03/12/2007 - Süd-Chemie increases sales and consolidated earnings (EBIT)

Süd-Chemie AG, Munich will significantly exceed its Group targets previously forecast for the 2006 financial year of €950 million in the case of sales and an operating profit (EBIT) of some €73 million. Based on the preliminary consolidated financial statements for 2006, which have not yet been certified by the auditors, sales are expected to reach just over €1 billion and the EBIT around €83 million. This rise in earnings is due to performance in the process catalyst sector in the fourth quarter of 2006, which far exceeded expectations.

The final 2006 financial statements for the Süd-Chemie Group are to be approved by the Supervisory Board at its financial audit meeting on 30 March 2007 and published at the annual press conference to be held in Munich, Lenbachplatz 6 at 10.00 a.m. on 23 April 2007.

Munich, 12 March 2007

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Süd-Chemie AG
Corporate Public Relations
Patrick Salchow
Tel.: +49-(0)89-5110-250

Süd-Chemie AG (www.sud-chemie.com) is a publicly quoted (Security Identification Number (WKN): 729 200), independent specialty chemical company headquartered in Munich/Germany and operating on a worldwide scale. Key markets served by its Adsorbents Division include the consumer-goods, packaging and foundry industries, as well as the paper and plastics industries. Products manufactured by the Catalysts Division offer solutions for water treatment, petro-chemicals processing, energy storage and hydrogen production, as well as off-gas purification. The common denominator of all its products and innovations is the efficient and sparing use of natural resources to enhance the quality of life for humans and the environment. Süd-Chemie Group has more than 5,000 employees at approximately 70 sales and production sites worldwide. In 2007 Süd-Chemie celebrates its 150th anniversary.