10/29/2007 - Süd-Chemie Group reports continuing dynamic growth in 2007 with an increase in profitability

- Year-on-year rise in sales reaches 10.9% after third quarter
- EBIT up 19.3% compared with the first nine months of 2006
- Continuing positive outlook for the full year 2007

Süd-Chemie AG, Munich has continued its dynamic performance throughout the first nine months of 2007, generating strong rises in Group sales and significantly higher increases in its consolidated profit from operations.

During the first nine months of 2007, sales rose by €77.1 million or 10.9% compared with the first quarter of 2006 to reach €787.5 million. Both divisions of the speciality chemicals company, Adsorbents and Catalysts, contributed to the Group‘s performance. A particularly steep rise in demand was reported for Süd-Chemie's foundry products and detergent additives in Europe, as well as industrial catalysts.

Reaching €66.0 million, €10.7 million or 19.3% more than in the first nine months of 2006, profit from operations (EBIT) reported an extremely positive result. The highly-profitable Catalysts Division was able to record a particularly significant increase in earnings. In addition, the rise in profits resulted mainly from process-optimization, higher capacity utilization in the production plants, successful regional expansion and the successful positioning of both new and improved products. Based on higher selling prices, it was possible to recoup an increasing percentage of the increases in the costs of raw materials and energy. Earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation (EBITDA) improved by €13.9 million or 16.5% to €97.9 million.

Its performance during the first nine months reaffirms Süd-Chemie's forecast of generating Group sales of some €1.1 billion for the full year of 2007. This will represent an approximately 10% increase compared with 2006. For the full year of 2007, a rise of some 20% compared with last year is also expected in profit from operations (EBIT).

Munich, 29 October 2007

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About Süd-Chemie

Süd-Chemie AG (www.sud-chemie.com) is a publicly quoted (Security Identification Number (WKN): 729 200), independent specialty chemicals 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, petrochemicals 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 generated sales of just over €1 billion in 2006, approx. 80% of these outside Germany. In mid 2007, the group employed approximately 5,000 people at its 70 sales and production sites worldwide. Süd-Chemie is celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2007.