Blue Spirit

If your future is to be successful you have to shape it. Setting an active course for the future instead of waiting for it to happen is the approach we take. Accordingly, we have set ourselves clear goals and defined how we intend to achieve them. Blue Spirit is at the heart of this strategy. As such, it embodies the spirit with which we go about working towards achieving a successful future and thus our ambitious goals.

Vision

If you want to be successful, you need clear goals, ones that are ambitious but also realistic. Just like the Degussa workforce. To express our ultimate goal we have formulated the following vision: Everybody benefits from a Degussa product - every day and everywhere. And everything we do is directed towards achieving this goal.

Mission

How can we make our vision - "Everybody benefits from a Degussa product - every day and everywhere" - come true? The answer to this question is summed up in our mission statement, which focuses not only on our entrepreneurial standpoint but also our understanding of social and ethical responsibility:

• To be the world's premier company in specialty chemicals and more.
• To be the benchmark for innovation and profitable growth.
• To continuously create value for our customers, shareholders, and employees.
• To become a truly multinational company.
• To act in a socially responsible and ethical manner.
• To act in accordance with sustainability and Responsible Care^® principles.

Guiding Principles

Making the vision "Everybody benefits from a Degussa product - every day and everywhere" come true requires working together as a team and adhering to the following guiding principles:

• The principles of the chemical industry's Responsible Care^® initiative determine our actions - to the benefit of employees, environment and the community.
• We encounter all persons with respect, no matter their cultural origins, their gender, nationality or race.
• Our behavior is determined by respect for differing opinions and an unfettered exchange of information.
• We regard our company as a living organization, and foster personal development and teamwork.
• We set clear goals, empower our employees and delegate and encourage open feedback.
• We take responsibility and lead by example.
• We foster innovation and initiative, learn from our mistakes and strive for excellence.
• We act with passion for our business.