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Clariant – The Way Forward
Full Year Results 2005 Analyst Conference – Zurich, February 28, 2006


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Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this document. Clariant does not undertake any obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of these materials.
Full Year Results 2005

Agenda
Key Factors – Full Year 2005
Financial Review
Business Review
Performance Improvements
Outlook
Full Year Results 2005

Key Factors Full Year 2005 Roland Lösser, CEO
Full Year Results 2005

Delivering as promised
Performance improvements
Asset sales program delivered
Investment grade credit
Transformation Program fully on track
2,000 jobs
fully
eliminated
CHF 460 million cost base reduction achieved so far
awarded
Switzerland
concentrated
rating
into on track
Key Factors Full Year 2005
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Headquarters
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Financial Review
Business Review
Performance Improvements
Outlook
Full Year Results 2005

Key Factors
Full Year 2005
Financial Review
Business Review
Performance Improvements
Outlook
Full Year Results 2005
Positive results for Full Year 2005
- QSales up 1% in local currency terms to CHF 8.181 billion compared to a strong FY 2004*, prices 1% higher
- QHigh raw material and energy costs reduced margins
- Q Further restructuring initiatives taken in the Fourth Quarter
- Q Transformation Program delivered CHF 310 million of cost reductions
- QEBIT margin before exceptionals declined from 7.6% to 6.3%*
- QNet income up 29% to CHF 192 million, from CHF 149 million*
- QProposed payout of CHF 0.25 per share through a reduction in nominal value
- QPositive outlook for 2006, with additional CHF 250 million cost reductions on track
*on a comparable basis

Financial Review Patrick Jany, CFO
Full Year Results 2005

Financial Review
Business Review
Performance Improvements
Outlook
Full Year Results 2005
Slide 8
Key financial group figures – Full Year 2005
| F l l Y 2 0 0 5 u e a r i C H F n m n |
2 0 0 5 |
% f S l o a e s |
2 0 0 4 * l i ke -fo l i ke r- |
% f S l o a e s |
C h a n g C H F |
i % e n C L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S l a e s |
8, 8 1 1 |
9 3 7, 7 |
3 + |
1 + |
||
| G f i t r o s s p r o |
2, 4 1 6 |
% 2 9. 5 |
2, 5 4 0 |
% 3 1. 9 |
5 - |
6 - |
| E B I T D A |
0 7 1 |
8. % 7 |
8 6 4 |
0. 8 % 1 |
8 1 - |
9 1 - |
| E B I T D A b fo io ls t e re ex c e p na |
7 9 9 |
% 9. 8 |
8 9 8 |
% 1 1. 3 |
1 1 - |
1 2 - |
| O i i t p e r a n g n c o m e b fo io ls t e re ex c e p na |
5 1 6 |
3 % 6. |
9 6 0 |
% 7. 6 |
1 5 - |
1 6 - |
| O i i t p e r a n g n c o m e |
3 6 8 |
4. 5 % |
5 1 1 |
6. 4 % |
2 8 - |
2 9 - |
| ( ) N i l t e n c o m e o s s |
1 9 2 |
2. 3 % |
1 4 9 |
1. 9 % |
| a s p e r |
D 0 5 e c |
D 0 4 e c |
|---|---|---|
| N d b t t e e |
1, 5 0 8 |
1, 3 3 1 |
| E i t q u y |
2, 9 5 1 |
2, 3 1 4 |
* The numbers for 2004 are like-for-like to account for the disposals of business activities in 2004 and 2005. Disposals in 2004: Electronic Materials and Lancaster Synthesis Ltd, UK and USA (both of the Life Science Chemicals Division), and Clariant Polymers, Japan, (of the Textile, Leather & Paper Chemicals Division). Electronic Materials was sold on September 30, 2004. All other activities were sold effective as per the end of 2004. Disposal in 2005: Clariant Acetyl Building Blocks, Germany (of the Life Science Chemicals Division) was sold effective per end of July 2005.

Financial Review
Business Review
Performance Improvements
Outlook
Full Year Results 2005
Slide 9
Key financial group figures – Fourth Quarter 2005
| h t Q 4 t 2 0 0 5 a r e r u C i H F n m n |
2 0 0 5 |
% f S l o a e s |
* 2 0 0 4 l i ke -fo l i ke r- |
% f S l o a e s |
C h a n g C H F |
i % e n C L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S l a e s |
2, 0 8 7 |
1, 9 3 4 |
8 + |
2 + |
||
| G f i t r o s s p r o |
5 8 5 |
% 2 8. 0 |
5 8 1 |
% 3 0. 0 |
1 + |
4 - |
| E B I T D A |
1 5 2 |
% 7. 3 |
1 7 2 |
% 8. 9 |
1 2 - |
1 6 - |
| E B I T D A b fo t io ls e re ex c e p na |
1 6 1 |
% 7. 7 |
9 1 7 |
2 % 1 0. |
8 1 - |
2 3 - |
| O i i t p e r a n g n c o m e b fo io ls t e re ex c e p na |
8 9 |
% 4. 3 |
1 1 5 |
% 5. 9 |
2 3 - |
2 7 - |
| O i i t p e r a n g n c o m e |
3 6 |
1. 7 % |
6 6 |
3. 4 % |
4 5 - |
5 2 - |
| ( ) N i l t e n c o m e o s s |
3 0 - |
1. 4 % |
1 3 - |
0. 7 % |
* The numbers for 2004 are like-for-like to account for the disposals of business activities in 2004 and 2005. Disposals in 2004: Electronic Materials and Lancaster Synthesis Ltd, UK and USA (both of the Life Science Chemicals Division), and Clariant Polymers, Japan, (of the Textile, Leather & Paper Chemicals Division). Electronic Materials was sold on September 30, 2004. All other activities were sold effective as per the end of 2004. Disposal in 2005: Clariant Acetyl Building Blocks, Germany (of the Life Science Chemicals Division) was sold effective per end of July 2005.

Financial Review
Business Review
Performance Improvements
Outlook
Key factors in Fourth Quarter 2005
QRaw materials rose by 6% year-on-year
Q Approximately CHF 25 million in one-time costs, including implementation of a new supply chain management system
QEarly debt retirement incurred CHF 30 million in one-time costs
QPharma business impaired by CHF 55 million
Full Year Results 2005

Financial Review
Business Review
Performance Improvements
Outlook
Solid growth in Fourth Quarter 2005
4th Quarter 2005 versus 4th Quarter 2004, like-for-like*

Full Year Results 2005
Slide 11
* The numbers for 2004 are like-for-like to account for the disposals of business activities in 2004 and 2005. Disposals in 2004: Electronic Materials and Lancaster Synthesis Ltd, UK and USA (both of the Life Science Chemicals Division), and Clariant Polymers, Japan, (of the Textile, Leather & Paper Chemicals Division). Electronic Materials was sold on September 30, 2004. All other activities were sold effective as per the end of 2004. Disposal in 2005: Clariant Acetyl Building Blocks, Germany (of the Life Science Chemicals Division) was sold effective per end of July 2005.

Growth pattern since 2002


Financial Review
Business Review
Performance Improvements
Outlook
Transformation Program costs & benefits

Full Year Results 2005
Slide 13

Financial Review
Business Review
Performance Improvements
Outlook Key drivers of operating income before exceptionals in Full Year 2005

EBIT & CPIP measures: in mn CHF *after CPIP measures
Slide 14
Full Year Results 2005

Financial result helped by FX
Key Factors Full Year 2005
Financial Review
Business Review
Performance Improvements
Outlook
| i C H F n m n |
F l l Y 2 0 0 5 e a r u |
F l l Y 2 0 0 4 e a r u |
|---|---|---|
| i i l F I n a n c a n c o m e |
5 0 |
2 7 |
| I E t t n e r e s p e n s e s x |
1 3 2 - |
1 5 4 - |
| O h t e r |
7 1 - |
3 1 - |
| F i i l n a n c a e x p e n s e s |
2 0 3 - |
1 8 5 - |
| C l t, t u r r e n c y r e s u n e |
5 5 |
7 5 - |
| l T t o a |
9 8 - |
2 3 3 - |
Full Year Results 2005

2005 Cash flow evolution as expected
Full Year
192
342
-261
273
-64
209
-348
-41
2005
Full Year 2004*
159
385
-75
469
350
819
-289
+417
947
Key Factors Full Year 2005
Financial Review
Business Review
Performance Improvements
Outlook
Full Year Results 2005
*restated
Net result
in mn CHF
working capital
Other
Depreciation & amortization
Operating cash flow before
Disposals and other +98
Change in working capital
Cash flow before financing
Operating cash flow
Capital expenditure

Scope to reduce financing costs


Business Review Roland Lösser, CEO
Full Year Results 2005

Financial Review
Business Review
Performance Improvements
Outlook
Divisional sales and margins – Full Year 2005 (continuing operations*)
| F l l Y 2 0 0 5 u e a r |
C h 2 0 0 5 a n g e |
E B I T D A M i i % ** a r g n n |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i C H F n m n |
2 0 0 5 2 0 0 4 v s |
|||
| S l a e s |
L C i % n |
2 0 0 5 |
2 0 0 4 |
|
| i l h C h i l T t L t P & e x e, e a e r a p e r e m c a s |
2, 1 9 2 |
2 - |
1 1. 1 |
1 0. 6 |
| P i A d d i i t & t g m e n s v e s |
1, 8 7 9 |
2 + |
1 3. 0 |
1 5. 2 |
| M b h t t a s e r a c e s |
1, 1 4 4 |
2 + |
3 1 0. |
8 1 1. |
| F i l C h i l t n c o n a e m c a s u |
2, 0 8 3 |
4 + |
2. 1 4 |
3. 8 1 |
| L i f S i C h i l e c e n c e e m c a s |
8 8 3 |
1 5 - |
6. 0 |
7. 5 |
| T l i i i t t t o a c o n n n g o p e r a o n s u |
8, 8 1 1 |
1 - |
8 9. |
1 0. 9 |
Full Year Results 2005
Slide 19
* Continuing Operations: On September 30, 2004, Clariant sold the business unit Electronic Materials, belonging to the LSC division, to The Carlyle Group. As a consequence, Electronic Materials is disclosed as Discontinuing Operations for 2004.
** EBITDA margins before exceptional items

Textile, Leather & Paper Chemicals
- Q Improving business environment towards year end
- QPressure from higher raw material costs easing
- Q Wide-ranging restructuring measures showing good results
- Q Active shrinking and portfolio focusing of textile dyes fully on track
- QGood growth in paper, especially driven by optical brighteners
- QSigns of recovery for leather products after period of weak demand
- QNew products launched for dyeing auxiliaries, specialty dyes and finishing


Key Factors Full Year 2005
Financial Review
Business Review
Slide 20
Full Year Results 2005
Performance Improvements
Outlook

Key Factors
Full Year 2005
Financial Review
Business Review
Performance
Improvements
Outlook
Pigments & Additives
- QSolid growth across most of the businesses
- QStable prices in challenging market conditions
- Q Continued pressure from higher raw material costs
- QWeaker demand for colorants but strong demand for additives
- Q Difficult environment for automotives but plastics recovering
- QSuccessful market introduction of Licocene® and Exolit® product range


Full Year Results 2005

Key Factors
Full Year 2005
Financial Review
Business Review
Performance
Improvements
Outlook
Functional Chemicals
- QHigher prices but continued pressure from higher raw material costs
- QIncreased demand for personal care and construction chemicals
- Q Business for crop protection remained at a high level
- QStrong demand for functional fluids and oilfield chemicals
- Q Further progress with color care product range Texcare® and other laundry additives


Full Year Results 2005
Slide 22

Financial Review
Business Review
Performance Improvements
Outlook
Life Science Chemicals
- QSolid demand for products in Speciality Fine Chemicals, e.g. glyoxal and agrochemicals
- QPharma continued lower volumes, but new products successfully launched
- QCharge of CHF 55 million impairment taken in Pharma business
- QMargin declined despite successful restructuring efforts
- QCABB business sold as per July 31, 2005


Full Year Results 2005

Masterbatches
- QPrice increases achieved in challenging market conditions
- Q Continued pressure from higher raw material costs
- Q Good growth in Europe and North America
- QRecovery in Asia and Latin America
- QPlastics continued to substitute other materials
- QExpanding roll out of ColorWorks™ design centers globally


Key Factors Full Year 2005
Financial Review
Business Review
Performance Improvements
Outlook


Financial Review
Business Review
Performance Improvements
Outlook
Full Year Results 2005
Slide 25
Meeting customer needs with innovation strength
- QTextile, Leather & Paper Chemicals
- – New environmentally friendly polymer dispersions for paper and textiles
- QPigments & Additives
- – Blue Laser Recording – functional dyes for the next generation DVDs and pigments for color filters in flat panel displays
- QFunctional Chemicals
- – New range of "green" demulsifiers and de-oilers developed to reduce the environmental impact of offshore production
- QLife Science Chemicals
- – New catalysts for enantioselective synthesis of pharma building blocks
- QMasterbatches
- –New antistatic Masterbatches to reduce dust build up in cars

Performance Improvements Roland Lösser, CEO
Full Year Results 2005

Financial Review
Business Review
Performance Improvements
Outlook
Full Year Results 2005
Slide 27
Clariant – Delivering as promised
- 9 Implementation of new strategy in place
- – Focus on service and innovation
- – Group targets defined by Return On Invested Capital
-
9 Financial turnaround accomplished
- –Successful strengthening of balance sheet
- –Investment grade achieved
-
9Performance improvements fully on track
- –More than 50% of cost savings achieved so far
- –More than 50% jobs cuts made so far
- 9Asset sales program delivered
- 9 Portfolio refocusing continues

Full Year Results 2005 Key Factors Full Year 2005 Financial Review Business Review Performance Improvements Outlook
Slide 28
Performance improvements to deliver strongly in 2006

performance improvement costs, restructuring costs, performanceother CPIP costs, p.a.
improvement measures (accummulated) *before price erosion, FX, raw material impact and others



Financial Review
Business Review
Performance Improvements
Outlook
Full Year Results 2005
Strong financial base re-established


- QIndependent confirmation of Clariant's solid finances
- Q"BBB" and "Baa2" investment grade ratings by Standard & Poor's and Moody's Investors Service with stable outlook
- QInvestment grade achieved
- QEnhances the company's high level of transparency with investors

The Way Forward Jan Secher, CEO-designate
Full Year Results 2005

Key Factors
Full Year 2005
Financial Review
Business Review
Performance
Improvements
Outlook
Clariant - The Way Forward
- Q Strong commitment at all levels to the Transformation Program
- QCulturally Clariant is clearly becoming one
- QPortfolio and product mix is well-positioned for growth
- Q We're half-way through – a lot more will be delivered
- QShifting to continuous improvement processes, away from one-time program
Full Year Results 2005
Slide 33
Complete buy-in to the transformation process

Clariant - The Way Forward
Key Factors Full Year 2005
Q
Financial Review
Business Review
Performance Improvements
Outlook
QVery optimistic about long-term potential
- Q Strategy is right, people are excellent, priority on execution
- QFurther scope to reduce organizational complexity
- Q Sharpen focus on key changes to release additional energy
- QShift to "front-end" driven organization
- –Strengthen marketing capabilities
- –Increase customer orientation
- Opportunities to further develop value-added services
Full Year Results 2005
Slide 34
A strong company with a great future

Key Factors
Full Year 2005
Financial Review
Business Review
Performance
Improvements
Outlook
Clariant's financial targets
- QGroup targets defined by Return on Invested Capital
- QEvery business must earn at least cost of capital
- QTarget of at least 20% above cost of capital for the Group
- Q Targets to be achieved by improving asset management and EBIT performance
- QSenior managers held fully accountable on targets
Full Year Results 2005
Slide 35
Long-term shareholder value is key driver

Outlook Roland Lösser, CEO
Full Year Results 2005

Key Factors
Full Year 2005
Financial Review
Business Review
Performance
Improvements
Outlook
Outlook for 2006
- QGood sales growth in local currency terms above last year*
- Q No further negative effects from raw material costs expected
- QTotal cost base reduction of approx. CHF 250 million expected
- Q EBIT before exceptional items* improvement of at least CHF 120 million
- QTax rate approximately 30%
- QExcellent growth in net income*
Full Year Results 2005
Slide 37
2006 – Higher profitability
*on a comparable basis

Full Year Results 2005
Calendar of upcoming corporate events
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A l G l M i t n n u a e n e r a e e n g |
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| M 9, 2 0 0 6 a y |
i Q l F 2 0 0 6 R t t t r s u a r e r e s u s |
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| A 2, 2 0 0 6 t g s u u |
F i H l f 2 0 0 6 R l t t r s a e s s u |
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| N b 2 0 0 7, 6 o v e m e r |
N i M h 2 0 0 R l t 6 t n e o n e s u s |
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| b F 2 0, 2 0 0 7 e r u a r y |
l l l F Y 2 0 0 6 R t u e a r e s u s |
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Your Investor Relations contacts
Dr. Holger Schimanke Head Investor Relations
Phoneemail
+41 (0) 61 469 67 45 Mobile +41 (0) 79 343 59 83 [email protected]
Fabian Hildbrand, CIIA Investor Relations Officer
Phone +41 (0) 61 469 67 49 Mobile +41 (0) 79 763 93 80 [email protected]
Natalie Schweigert Investor Relations Assistant
Phone +41 (0) 61 469 67 48 Fax +41 (0) 61 469 67 67 [email protected]
Mirjam Grieder Investor Relations Assistant
Phone +41 (0) 61 469 67 66Fax +41 (0) 61 469 67 67 [email protected]

Full Year Results 2005
Slide 39
Clariant International Ltd · Rothausstrasse 61 · 4132 Muttenz · Switzerland · [email protected]

Slide 40
History of Clariant

- IPO in the summer of 1995 out of the Sandoz Chemicals Division
- Integration of the Hoechst specialty chemicals business in the summer of 1997
- Acquisition of BTP plc in summer of 2000 to expand the Life Science business
- 2003: new management initiates new strategy and Transformation Program

*SERVICES: Production Services, Supply Chain Management, Sourcing, ESHA, IT, International Coordination **TECHNOLOGY: Intellectual Property, Innovation & Knowledge Management, New Business Development


Backup Information
Group & Strategy
Business
The Way Forward – our transformation continues
Transformation Program wide-reaching series of actions
"New" Clariant Reduced complexity Solid financial base Efficient and profitable A leading specialty chemical company
Performance Improvements
-
- Operational measures
-
- Structural measures
Refocussing Portfolio
- Asset sales
Re-establishing Financial base
-
- Strengthening balance sheet
-
- Investment grade
Full Year Results 2005

Group & Strategy
Business
The Way Forward – refocusing portfolio

Full Year Results 2005

Backup Information
Group & Strategy
Business
Divisional sales and margins – Fourth Quarter 2005 (continuing operations*)
| h t Q 4 2 0 0 5 t u a r e r |
2 0 0 5 |
C h a n g e |
i i % ** E B I T D A M a r g n n |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i C H F n m n |
2 0 0 5 2 0 0 4 v s |
|||
| S l a e s |
C i L % n |
2 0 0 5 |
2 0 0 4 |
|
| T i l L h P C h i l t t & e e, e a e r a p e r e m c a s x |
5 7 1 |
0 | 1 1. 4 |
9. 0 |
| P i A d d i i t t & g m e n s v e s |
4 5 6 |
3 + |
9. 4 |
1 1. 4 |
| M b h t t a s e r a c e s |
2 7 8 |
3 + |
1 0. 1 |
9. 4 |
| F i l C h i l t u n c o n a e m c a s |
5 7 0 |
6 + |
1 3. 7 |
1 4. 8 |
| i f S i C h i l L e c e n c e e m c a s |
2 1 2 |
2 2 - |
3. 8 |
1 6. 2 |
| T l i i i t t t o a c o n n u n g o p e r a o n s |
2, 0 8 7 |
1 - |
7. 7 |
9. 6 |
Full Year Results 2005
* Continuing Operations: On September 30, 2004, Clariant sold the business unit Electronic Materials, belonging to the LSC division, to The Carlyle Group. As a consequence, Electronic Materials is disclosed as Discontinuing Operations for 2004.
** EBITDA margins before exceptional items

Growth with flat volume and higher prices
Full Year 2005 versus Full Year 2004, like-for-like*

* The numbers for 2004 are like-for-like to account for the disposals of business activities in 2004 and 2005. Disposals in 2004: Electronic Materials and Lancaster Synthesis Ltd, UK and USA (both of the Life Science Chemicals Division), and Clariant Polymers, Japan, (of the Textile, Leather & Paper Chemicals Division). Electronic Materials was sold on September 30, 2004. All other activities were sold effective as per the end of 2004. Disposal in 2005: Clariant Acetyl Building Blocks, Germany (of the Life Science Chemicals Division) was sold effective per end of July 2005.

Slide 46
Regional sales in Full Year 2005
4th Quarter 2005


Sales in CHF mn, continuing operations* Changes in LC
* Continuing Operations: On September 30, 2004, Clariant sold the business unit Electronic Materials, belonging to the LSC division, to The Carlyle Group. As a consequence, Electronic Materials is disclosed as Discontinuing Operations for 2004.

Backup Information
Group & Strategy
Business
Top 5 products in percentage of total raw material costs
| R k i a n n g |
P d t r o u c |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | E h l O i d t & y e n e x e - |
|
| 2 | i l V t t n y a c e a e |
G r o u p T l t o a % 1 7 ~ |
| 3 | P l h l t o y e y e n e |
|
| 4 | i i i i d T D t a n m o e u x |
|
| 5 | A l t c r a e s y |
Full Year Results 2005

Global cost distribution in %


Divisional sales Full Year 2005 in end-user markets*

* Continuing Operations: On September 30, 2004, Clariant sold the business unit Electronic Materials, belonging to the LSC division, To the Carlyle Group. As a consequence, Electronic Materials is disclosed as Discontinuing Operations for 2004.