Employees in research and development
BYK Additives & Instruments 432
ECKART Effect Pigments 216
ELANTAS Electrical Insulation 168
ACTEGA Coatings & Sealants 197
Holding 8
Total 1,021
Employees
In the course of 2016, the number of people employed by
the ALTANA Group fell by 129, or 2 %, to 5,967 (previous
year: 6,096). The decrease was primarily due to the sale of
the ACTEGA Colorchemie group.
In the BYK division, the number of employees rose by
71 to 2,055 (previous year: 1,984). The acquisition of
Addcomp
companies in the Netherlands and the U.S. in the
middle of the year accounted for the largest share of this
increase. In addition, the division’s workforce grew in the additives
business in the U.S. and the instruments business
in Germany.
The number of employees in the ECKART division decreased
by 57 to 1,748 (previous year: 1,805) due to company
restructuring initiated in 2015. The reduction primarily
concerned the German sites in Hartenstein and Wackersdorf.
The division dissolved its own sales organization in Great
Britain in 2016. The number of employees in the U.S. increased
because business activities were expanded.
In the course of the year, the workforce of the ELANTAS
division remained constant (976 employees compared to
977 in 2015). But the development within the division was
non-uniform. The workforce in production was reduced,
while the number of employees in research and development
increased by almost the same amount. In terms of regions,
the decrease in staff primarily concerned Germany.
ACTEGA’s headcount fell by 162 employees to 1,081 (previ-
ous year: 1,243), the biggest decrease of all the divisions.
The main reason for this was the sale of the ACTEGA Color-
chemie group with 151 employees. In addition, ACTEGA
reduced its workforce at sites in China and Brazil. By contrast,
the number of employees increased at its manufacturing
sites in Germany and Spain.
The functional structure of the workforce did not alter
significantly in 2016. With 52 %, or 3,114 people (previ-
ous year: 3,216), most of the employees continued to work in
production, although this area recorded the biggest decrease
in staff of all the functional areas (-102 employees), primarily
due to the sale of the ACTEGA Colorchemie group. The
number of people employed in research and development also
fell, by 28 to 1,021 people in 2016 (previous year: 1,049).
The headcount in marketing and sales, as well as admin-
istration, remained nearly unchanged in the course of
Employees by division
1
5
2
3
29.3 %
16.4 %
34.4 %
1.8 %
4 18.1 %
Dec. 31,
2015
Dec. 31,
2016
Δ %
1 BYK Additives & Instruments 1,984 2,055 4
2 ECKART Effect Pigments 1,805 1,748 - 3
3 ELANTAS Electrical Insulation 977 976 0
4 ACTEGA Coatings & Sealants 1,243 1,081 - 13
5 Holding 87 107 23
Total 6,096 5,967 - 2
64 Innovation and Employees