PCC SE

PCC SE
Company typeSocietas Europaea
IndustryChemicals, silicon, logistics,
FoundedOctober 1993; 31 years ago (October 1993) in Duisburg, Germany
FounderWaldemar Preussner
HeadquartersDuisburg-Homberg, Germany
Key people
Dr. Peter Wenzel
(CEO/Chairman of the Executive Board)
Riccardo Koppe
(Executive Board Member)
Dr. rer. oec. (BY) Alfred Pelzer
(Executive Board Member)
Waldemar Preussner
(Chairman of the Supervisory Board)
ProductsChemicals, polyols, surfactants, chlorine, MCAA, silicon, specialty chemicals including phosphorus derivatives and alkylphenols, consumer products, raw materials, quartzite, logistics and intermodal transport
RevenueDecrease €993.6 million (2023)[1]
Decrease €33.4 million (2023)[1]
Decrease €-25.0 million (2023)[1]
Number of employees
3,265 (31 December 2023)[1]
Websitewww.pcc.eu

PCC SE is an international chemicals, silicon and logistics corporation.[2] Headquartered in Duisburg, Germany, the PCC Group has about 3,300 employees worldwide. It comprises 66 subsidiaries located at 41 sites in 17 countries, with production facilities in Europe, Asia and the United States.[3] The sole shareholder of the group´s parent and holding company PCC SE is Waldemar Preussner, chairman of the supervisory board.

History

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In October 1993, Waldemar Preussner and partners established Petro Carbo Chem Rohstoffhandelsgesellschaft mbH (today PCC Trade & Services GmbH), a commodity trading company, in Duisburg. In 1998, PCC AG was formed as a spin-off and in February 2007, converted into a Societas Europaea (SE).[4] In 1998, PCC SE was one of the first medium-sized German companies to start issuing bonds directly, independently of banks. Since then, corporate bonds have formed the main financing instrument of the group holding company.[3][5]

The PCC group has expanded and diversified through acquisitions and project investments.[4][6] Particularly in Poland and elsewhere in Central and Eastern Europe, PCC acquired various previously state-owned companies, which it then modernized and expanded. In 2010, PCC completed the takeover of a Polish chemicals producer, known today as PCC Rokita SA, the largest group subsidiary.[4]

PCC SE has placed minority stakes of two Polish chemical companies on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, PCC Rokita SA (initial public offering in 2014) and PCC Exol SA (2012).[4][7] Logistics company PCC Intermodal S.A. (IPO in 2009) was delisted from the Warsaw Stock Exchange in 2018.[8][9] As a major divestiture, in 2009, PCC sold its Polish subgroup PCC Logistics to Deutsche Bahn AG (today DB Cargo Polska).[10]

Investments further afield include US specialty surfactants developer PCC Chemax, Inc.[11] Activities are also being pursued in Asia through the acquisition of a total of 50% of Thai polyols and polyurethane producer IRPC Polyol Company Ltd.[12] In Iceland, PCC commissioned, in 2018, a silicon metal production plant at a cost of around US$300 million powered by geothermal energy.[3][4][13]

In 2023, PCC generated consolidated revenue of €993.6 million. Earnings before interest and other financial items, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounted to €112.3 million, and earnings before taxes (EBT) were €-20.8 million.[1]

Segments

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The group annual report for 2023 lists 45 material portfolio companies as affiliated entities of PCC SE, allocated to the seven segments: Polyols & Derivatives, Surfactants & Derivatives, Chlorine & Derivatives, Silicon & Derivatives, Trading & Services, Logistics, and Holding & Projects.[3]

Chemical segments

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The group´s main revenue generator are the three Chemicals segments Polyols & Dervatives, Surfactants & Derivatives and Chlorine & Derivatives.[3] Its production activities are located primarily in Poland. The largest company is PCC Rokita SA, headquartered in Brzeg Dolny. Among its products are polyether polyols, a feedstock used in the manufacture of PU foams for items such as mattresses.[14] It is also a chlorine producer. PCC Exol SA, Brzeg Dolny, is a Polish manufacturer of surfactants.[15]

Silicon & Derivatives segment

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In the Silicon & Derivatives segment, PCC operates a silicon metal production facility in Húsavík, Iceland, which is powered by 100% electricity from renewable energy sources. The plant obtains the quartzite raw material from the PCC quarry in Poland.[3]

Logistics segment

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The Logistics segment is dominated by PCC Intermodal S.A., a combined road and rail logistics services provider in Eastern Europe with five wholly owned container transshipment terminals in Poland and Germany. The company operates container block train services between the Polish inland terminals of PCC, seaports located in Germany, and the Benelux countries, among other destinations.[3]

Holding & Projects segment

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This segment manages major projects such as the construction of a production plant for Oxyalkylates in Malaysia in a joint venture with Petronas Chemicals Group which was commissioned in 2023.[16][17]

Corporate Citizenship

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The company is the name sponsor of the PCC Stadium in Duisburg, the home venue of local soccer teams. PCC SE supports the homeless relief association Gemeinsam gegen Kälte Duisburg e.V.,[18] German children's rights organization Deutscher Kinderschutzbund in Duisburg[19] and the Amani Orphans’ Home Mbigili (AOHM), a Tanzanian non-governmental organization that cares for AIDS orphans in the region.[20] Group companies PCC Rokita SA and PCC Exol SA received a silver and a gold medal, respectively, from the international collaborative sustainability platform, EcoVadis, for their reporting on corporate social responsibility.[3] From 2016 to 2019, PCC Rokita SA was included in the Respect Index, the social responsibility index of companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.[21]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e [hhttps://www.pcc.eu/en/pcc-direktinvest/financial-information/ "Financial Information"]. PCC SE. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Company Overview of PCC SE". Bloomberg. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Annual Report 2023" (PDF). PCC SE. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Milestones in Our Corporate History" (PDF). Annual Report 2018. PCC SE. p. 22. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Mit Schaum, Shampoo und stillen Reserven" (PDF).
  6. ^ "PCC-Anleihen sind etwas für Zinssammler (PCC bonds are for collectors of interest)" (in German). Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. 2 June 2006. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  7. ^ "New listings". Warsaw Stock Exchange. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Annual Report 2018" (PDF). PCC SE. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  9. ^ "PCC INTERMODAL (Resolution No. 913/2018)". Warsaw Stock Exchange. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  10. ^ "DB completes PCC Logistics purchase". Railway Gazette International. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  11. ^ "PCC Exol Spólka Akcyjna completed the acquisition of PCC Chemax, Inc. from PCC SE". Marketscreener.com. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Rokita ups stake in Thailand's IRPC". Utech. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Icelandic dream factory". KfW. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  14. ^ "PCC Rokita SA, business profile". Financial Times. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  15. ^ "PCC Exol SA, business profile". Financial Times. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  16. ^ "Petronas Enters Oxyalkylates with PCC Deal". CHEManager. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  17. ^ "PCC Group Quarterly Report 3/2023" (PDF). PCC SE. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  18. ^ "PCC spendet erneut 10.000 Euro (PCC donates again 10,000 Euro)" (in German). Gemeinsam gegen Kälte Duisburg e.V. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Ein Pluspunkt für Duisburger Mütter (A Plus for Mothers in Duisburg)" (in German). NRZ. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  20. ^ "Unterstützer (Supporters)". Amani Orphans’ Home Mbigili. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  21. ^ "GPW Publishes the New 10th RESPECT Index Portfolio". Warsaw Stock Exchange. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
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