Chemicals:
Petrochemicals and Plastics, Intermediates and Performance Polymers,
Specialty Chemicals. Atofina
is the Chemicals branch of TotalFinaElf. World's
sixth largest chemicals company;
2001 sales outside the Group: 19.6
billion euros (65%
in Europe, 25% in
the United States, 10%
in Asia). 2001 investments: 1.6
billion euros; 5,000
scientists worldwide; 71,312
employees.
* Excluding non-recurring items
| Highlights |
|
| |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
| (in millions) |
$ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
|
| Sales* |
17,518 |
19,560 |
20,843 |
17,268 |
16,132 |
|
| Operating Income excluding non-recurring
items |
981 |
1,095 |
1,627 |
1,189 |
1,351 |
|
| Capital Expenditures |
1,443 |
1,611 |
1,353 |
1,666 |
1,618 |
|
| Employees |
|
71,312 |
72,253 |
72,816 |
73,673 |
|
| * Does not include intersegment
sales |
|
|