Innovation is a central strand of Group DNA

and its right to be different . It relies on the ability

to design creative , non - standard approaches

as the basis for offering distinctively different ,

more effective and more eff icient solutions

that meet the real - world and local needs

of customers . With its adoption of Ambition 2030 ,

the Group has chosen to accelerate the pace

of innovation to boost its value creation capabilities .

Our challenge lies in accelerating our ability to drive

innovation more effectively to offer high - performance ,

high - eff iciency solutions and stand out even more

distinctively in our markets over the long term .

195 employees

dedicated to research

46 families

of active patents

250 innovation

partnerships

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