STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb. 17, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Karlshamns:
- The Group's net sales amounted to SEK 3,629 million (3,317).
- Earnings after net financial items totalled SEK 152 million (185).
- Earnings were impacted by items affecting comparability of SEK 46 million.
- Earnings after tax were SEK 111 million (141).
- Earnings per share amounted to SEK 5.25 (6.73).
- Strong growth in the speciality fats segment - up 20 percent.
- Karlshamns' far-reaching efficiency improvement programme is now wellunderway, and will cut annual costs by SEK 100 million from 2006onwards.
- For the year 2004 a dividend of SEK 5.00 is proposed, with theaddition of SEK 4.50 in the form of a supplementary, one-off dividend.
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