The Group concludes derivative contracts, with underlying instruments being commodities and raw materials. The Group’s exposure to price risk inherent in commodity derivative instruments is related to a risk of changes in the fair value of the said instruments, driven by fluctuations of prices of the underlying raw materials/commodities. The Group limits price risk related to commodity derivatives concluding offsetting transactions. The risk is limited to open long and short positions concerning a given commodity or raw material, i.e. concern unbalanced portfolio.
At 31 December 2020, the portfolio of concluded contracts is fully balanced. This minimises market risk in the commodity derivatives portfolio. This is confirmed by a sensitivity analysis, which indicated immaterial effects of potential changes in the prices of emission allowances on Group’s gross profit/loss.