Our strategy - FUCHS2025

Whether global customer requirements, or new business models that are made possible by advancing digitalization or megatrends such as the move to electric vehicles and autonomous driving, FUCHS is facing new challenges in this highly dynamic world.

Presentation Strategy FUCHS2025

New Mindset for Future Challenges

New solutions require new ways of operating. And new ways of operation require a new approach and a fresh mindset.

Key Elements

We want to use these challenges as an opportunity. That is why we are responding to them with a new mindset – an attitude that brings strategy, structure and culture into line in a purposeful way.

Vision – Being First Choice

"We want to build on our strengths and globally align our organization to make our vision come true: 'Being First Choice.'"

Stefan Fuchs, CEO FUCHS Group

Strategic Pillars

Six strategic pillars form the base of our strategy. They are the guiding principles for our strategic actions to reach our vision for FUCHS2025.

Global Strength

Strategic Objectives:

Use market segmentation as basis for strategic and global business development, achieve better market penetration
Grow above Group average in Asia-Pacific and the Americas, achieve a better balance between all three world regions by 2025
Further refine the brand profile, strengthen brand equity and attractiveness

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Customer & Market Focus

Strategic Objectives:

Achieve maximum customer proximity, further utilize cross-selling opportunities, become the full-line supplier for our customers
Develop global service portfolio up to 2025, change from product-driven approach to solution-driven approach
Grow market shares to be amongst the leaders in the segments we target
Systematically introduce new business models within the broader world of lubrication

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Technology Leader

Strategic Objectives:

Increase our innovation power in R&D and beyond. Be technology leader in the segments we target until 2025
Innovate products and operational performance to make our customers more connected with us beyond lubricants by introducing digital solutions and platforms
Bring all three R&D centers in China, USA and Germany to the same level of expertise until 2025

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Operational Excellence

Strategic Objectives:

Strengthen our global manufacturing and distribution network to achieve self-sufficient supply and technology hubs in Asia-Pacific, EMEA and the Americas until 2025
Further standardize manufacturing and procurement procedures, equipment and output to achieve a more efficient supply chain
Expand data transparency based on further globalization of structures and harmonization of systems

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People & Organization

Strategic Objectives:

Be the employer of choice for our existing and future workforce
Further improve working environments and global collaboration
Strengthen global talent acquisition and retention, enhance our development programs, competence models and succession planning
Endorse internationalization of entities, remote leadership, international job rotation

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Sustainability

Strategic Objectives:

Economical Sustainability
- Generate sustainable revenue growth at 15 % EBIT margin with a corresponding increase of our FUCHS Value Added
Ecological Sustainability
- CO₂-neutral production (“gate-to-gate”) since 2020 and carbon-neutral products (“cradle-to-gate”) by 2025. Foster additional ecological sustainability projects
Social Sustainability
- Further promote Corporate Social Responsibility projects

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