EANS-News: Symrise AG / Symrise doubles capacities and strengthens market leadership in the synthetic menthol segment

- Capacity expansion in important growth market

- Intensification of alliance with Lanxess AG

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Subtitle: - Capacity expansion in important growth market
- Intensification of alliance with Lanxess AG

Holzminden (euro adhoc) - Symrise AG is strengthening its global
market leadership in the manufacture of synthetic menthol by
significantly expanding production capacities. The company plans to
double its existing capacity by the middle of 2012. With this project
which aims at a strategically important growth market, Symrise is
intensifying its alliance with Lanxess AG, which supplies Symrise
with intermediate products in this segment.

Symrise, which manufactures synthetic L-menthol at its plants in
Holzminden and Bushy Park (USA), has achieved global market
leadership in this market segment. Menthol is an important ingredient
in flavors for oral hygiene products, chewing gum and candy and one
of the most important products of Symrise worldwide. The demand for
menthol has been growing at a double-digit rate for years.

The capacity expansion is part of Symrise´s strategy to secure its
own raw material base for important core products. The additional
capacities are scheduled to be available in the middle of 2012.

Dr. Heinz-Jürgen Bertram, Chief Executive Officer of Symrise AG,
said: "Symrise is already the global market leader in menthol
production. The doubling of capacities sends a strong signal to our
customers as we are further strengthening our competitiveness in this
strategically important segment and we will further grow with
menthols. Our customers will benefit from a secure supply of menthol
and menthol-based flavors as well as an expanded product portfolio
with new menthol properties."

"Our capacity extension represents a consequent step, given the
continued strong growth in demand for menthol," added Dr. Norbert
Richter, Senior Vice President of the business unit Aroma Molecules.
"We move in lock-step with Lanxess, our partner of many years, which
recently announced plans to also significantly expand production
capacity for menthol intermediate products. This guarantees supply
security along the entire value added chain." Dr. Hans-Georg Schmitt,
head of the business unit Basic Chemicals at Lanxess AG, said: "With
this step we are further expanding the cooperative relations between
Symrise and Lanxess."

About Symrise Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances, flavorings
and raw materials as well as active ingredients for the perfume,
cosmetics and food industry. Its sales of EUR 1.36 billion in 2009
place the Company among the top four in the international flavor and
fragrance market. Headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, Symrise is
represented in more than 35 countries in Europe, Asia, the United
States and South America. Used by manufacturers of perfumes,
cosmetics and foods, our innovative products are an inseparable part
of daily life. At Symrise we combine an awareness of consumer trends
with cutting-edge technologies, focusing on developing innovative
fashion and lifestyle products that have additional practical value
for the consumer. Symrise - always inspiring more…

www.symrise.com

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Bernhard Kott Dr. Andrea Rolvering

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bernhard.kott@symrise.com andrea.rolvering@symrise.com

Branche: Chemicals
ISIN: DE000SYM9999
WKN: SYM999
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