Our direct economic impact is shown in the following list:

• Net annual sales of $2.5 billion dollars creating business opportunities for our customers, distributors, retailers, suppliers and others that form part of our value chain.
• $242 million dollars invested in productive processes.
• $8.8 million dollars for improvements through initiatives in research and development
• $640 thousand dollars between 1998 and 2007 allocated to stimulate innovation and incremental improvement of our employees through our corporate program Incremental Improvement Recognition (IIR).
• $576 million dollars in salaries and benefits for our employees.
• $1 million dollars in donations to different non profit organizations.
• Acquired goods and services for an amount of $1.3 billion dollars through more than 20,000 suppliers worldwide.
• $8.2 million dollars of dividends paid to our shareholders.
• 24,442 direct employees with salaries and benefits exceeding the national average in the countries where we operate. Our presence generates wealth to more than 100,000 people in a direct way, and an estimated 400,000 indirect jobs with the corresponding positive economic and social impact.
• More than $2.5 million dollars invested in employee training and development initiatives.
• More than $24 million dollars dedicated to retiree benefits.
• $10 million dollars invested on the health, culture and relaxation activities of our employees and community.