Reporting follows European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) for the first time. Greenhouse gas emissions from products sold have decreased by 18% since base year 2019 (target: -30% by 2030). Outstanding progress achieved on social factors.

Krones today published its 2024 Annual Report and confirmed the preliminary figures. At the Annual General Meeting for 2024, the Executive Board and Supervisory Board will propose a dividend of €2.60 per share, an increase of 18.2% year on year (previous year: €2.20 per share). ...

Tom van Aken, Chief Executive Officer of Avantium, said: "I am proud of our achievements in 2024. Our crowning accomplishment was completing the construction of our first-of-its-kind commercial-scale FDCA plant in Delfzijl (the Netherlands), which we celebrated with a grand opening ...