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EANS-News: The Salzgitter Group records improvement in results in the third quarter of 2009

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9-month report
Since the general economic conditions
started to brighten over the course of the first half year 2009, the 
Salzgitter Group achieved a notable improvement in results in the 
third quarter. The impact of the global financial crisis, however, 
was still evident so that the Group´s broad and equally sound 
business base has proven extremely advantageous against this 
backdrop. Positive contributions of the Tubes Division, the Aurubis 
participation and financial investments were unable to compensate for
the results of the Steel, Trading and Technology divisions that were 
particularly hard hit. The extensive program of short-term 
cost-cutting measures had a notably easing effect. Consolidated 
external sales dropped 38 % to EUR 5,960.3 million (first nine months
of 2008: EUR 9,638.7 million) in the first three quarters and the 
pre-tax loss came to EUR 261.3 million (first nine months of 2008: 
EUR +1,013.9 million), with a modest uptrend in the summer quarter. 
In interpreting the third-quarter pre-tax result (EUR -66.1 million),
the fact that a number of larger plant in the Steel and Tubes 
divisions as well were idled for a period of several weeks for 
planned maintenance and investment measures, along with lower 
capacity utilization due to market conditions, must be taken into 
account. From its first-time consolidation in January 2009, the 23 % 
stake in the copper producer Aurubis AG, a company consolidated at 
equity, contributed a gratifying EUR 38.7 million in profit to the 
consolidated after-tax result of EUR -232.1 million (first nine 
months of 2008: EUR +689.0 million). This brings the loss per share 
to EUR -4.33 (first nine months of 2008: EUR +12.30).
External sales by Division (EUR million):
9M 2009    (9M 2008)
Steel         1,231.1    (2,441.6)
Trading       2,397.3    (4,271.6)
Tubes         1,541.6    (1,604.1)
Services        224.7      (428.5)
Technology      531.6      (787.0)
Others           33.9      (105.9)
Group         5,960.3    (9,638.7)
Earnings before tax by Division (EUR million EBT):
9M 2009    (9M 2008)
Steel          -213.4      (520.3)
Trading         -90.5      (222.5)
Tubes           121.7      (234.1)
Services         -1.7       (25.6)
Technology      -75.5       (15.4)
Others           -1.9       (-4.0)
Group          -261.3    (1,013.9)
We assume that the consolidated pre-tax result of the last three 
months of the financial year will continue to move in the direction 
of breakeven. The moderate uptrend in one of the most difficult 
financial years in the 150 year history of the Group will therefore 
persist. As in recent years, we make reference to the fact that 
opportunities and risks from currently unforeseeable trends in 
selling prices, input materials and capacity level developments, as 
well as changes in the currency parity, may still affect the results 
of the financial year 2009. Additional positive or negative effects 
may emanate from changes of a structural and methodological nature; 
this applies especially to measurement under IFRS standards and their
treatment. The resulting fluctuation in the consolidated pre-tax 
result may be within a considerable range, either to the positive or 
to the negative.
More information can be found in the full press release and interim 
report published today. (see www.salzgitter-ag.de).
end of announcement                               euro adhoc

Further inquiry note:

Bernhard Kleinermann
Tel.: +49 (0) 5341-21-3783
E-Mail: kleinermann.b@salzgitter-ag.de

Branche: Iron & Steel
ISIN: DE0006202005
WKN: 620200
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