7th Nov 2006 07:00
Clariant07 November 2006 Clariant Reports Healthy Rise in 9-Month Sales; Positive Pricing Trend; Charges Recorded - Organic growth of 5% plus 3% positive currency effect, totalling 8% in CHF- EBIT margin before exceptionals rises year-on-year to 7.5%- Selling prices stable across most businesses, with positive momentum in the Third Quarter- Raw material and energy costs still at high level- Custom Manufacturing (CM) to be sold- One-off charges relating to CM and Leather totalling CHF 179 million- Full Year EBIT before exceptionals expected to be approximately CHF 575 million Please find attached our News Release including the Financial Report for theThird Quarter 2006 Results, the details for our conference call of today and therestated figures accounting for the announced sale of the Custom Manufacturingbusiness. Our News Release, Financial Report and Presentation will also be available onour website at 7:00 am CET: www.clariant.com (section Investor Relations). Conference call and live webcast on our website will be live at 3:00 pm CET. Please note that also the restated figures for 2005/2006 Results are attached. Paste the following links into your web browser to download the PDF documents related to this announcement: Third Quarter 2006 Results Live Webcast and Conference Callhttp://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6493l_-2006-11-7.pdf Quarterly Reporthttp://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6493l_2-2006-11-7.pdf Divisional Breakdown 9 Months 2006http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6493l_3-2006-11-7.pdf This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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