Blue Spirit To ensure your successful future, 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 takes centre stage of this strategy. In doing so , it embodies the spirit of our daily doings and helps to achieve 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 employees. Our ultimate goal is expressed in 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 spirit but also on 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:

• Focus on our customer.
• Operate according to the principles of the chemical industry's Responsible Care^® initiative that protect employees, environment and the community.
• Respect diversity in culture, gender, nationality and race.
• Treat people fairly, with consistency, and respect different opinions.
• Be open, honest and share information.
• Encourage learning, develop people and foster teamwork.
• Set clear goals, empower employees and encourage open feedback.
• Take responsibility and lead by example.
• Support innovation and initiatives, learn from mistakes and strive for excellence.
• Act with passion for our business.