The Mission of the Ceramic Experts
The CeramTec Group aims to achieve profitable, global growth while conserving energy and protecting natural resources. Our objective is to strengthen and advance CeramTec’s international leadership position. As a customer-oriented problem solver, we therefore focus on application consulting and on the development of innovative, competitive, and sustainable processes for realizing products consistent with specifications.
We have established a framework with reliable, risk-minimizing technical and organizational processes and creating an atmosphere of trust that fairly balances the interests of customers, business partners, employees and shareholders, as well as stakeholders such as the local communities and society in general. We conduct business according to a set of clearly defined management principles, which we review on an annual basis.
The executive board of the CeramTec Group is committed to promoting compliance with these policies, to providing the resources that are required for implementation, and to conducting an annual review. For this, it will give an annual account (status analysis) regarding compliance with these management policies and will review the efficacy of the management systems once a year.
As part of this process, special focus will be placed on considering specially-approved requirements and binding obligations of our customers, of society/the public, of the government agencies, of external interested parties, and of legislative bodies, as well as on constantly improving our management system and minimizing risks in our processes.
- Products – We strive to manufacture and market our high-quality products in the most cost-effective, sustainable, safe and eco-friendly way while conserving resources, taking into account the lifecycle of our products.
- Interested parties – All of our efforts center around satisfying the requirements of all of our interested parties.
- Responsibility – When it comes to our products, operations and services, we act with a strong commitment to safety, health, the environment, and profitability. We comply with all applicable standards, laws, regulations, in-house rules and designated ethical principles as well as other obligations with regard to the context of the organization. Fair and ethical business practices apply both with respect to our employees and our business partners – from procurement and manufacturing through to delivery to our customers, all while considering the effects on society.
- Quality – We plan, develop, implement, monitor and continuously improve all of our processes. We give reasonable consideration to the opportunities/risks of these processes. This applies to quality, work safety, health, environmental protection and energy management.
- Values – Our thinking, actions and behavior are based on mutual convictions of what is good and what is important. These are reflected in our corporate values Teamwork, Open & positive mindset, Passion, Learn and grow, Customer focus, Accountability and Integrity. They serve as guiding principles on how we do our jobs, how we act and work together.
- Goals – We set goals for ourselves for profitability, quality, safety, health and environmental protection based on these management policies while considering our strategic context and the most important requirements for our relevant, interested parties. We are also committed to long-term reductions in energy consumption and increasing our energy efficiency through continuous process improvement (CPI). We make information and resources available to meet these targets and constantly measure our level of success using key metrics to foster the growth of our business.
- Employees – Having capable and responsible employees is important to us. We train our employees in ongoing courses focused on quality, work safety, health, environmental protection, codes of conduct and energy efficiency. We recognize successful performance of our employees and encourage them to excel. Every employee is responsible for doing his or her part to meet our quality, work safety, health, environmental protection and resource conservation targets.
- Sustainability – For CeramTec, sustainability is a holistic concept for the future. In accordance with our corporate social responsibility policy and our code of conduct, we assume responsibility for our thoughts and our actions in economical, ecological and social dimensions. We follow guidelines and regulations that apply to all employees worldwide to ensure sustainability in all of our business operations.
The CeramTec Executive Board