Dr Hönle : 2020 2021 non financial statement.pdf

Non-Financial Group Report 2020/2021

Content

Business model		Social aspects
Hönle Group at a glance		Initiatives
Corporate guideline		Respect for human rights
		Combating corruption and bribery
Environment
	Explanations
Technology and Products
Research and development		Concepts and goals
Adhesives segment		Non-financial performance indicators
Equipment & Equipment segment		Significant risks
Glass & Lamps Segment
Resources

Employees

Working conditions

Health and safety at work

Equal opportunities and diversity

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Business model

Hönle Group at a glance

Dr. Hönle AG is a listed technology company based in Gilching near Munich. The Hönle Group is divided into three business segments: Adhesives, Equipment & Systems and Glass & Lamps.

The Adhesives segment includes industrial adhesives for a wide range of applications, including electronics, medical technology, optics and the automotive sector.

The Equipment & systems segment includes systems for drying inks and coatings, adhesive and plastic curing as well as sunlight simulation. The product range has recently been expanded and includes devices for air, water and surface disinfection.

The Glass & Lamps segment includes quartz glass tubes and rods for semiconductor, glass fiber and the lamp industry. In addition, the business area contains lamps for the disinfection of air, water and surfaces as well as for drying coatings and adhesives.

Hönle is an internationally active group of companies with several subsidiaries. Hönle has its own production sites in Germany, Malta and the USA. Abroad, Hönle has its own locations in those countries that play a key role in its operational business. In addition, it has an international network of sales and service partners.

The aim of entrepreneurial action is to sustainably increase the value of the company. In addition to its responsibility towards investors, the Hönle Group also wants to live up to its responsibility towards the environment as well as towards its employees, customers, suppliers and other business partners. Hönle strives to consolidate and expand its market position in its core business areas and relies in particular on customer-specific system solutions. We see ourselves as a partner to our customers.

The company's internal management system consists essentially of regular board meetings, a monthly analysis of business development, strategic corporate planning, quality and environmental management, investment, personnel and acquisition planning as well as risk and opportunity management. The Executive Board reports regularly to the Supervisory Board and,

whenever necessary, exchanges views on an unscheduled basis.

All large companies of the Hönle Group that require auditing have a comprehensive quality management system certified on DIN EN ISO 9001.

The operational goal of Hönle's management is to sustainably increase sales, earnings and cash flow, taking into account ecological and social aspects. Important key financial figures in this context are the operating margins, in particular the EBIT margin. Hönle therefore constantly monitors the development of sales and expense ratios and compares them with internal planning. Great importance is also attached to increasing the operating cash flow of the Hönle Group.

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Corporate guideline

As a technology company, we have taken on the challenge of establishing ourselves in various markets and being one of the top suppliers of UV drying systems by developing customer- specific system solutions fitting to the application of our customers.

We set ourselves the goal to satisfy each of our customers with our products and services. We always strive to meet the demands of our customers, the expectations of shareholders and the public regarding our products, services and processes.

For Hönle, this means:

• the fulfillment of customer requirements, through expert advice and recording of the special application criteria
• the realization of high-quality, customer- oriented products and reliable services
• the promotion of quality awareness in all our areas of the company
• to promote motivation of our employees, as they are the key for functional processes and the satisfaction of our customers
• build long-term and close relationships as they create trust and help us improve

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- the expansion of our strengths and the expansion of our knowledge, through continuous development of our employees

• to avoid errors and not their subsequent correction
• stagnation is a hindrance, which is why we are constantly developing our processes and our company

We set ourselves goals for improvements, which are regularly reviewed according to a standardized system. All employees are informed about the annually set department- specific goals and about the success of the applied measures.

In order to protect the environment and comply with our social and legal obligations and to actively shape a sustainable future, Dr. Hönle AG has defined the following guiding principles:

The creation of awareness for the protection of the environment and the careful use of resources is integrated into our processes in order to actively participate along our value chain and in our daily work and not only selectively.

In our product development, we prefer to use reusable materials for our equipment and sys- tems. In this way, we want to enable an environmentally friendly disposal or dismantling of our products, as well as reuse through recy- cling, after a long lifetime.

We prefer to reduce the environmental impact in the beginning and to avoid emergence of waste where we can, instead of disposing of it afterwards. To implement this, we work closely with our partners such as customers, suppliers, logistics and waste management companies.

As technological change progresses, our company also subjects to continuous change, which is why we are constantly developing our processes and procedures. Our employees are important for the further development and advancement of our methods for active environmental protection. So that they can get involved here and actively shape our approach to environmental protection, we maintain an open suggestion system. Every employee should point out errors and risks for environmental protection and the saving of resources.

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The protection and well-being of our employees is important to us, which we consider in the design of the workplace environment. We train our workforce to prevent or reduce accidents and to behave correctly in emergency situa- tions.

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Technology and Products

UV technology is one of the core competences of the Hönle Group. Hönle UV dryers are used in a wide variety of printing and coating appli- cations. Compared to conventional thermal drying processes, UV processes are usually characterized by significantly better environmental compatibility. The use of modern UV dryers is supported by a more favorable energy balance compared to conventional infrared and hot air dryers. In addition, the high quality and scratch resistance of coatings reduce repair work due to mechanical loads.

The use of UV technology also makes it possible to save considerable amounts of environmentally harmful solvents. The Federal Immission Control Ordinance limits the emission of volatile organic compounds (VOC). The use of UV inks and coatings is one way to comply with the requirements of this directive. The process of further limiting emissions, for example in form of the VOC and NEC Directives (the National

Emission Ceilings Directive), continues across borders. Therefore, there are also good opportunities for the further spread of UV technology in the areas of printing, painting and coating in the future.

In addition to UV discharge lamps, Hönle offers an ever-expanding range of UV LED systems. By using LED technology, the already good energy balance of UV technology can be further in- creased. Compared to conventional discharge lamps, LED lamps have a lower power consumption and at the same time a significantly longer service life. With their compact dimensions and flexible arrangement, they can be ideally adapted to any application. For these reasons, the Hönle Group invests in production facilities as well as in development and production staff for innovative UV LED systems.

The corona pandemic led to significant changes in professional life, but also in private life. In this context, Hönle developed powerful air disinfection devices. The SARS-CoV-2 viruses and other pathogens contained in the aerosols can be inactivated easily, safely and effectively by using UVC radiation. Disinfection with UV light is a particularly environmentally friendly

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