LANXESS PUBLISHES RESULTS FOR FISCAL 2013

摘要

1. Full-year 2013 sales fall by nine percent to EUR 8.3 billion 2. EBITDA pre-exceptionals declines by 40 percent to EUR 735 million 3. Group net loss of EUR 159 million impacted by impairment charges 4. Proposed dividend of EUR 0.50 per share 5. Q1 2014 EBITDA pre-exceptionals expected to be around EUR 200 million In what remains a difficult competitive environment, specialty chemicals gorup LANXESS expects EBITDA pre-exceptionals of around EUR 200 million for the first quarter of 2014. In the prior-year quarter, the company posted EBITDA pre-exceptionals of EUR 174 million that was burdened by several factors including start-up costs.