euro adhoc: Financial Figures/Balance Sheet / Successful business year in 2006: Süd-Chemie annual sales top the billion Euro mark while operating profit reports even faster growth

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Financial Statements

30.03.2007

-14% rise in sales to EUR1.003 billion
-Operating profit (EBIT) increased by 24% to more than EUR83 million
-Further rise in sales and earnings forecast for 2007

Süd-Chemie AG, Munich, has published the key figures from its
consolidated financial statements for the successful year 2006, which
were adopted at today's meeting of the Supervisory Board. Thanks to
positive economic activity in the chemical sector worldwide, further
expansion of its leading market positions and ongoing measures to
improve efficiency, Süd-Chemie sales increased at a significantly
faster rate than market growth, while profits reported an even
stronger rise, exceeding the published sales and earnings targets.

Adjusted for the Pet Products Business Unit sold in June 2006,
consolidated sales rose by EUR124.9 million, or 14.2% in 2006
compared with the previous year to reach EUR1,002.7 million.
Operating profit (EBIT) increased by 23.9% to EUR83.4 million. As a
result, the EBIT margin improved by 0.6 percentage points to 8.3%.
Compared with 2005, after-tax profits rose by EUR2.4 million to
EUR55.5 million. Account should however also be taken of the fact
that the profit for 2005 included proceeds of EUR26.2 million from
the sale of the Rheological and Copisil operations, whereas the 2006
profit includes only EUR8.9 million as proceeds from the sale of the
pet products business.

Following last year's marked dividend rise and with respect to rising
investments in its markets with high future potential during 2007 and
2008, the Supervisory Board and the Managing Board will again be
proposing a dividend of EUR1.00 per share at the Annual General
Meeting to be held on 1 June 2007. In view of the company's 150th
anniversary this year, the Supervisory Board and Managing Board will
also be proposing an additional special dividend of EUR0.10 at the
Annual General Meeting on 1 June 2007.

For the first time, the IFRS standard IAS 32.15 (disclosure of
minority shares in equity entitled to a put option as borrowed
capital) was applied to Süd-Chemie's consolidated financial
statements for 2006, and the consolidated financial statements for
2005 were adjusted accordingly. An unqualified opinion has been
received from the independent auditors for the 2006 financial
statements. In the case of the 2005 consolidated financial
statements, a qualified audit opinion was issued owing to the
intentional non-application of this standard, as accounted for in
detail. As a result of retroactively applying this standard, profit
for the year 2005 had to be adjusted from EUR58.6 to EUR53.1 million
and the equity ratio stated at 31 December 2005 from 38.0% to 35.2%.
The equity ratio stated at 31 December 2006 rose to 37.3%.

In view of the confidence in Süd-Chemie's major markets, its
excellent market positions and the good start in 2007, the Managing
Board is again expecting a positive performance for the full year.
Organic sales growth of 5% is forecast, while operating profit (EBIT)
is again expected to report an even steeper rise of at least 10%.

The complete consolidated financial statements for 2006, an overview
of business performance during the first quarter of 2007 and the
outlook for the full year, as well as the Group's strategic policy
are to be presented at the annual press conference to be held at
10.00 a.m. on 23 April 2007 in Munich, Lenbachplatz 6. The Annual
Report for 2006 will be available on the same day at
www.sud-chemie.com, from 12.00 noon onwards.

Munich, 30 March 2007

Statements relating to future events

This report contains statements relating to future events based on
current estimates made by the management with respect to prospective
developments. Such statements are subject to uncertainties and risks
which Süd-Chemie is neither able to control nor accurately assess,
including for instance future market conditions and the economic
environment, the behaviour of other market participants or
governmental measures. Should any one of these or other uncertain or
imponderable factors take effect, or should assumptions on which the
statements are based prove to be incorrect, the actual results may
differ significantly from those explicitly defined or implicitly
contained in these statements. Süd-Chemie neither intends nor
undertakes a specific obligation to update statements relating to
future events in order to adjust these in line with events or
developments occurring after the date of this report.

About Süd-Chemie

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 generated sales of just under EUR1 billion in 2006,
approx. 80% of these outside Germany. At the end of 2006, the group
employed approximately 4,800 people at its 70 sales and production
sites worldwide. Süd-Chemie is celebrating its 150th anniversary in
2007.

end of announcement euro adhoc 30.03.2007 11:59:56
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Further inquiry note:
Patrick Salchow
Tel.: +49 (0)89 5110 250
E-Mail: patrick.salchow@sud-chemie.com

Branche: Chemicals
ISIN: DE0007292005
WKN: 729200
Index: CDAX
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