- Revenue in July-September: EUR 652.6 million (July-September 2005: EUR 543.0 million), up 20%.
- Operating profit: EUR 75.1 million (EUR 59.2 million), up 27%.
- Earnings per share: EUR 0.37 (EUR 0.28), up 32%.
- In October-December, Kemira Group expects to continue its growth as a result of both the previous acquisitions and organic growth, focusing on profitability improvements. Kemira's full-year revenue, operating profit and earnings per share are expected to increase markedly from 2005 levels.
Helsinki, October 30, 2006
Board of Directors
All forward-looking statements in this report are based on the management's current expectations and beliefs about future events, and the actual results may differ materially from the expectations and beliefs contained in the forward-looking statements.
For further information, please contact:
Timo Leppä, Executive Vice President, Group Communications,
tel. +358 (0)10 86 21700
Päivi Antola, Investor Relations Manager, tel. +358 (0)10 86 21140
Kemira will hold a press conference on its January-September 2006 results for the media and analysts at its head office (Porkkalankatu 3) today, starting at 10:30 a.m. A conference call in English will be held at 1:00 p.m. We kindly request that participants call us around 10 minutes before the conference begins, on +44 (0)20 7162 0125.
Kemira will publish its financial statements for 2006 in a stock exchange release on February 6, 2007.
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