Interim Report January - June 2004

Interim Report January - June 2004 · The Group's net sales amounted to SEK 1,757 million (1,656). - Earnings after net financial items totalled SEK 84 million (93). - Earnings after tax were SEK 60 million (67). - Earnings per share amounted to SEK 2.87 (3.19). · Growing market shares in all business areas. · Keen competition in business area Oils & Fats. Continued progress for high value-added speciality products. · Considerable development costs for conversion to larger share of speciality products. · Steep rise in raw material prices had negative impact on earnings in business area Technical Products. · Continued volume growth for vegetable feed raw materials. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2004/08/18/20040818BIT20520/wkr0001.pdf The full report