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4 Nov 2010
Muttenz, November 4, 2010 - In today’s competitive marketplace manufacturers must try to differentiate their product from others by improving functionality and design. Use of drug delivery devices increasingly occurs outside of a hospital setting and since it is the patient rather than a doctor who is the user, the device must be attractive as well as convenient and functional. They become more like any other consumer product. That is why color and other visual elements are increasingly important in device design.
3 Nov 2010
· Q3 sales up 8% in local currencies, nine month sales up 14% in local currencies.
· Q3 operating income before exceptional items increased 70% to CHF 182 million compared to CHF 107 million year on year.
· Q3 operating income margin before exceptional items reached 10.6% compared to 6.3% a year ago.
· Q3 cash flow from operations amounted to CHF 173 million, driven by strong operating result and sustainable Net Working Capital management, compared to CHF 193 million in the previous year period.
· Outlook: For the remainder of the year, Clariant expects stable trading conditions. Based on this expectation, the results to date and the ongoing restructuring efforts,
29 Oct 2010
Muttenz, October 29, 2010 - Clariant presents an innovation for automotive plastics with the launch of unique UV stabilizer Hostavin® N845PP for polyolefin (PO) compounds for interior applications. In addition to UV protection, the new grade offers low fogging and low migration performance plus processing efficiency.
29 Jul 2010
· Q2 sales up 20% in local currencies and 18% in CHF as global economic activity continued to rebound year on year
· Q2 operating income before exceptional items rose to CHF 211 million compared to CHF 69 million a year ago and CHF 183 million in the first quarter, mainly driven by higher sales volumes
· Q2 operating income margin before exceptional items reached 11.1% compared to 4.3% a year ago
· Q2 cash flow from operations amounted to CHF 33 million from CHF 184 million in the previous year given a volume-related temporary increase in inventories and trade receivables
· Outlook: Against the backdrop of an anticipated softening of the global economy, Clariant expects lower sales growth in the second half of the year with demand remaining solid. Clariant guides for sales growth in the high-single digit percentage range and an operating margin before exceptionals for the full-year above 8%.
29 Apr 2010
• Sales up 16% in local currencies and 13% in CHF on the back of improved demand
• Operating income before exceptional items rose to CHF 183 million compared to CHF –13 million a year ago on higher capacity utilization and lower costs
• Operating income margin before exceptional items reached 10.1%
• Cash flow from operations reached CHF 159 million after CHF 156 million in the first quarter 2009
• Outlook: For the full-year, Clariant expects sales in local currencies to increase in the mid single-digit range and an operating margin before exceptional items above the 2008 level of 6.6%. Cash flow from operations will remain strong.
16 Feb 2010
• Sales in 2009 down 14% in local currency and 18% in CHF
• Operating income before exceptional items decreased to CHF 270 million in 2009 from CHF 530 million in 2008
• Cash flow from operations improved to CHF 757 million from CHF 391 million in the previous year
• Net debt reduced to CHF 545 million from CHF 1,209 million in 2008
• As part of the ongoing asset network optimization program, further measures are being implemented, affecting production sites in Muttenz (Switzerland), Resende (Brazil) and Thane (India)
• Outlook 2010: Clariant does not foresee a sustainable recovery of the global economy. As a consequence, Clariant expects sales growth in local currencies in the low single-digit range. The operating income margin before exceptionals is expected to rise above 6%. Cash flow from operations will remain strong but below the levels of 2009.
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