ALTANA Electrical Insulation Announces Price Increase in Europe
Sales with +23% and EBT with +22% clearly above prior year's figures, Very strong earnings in the third quarter: EBT +47%, ALTANA Chemie with sustained high profitability, Special dividend of about €31 for ALTANA shareholders and another dividend increase for 2006.
ALTANA AG: Sale of pharmaceuticals business to Nycomed
- ALTANA Pharma: Sales +13%, operating return 30%
- ALTANA Chemie: Sales +56%, operating return 19%
- Outlook for 2006 confirmed: On the way to 11th record year in succession
Dividend rises to €1.10; tenth double-digit dividend increase in succession, total dividend payment higher than nominal capital for the first time
Significant double-digit growth: Sales +28%, Net Income +25%, Optimistic outlook for 2006 confirmed.
Tenth record year in succession, Tenth dividend increase: +16%
As part of our continuous efforts of strategic and operational alignment, Electrical Insulation, a division of ALTANA Chemie AG, Wesel, is adjusting the infrastructure of the division.
ALTANA AG has announced today that ALTANA Chemie AG signed an agreement on January 31, 2006, to acquire the U.S.-American Rad-Cure Corporation.
Double-digit growth in sales and earnings.
Excellent starting base for the strategic future development of ALTANA's divisions.
Strategic and Geographic Expansion of Division Electrical Insulation in the Mercosur Area.