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Note 18. Property, plant and equipment

Development

Property, plant and equipment developed as follows:

Development of property, plant and equipment
EUR '000

2023

Land and buildings

Technical equipment and machinery, factory and office equipment

Down payments and assets under construction

Total

Cost

 

 

 

 

As at 01/01/2023

1,147,829

4,551,155

411,633

6,110,618

 

 

 

 

 

Currency translation adjustment

(27,331)

(84,657)

(14,349)

(126,337)

Addition

27,438

106,473

97,392

231,302

Disposals

(18)

(10,780)

(57,595)

(68,392)

Reclassifications

47,591

195,958

(243,549)

0

As at 31/12/2023

1,195,510

4,758,149

193,5331

6,147,191

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

 

 

As at 01/01/2023

(372,433)

(2,299,382)

(25,697)

(2,697,512)

 

 

 

 

 

Currency translation adjustment

7,280

32,506

911

40,697

Depreciation

(38,100)

(210,308)

0

(248,408)

Impairment

(94,127)

(292,000)

(57,458)

(443,586)

Disposals

0

9,871

57,458

67,329

As at 31/12/2023

(497,379)

(2,759,313)

(24,786)

(3,281,478)

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying amount as at 01/01/2023

775,396

2,251,773

385,936

3,413,106

Carrying amount as at 31/12/2023

698,131

1,998,835

168,747

2,865,713

1)

The down payments rendered amounted to EUR 6,146 thousand as at December 31, 2023. The decrease in down payments of EUR 7,969 thousand compared to December 31, 2022, arises from reclassifications of EUR minus 6,493 thousand, currency translation differences of EUR minus 130 thousand and reductions in down payments of EUR minus 1,347 thousand.

Development of property, plant and equipment (previous year)
EUR '000

2022

Land and buildings

Technical equipment and machinery, factory and office equipment

Down payments and assets under construction

Total

Cost

 

 

 

 

As at 01/01/2022

721,290

3,157,287

1,520,285

5,398,862

 

 

 

 

 

Currency translation adjustment

17,246

22,553

87,255

127,054

Addition

131,460

455,365

46,259

633,083

Disposals

(1,620)

(44,317)

(2,444)

(48,381)

Reclassifications

279,453

960,267

(1,239,721)

0

As at 31/12/2022

1,147,829

4,551,155

411,6331

6,110,618

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

 

 

As at 01/01/2022

(341,457)

(2,155,288)

(24,511)

(2,521,255)

 

 

 

 

 

Currency translation adjustment

(2,653)

(22,590)

(1,186)

(26,429)

Depreciation

(29,735)

(163,289)

0

(193,024)

Impairment

0

0

0

0

Disposals

1,413

41,785

0

43,197

As at 31/12/2022

(372,433)

(2,299,382)

(25,697)

(2,697,512)

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying amount as at 01/01/2022

379,833

1,001,999

1,495,774

2,877,606

Carrying amount as at 31/12/2022

775,396

2,251,773

385,936

3,413,106

1)

The down payments amounted to EUR 14,115 thousand as at December 31, 2022. The decrease in down payments by EUR 125,827 thousand compared to December 31, 2021, arises from reclassifications of EUR minus 141,218 thousand, currency translation differences of EUR 19,675 thousand, and reductions in down payments rendered of EUR minus 4,283 thousand.

Property, plant and equipment are measured at cost, including capitalized borrowing costs, less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses.

Depreciation is calculated according to the straight-line method based on the estimated useful lives. The estimated useful lives of the major asset classes are as follows:

Useful lives for property, plant and equipment
Years

Land use rights

30 to 50

Buildings

10 to 50

Fiber and pulp production lines

5 to 15

Energy production plants

4 to 25

Other machinery

4 to 20

Vehicles

4 to 20

Office equipment and other fixtures and fittings

2 to 10

IT hardware

2 to 7

All items of property, plant and equipment are tested for impairment in accordance with IAS 36 if there are any indications that these assets may be impaired (see note 10).

Operating leases as a lessor

Operating leases are in place for land and buildings with acquisition cost of EUR 37,164 thousand as at December 31, 2023 (December 31, 2022: EUR 38,350 thousand). The carrying amount of this land and buildings is EUR 7,177 thousand as at December 31, 2023 (December 31, 2022: EUR 7,819 thousand). Depreciation of EUR 686 thousand was recognized on these assets in the 2023 financial year (2022: EUR 694 thousand). For further details on rental income from operating leases see note 20.

Capitalization of borrowing costs

Borrowing costs of EUR 5,928 thousand for property, plant and equipment were capitalized in 2023 (2022: EUR 33,316 thousand). The weighted average interest rate equaled 2.97 percent (2022: 3.14 percent)

The Lenzing Group defines qualifying assets as construction projects or other assets that require at least twelve months to be ready for their intended use or sale. The capitalization entries are recorded under “financing costs” and the respective asset account. All other borrowing costs are expenses in the period incurred and reported under financial result.

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