Etex is present on planet Mars following the landing of the Perseverance Rover, the most advanced interplanetary explorer yet, that uses our Promalight microporous insulation technology for its power generation system.

For the second edition of the Etex CEO Award the recognition goes to Dana Haiduc based in Romania for her years-long commitment and innovative approaches to business development in her business region, delivering significant profitable growth in a dynamic market.

At our General Meeting of Shareholders, Johan Van Biesbroeck succeeds Jean-Louis de Cartier de Marchienne as new Chairman of the Board of Etex.

In line with our “Connect and Care” core value, we launch the Etex Challenge. Spread across several four-weeks challenges, this sports competition between teammates across the world strives to increase physical and mental well-being while supporting charities.

Two new members join the Executive Committee: Patrick Balemans as Head of the New Ways division and Virginie Lietaer as Chief Legal Officer.

At the prestigious UK’s Housebuilder Product Awards, our steel-framing, infield solutions expert EOS wins the Best External Product for the loadbearing Thrubuild systems.

With an 84% participation rate across the organisation (a 16% increase on the previous edition), the Me & Etex employee engagement survey shows improvement across all dimensions, including the fact that teammates feel 15% more connected to Etex, which is 6% above the manufacturing sector average.

We release our first-ever Sustainability Report that follows the best practices of the Global Reporting Initiative Standards. The report zooms in on how our sustainability initiatives and actions progressed, together with the group’s ambitions in four main areas.

Our Exteriors and Industry divisions are among the key suppliers of the Dubai Expo 2020 with Equitone panels used in five projects and Promat fire protection used in the Expo’s metro station and two pavilions.

Succeeding Paul Van Oyen, Bernard Delvaux officially takes on the role of Chief Executive Officer, further pursuing our ambitious long-term strategy and focus on internal and external growth.