Central America accounted for 4 percent (4), while<br />

the combined share for the markets in Asia <strong>and</strong> the Rest of the<br />

world was 18 percent (17).<br />

Net sales per geographic market<br />

sek m 2015 2014<br />

Net sales, Share of Net sales, Share of<br />

sek m total sales, %<br />

sek m total sales, %<br />

<strong>We</strong>stern Europe 11,792 48 11,396 51<br />

Rest of Europe 1,414 6 1,406 6<br />

North America 5,916 24 5,048 22<br />

South <strong>and</strong> Central<br />

America 1,096 4 803 4<br />

Rest of the World 4,585 18 3,880 17<br />

Total 24,803 100 22,533 100<br />

Organic growth 2015<br />

Excluding project<br />

Total, %<br />

deliveries 1) , %<br />

<strong>We</strong>stern Europe –2 –3<br />

Rest of Europe –3 4<br />

North America –10 –5<br />

South <strong>and</strong> Central America 32 –1<br />

Rest of the World 3 0<br />

Total –2 –3<br />

1) Project deliveries refer to all of Trelleborg Offshore & Construction <strong>and</strong> Trelleborg Industrial Solutions’<br />

marine hose operations for oil & gas applications.<br />

Operating profit continuing operations, excluding items affecting<br />

comparability <strong>and</strong> participations in TrelleborgVibracoustic<br />

Consolidated operating profit excluding items affecting comparability<br />

<strong>and</strong> participations in TrelleborgVibracoustic amounted to<br />

sek 3,219 m (3,001), up 7 percent. Exchange rate effects from<br />

the translation of foreign subsidiaries had a positive impact,<br />

primarily during the first half of the year, with a full-year effect<br />

of sek 300 m (135). Operating profit was maintained at the<br />

same level as in the preceding year despite a generally weak<br />

sales trend. This development was driven by continued high<br />

efficiency <strong>and</strong> cost control <strong>and</strong> was a result of strong market<br />

positions. Companies acquired during the year made a positive<br />

contribution to the earnings trend. Trelleborg’s efforts in recent<br />

years to actively <strong>and</strong> systematically achieve operational<br />

improvements based on the excellence program in manufacturing,<br />

purchasing, capital management <strong>and</strong> sales also had a<br />

positive effect on earnings. Both implemented <strong>and</strong> ongoing<br />

action programs continued to generate positive effects in the<br />

form of more efficient structures <strong>and</strong> lower costs.<br />

The operating margin was 13.0 percent (13.3), the second<br />

best margin to date for the Group on a full-year basis.<br />

Operating profit for the Trelleborg Coated Systems business<br />

area rose year-on-year, mainly as a result of acquisitions,<br />

Annual Report 2015 Trelleborg AB 77

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