Annual Report 2022

8. Property, Plant and Equipment

CHF million

 

Land/buildings

 

Machinery

 

Other fixed assets

 

Construction in progress

 

2021
Total

Acquisition costs as at January 1, 2021

 

1,177.4

 

1,522.7

 

271.2

 

176.1

 

3,147.4

Additions

 

35.8

 

51.7

 

14.9

 

118.4

 

220.8

Retirements

 

– 34.2

 

– 20.6

 

– 12.9

 

– 0.1

 

– 67.8

Transfers

 

32.3

 

53.7

 

0.8

 

– 94.7

 

– 7.9

Currency translation

 

– 14.5

 

– 25.4

 

– 4.8

 

0.7

 

– 44.0

Acquisition costs as at December 31, 2021

 

1,196.8

 

1,582.1

 

269.2

 

200.4

 

3,248.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated depreciation as at January 1, 2021

 

632.6

 

972.2

 

215.4

 

 

1,820.2

Additions

 

57.4

 

88.5

 

23.2

 

 

169.1

Impairments

 

2.6

 

3.0

 

0.8

 

 

6.4

Retirements

 

– 32.1

 

– 20.2

 

– 12.5

 

 

– 64.8

Transfers

 

3.5

 

 

– 6.3

 

 

– 2.8

Currency translation

 

– 7.1

 

– 15.3

 

– 4.4

 

 

– 26.8

Accumulated depreciation as at December 31, 2021

 

656.9

 

1,028.2

 

216.2

 

 

1,901.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net fixed assets as at December 31, 2021

 

539.9

 

553.9

 

53.0

 

200.4

 

1,347.2

CHF million

 

Land/buildings

 

Machinery

 

Other fixed assets

 

Construction in progress

 

2022
Total

Acquisition costs as at January 1, 2022

 

1,196.8

 

1,582.1

 

269.2

 

200.4

 

3,248.5

Additions

 

37.4

 

33.8

 

15.5

 

140.4

 

227.1

Retirements

 

– 46.3

 

– 75.1

 

– 31.5

 

 

– 152.9

Transfers

 

52.1

 

83.9

 

8.0

 

– 136.9

 

7.1

Currency translation

 

– 28.0

 

– 36.4

 

– 7.0

 

– 0.1

 

– 71.5

Acquisition costs as at December 31, 2022

 

1,212.0

 

1,588.3

 

254.2

 

203.8

 

3,258.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated depreciation as at January 1, 2022

 

656.9

 

1,028.2

 

216.2

 

 

1,901.3

Additions

 

55.1

 

89.7

 

20.2

 

 

165.0

Impairments

 

3.3

 

1.4

 

1.2

 

 

5.9

Retirements

 

– 45.2

 

– 73.8

 

– 31.3

 

 

– 150.3

Transfers

 

9.3

 

– 4.1

 

2.1

 

 

7.3

Currency translation

 

– 14.8

 

– 21.5

 

– 6.0

 

 

– 42.3

Accumulated depreciation as at December 31, 2022

 

664.6

 

1,019.9

 

202.4

 

 

1,886.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net fixed assets as at December 31, 2022

 

547.4

 

568.4

 

51.8

 

203.8

 

1,371.4

Advance payments of CHF 13.8 million (CHF 18.3 million in prior year) are included in the position “construction in progress”. No mortgages exist on land and buildings.

The impairment charge of CHF 5.9 million (CHF 6.4 million in prior year) consists of write-downs of land and buildings of CHF 3.3 million (CHF 2.6 million in prior year) as well as machinery and other fixed assets of CHF 2.6 million (CHF 3.8 million in prior year).

The position “transfers” contained balance sheet reclassifications of net CHF 3.8 million from property, plant and equipment into right-of-use assets in prior year.