Integrated Report 2024

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Grupa Kęty S.A. is a parent of the Capital Group of Grupa Kęty S.A. , composed of following three business segments:

EPS
EXTRUDED PRODUCTS SEGMENT – production and sales of aluminium profiles and components used in construction, automotive business, transport, electrical engineering and many other sectors
ASS
ALUMINIUM SYSTEMS SEGMENT – production and sales of aluminium façades, doors and windows, internal structures as well as external aluminium roller shutters and roll-up gates for the construction business
FPS
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING SEGMENT – production and sales of printed flexible packaging and BOPP films for food manufacturers and other sectors
Diversification of activities in the three areas of various natures and customer groups reduces the market risk resulting from economic volatility in the particular industries, and improves the stability of the Capital Group financial performance.

The Capital Group has 14 foreign companies which sell products to over 4,500 customers on over 60 markets. In 2024, nearly half of the PLN 5.1 billion Capital Group’s sales income was invested outside Poland, specifically on the European market, where 46% of sales are generated, including 39% in the European Union member states, such as Germany, Czech Republic, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, Belgium and Austria. Outside Europe sales are generated in the United States, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, among others.

In 2024, in reference to the acquisition of SELT Sp. z o.o., whose results were consolidated within the ASS since September 2024, the Capital Group gained the production complexes belonging to the company in Opole and Rogów Opolski, furnished with modern machinery, including comprehensive machining centre with 36 CNC machine tools, 3 lasers, 2 machines for high pressure aluminium casting, 16 profiling machines used in coated aluminium strips forming for external blinds louver blades or galvanised pipes, 290 dies for aluminium profiles extrusion, 46 injection moulds for the production of PVC details and 2 powder coating workshops.

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Information about key acquisition made in 2024

The Capital Group processes materials in the following key processes: primary aluminium and scrap aluminium melting, billets casting, profiles extrusion from aluminium and aluminium-alloy billets, mechanical machining, welding, anodising, powder coating, manufacturing of plastic films, printing, laminating, metallisation, cutting, assembly and picking-up of architectural systems elements and sun protection products for the construction industry.

Apart from manufacturing processes, the Capital Group companies carry out activities related to products research and development, introduction of new technologies, and optimisation of the existing technologies. These include, among other things, analyses of the chemical composition of materials, strength tests, metallographic tests, spatial measurements, ultrasonic tests, electrical conductivity measurements, specific tests for the automotive industry and the implementation of new packaging categories.

Waste management activities consist primarily in transferring as much waste as possible to entities which specialise in recycling. Virtually 100% of the aluminium waste generated in production processes is remelted within in-house operations (at the Foundry Plant) in order to obtain full-value semi-product for further processing.

Finished products are packed and stored in order to prepare them for distribution.

The Capital Group avails of transportation services (with a clear dominance of road transport) distributing products in most cases directly to customers.

The primary natural resource on which the Capital Group’s operations are based is bauxite, a sedimentary rock that is a mixture of minerals containing various concentrations of hydrated aluminium oxides. Its mining and subsequent refining with cryolite produces aluminium, which the Capital Group obtains in the form of: primary aluminium, sheets, alloys, scrap, billets, foil and other semi-products and finished materials.

Apart from aluminium profiles obtained mainly from the Extruded Products Segment, accessories and semi-products such as hardware, gaskets and glass for the production processes at the Aluminium Systems Segment are sourced from suppliers. A great deal of components used are made of steel.

The Flexible Packaging Segment uses various types of plastic films and granulates (polyethylene, polypropylene). The Flexible Packaging Segment sources major categories of materials, such as printing, universal and greaseproof papers, paints, adhesives and binders, from the segment suppliers.

The Capital Group withdraws water and uses it primarily in the chemical and thermal processing of aluminium. These processes include painting, anodizing, rinsing and cooling. The sources of water are water supply networks (about 30% of withdrawal) and own intakes (about 70% of withdrawal).

The energy used mainly in production processes comes from the combustion of natural gas from the national transmission networks. Processed fossil fuels are a raw material used in the production of granulates for the Flexible Packaging Segment.

The Capital Group also sources various substances, chemical compounds and elements that are used, primarily, in the production of extruded products (acids, bases, technical gases, alloying elements).

Among the entities within the value chain whose operations are not directly related to the business model of the Capital Group but are important for the operation of the Capital Group are companies whose employees provide services in the scope listed in the supporting activities section of the table further below.

Segment Company Products Key customer categories – industries Key sales markets Sustainability related goals of the Group
Extruded Products Segment (EPS)
  • Grupa Kęty S.A.
  • Aluform Sp. z o.o.
  • Grupa Kęty Italia
  • Alupol LLC (Ukraine)
  • Aluminium Kety CSE (Czech Republic)
  • Aluminium Kety Deutschland (Germany)
  • Aluminium Kety EMMI (Slovenia)
 Production and sales of:

  • aluminium profiles
  • aluminium components
 Construction, automotive, transport (including electric vehicles), railway, electrical engineering, household equipment, advertising, tourism. Poland, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Italy, UK, Slovenia, Ukraine, France, Hungary.
  • Recovery of aluminium and increasing the share of recycled materials.
  • GHG emissions reduction.
  • Implementation of the ‘circular economy’ principles.
  • Support of green economy sectors, such as electromibility.
 Aluminium Systems Segment
(ASS)
  • Aluprof S.A. Selt Sp. z o.o. Aluprof system USA
  • Glassprof Sp. z o.o.
  • Aluprof Hungary
  • Aluprof System Romania
  • Aluprof System Ukraina
  • Aluprof System Czech
  • Aluprof UK
  • Aluprof Deutschland
  • Aluprof Belgium
  • Aluprof Netherlands
 Production and sales of:

  • aluminium façade systems
  • window and door systems
  • internal structure systems
  • external aluminium roller shutters and roll-up gates
  • pergolas, external blinds, awnings, reflex screens, and sunbreakers
 Construction Poland, UK, Czech Republic, Romania, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Slovakia, Hungary.
  • Providing energy-efficient building solutions for aluminium windows, doors, façades, roller shutters and gates (passive, energy-efficient renovation solutions with certificates of the Passive House Institute [PHI] in Darmstad, Cradle-to- Cradle environmental certificates, and Environmental Product Declarations [EPDs]).
  • Building systems designed to last for many years and, at the end of their life cycle, to return to the economy thanks to aluminium and other
    components recycling.
Flexible Packaging Segment
(FPS)
  • Alupol Packaging S.A.
  • Alupol Packaging Kęty Sp. z o.o.
  • Alupol Films Sp. z o.o.
 Production and sales of:

  • printed flexible packaging;
  • BOPP films.
 Food concentrates, confectionery, fats, dairy, meat, cold meats, pharmaceuticals, chemicals. Poland, Netherlands, Germany, Hungary, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Italy, Switzerland.
  • Growth in the share of manufactured films and laminates fit for recycling.
  • Further increase of equipment and facilities energy efficiency.

In 2024, the Group recorded slight changes in customer groups and markets served, which resulted mainly from the acquisition of SELT Sp. z o.o.

In December 2020, the Management Board of Grupa Kęty S.A. presented the Development Strategy of Grupa Kęty S.A. Capital Group for the years 2021–2025, which was later updated in July 2021, as described in details in Section 4 Capital Group development strategy of the Report of the Management Board of Grupa Kęty S.A. on the operations of the Company and the Capital Group.

Upstream value chain
Non-renewable natural resources (mineral resources): Basic materials used in manufacturing processes: Auxiliary materials, substances and chemical mixtures:
  1. energy-related: crude oil, natural gas;
  2. metallic: light metal ores: bauxites (raw materials for aluminium production), non-ferrous metal ores: alloying elements (including zinc, copper);
  3. chemical: crude oil, natural gas (raw materials for the production of plastics, oils, lubricants), sulphur (raw material for the production of sulphuric acid, rubber), rock salt (raw material for the production of hydrochloric acid), potassium salt (raw material for the production of potassium nitrate), among others;
  4. rock raw materials used in the production of glass (quartz sand), binding materials such as cement, lime, among others.

Renewable raw materials: water, wood.

EPS:

  1. aluminium billets of aluminium and aluminium alloys;
  2. alloy aluminium;
  3. alloy components;
  4. aluminium scrap.

ASS:

  1. aluminium;
  2. plastic interlayers (PA);
  3. plastic granulates (PCV);
  4. steel;
  5. EPDM rubber;
  6. glass;
  7. powder coatings.

FPS:

  1. plastic granulates (PP, PE, PA, EVOH, etc.);
  2. aluminium foil, paper, plastic films (OPP, PET, PE, PA, etc.);
  3. paints, lacquers, adhesives, solvents and waxes.
  1. substances and mixtures used in the processes of mechanical, thermal and chemical processing of aluminium products;
  2. substances and mixtures used in powder coating processes of aluminium products;
  3. substances and mixtures used in processes of galvanic treatment of printing cylinders and photopolymer plates;
  4. substances and mixtures used in fire-rated glass production;
  5. substances and mixtures used in neutralization and treatment of wastewater;
  6. technical gases;
  7. oils and lubricants;
  8. packaging materials.
Own operations

EPS:

  1. extrusion of aluminium profiles (from aluminium alloys) including engineering operations: heat treatment, supersaturation, cutting, straightening, drawing, bevelling, marking;
  2. production of extrusion dies and tools, as well as their service (repair, reconditioning) and storage;
  3. melting and casting of aluminium with alloying additives to produce extrusion billets;
  4. machining of aluminium profiles to produce components – CNC (drilling, milling), cutting, deburring, punching, marking, bending, assembly, rinsing;
  5. welding to manufacture aluminium components and structures;
  6. surface treatment of aluminium profiles – anodizing and additional processes (sandblasting, satin-finishing, brushing, grinding, mechanical polishing and electropolishing);
  7. sales office management;
  8. research and development activities in the areas of new products and technologies research and certification.
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ASS:

  1. development activities in the area of aluminium systems for the construction industry (window and door systems, façade systems, internal partition systems, sunshade systems, roller garage and industrial gate systems);
  2. production of components for ALUPROF brand aluminium systems:
    • production of composite aluminium profiles with plastic interlayer,
    • production of curved aluminium profiles,
    • powder coating,
    • production of aluminium profiles with polyurethane foam,
    • production of aluminium components (accessories),
    • production of steel components (accessories),
    • production of PVC plastic profiles,
    • production of PVC plastic components (accessories);
  3. manufacture of fire-rated glass;
  4. production of building products: aluminium windows, doors and façades;
  5.  research activities in the field of physical and mechanical properties of ALUPROF brand systems in a test chamber and fire protection properties of fire protection systems in a test furnace;
  6. production of solar control systems for individual customers including pergolas, façade blinds, awnings, among others;
  7. warehousing and logistics operations related to products and goods;
  8. sales office management;
  9. research and development activities in the areas of new products and technologies;
  10. research and certification.

FPS:

  1. manufacturing of (transparent, white and metallized) BOPP films;
  2. production of printing cylinders;
  3. storage of polypropylene granulates;
  4. production of polyethylene and polypropylene films by blowing;
  5. rotogravure printing;
  6. flexographic printing;
  7. polyurethane lamination;
  8. extrusion lamination;
  9. metallization of plastic films;
  10. film and laminate cutting;
  11. production of ice cream cone wrappers;
  12. storage of finished products (films and laminates);
  13. storage of raw materials for the production of films and laminates;
  14. washing of printing cylinders;
  15. milling and regranulation process;
  16. research and development activities in the areas of new products and technologies;
  17. research and certification.
Downstream value chain
EPS:

Customers in the construction and interior furnishing industry (more than 40%), transportation and automotive (more than 20%), home appliances, electrical engineering and machinery, sports and recreation, and others.
SSA:
Customers in the construction industry (100%).
SOG:
Customers in food production industry (over 50%), BOPP films (nearly 40%).
Supporting activities
IT services
Security and cleaning services
Insurance
Consulting and training services
Legal services