Notes on ESHQ reporting

Companies included in this overview
Companies included in this overview The ecological data presented in this report comprise the consolidated emissions and consumption data for the continuing operations for the period 2002 to 2006. Business activities divested in 2002 to 2006 have been deconsolidated. This places the five-year overview on a uniform basis and enhances the comparability of performance trends in this period.

Major acquisitions in 2006 
Major acquisitions in 2006 From an environmental viewpoint, the main impact came from the acquisition of 60 percent of the shares in Degussa Wellink Silica (Nanping) Co. Ltd. (DWS), a joint venture established in February 2006 by Degussa (Technology Specialties reporting segment) and Fujian Nanping Xinyuan Investment Co. Ltd. (Wellink) in Nanping/Fujian, China.