- Gross sales larger to €1,698 million in 2021; a 12.7 p.c building up in comparison to 2020 [1]
- Newsletter of 2021 sustainability file: Xella Workforce rated as ESG ‘low threat’
Duisburg, April 13, 2022 – Xella Workforce, a number one pan-Ecu fabrics supplier of sustainable, effective, and inexpensive walling answers, was once ready to take pleasure in a improving development marketplace within the fiscal yr 2021. Gross sales rose considerably via 12.7 p.c to €1,698 million (€1,507 million in FY20) with each trade devices, Construction Fabrics and Insulation, contributing. Gross sales from the Construction Fabrics trade unit (apart from the Insulation trade unit) grew via 9.2 p.c to €1,171 million (€1,072 million in FY2020). In step with the tactic to concentrate on construction fabrics, Xella introduced the sale of its Insulation trade unit URSA in January 2022. Those trade actions are accounted for as discontinued operations. The transaction is predicted to near in H1-2022.
“We will be able to glance again on a extremely a hit yr 2021, the place we had been ready to develop considerably and outperform our marketplace. We serve the marketplace want for sustainable, effective, and inexpensive answers, in a complete approach. I’m happy with what we have now accomplished as a crew and I need to thank all our workers for his or her very good contribution,” stated Christophe Clemente, Leader Govt Officer of Xella Workforce.
Preferably situated for expansion in a impulsively converting trade
During the last few years, Xella advanced from a natural producer of establishing and insulation fabrics right into a customer-oriented resolution supplier for all the construction envelope. The corporate strives to offer energy-efficient, sustainable, and cost-efficient residential and business structures answers. This positions Xella to serve a impulsively converting trade, which is more and more characterised via the call for for effective, much less exertions in depth and sustainable development. Those tendencies supply tailwinds to the good fortune of Xella Workforce.
ESG: Best trade rated
Xella strives to give a contribution to the sustainability and web 0 emissions of the construction trade. The Workforce’s sustainability technique is an integral a part of the trade technique. “Our merchandise, production and control processes, and our provide chain meet top environmental, social and governance requirements. We will be able to proceed our sustainability adventure with the purpose of the use of human, herbal and monetary assets in the most efficient conceivable approach when it comes to sustainable construction,” stated Christophe Clemente.
The primary pillars of Xella’s ESG technique are to additional lower its CO2 emissions throughout all operations (30 p.c relief of CO2 emission depth of goods till 2030 [2]), to expand circularity of its fabrics and to lower using virgin uncooked fabrics and fabrics despatched to landfill (0 waste to landfill via 2024 for AAC leftovers). Moreover, Xella goals to offer secure and inclusive operating prerequisites and to offer construction alternatives for staff. The corporate intends to extend the proportion of feminine managers to twenty-five p.c at Workforce stage via 2025.
In December 2021, Xella won an ESG Chance Score of nineteen.8 from Sustainalytics and was once assessed to be at “low-risk” of experiencing subject matter monetary affects from ESG components. Xella’s ESG Chance Score puts it 4th out of 127 corporations in Sustainalytics’ “Development Fabrics” trade.
For more info at the Workforce’s sustainability technique and objectives, please discuss with www.sustainability.xella.com.
The file will also be seen without delay by way of this hyperlink: SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2021.
[1] Together with Ursa
[2] Measured via direct scope 1 and oblique scope 2 emissions; in comparison to 2019.
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About Xella Workforce
Xella Workforce is a number one pan-Ecu supplier of effective, leading edge and sustainable walling answers for all the space shell with operations in 22 nations throughout Europe. Xella is house of well known manufacturers akin to Ytong, Silka, Hebel and Multipor and a pioneer in digitally supported development processes. Its high quality merchandise are in line with herbal uncooked fabrics and deal with the will for effective and inexpensive development and the call for for sustainable walling answers. Xella drives innovation alongside all the price chain from making plans to manufacturing and set up. Xella improves the sustainability of structures all the way through their whole lifecycle and contributes to a low carbon trade appropriate with a round financial system.
For more info on Xella Workforce, discuss with: www.xella.com
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Xella World GmbH
Cécile Fages
Leader Sustainability and Communications Officer
Düsseldorfer Landstraße 395
47259 Duisburg, Germany
Telephone: +49 (0)203 60880 5500
Cell: +49 (0)160 99055 743
E-mail: cecile.fages@xella.com
