INTERIM REPORT JANUARY – SEPTEMBER 2005
Highlights(För tabell se bifogad fil)· Operating income was 11% higher year on year at MSEK 346 excluding non-recurring items and forward contracts (311 excluding divested unit).· Write-downs for the quarter totalled MSEK 88 on facilities and goodwill in Brazil, the UK, China and the US.· The global iron powder market remains weak mainly because of slack US demand.· Revised earnings forecast for 2005 (see ‘Outlook’ section).· A strategic review has resulted in a focus on profitable growth—revised target figures for the Group (see ‘Strategy’ section).GROUPNET SALESYear to