Interim report for the 1st half of 2011

• Group sales rise by about 3 % at local currency

• Business with top 10 customers and Emerging Markets supports growth

• Currency effects and high raw material prices affect earnings

•...

• Prof. Dr. Andrea Pfeifer and Dr. Michael Becker newly elected to supervisory board

• Dr. Thomas Rabe is new chairman of the supervisory board

• Higher dividend of € 0.60 (+ 20%) approved

- Group sales rise 6.6 % to € 416.8 million

- EBITDA increases to € 85.2 million

- EBITDA margin remains at a high level of 20.5 % despite increase in raw material costs

- Group sales up 15.4 % at € 1.57 billion

- EBITDA margin rises to 21.1 %

- Refinancing successfully concluded. Basis set for further profitable growth

- EPS € 1.13 (+58 %), significantly increased dividend to € 0.60 per share