Human Resources

• Employee headcount over the last 4 years
• Employees by Business Group
• Employees by Geographic Zone
• Employees by Function
• Turnover by Region
• Internal Mobility
• Training
• Industrial Relations
• Diversity
• Women by geographical zone
• Disabled employees
• Age and seniority

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  Employee headcount over the last 4 years

  
  Total Group headcount

  

  
  Average annual headcount

  
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  Employees by Business Group

  
  

  Employees by Business Group	2009	2010	2011	2012
  Minerals for Ceramics, Refractories, Abrasives & Foundry	36%	38%	34%	34%
  Performance & Filtration Minerals	20%	18%	24%	24%
  Pigments for Paper & Packaging	14%	16%	14%	16%
  Materials & Monolithics	28%	27%	26%	25%
  Holdings Compagnies	2%	2%	2%	1%

  
  
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  Employees by Geographic Zone

  
  

  Geographic Zone	2009	2010	2011	2012
  Western Europe	43%	40%	41%	42%
  France	21%	20%	21%	20%
  UK	8%	8%	8%	9%
  Central Europe	8%	8%	9%	8%
  North America	16%	16%	17%	17%
  United States	14%	14%	14%	14%
  South America	8%	10%	9%	9%
  Brazil	6%	7%	6%	7%
  Asia-Pacific	20%	21%	19%	19%
  China	11%	12%	10%	10%
  India	4%	4%	4%	4%
  Africa	5%	5%	5%	4%

  
  
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  Employees by Function

  
  

  Employees by Function	2009	2010	2011	2012
  Operations, production, manufacturing	69,9%	69,4%	68,5%	68,0%
  Logistics, supply chain, purchasing	4,5%	4,7%	5,0%	4,9%
  Research & Development, geology	3,1%	3,4%	3,7%	3,7%
  Sales & Marketing	7,9%	7,8%	8,2%	8,5%
  Support & Administration	14,6%	14,7%	14,6%	14,9%

  
  
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  Turnover by Region

  
  

  Turnover by Region	2009	2010	2011	2012
  Western Europe	3,6%	3,4%	3,7%	3,6%
  Central Eastern Europe	4,8%	5,0%	7,2%	7,3%
  North America	6,5%	6,4%	6,4%	6,3%
  South America	1,9%	3,0%	1,9%	3,2%
  Asia Pacific	6,2%	9,8%	10,7%	9,0%
  Africa	4,8%	4,9%	4,2%	5,0%
  Global	4,6%	5,4%	5,7%	5,8*%

  
  
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  Internal Mobility

  
  

  	2009	2010	2011	2012
  People recruited	1,581	2,701	2,279	2,022
  In-house moves	362	250	220	350

  
  
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  Training

  
  Total Training hours

  

  Type of training	2009	2010	2011	2012
  Management	9%	9%	11%	9%
  Health & Safety	47%	51%	51%	48%
  Technical expertise	44%	40%	38%	43%

  
  
  

  Employees trained (at least once)	2009	2010	2011	2012
  % average yearly HC	61%	62%	70%	75%
  Number of employees trained	9,300	9,400	11,500	10,600

  
  
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  Industrial Relations

  
  Working hours lost due to strikes

  
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  Diversity

  
  Women in workforce

  Women in workforce	2009	2010	2011	2012
  All employees	14.8%	15.0%	15.5%	15.7%
  Salaried employees	29.8%	29.9%	29.7%	29.0%
  Senior managers	9.2%	11.3%	11.1%	11.9%

  
  
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  Women by geographical zone

  
  

  % Women	2009		2010		2011		2012
  	Employees	Senior managers	Employees	Senior managers	Employees	Senior managers	Employees	Senior managers
  Western Europe	15.50%	29.50%	15.40%	29.00%	15.80%	28.70%	15.70%	29.0%
  Central Eastern Europe	19.30%	36.00%	19.40%	35.80%	18.80%	36.60%	19.40%	36.70%
  North America	14.20%	33.80%	13.70%	33.40%	14.70%	33.30%	15.10%	33.10%
  South America	11.00%	31.40%	11.30%	31.80%	11.50%	30.30%	11.60%	30.30%
  Asia Pacific	15.40%	26.50%	16.40%	28.20%	16.90%	27.00%	17.40%	27.30%
  Africa	8.30%	10.30%	11.30%	13.30%	11.80%	17.40%	13.30%	12.90%

  
  
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  Disabled employees

  
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  Age and seniority

  
  

  Age	2009	2010	2011	2012
  < 30	1,837	1,888	1,926	1,835
  30-39	3,682	3,758	3,876	3,773
  40-49	4,612	4,564	4,866	4,781
  50-54	2,131	2,236	2,474	2,472
  > 55	1,818	1,980	2,229	2,481

  
  
  

  Seniority	2009	2010	2011	2012
  < 3	2,984	3,102	3,155	3,164
  4-10	4,031	4,289	4,425	4,316
  11-15	1,934	1,979	2,111	2,173
  16-20	1,152	1,117	1,328	1,523
  > 20	3,979	3,939	4,352	4,166