Strategy

Tessenderlo Group's global strategy can be summarised as follows:

• Leading market positions in niche markets

• Strengthening and further diversification of a balanced activity portfolio

• Increase of the specialities share to 70 % of the revenue by 2012 by:

  • Businesses combining services and valorisation of by-products, which are activities close to customers, drawing on the strong experience we have already accumulated in this area

  • strengthening the gelatin activity's top-three position in the world

  • further developing the Plastic Pipe Systems activity in Europe

• Continuously increase profitability

• A return on capital employed (ROCE) of minimum 12 % in all businesses by 2012

• Dividend policy aimed at stable growth

• Favouring alliances wherever they can increase our competitiveness in the main commodities