28Provisions

 

 

2022

millions of CHF

 

Other employee benefits

 

Warranties / liabilities

 

Restructuring

 

Environmental

 

Other

 

Total

Balance as of January 1

 

53.9

 

93.8

 

21.0

 

11.8

 

55.4

 

235.8

Classified as held for sale

 

 

–2.5

 

 

 

 

–2.5

Additions

 

11.0

 

26.9

 

1.8

 

0.1

 

68.0

 

107.8

Released as no longer required

 

–7.0

 

–10.0

 

–1.7

 

 

–3.6

 

–22.3

Utilized

 

–10.6

 

–16.1

 

–12.7

 

–0.0

 

–58.7

 

–97.9

Currency translation differences

 

–2.8

 

0.1

 

–0.3

 

–0.5

 

–3.3

 

–6.7

Total provisions as of December 31

 

44.5

 

92.3

 

8.1

 

11.4

 

57.8

 

214.1

– thereof non-current

 

31.0

 

3.2

 

1.2

 

11.4

 

11.5

 

58.2

– thereof current

 

13.5

 

89.1

 

6.9

 

0.0

 

46.3

 

155.9

 

 

2021

millions of CHF

 

Other employee benefits

 

Warranties / liabilities

 

Restructuring

 

Environmental

 

Other

 

Total

Balance as of January 1

 

53.5

 

85.3

 

41.5

 

12.8

 

56.3

 

249.3

Acquired through business combination

 

0.6

 

0.6

 

 

 

0.9

 

2.1

Derecognized as discontinued operations

 

–4.0

 

–2.0

 

–0.5

 

 

–7.2

 

–13.7

Additions

 

12.2

 

37.1

 

11.7

 

 

69.7

 

130.7

Released as no longer required

 

–1.9

 

–6.9

 

–2.0

 

 

–6.1

 

–16.9

Utilized

 

–7.0

 

–20.7

 

–29.8

 

–1.1

 

–56.7

 

–115.2

Currency translation differences

 

0.4

 

0.3

 

0.1

 

0.1

 

–1.4

 

–0.5

Total provisions as of December 31

 

53.9

 

93.8

 

21.0

 

11.8

 

55.4

 

235.8

– thereof non-current

 

38.9

 

4.0

 

2.5

 

11.8

 

10.8

 

68.0

– thereof current

 

15.0

 

89.7

 

18.5

 

0.0

 

44.6

 

167.8

The category “Other employee benefitsˮ includes provisions for jubilee gifts, early retirement of senior managers and other obligations to employees. 

The category “Warranties/liabilitiesˮ includes provisions for warranties, customer claims, penalties, litigation and legal cases relating to goods delivered or services rendered.

In 2022, the group utilized CHF 12.7 million (2021: CHF 29.8 million) of restructuring provisions mainly relating to resizing measures of sites in Europe and the USA initiated in 2020 and 2021. The group recorded restructuring provisions of CHF 1.8 million for continuing operations (2021: CHF 11.5 million for continuing operation and CHF 0.2 million for discontinued operations), partly offset by released restructuring provisions of CHF 1.7 million (2021: CHF 2.0 million). Restructuring costs mainly relate to resizing activities in Indonesia. The remaining restructuring provision as of December 31, 2022, is CHF 8.1 million, of which CHF 6.9 million is expected to be utilized within one year.

“Environmentalˮ mainly consists of expected costs related to inherited liabilities.

“Otherˮ includes provisions that do not fit into the aforementioned categories. A large number of these provisions refer to onerous contracts and indemnities, in particular related to divestitures. In addition, provisions for ongoing asbestos lawsuits and other legal claims are included. Based on the currently known facts, the group is of the opinion that the resolution of the open cases will not have material effects on its liquidity or financial condition. Although the group expects a large part of the category “Otherˮ to be realized in 2023, by their nature, the amounts and timing of any cash outflows are difficult to predict.