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ANNUAL
REPORT &
ACCOUNTS
2022
WE ARE
SENIOR
We are an international, market-leading,
engineering solutions provider with
26 operating businesses in 12 countries.
OUR PURPOSE
We help engineer the transition to a sustainable world for
the benefit of all our stakeholders.
We do this by:
Using our technology expertise in fluid conveyance and
thermal management to provide safe and innovative
products for demanding applications in some of the
most hostile environments.
Enabling our customers, who operate in some of the
hardest-to-decarbonise sectors, to transition to low
carbon and clean energy solutions.
Staying at the forefront of climate disclosure and
actionby ensun by ensuring our own operations achieve our
NetZero comNet Zero commitments.
6
Group at a Glance
10
Group Chief Executive
Officers Statement
8
Chair’s Statement
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84
Governance
40
Investment Case
44
Technology
72
Divisional Review:
Aerospace
16
Sustainability
STRATEGIC REPORT
IFC Our Purpose
2 Financial Highlights
3 Non-Financial Highlights
6 Group at a Glance
8 Chair’s Statement
10 Group Chief Executive Officer’s Statement
14 Market Overview
16 Sustainability
20 Our Technology and Product
Development on the Road to Net Zero
22 Environment
26 TCFD
32 Social
36 Governance
38 Our Business Model
40 Investment Case
42 Strategic Priorities
44 Technology
46 Our Technology Themes
48 Our Enabling Technology
50 Stakeholder Engagement
56 Section 172 Statement
58 Key Performance Indicators
60 Risks and Uncertainties
72 Divisional Review – Aerospace
76 Divisional Review – Flexonics
78 Financial Review
82 Viability Statement
GOVERNANCE
86 Chair’s Governance Letter
89 Board at a Glance
90 Board of Directors
94 Executive and HSE Committees
95 Report of the Directors
97 Nominations Committee Report
100 Audit, Risk and Internal Control
102 Audit Committee Report
108 Remuneration Committee Report
111 2022 Remuneration Report at a Glance
113 Remuneration Report: Policy
119 Annual Report on Remuneration
129 Statement of Directors’ Responsibilities
130 Independent Auditor’s Report to the
Members of Senior plc
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
140 Consolidated Income Statement
141 Consolidated Statement of
Comprehensive Income
142 Consolidated Balance Sheet
143 Consolidated Statement of Changes
in Equity
144 Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
145 Notes to the Consolidated
Financial Statements
184 Company Balance Sheet
185 Company Statement of Changes in Equity
186 Notes to the Company Financial
Statements
192 Five-year Summary
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
194 Group Undertakings
196 Additional Shareholder Information
197 Officers and Advisers
76
Divisional Review:
Flexonics
HIGHLIGHTS
FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS
Revenue
+29%
£848.4m
2021 – £658.7m
Adjusted operating margin
(1)
+250 bps
3.4%
2021 – 0.9%
Adjusted profit before tax
(2)
£20.1m
2021 – £(1.9)m loss
Profit before tax
£22.4m
2021 – £23.7m
Adjusted earnings per share
(3)
4.36p
2021 – 0.17p
Basic earnings per share
4.86p
2021 – 5.82p
Return on capital employed
(4)
+370 bps
4.7%
2021 – 1.0%
Dividend per share
1.30p
2021 – nil p
Free cash flow
(5)
£ 27.7m
2021 – £14.0m
Net debt
(5)
£26m increase
£178.9m
2021 – £153.1m
Adjusted operating profit and adjusted profit/loss
before tax are stated before £4.2m net restructuring
income (2021 – £4.4m) and £0.2m amortisation of
intangible assets from acquisitions (2021 – £nil).
Adjusted profit/loss before tax is also stated before
costs associated with corporate undertakings of £1.7m
(2021 – £21.2m income). In 2021, Adjusted earnings
per share is also stated before exceptional non-cash tax
credit of £0.6m.
EBITDA is defined as adjusted profit/loss before tax,
and before interest, depreciation, amortisation, and
profit or loss on sale of property, plant and equipment.
It also excludes EBITDA from businesses which have
been disposed and includes 12 months EBITDA for
businesses acquired and it is based on frozen GAAP
STRATEGIC REPORT / FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(pre-IFRS 16). This measure is used for the purpose of
assessing covenant compliance and is reported to the
Group Executive Committee.
(1) Adjusted operating margin is the ratio of adjusted
operating profit to revenue. A reconciliation of adjusted
operating profit to operating profit is shown in Note 9.
(2) A reconciliation of adjusted profit/loss before tax to
profit before tax is shown in Note 9.
(3) A reconciliation of adjusted earnings per share to basic
earnings per share is shown in Note 12.
(4) See page 59 for the derivation of return on capital
employed.
(5) See Notes 32b and 32c for the derivation of free cash
flow and of net debt respectively.
The US Dollar exchange rate applied in the translation of
revenue, profit and cash flow items at average rates for
2022 was $1.24 (2021 – $1.38). The US Dollar exchange
rate applied to the balance sheet at 31 December 2022
was $1.21 (31 December 2021 – $1.35).
Cautionary statement
The Annual Report & Accounts 2022 contains certain
forward-looking statements. Such statements are made
by the Directors in good faith based on the information
available to them at the date of this Report and they
should be treated with caution due to the inherent
uncertainties underlying any such forward-looking
statements.
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Read more about the progress we are making on our
purpose on pages 8, 11, 12, 16, 18, 20 & 42
Read more about our people and culture on pages 18,
34, 39, 42 & 51
Read more about our investment case
on page 40
Read more about our strategic priorities on page 42
Read more about how we are performing in
Aerospace on page 72
Read more about how we are performing in Flexonics
on page 76
CDP
(climate disclosure project)
A
(2021 A-)
Leadership rating “Implementing best practices”
Total Scope 1 and 2 Carbon Dioxide Emissions
(tonnes CO
2
equivalent emitted)
44,878 tonnes
2021 – 46,540 tonnes
(Scope 1, Scope 2 – market based)
Lost time injury rate
(per 100 employees)
0.38
2021 – 0.32
Waste recycled
94.8%
2021 – 93.1%
Women in leadership – Board of Directors
55%
2021 – 50%
Women in leadership – Executive Committee
29%
2021 – 38%
Global Employee Opinion Survey
(percentage of employees completing the survey)
81%
2021 – 81%
Ethics
(percentage of employees who completed Annual Code
of Conduct Training)
94%
2021 – 94%
NON-FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS
STRATEGIC REPORT /
STRATEGIC
REPORT
IN THIS SECTION
“Senior has continued to make good strategic,
operational and financial progress, with
strong delivery across the Group, in2022.
David Squires
Group Chief Executive Officer
6 Group at a Glance
8 Chair’s Statement
10 Group Chief Executive Officer’s Statement
14 Market Overview
16 Sustainability
20 Our Technology & Product Development
on the road to Net Zero
22 Environment
26 TCFD
32 Social
36 Governance
38 Our Business Model
40 Investment Case
42 Strategic Priorities
44 Technology
46 Our Technology Themes
48 Our Enabling Technology
50 Stakeholder Engagement
56 Section 172 Statement
58 Key Performance Indicators
60 Risks and Uncertainties
72 Divisional Review – Aerospace
76 Divisional Review – Flexonics
78 Financial Review
82 Viability Statement
Ducting
Intermediate Case (IMC) for
Aerospace Turbine Engine
A modern turbofan engine is
ahighly complex assembly
ofstationary and rotating
components. Various casings
arefundamental structural
components of the engine core,
and as such, have complicated
geometries with thousands of
veryclose-tolerance features.
Veryfew suppliers have the
technical competence to be
strategic suppliers of casings
tomajor engine OEMs.
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STRATEGIC REPORT /
Ducting
In order for people to be able
towithstand the extreme
temperatures and pressures
encountered in flight, aerospace
ducting facilitates the distribution
ofcritical fluids and air throughout
the aircraft, thus ensuring proper
temperature regulation, ventilation,
humidity, and/or containment
control, anti-icing and
noiseattenuation.
Modern flight would not be
possible without high- and
low-pressure ducting throughout
theaircraft.
Ducting
Bellows
Every aircraft has hundreds, if
notthousands of bellows used
extensively in expansion joints,
actuators, mechanical seals,
exhaust systems, manifolds,
fluidmanagement devices
(i.e.accumulators, volume
compensators and reservoirs).
These critical components absorb
vibration, compensate for both
lineal and radial movements,
absorb thermal expansion and
contraction and precisely
measuremovement.
These bellows come in all
varietyofshapes including
circular,rectangular and even
ovalshapedbellows in a single
ormulti-plyconfiguration.
Business Class Seat Frames
Every long-haul airline regards
itsbusiness class seats as its
premium offering. As airlines
realised that passengers were
requiring seats that easily
convertinto lie-flat beds, the seat
manufacturers updated their old
designs with both minor and major
changes. The exact specifications
change not only from one airline
toanother, but also from one
aircraft type to another. In addition,
some airlines will have one type
ofseat on one aircraft variant,
andacompletely different type
onanother.
Flexibility in manufacturing
multipledesigns is paramount
tocompetitiveness.
STRATEGIC REPORT / GROUP AT A GLANCE
GROUP AT A GLANCE
OUR PURPOSE
We help engineer the transition
to a sustainable world for the
benefit of all our stakeholders
WE DO THIS BY:
Using our technology expertise influid conveyance and thermal
management to provide safe and innovative products for demanding
applications in some of the most hostile environments.
Enabling our customers, whooperate in the hardest-to-decarbonise
sectors, to transition tolow carbon and clean energysolutions.
Staying at the forefront of climate disclosure and action by ensuring
ourown operations achieve our Net Zero commitments.
AEROSPACE
Providing high technology products
and systems for demanding
applications in civil aerospace &
defence and adjacent markets.
The Aerospace portfolio spans
awide range of fluid conveyance
and thermal management
components and sub-systems,
aswell as complex structural parts
and assemblies, for fixed-wing
androtary aircraft, aero-engines,
spacecraft and a variety of other
industrial applications.
Read more about Aerospace on page 72
Fluid conveyance systems
Design and manufacture:
high-pressure and low-pressure ducting
systems (metal and composite)
control bellows, sensors and assemblies
Structures
Precision-machined airframe components
and assemblies
Gas turbine engines
Precision-machined and fabricated engine
components (rotating and structural)
Fluid systems ducting and control products
Read more on pages 44 to 49
65%
(2021 – 66%)
Civil Aircraft 40%
Military/defence aerospace 14%
Other aerospace division 11%
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STRATEGIC REPORT / GROUP AT A GLANCE
OUR PEOPLE WORLDWIDE
Read more about our values on page 38 Read more about our people and culture on page 34
North America
42%
UK and Europe
34%
Asia
21%
Rest of the world
3%
Worldwide
operating
businesses
26
Countries
12
FLEXONICS
Providing high technology products
and systems for demanding
applications in land vehicle, power
& energy and adjacent markets.
The Flexonics portfolio spans a
wide range of fluid conveyance
and thermal management
components & sub-systems,
aswell as complex precision-
machined parts, for conventional
and advanced land vehicle
propulsion systems,
petrochemical, renewable
energyand a variety of other
industrial applications.
Read more about Flexonics on page 76
Land vehicle emission control
Exhaust gas recycling coolers
Fuel mixing and distribution systems
Flexible couplings
Industrial process control
Design and manufacture:
Engineered expansion joints, dampers
anddiverters
Flexible hose assemblies and
controlbellows
Fuel cells and heat exchangers
Precision-machined components
Read more on pages 44 to 49
35%
(2021 – 34%)
Land vehicles 19%
Power and energy 16%
OUR VALUES
“Our Core Values
underpin our culture.
David Squires
Group Chief Executive Officer
STRATEGIC REPORT / CHAIR’S STATEMENT
CHAIR’S STATEMENT
CONTINUED RECOVERY
AND GROWTH DURING
A CHALLENGING YEAR
Overview
Our consistent resolute approach to managing
the effects of significant external factors
continued through 2022 and enabled us to
deliver a strong operational and financial
performance in the year. We continued to
contend with the effects of the pandemic and
the disruption and deglobalisation of the supply
chain was also exacerbated by the conflict in
Ukraine and the consequent energy crisis.
Theresulting major inflationary pressures across
our cost base continue to be managed diligently
and proactively by the business, whilst also
recognising the impact that the pressures
haveon the cost of living for our employees.
Once again, the operating businesses under
David and Bindi’s leadership have risen to the
occasion and delivered significantly improved
profitability during the period, exceeding market
expectations. Attractive and structurally resilient
core markets, evidenced by increasing
production volumes in both Aerospace and
Flexonics, underpinned a Group revenue growth
of 29% and a healthy order intake. The book to
bill ratio of 1.24 is strong.
The Group’s strategy continues to be compelling
and along with our well-capitalised businesses
provides a solid foundation to support our future
growth aspirations. The acquisition of Spencer
Aerospace is a very considered step in this
direction. Spencers capabilities in highly
engineered, high-pressure hydraulic fluid fittings
for use in commercial and military aerospace
applications have strong synergies with Senior’s
existing fluid conveyance business; the
opportunities for further growth in this sector
areexciting.
The Board revisited Senior’s Purpose this year
and aligned it further with our ongoing strategy.
Ourrenewed Purpose is "we help engineer the
transition to a sustainable world for the benefit
of all our stakeholders". We do this by:
Using our technology expertise in fluid
conveyance and thermal management to
provide safe and innovative products for
demanding applications in some of the
mosthostile environments.
Enabling our customers, who operate in the
hardest-to-decarbonise sectors, totransition
to low carbon and clean energy solutions.
Staying at the forefront of climate disclosure
and action by ensuring our own operations
achieve out Net Zero commitments.
What Senior offers is pivotal technologies
foremissions reduction and environmental
efficiency; capabilities that continue to be highly
relevant as the world transitions towards a low
carbon economy. Our continued investment in
the right technologies ensures that we not only
provide solutions for today’s challenges but
equally for future requirements.
Our strategy and our positioning in attractive
andstructurally resilient core markets, combined
with sector-leading sustainability credentials
andhighly relevant technical capabilities,
deliversa strong financial recovery across
bothAerospace and Flexonics Divisions.
Withmarkets recovering, we will continue
tosee improving profitability through volume
related operating leverage, while managing
inflationary impacts through our focus on
costand pricing management.
We are a well-capitalised Group, with
intrinsically strong cash flows and operating
businesses that have capacity to benefit from
end marketrecoveries. The Group maintains a
strong financial position and the balance sheet
remains robust, further enhanced by the
renewal of the UK revolving credit facility and
the well-funded nature of the UK pension plan.
The Board continues to review the portfolio
within the Group, understanding the importance
of considered and effective capital deployment
to maximise shareholder value creation.
Expanding Senior’s high-quality fluid
conveyance and thermal management
businesses remains an ongoing priority.
Investments are supported by a business case
and are assessed using a rigorous investment
appraisal process.
The Board is confident in our strategy and that it
will deliver enhanced value for all stakeholders.
We remain confident in delivery
ofour strategy and that it will
maximise value for shareholders,
asour markets recover, over the
medium term.
Ian King
Chair
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STRATEGIC REPORT / CHAIR’S STATEMENT
STAKEHOLDER
ENGAGEMENT
The success of the Group is enabled by mature
andprogressive engagement with all of our
stakeholders. A key priority for the Group is
ensuringthat their viewpoints are fully considered
when assessing the impact of our decisions
andstrategies.
Pages 50 to 57 explain more on this
SUSTAINABILITY
REPORT
A commitment to sustainability underpins our
purpose, and is a key objective of the Executive and
the Board. Our programme is well defined and being
delivered. Our progress is measured by metrics,
targets and an annual scorecard.
To find out more on our sector leading
sustainability programme read pages 16 to 37.
Our performance
In 2022, the Board and the Executive team
continued to make good strategic, operational,
and financial progress. With strong delivery
across the Group, we significantly improved
profitability, generated excellent free cash
flow and further strengthened of our
balancesheet.
Group revenue increased 29% to £848.4m,
withgrowth in both divisions. Our adjusted
operating profit increased to £28.5m which
resulted in the Group’s adjusted operating
margin increasing by 250 basis points,
to3.4%.
We generated an excellent free cash inflow
of£27.7m. The Group’s financial position
remains robust, with a healthy balance sheet
and period end net debt to EBITDA of 1.47x,
after taking into account the consideration
forthe acquisition of Spencer Aerospace.
In line with the Boards decision from earlier in
the year to reinstate dividends, and reflecting
confidence in the Group’s performance,
financial position and future prospects, the
Board is proposing a final dividend of 1.00
pence per share (2021 – nil pence). This would
bring total dividends, paid and proposed for
2022 to 1.30 pence per share. The Board will
continue to follow a progressive dividend
policy reflecting earnings per share, free cash
flow generation, market conditions and
dividend cover over the medium term.
Our sector leading
sustainabilitycredentials
Our Purpose underpins our commitment to
sustainability. The Board continues to recognise
the importance of adopting a bold and
comprehensive sustainability programme.
Wefirmly believe that our leadership in this
areaprovides a distinct commercial competitive
advantage as the world transitions to a low
carbon economy. Sustainability remains an
integral part of our strategy, embedded within
the behaviours of our people and the culture
ofour organisation.
In 2022, we have again made good progress
with our key sustainability metrics and activities.
We were awarded the top ‘A’ score by CDP
inits global annual ranking for transparency
onclimate change, putting us in the top 2%
ofdisclosing companies. We were the only
Aerospace and Defence company to achieve an
A rating in 2022. In addition, we have submitted
our Long Tern Net Zero Targets to the Science
Based Targets Initiative for validation. The
targets, to be achieved by 2040, are aligned to
keep global warming to 1.5 degrees centigrade,
the most ambitious goal of the Paris Agreement.
The Sustainability Report on pages 16 to 37
explains how Senior has achieved significant
improvement against our non-financial targets
in2022.
Our Board
I remain confident we have a cohesive, diverse
and high performing Board in place to work with
the Executive Leadership Team to implement
the Company’s strategy. The non-executive
Directors continued to bring very strong, broad,
professional and complementary qualities to the
Board in 2022, and I look forward to continue
working with the Board in 2023 to deliver
long-term sustainable growth.
As previously highlighted, this year we thank
Celia Baxter and Giles Kerr for their tenure as
highly valued members of the Board; having
reached their nine-year anniversaries on the
Board in 2022, in order to ensure a suitable
transition period with their successors, it was
agreed they remain in office until the conclusion
of the 2023 AGM. Mary Waldner and Barbara
Jeremiah, having joined the Board at the end of
2021 and the beginning of 2022 respectively,
have been given a full and comprehensive
induction programme and are now fully
established members of the Board.
The Board has completed a comprehensive
externally conducted Board evaluation during
2022. The Board was found to be functional,
effective, engaged and motivated and with
clearprogress being made against prior actions.
Non-Executive Director (NED) succession
hadbeen handled smoothly and it was agreed
that the process should be extended to hire
anadditional NED with relevant industrial and
business experience aligned to our strategy.
TheBoard is to also review the structure of the
Board meetings schedule and agenda to ensure
more time is allocated on the agenda to achieve
debate and engagement. To find more detail on
these improvements, please refer to page 99 in
the Governance section.
The Corporate Governance Report pages 86
to129 explains how the Board sets the tone
andtakes the lead on governance matters.
Wecontinue to ensure the health, well-being
and safety of our employees is a priority and
thatour operations conduct themselves with
integrity and in an ethical, sustainable and
socially responsible manner.
Stakeholder Engagement
The Board continues to focus on our
responsibility to all of Senior’s stakeholder
groups – our employees, customers, suppliers,
communities and shareholders. We believe that
engaging with our stakeholders is key to the
long-term success of the Group.
In 2022, the Group increased its engagements
with shareholders, both by the Executive team,
the Group Chair and the Chair of the
Remunerations Committee, through a diverse
and tailored range of channels.
This year we launched our second Global
Employee Opinion Survey. We had excellent
participation and engagement, and feedback
was positive, valuable, and constructive. Celia
Baxter, together with our Group HR Director,
Jane Johnston, participated in 19 employee
engagement focused groups with four of our US
operating businesses and our German business.
Feedback from the meetings was provided to
local Management, the Executive Leadership
Team and to the Company’s Board of Directors,
who were given the opportunity to ask
questions on the findings.
Looking forward
Our compelling strategy and positioning in
attractive and structurally resilient core markets,
combined with our sector leading sustainability
credentials and highly relevant technical
capabilities, underpins our commitment to
continuing to deliver a strong recovery across
our Aerospace and Flexonics Divisions, which
inturn will deliver enhanced value for
ourstakeholders.
As we enter 2023, we will continue to focus
ondelivering good strategic, operational, and
financial progress. We remain on track to drive
the Group ROCE to a minimum of 13.5% in line
with our previously stated ambition.
On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank all
of our people for their substantial contribution
toSenior over the last year. I would also like to
extend this to all of our stakeholders for their
continued support.
Ian King
Chair
STRATEGIC REPORT / CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S STATEMENT
GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER’S STATEMENT
STRONG RESULTS AS
RECOVERY CONTINUES
We have delivered a strong
setofresults for 2022.
Wesignificantly improved
profitability, generated excellent
free cash flow, strengthened
ourbalance sheet and continued
to make very good progress on
oursustainabilitygoals.
David Squires
Group Chief Executive Officer
Overview of 2022 results
Senior has continued to make good strategic,
operational, and financial progress, with strong
delivery across the Group reflected in
significantly improved profitability, excellent free
cash flow generation and further strengthening
of our balance sheet.
With commercial aerospace markets recovering
and other important end markets remaining
buoyant, we saw order intake increase and
abook to bill ratio of 1.24 for the Group,
whichunderpins our confidence in continued
growth in2023 and beyond. Both divisions
recorded good order intake demonstrating
thebroad, diversified, and high-quality nature
ofourbusiness.
Senior’s Purpose is "we help engineer the
transition to a sustainable world for the benefit
of all our stakeholders." Our strategic focus and
industry-leading expertise in fluid conveyance
and thermal management technology was
enhanced by the acquisition of Spencer
Aerospace in November 2022. Additionally,
wemade good progress on our technology
roadmap with many new products in
development and significant technology and
engineering milestones achieved: for example,
the development of the bleed air system for the
supersonic X-59 flight demonstrator utilising
ouradvanced additive manufacturing capability.
(This is discussed further in the Technology
section on page 48.)
In our Post-close Trading Update on 24 January
2023, we reported a strong end to the year with
outperformance in the Flexonics Division and
the Aerospace Division performing in line with
expectations. During 2022, Group revenue
increased 20% on a constant currency basis
to£848.4m, with growth in both divisions.
Theyear-on-year increase reflected the ongoing
recovery in our core markets as well as recent
programme wins entering series production.
The Group benefited from the increase in civil
aircraft production rates, growth in land vehicle,
power & energy, semi-conductor equipment
and space markets, as well as price increases
of£28.6m to offset inflationary costs.
Additionally, favourable exchange rates
added£46.3m (9%) to total sales.
In Aerospace, revenue increased 18% year-on-
year on a constant currency basis. Excluding
Senior Aerospace Connecticut, which was
divested in April 2021, revenue for the full year
on a constant currency basis increased by 20%.
The year-on-year increase reflected the ramp
upin civil aircraft production rates, growth from
semi-conductor equipment markets and higher
volumes for space programmes. This more than
offset the decline in defence, which was
affected by the delay in spending as a
consequence of the Continuing Resolution
being in place in the USA during the first half
ofthe year.
In Flexonics, revenue grew 26% compared
toprior year, on a constant currency basis.
Theperformance in 2022 was driven by strong
customer demand in the land vehicle and
power& energy markets. In land vehicles,
Senior outgrew end market demand due to
recent contract wins entering series production.
Inpower & energy markets, activity increased
inupstream oil and gas and levels of
maintenance and overhaul activity improved.
We measure Group performance on an adjusted
basis, which excludes items that do not directly
reflect the underlying in-year trading
performance (see Note 9). References below
therefore focus on these adjusted measures.
The Group generated an adjusted operating
profit of £28.5m (2021 – £6.1m), an increase of
367% over the prior year. This resulted in the
Group’s adjusted operating margin increasing by
250 basis points, to 3.4% in 2022 (2021 – 0.9%).
Overall, in 2022, price increases of £28.6m
offset material and other inflationary cost
increases of £26.0m. The improved profitability
principally reflected the volume-related
operating leverage across our businesses.
Supply chain constraints and inflationary
pressures persisted throughout 2022: our
operating businesses worked diligently and
proactively to navigate these challenges,
mitigate their impact on the business and
ensure service levels for customers were
maintained to the best extent possible. As we
enter 2023, supply chain constraints have eased
somewhat in our Flexonics Division but continue
to require relentless management in a number
Revenue
£848.4m
(2021 – 658.7m)
Adjusted profit before tax
£20.1m
(2021 – £(1.9)m loss)
Adjusted earnings per share
4.36p
(2021 – 0.17p)
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of our Aerospace businesses. We see that
continuing to be the situation for some time
given the welcome increase in civil aircraft
production rates required by the industry to
satisfy the strong demand from airlines and
aircraft lessors. We continue to work closely
with our suppliers and customers to minimise
any potential disruption. Very recently, the
situation has been compounded by a fire at
one of our key suppliers in Thailand. We are
working closely with the supplier and our
customers to assess and mitigate the specific
impact of the fire.
Adjusted profit before tax increased to
£20.1m (2021 – £(1.9)m loss). The adjusted
tax charge was £2.0m (2021 – £2.6m credit).
Adjusted earnings per share increased to
4.36pence (2021 – 0.17 pence).
Reported profit before tax was £22.4m. The
2021 reported profit before tax was £23.7m,
having benefited from the profit on the sale of
our Senior Aerospace Connecticut business
during that period. Basic earnings per share
was 4.86 pence (2021 – 5.82 pence).
The Group delivered an excellent cash
performance in 2022 generating free cash
inflow of £27.7m (2021 – £14.0m), an
increaseof 98% over the prior year, driven
bythe significant increase in profits.
Grossinvestment in capital expenditure
was£30.5m (2021 – £21.3m), which was
0.8times depreciation excluding the impact
ofIFRS 16 (2021 – 0.6 times). Cash outflows
from working capital were £12.1m (2021 –
£2.6m) reflecting increased activity levels and
the need to hold some tactical buffer stocks.
However, our effective management of
working capital helped to deliver a small
decrease as a percentage of sales to 15.5%
(2021 – 15.6%). The Group had net cash
outflow of £2.6m (2021 – £57.7m inflow)
in2022, due to free cash inflow of £27.7m
(2021 – £14.0m), offset by £30.3m cash
outflows related to corporate undertakings
and restructuring activity, interim dividend
payments and purchase of own shares
(2021– £43.7m inflows).
Net debt at the end of December 2022
was£178.9m (including capitalised leases
of£78.4m), an increase of £25.8m from
December 2021, after taking into account
£25.3m consideration for the acquisition of
Spencer Aerospace, adverse currency
movements of £14.2m and a £9.0m increase
for lease movements. The Group’s financial
position remains robust, with a healthy
balance sheet and period end net debt to
EBITDA of 1.47x (December 2021 – 1.87x).
Return on capital employed (ROCE) increased
by 370 basis points to 4.7% (2021 – 1.0%).
The increase in ROCE reflected the significant
increase in profitability, while managing the
increase in capital employed which was
mainly due to the acquisition of Spencer
Aerospace. This improvement in ROCE is an
important step to delivering our Group ROCE
target of 13.5% over the medium term.
In line with the Boards decision from earlier in
the year to reinstate dividends, and reflecting
confidence in the Group’s performance, financial
position and future prospects, the Board is
proposing a final dividend of 1.00 pence per
share (2021 – nil pence) and this will be paid on
26 May 2023 to shareholders on the register at
close of business on 28 April 2023. This would
bring total dividends, paid andproposed for
2022 to 1.30 pence per share. Wewill continue
to follow a progressive dividend policy reflecting
earnings per share, free cash flow generation,
market conditions and dividend cover over the
medium term.
Delivery of Group Strategy
Senior has a compelling strategy to maximise
value for shareholders.
Our renewed Purpose is "we help engineer the
transition to a sustainable world for the benefit
of all our stakeholders". We do this by:
Using our technology expertise in fluid
conveyance and thermal management to
provide safe and innovative products for
demanding applications in some of the
mosthostile environments.
Enabling our customers, who operate in the
hardest-to-decarbonise sectors, to transition
to low carbon and clean energy solutions.
Staying at the forefront of climate
disclosureand action by ensuring
ourownoperations achieve our
NetZerocommitments.
Complementing this, our vision is to be a trusted
and collaborative high value-added engineering
and manufacturing company producing
sustainable growth in operating profit, cash flow
and shareholder value.
To achieve our strategy, we will:
strengthen our strategic focus on IP-rich
fluidconveyance and thermal
managementproducts;
organically grow the Aerostructures
businessby fully utilising our world class
globalfootprint;
maintain a strong focus on lean
manufacturingand operational efficiency
through our Senior Operating System;
execute on our portfolio optimisation
strategyto maximise value creation;
maintain our sector leading
sustainabilityperformance;
drive intrinsic strong cash generation
anddeliver a minimum of 13.5% ROCE
overthe medium term.
Our strategic focus and expertise in fluid
conveyance and thermal management
technology and capabilities is supported by
extensive design and manufacturing process
intellectual property and know-how. We develop
and supply proprietary products, sub-systems
and systems for our customers’ demanding
applications across a range of diverse and
attractive end markets. Our products are key
enablers of pivotal technologies which are
delivering emissions reduction and
environmental efficiency and are highly relevant
as the world transitions towards a low-carbon
economy. Senior has developed novel solutions
for low and zero carbon applications and we are
involved in a range of research and development
projects that support the drive for electrification
and hydrogen propulsion systems on land and
inthe air. This is discussed further on pages 18
to 21 and 44 to 49.
As well as our businesses being actively
focused on new product offerings for the
transition to a low carbon world, we continue
tobe actively involved in making conventional
technology cleaner to bridge the gap between
both worlds. In addition, Senior's end-markets
are evolving to reflect the global effort to
achieve net zero carbon emissions. Senior's
technology and product roadmap is aligned
tothese trends with a product development
strategy that is compatible with our focus
onsustainability.
This well-defined strategy, along with
ourwell-capitalised businesses, provides
asolidfoundation to support our future
growthaspirations.
In June 2022, we announced the strategic
acquisition of substantially all of the assets
ofSpencer Aerospace Manufacturing, LLC
(“Spencer Aerospace”), which completed
inNovember. The acquisition marks a further
step in our well-defined strategy and is part of
our wider objective of optimising our portfolio
and maximising value for shareholders.
Theacquisition enhances Senior's industry-
leading fluid conveyance capabilities, expanding
our capability to produce higher level assemblies
and sub-systems and with the potential to
penetrate new markets such as hydrogen
fittings for power and infrastructure applications.
While Senior has existing hydraulic fluid fittings
expertise, our customers have been strongly
encouraging us to increase our presence and,
following the acquisition, our combined
expertise and market reach will allow us to
respond decisively and accelerate growth as
weleverage Senior’s strong relationships with
OEMs, Tier 1 integrators, and aftermarket
customers around the world to open new
opportunities for Spencer Aerospace.
The strategy for Aerostructures asits core
markets continue to recover is to focus
anddrive:
filling our existing capacity;
pursuing some further diversification
intoSpace and Defence; and
growing market share profitably
inCivilAerospace.
We saw good progress in our Aerostructures
businesses in 2022 and remain confident of
further performance improvement as production
volumes continue to ramp.
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SUSTAINABILITY
A commitment to sustainability is rooted in
ourcore values and underpins our Purpose.
Sustainability is an integral part of our strategy,
embedded within the behaviours of our people
and the culture of Senior. We believe with
conviction that how you do business is every bit
as important as what you do. Across the Group
we always put safety and ethics first, and we
strongly encourage and promote diversity and
inclusivity across our international operations.
We continuously aim to deliver our products
inamanner that is both environmentally
sustainable and supports economic growth
andlong-term value creation for shareholders
through sustainable methods. In implementing
our strategy, we are committed to using
naturalresources responsibly, investing for the
long-term wellbeing of the planet and ensuring
that all people involved in our business process’
are treated fairly. Our Environmental, Social and
Governance (“ESG”) programmes continue
toevolve; this year we have been awarded a
class leading “A” rating by CDP for our work
onclimate disclosure and action, having already
previously achieved the highest leadership
ratingfor our Supplier Engagement programme.
We were also highly commended by the UK
Investor Relations Society in their annual best
practice awards for how we communicate our
sustainability programmes and commitments
toour stakeholders.
Our engineering expertise is key in helping to
tackle the climate change and clean air challenge
as the world transitions to a lower carbon
economy. We achieve this by applying our
expertise and technology across many different
applications, in hard-to-decarbonise sectors
ranging from aviation through to land vehicle
andpower & energy markets. We work in close
partnership with our customers' developing
solutions which support both their commercial
and sustainability objectives as we all strive to
achieve our individual Net Zero goals.
In 2022, we have again made good progress
with our key sustainability metrics and activities:
Environment
Awarded the top ‘A’ score by CDP in its global
annual ranking for transparency on climate
change – Senior is one of only 283 companies
which achieved an A out of nearly 15,000
scored, putting us in the top 2% of disclosing
companies. We were the only Aerospace and
Defence company to achieve an A rating in
2022. In February 2022, we were informed
byCDP that Senior was awarded the highest
leadership status in its annual supplier
engagement ratings, putting us in the top 8%
of companies on this metric.
We remain on track to achieve our Scope 1, 2
and 3 Science Based Target Initiative (“SBTi”)
verified Near Term Targets.
We have submitted our Long-Term Net Zero
Targets to SBTi for validation. The targets,
tobe achieved by 2040, are aligned to keep
global warming to 1.5 degrees centigrade, the
most ambitious goal of the Paris Agreement.
41% of our electricity was sourced from
renewable energy, an increase from 36%
in2021.
Recycled 94.8% of waste produced.
Social
Recognising the impact of high rates of
inflation, Senior has taken steps to help
thebroader workforce including salary
settlements that reflected regional cost of
living pressures, a more flexible approach
toworking hours and promoting employee
assistance and wellbeing initiatives.
Building on the success of our first Global
Employee Opinion Survey in 2021 and the
actions taken as a result of the feedback,
weundertook our second Global Employee
Opinion Survey in September 2022.
We remain on track to achieve our 2025
LostTime Injury Rate reduction target.
In 2022, we introduced additional safety
initiatives involving ergonomics and hand
protection to support our 2025 Lost Time
Injury Rate reduction goal.
Currently, 55% of the Board Directors are
female and two of the Directors are from
ethnic minority backgrounds.
Governance
In 2022, employees received refresher
training on Senior’s Code of Conduct.
Employees continue to receive training and
regular reminders about the risks related to
information/cyber security.
In 2022, we developed our Climate Change
training to improve awareness of climate
related matters across the Group.
We continued to make
good progress on our
sustainability goals,
maintaining our sector
leading position.
David Squires
Group Chief Executive Officer
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David Squires
Group Chief Executive Officer
Outlook
As we start 2023, our order book is healthy,
reflecting favourable market dynamics,
withcommercial aerospace recovery in
fullswing with other important markets
remaining buoyant. Demand is currently
holding up well, though we remain mindful
of the potential impact of the ongoing
supply chain pressures in aerospace,
aswell as the broader macro-economic
situation and geopolitical uncertainty.
Withaircraft build rates increasing through
the year, and the continuing supply chain
challenges in aerospace, including the
recent fire at one of our key suppliers, we
anticipate trading inour Aerospace Division
to be more weighted to the second half
ofthe year. Overall, the Board anticipates
strong growth for the Group in2023 in line
with itsexpectations.
We remain on track to drive the Group
ROCE to a minimum of 13.5% in line with
our previously stated ambition.
Our strategy and positioning in attractive
and structurally resilient core markets,
combined with our sector-leading
sustainability credentials and highly
relevanttechnical capabilities, is delivering
astrong recovery across our Aerospace
andFlexonics Divisions and enhanced
valuefor our stakeholders.
Aerospace
Our traditional fluid conveyance products are
entirely compatible with sustainable aviation
fuels, the increasing adoption of which
appears to be the fastest route to lowering
aviation emissions.
Our Additive Manufacturing capabilities are
enabling advances in complex product design
for improved performance and weight
reduction for the benefit of our customers
across a number of product applications.
Our world-class capability in thermal
management and fluid conveyance
providesopportunities to support the
furtherdevelopment of electric/hybrid
airvehicleapplications.
We are building upon our longexperience
ofproviding hydrogen fluid handling and
distribution products for industrial markets
tosupport development ofboth on-aircraft
and off-aircraft hydrogen technologies as this
alternative propulsion ecosystem evolves.
Land Vehicles
Our current exhaust gas recirculation and
waste heat recovery products continue to
support evolving Land Vehicle propulsion
systems as they become more efficient
andlower their environmental impact.
We are focusing on new product offerings
forthe transition to a low carbon economy
and engage with our customers’ new product
development programmes by providing
design and engineering support for cooling
and fluid-handling solutions for batteries and
power electronics on the growing number
ofelectric/hybrid vehicles.
We are supporting the development of fuel
cell cooling and associated fluid conveyance
for commercial vehicle applications by
capitalising on our experience of producing
hydrogen fuel cell products in the
energysector.
Power & Energy
We continue to develop our well-established
wide range of fluid conveyance products,
bellows and expansion joints for harsh
environments in carbon-free energy
generation including solar farms, wind power
plants, hydroelectric, geothermal, fuel cell
andnuclear power applications.
Our extensive experience of providing fluid
conveyance products for demanding
environments, and specifically hydrogen
fuelcell cooling and conveyance, opens up
opportunities in hydrogen production and
infrastructure applications.
Technology and product design and
development on the road to Net Zero
Senior’s fluid conveyance and thermal
management businesses have design IP
(intellectual property) and our structures
businesses have manufacturing IP and know-
how. Both are underpinned by our investment
inadvanced manufacturing technology and
supported by our extensive design and
engineering expertise, and collaboration
throughour Technology Council.
In support of our core technology themes,
Senior has identified two key enabling
technologies that underpin innovation
throughout our product development and
manufacturing lifecycle: Additive Manufacturing
and Digitisation. Our Technology Council
ensures that these technologies are
collaboratively developed for the benefit
ofallbusiness in the Group.
Electrification and hydrogen power are poised
toremain the key technology themes in many
ofour end markets in the decades to come.
Ourfluid conveyance and thermal management
technology, highly relevant to these themes,
willcontinue to help us support our customers
with high-valued solutions in the medium- and
long-term to bridge the transition to sustainable
technologies for the future in a low
carboneconomy.
Considered and effective
capitaldeployment
We understand the importance of
considered and effective capital
deployment towards maximising
shareholder value creation. The Group has
afinancial objective to maintain an overall
ROCE in excess of the Group’s cost of
capital and to target a minimum pre-tax
return on capital employed of 13.5% on
apost IFRS 16 basis. Our strategy of
expanding Senior’s high-quality fluid
conveyance and thermal management
businesses remains a priority. All significant
investments are supported by a business
case and are assessed using a rigorous
investment appraisal process.
To maximise the Group’s operating
efficiency and overall effectiveness we
actively review our overall portfolio of
operating businesses and evaluate them in
terms of their strategic fit within the Group.
In December 2019, Senior confirmed that
itwas reviewing strategic options for its
Aerostructures business, which included a
potential divestment. Although we received
strong interest for the business, the Group
determined that, with the onset of the
pandemic, it was in the best interests of
Senior and its stakeholders for the
Aerostructures business to remain within
the Group at that time. We are considering
the best time to relaunch the process to
ensure we optimise value for shareholders,
taking into account financing markets and
end market conditions.
SOURCE: Data sourced from IHS Markit, Feb 2022.
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MARKET OVERVIEW
CIVIL
AEROSPACE
The rebound in flight departure levels in 2022
was testament to the resilience of global air
travel demand, with the subsequent recovery
across commercial aerospace now in full
swing. The strong growth in passenger
numbers seen in most domestic markets
andother short-haul routes was sustained
throughout 2022 and is expected to continue.
International, long-haul traffic has been
accelerating, particularly between North
America and Europe and the recent easing
oftravel restrictions in China has immediately
provided added momentum. IATA continues
to expect domestic passenger numbers to
reach 2019 levels by 2024 and international
passenger numbers to return to 2019 levels
by 2025.
Production volumes for civil aerospace
accelerated in 2022 driven by increased
singleaisle build rates. Both Boeing and
Airbus announced production rate increases
for wide-bodies starting from the end of
2022and further increases on single-aisle
rates in 2023 and beyond.
In the medium and longer term, structural
growth in air travel of c. 4% per annum is
expected to be driven by growing air traffic
demand in Asia and supported by the
replacement of older aircraft with latest
generation, more fuel-efficient models.
IATAanticipates that Asia Pacific will be the
fastest growing region over the next two
decades, buoyed by favourable income
growth and demographic factors.
With our diversified product portfolio in
theaerospace sector, including attractive
positions across the newest generation of
single aisle aircraft platforms, Senior is well
positioned to benefit from the ongoing market
recovery, and increased aircraft build rates.
ONGOING MARKET RECOVERY
ACROSS THE GROUP WITH STRONG
OPERATING LEVERAGE
World passengers flows long run outlook
World vehicles production forecast
World Energy Demand
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Our core markets across the Group proved resilient in 2022 andare
buoyant as we commence 2023 despite ongoing macro-economic
challenges and geopolitical uncertainty.
DEFENCE
Senior’s sales to the Defence sector are
primarily focused on the US defence market.
The approved budget for US defence in Fiscal
Year 2022 was $778bn. However, the 2022
Appropriations Bill was not passed until March
2022 which meant that up to that point,
spending was restricted to 2021’s levels under
aContinuing Resolution which led to a delay in
some ordering activity. For Fiscal Year 2023,
theNational Defense Authorisation Act has
approved $858bn of spend, 10% higher than
the budget in 2022.
Senior is well placed with good content on the
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, mature programmes
such as the C-130 transport aircraft, and newer
programmes such as the T-7A Red Hawk trainer.
OTHER
AEROSPACE
Sales from our Aerospace operating businesses
into end markets outside of the civil aerospace
and defence markets are classified under
“Other Aerospace” and include sales into
thespace, semi-conductor equipment and
medical markets. Using our world class bellows
technology, we manufacture highly engineered
proprietary products to provide unique solutions
for semi-conductor manufacturing equipment.
The semi-conductor equipment market reached
a new sales record in 2022, growing by an
estimated 4%, reflecting the increase in global
demand for microchips. While wafer fab,
foundry and logic equipment sales increased,
memory and storage demand weakened as
post-pandemic related consumer and work-
from-home trends normalise and inflation rises.
According to the World Semiconductor Trade
Statistics (“WSTS”), the global semi-conductor
market is forecast to contract by 4% in 2023
asa result of challenging macroeconomic
conditions, leading to weaker end
marketdemand.
The galactic low earth orbit satellites market
revenue is expected to accelerate at a
compound annual growth rate of 15%
between2022 and 2030. Rising demand for
high-speed and low-cost broadband, growing
advancements in satellite network and
potentialuses for laser-based space optical
communications are key factors driving
revenuegrowth of the market.
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40% of
Group
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11% of
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Group
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POWER
& ENERGY
Power & energy markets grew in 2022, and
inparticular, activity in upstream oil and gas
increased and the levels of maintenance
andoverhaul improved.
The Ukraine crisis brought pressure to energy
supply in key markets, adding political impetus
to build energy security and to accelerate the
energy transition to renewables.
Electricity demand is forecast to continue
growing steadily and the IEA predicts an even
stronger push for renewables in the power
sector and faster electrification of industrial
processes and heating. In 2022, 30% of global
electricity generation came from renewable
sources and the IEA predicts this rising to
about50% by 2030 and 80% by 2050.
According to the IEA, in 2022, world oil demand
grew 2% and is expected to surpass pre-
pandemic levels in 2023 and subsequently
grow1% per year until 2030. Global refining
capacity expanded slightly in 2022 with similar
growth anticipated in 2023, although shortages
in individual products may well persist due to
uneven rates of demand growth and limits in
therefining system. This tight supply, coupled
with a limited appetite for new US refining
capacity due to the US federal government’s
policies onenergy, has led businesses to focus
on upgrading and expanding existing facilities,
thereby increasing maintenance and
overhaulwork.
Amid soaring fuel prices and growing energy
security concerns, momentum is building
fornuclear power in many countries.
Accordingto the IEA, nuclear power generation
has the potential to play a significant role in
helping countries to securely transition to
energysystems dominated by renewables.
Intheir global pathway to reach Net Zero
Emissions by 2050, the IEA predicts that
nuclearpower generation will double between
2020 and 2050, with construction of new
plantsneeded in all countries that are open
tothe technology. Whilst extending lifetimes
ofnuclearplants will be an indispensable part
ofacost-effective path to Net Zero by 2050,
itisfeasible that half of the emission reductions
by 2050 may come from small modular reactors
(SMRs) due to their lower cost, smaller size,
andreduced projectrisks.
LAND
VEHICLE
The land vehicle market experienced good
momentum in 2022. All segments grew
in2022, as markets in North America and
Europe were buoyant, aided by signs of
supply chain constraints easing compared
toprior year.
According to Americas Commercial
Transportation (“ACT”) research, the heavy
duty truck market grew by 19% in 2022
compared to 2021. The market is expected
todecline by 3% in 2023 as pent-up demand
for more fuel efficient engines and modest
pre-buy activity ahead of tighter emission
standards coming to be introduced in 2024
are expected to be offset by slowing
macroeconomic indicators in the US.
According to IHS Markit Inc. (“IHS”),
European truck and bus market production
declined by 1% and is forecast to decline
byafurther 1% in 2023.
Light vehicle production in 2022 continued
tobe impacted by semi-conductor shortages,
although this is showing signs of
improvement. Production rates were further
impacted by interruptions in the supply of
wireharnesses due to the Ukraine crisis.
According to IHS, European light vehicle
production grew by 5% in 2022 compared
to2021, despite being forecasted to decline.
Itis forecast to grow by 6% in 2023 as
semiconductor availabilityimproves.
According to the International Energy
Agency(“IEA), global electric car sales
havecontinued their strong growth in 2022.
TheBloomberg NEF Electric Vehicle Outlook
2022 report predicts that by 2025, plug-in
vehicles will represent 23% of new passenger
vehicle sales globally and electric vehicles will
represent 6% of the fleet. With the increasing
adoption of electrification for both land vehicle
and stationary power applications continuing,
this market is fast growing and represents
amajor opportunity for Senior in the
mediumand long term, particularly for our
proprietary battery cooling technology
We are ensuring we are appropriately resourced to
take advantage of the market-led opportunities across
our Flexonics and Aerospace Divisions.
CIVIL AEROSPACE
OTHER AEROSPACE
LAND VEHICLE
POWER & ENERGY
DEFENCE
STRATEGIC REPORT / SUSTAINABILIT Y
SUSTAINABILITY
IN THIS SECTION
A commitment to sustainability is rooted in
our core values and underpins our purpose.
We believe with conviction that how you do
business is every bit as important as what
you do. Across the Group we always put
safety and ethics first, and we strongly
encourage and promote diversity and
inclusivity in all of our operations.
David Squires
Group Chief Executive Officer
20 Our Technology and Product Development
on the Road to Net Zero
22 Environment
26 TCFD
32 Social
36 Governance
Sustainability remains an indispensable part
ofour overall strategy. We always aim to
deliver our products in a manner that is both
environmentally sustainable and supports
economic growth through sustainable
methods as opposed to focusing solely on
short-term financial gains. In implementing
ourstrategy, we are committed to using
natural resources responsibly, investing for
thelong-term wellbeing of the planet and
ensuring that all people involved in and with
our business process are treated fairly.
We continue to enhance our long-term focus on
Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”). This year,
for example, we have achieved a class leading “A” rating
inour CDP climate disclosure.
We apply our expertise and technology across different
applications, working in close partnership with our
customers, to develop solutions that support both
theircommercial and sustainability objectives.
We remain ever responsive to the climate change and
clean air challenge, as the world and our customers
transition to a lower carbon economy.
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