sites in Germany. The changes mainly affected production.
Due to the acquisition of the British company Aluminium
Materials Technologies Ltd. (AMT), 4 new employees were
added.
ELANTAS also recorded a slight decline of 7 employees
to 1,071 (previous year: 1,078). The development within
the division was mixed. While there was a slight decrease in
the number of staff in production and research, the workforce
in sales increased to a small extent.
In the ACTEGA division, the number of employees
increased most significantly over the course of the year, by
90 to 1,238 (previous year: 1,148). The main driver was
the acquisition of Schmid Rhyner AG, Switzerland, resulting in
the addition of 68 new employees at the end of the year.
The ACTEGA company in Brazil also recorded an increase,
hiring 18 additional employees, who mainly work in production
and sales as well as research and development.
66 Innovation, Employees, Environment, and Safety
decreased in production areas of the BYK companies in the
U.S. and Germany as part of natural fluctuation.
In the ECKART division, staff numbers fell by 7 to 1,694
in the course of 2020 (previous year: 1,701). The slight
decrease was the result of opposing effects. While the headcount
at the American sites decreased by 13, 10 new
employees were added at the Hartenstein and Wackersdorf
Employees by division
1
5
2
3
25.9 %
16.4 %
35.3 %
3.4 %
4 19.0 %
Dec. 31,
2019
Dec. 31,
2020
Δ %
1 BYK 2,347 2,307 - 2
2 ECKART 1,701 1,694 - 0
3 ELANTAS 1,078 1,071 - 1
4 ACTEGA 1,148 1,238 8
5 Holding 202 219 8
Total 6,476 6,529 1
Employees by functional area
1
4
2
3
16.7 %
18.7 %
50.6 %
14.0 %
Dec. 31,
2019
Dec. 31,
2020
Δ %
1 Production and logistics 3,329 3,305 - 1
2 Marketing and sales 1,046 1,091 4
3 Research and development 1,174 1,218 4
4 Administration 927 915 - 1
Total 6,476 6,529 1
Employees in research and development
BYK 497
ECKART 273
ELANTAS 159
ACTEGA 262
Holding 27
Total 1,218