Sector information

Sector information 2002
EUR x 1,000,000	2002	2001	Index
Process and Conveyor Belts
Net turnover	221	217	102
Operating result	11.6	14.0	82
Operating result as a % of turnover	5.2	6.5
Investments	5.3	11.3	47
Depreciation	10.7	10.3	104
EBITA	11.7	14.1	83
Average capital employed¹	183	188	97
Return on capital employed as a %	6.4	7.5
Number of employees at year-end	1,661	1,681	99

Specialties
Net turnover	242	181	134
Operating result	18.5	17.4	106
Operating result as a % of turnover	7.6	9.6
Investments	6.6	16.2	41
Depreciation	10.8	10.2	106
EBITA	19.3	17.4	111
Average capital employed¹	265	197	135
Return on capital employed as a %	7.3	8.8
Number of employees at year-end	1,514	1,625	93

Automotive
Net turnover	122	150	82
Operating result	(2.9)	1.5
Operating result as a % of turnover	(2.4)	1.0
Investments	0.6	4.7	12
Depreciation	4.0	4.3	92
EBITA	(2.8)	1.5
Average capital employed¹	69	81	85
Return on capital employed as a %	(4.1)	1.9
Number of employees at year-end	716	829	86

Industrial Applications
Net turnover	194	189	103
Operating result	22.9	18.8	122
Operating result as a % of turnover	11.8	9.9
Investments	5.9	15.8	37
Depreciation	12.1	11.8	103
EBITA	22.9	18.7	122
Average capital employed¹	165	165	100
Return on capital employed as a %	13.9	11.3
Number of employees at year-end	1,664	1,768	94

Exotic Fabrics
Net turnover	175	169	103
Operating result	22.6	18.5	122
Operating result as a % of turnover	12.9	10.9
Investments	4.8	7.4	65
Depreciation	7.1	8.8	81
EBITA	22.6	18.5	122
Average capital employed¹	82	109	75
Return on capital employed as a %	27.7	17.0
Number of employees at year-end	3,613	3,709	97

¹including goodwill