First Quarter 2012 results
First Quarter 2012 results
First Quarter 2012 results
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Resilient performance in the first quarter<br />
� Double-digit sales growth driven by acquisitions<br />
► Non-cyclical Business Units with mid-single digit sales growth, Oil & Mining Services with<br />
double-digit growth in LC<br />
► Cyclical growth BUs and structurally challenged BUs with ongoing weakness but<br />
improvement towards the end of the quarter<br />
► Solid growth in all regions except Europe where weakness continues<br />
� Robust margins as non-cyclical businesses continued to perform well, despite soft economic<br />
conditions especially in Europe<br />
► EBITDA margin before exceptional items at 12.1% compared to an extraordinarily high<br />
16.1% one year ago, as seasonal businesses were weaker, leading to higher SG&A costs<br />
in percentage of sales<br />
► Catalysis & Energy with very strong order book and order backlog<br />
� Outlook for <strong>2012</strong> confirmed<br />
► Progressive improvement in trading conditions expected as the year moves on<br />
Q1 <strong>2012</strong>, Analysts Presentation, 03 May <strong>2012</strong> (Copyright Clariant. All rights reserved.)<br />
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