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Nabaltec AG Investor Presentation 2026
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OUR
KNOW-HOW
FOR YOUR
SAFETY
Nabaltec
Nabaltec – a leading supplier of environmentally friendly flame retardant fillers and specialty aluminas
Nabaltec
The company in brief
REVENUES 2025
EUR 197.0 MILLION
EBIT 2025
EUR 15.2 MILLION
EBIT margin 2025
(from the total performance)
7.7%
SECTOR
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
EMPLOYEES 2025
509
PRODUCTION SITES
3
EXPORT-RATIO 2025
76.7%
ABOUT 800 CUSTOMERS
ABOUT 50 DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS
IN BUSINESS SINCE
1937
Nabaltec
Nabaltec operates worldwide
Sites
Nabaltec
Nabaltec AG
Schwandorf, GERMANY
Head Office
naprotec
Naprotec LLC
Chattanooga, USA
Manufacturing
Nabaltec USA
Nabaltec USA Corp.
Corpus Christi, USA
Administration & Sales
nashtec
Nashtec LLC
Corpus Christi, USA
Manufacturing
Nabaltec Shanghai
Nabaltec (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd.
Shanghai, CHINA
Sales & Marketing
Revenue Breakdown by Region in 2025
- EUROPE (WITHOUT GERMANY)
- GERMANY
- USA
- REST OF THE WORLD
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Product Segments
| Product segments | Functional Fillers
2025 | Specialty Aluminas
2025 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revenues | EUR 144.1 million | EUR 53.0 million |
| EBIT margin | 10.4% | 0.3% |
| Percentage of total revenue | 72% | 28% |
| Product ranges | Ground hydroxides
Viscosity optimized hydrates
Fine precipitated hydroxides
Boehmites | Oxides
Reactive aluminas
Ceramic bodies |
| Properties | eco-friendly, smoke-reducing, flame retardant, non-abrasive | resistant to wear and tear, electrically insulating, resistant to corrosion, resistant to temperature changes |
| Raw materials | Aluminum hydroxide | Aluminum oxide |
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Process Flow from Bauxite to Specialty Products
Bauxite Mining* 350 million t
Conversion rate:
2.5 → 1
Alumina Refining* 140 million t
Row material suppliers
Conversion rate:
1 → 1
Aluminum Smelting** 65 million t
Speciality Alumina + ATH *** 9 million t (as Al₂O₃ content)
- CRU Bauxite and Alumina Monitor Data, ** International Aluminium Institute, *** Roskill
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Market segments "Functional Fillers" 2025
Application examples:
- HV-/MV-/LV-cables
- Data cables
- Automotive cables
- Wind turbine and PV cables
- E-vehicle charging cables
- Separator films
- Electronic housings and switches
- Printed circuit boards
- Adhesives
- Tires
- Vehicle interior trim
- Thermal insulations
- Facade panels
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Functional Fillers – the growing market for halogen-free flame retardants for cables and plastics
Aluminum hydroxides (ATH)
Market drivers: Electrification, AI, data centers, infrastructure, renewable energy
- Stricter fire and environmental regulations (LSZH, halogen-free) are driving the structural replacement of organic flame retardants with fine hydroxides
- Electrification (grid expansion, EVs, renewable energy) is driving high-volume use of fine hydroxides in cables, batteries, and electrical systems with high loading levels
- Shift toward high-performance and customized grades enables stable growth and premium pricing rather than commodity-based pricing
Global Market Volume of ATH in Cable Applications
in thousand tons
CAGR 6.8% through 2031 based on FH (IndustryARC, 2026)
Oligopolistic competitive environment*
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Functional fillers – Innovative products for e-mobility
Viscosity optimized hydrates
Market drivers: Thermal management, Adhesives, Gap fillers in lithium-ion batteries
Market Size of Thermal Interface Material (TIM) in lithium-ion batteries*
Sales in in thousand tons
Viscosity optimized hydrates are becoming the standard fillers in TIM
- Reduce the risk of overheating
- Enable fast charging
- Extend battery life
- Cell-to-Pack / Cell-to-Body designs increase the TIM density
- ATH “good enough”
= the most cost-effective filler for EV-TIMs - Global demand for TIM in battery assembly by OEMs
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Functional fillers – Innovative products for e-mobility
Boehmites
Market drivers: Coating Separator film and edge coating in lithium-ion batteries
Worldwide battery demand electro mobility
Battery demand e-mobility in GWh*
Boehmite as a functional material for modern battery technology
- Improve thermal stability
- Reduce the risk of short circuits
- High energy density through thin coatings
- Prevent punctures caused by electrode collectors
Market environment
- China dominates the battery cell market
- Excess capacity in China and increasing competition are putting downward pressure on prices
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Market segments "Specialty Aluminas" 2025
Application examples:
- Furnace linings
- Wear and tear protection
- Ballistic ceramics
- Seals
- High-voltage insulators
- Catalysts
- Ceramic filters
- Polishing materials
- Ignition plugs
- Grinding media
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Specialty Aluminas - Technical Ceramics
Structural Growth with Potential for Value Appreciation
Aluminum oxides / reactive aluminum oxides / ceramic bodies – Specialty Materials for Technical Ceramics
Outlook: Nabaltec's Global Target Market for Specialty Aluminas in Technical Ceramics
in thousand tons
CAGR 4.0% through 2030 (Frost & Sullivan, 2024)
- Electrification
- a long-term, non-cyclical growth driver
→ essential for insulation and thermal safety - Low risk of substitution due to a good value for money in a slightly growing market
- Steady growth driven by product mix and pricing
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Specialty Aluminas - The refractory industry as a pillar of stability in the EU despite economic cycles
Aluminum oxides / reactive aluminum oxides - Specialty materials for the refractory industry
Outlook: Nabaltec's Target Market for Specialty Aluminas in the refractory industry in Europe
in thousand tons
CAGR 4.9% through 2031 (Fact.MR, 2023)
- The steel, cement, and glass industries provide a resilient volume base with little risk of substitution
- A structural shift toward higher-value-added products driven by increased performance and quality requirements
- Specialty Aluminas are benefiting from replacement- and maintenance-driven demand for refractories in advanced EU industries
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Market entry barriers & USPs
Capital-intensive
Many years of technical know-how
Global presence
High innovation level
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Focus on core competencies
Consistent quality & reliable delivery
Energy-intensive
Oligopolistic competitive environment
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Sustainability at Nabaltec
Paving the way for a good future today
„Through our voluntary VSME reporting, we are committed to greater transparency and sustainability.“
Economics
- Reliable business partners and a reliable employer
Ecology
- Constant optimization of products and processes with a resource-conserving focus
Staff
- A corporate culture which caters for all phases of professional and private life
ESG rating with Silver status
By 2045
net zero
emission – the ambitious
target at Nabaltec
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Development of revenues from 2015 to 2025 and first quarter of 2026
in EUR million
CAGR 2015 to 2025 = 2.7%
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Development of EBIT from 2015 to 2025 and first quarter of 2026
- 2020: thereof non-recurring effects in the amount of EUR -25.3 million, ** 2021: thereof non-recurring effects in the amount of EUR -1.3 million
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Development of Cashflow from 2015 to 2025 and first quarter of 2026
in EUR million
Invested around EUR 200 million between 2015 bis 2025
- Excluding outflows of fixed-term deposits in the amount of EUR 15 million
** Excluding inflows of fixed-term deposits in the amount of EUR 15 million
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Profit & Loss Statement Nabaltec Group
| in EUR million | 3M/2026 | 3M/2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 53.2 | 54.7 | -2.7% |
| Total Performance | 52.3 | 55.3 | -5.5% |
| Gross Profit | 26.4 | 27.4 | -3.6% |
| Gross Profit margin | |||
| (from the total performance) | 50.4% | 49.4% | |
| EBITDA | 6.4 | 7.0 | -8.8% |
| EBITDA margin | |||
| (from the total performance) | 12.2% | 12.6% | |
| EBIT | 2.7 | 4.1 | -33.8% |
| EBIT margin | |||
| (from the total performance) | 5.2% | 7.5% | |
| Net income | 1.8 | 2.8 | -34.7% |
| EPS (EUR) | 0.20 | 0.31 | -35.5% |
- Revenues in the first quarter of 2026 was below the previous year’s level due to weak demand in January and February. Export ratio at 71.9%.
- Gross Profit margin increased slightly to 50.4% compared to the previous quarter.
- EBITDA margin amounted to 12.2% in Q1 2026 after 12.6% in the same period of the previous year.
- EBIT margin decreased from 7.5% to 5.2% compared to the previous quarter.
- Earnings per share amounted to EUR 0.20 in the first quarter of 2026.
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Nabaltec Q1 2026 Functional Fillers
Revenues (EURm)
Revenue in the "Functional Fillers" product segment decreased by 2.1% yoy. A decline of 8.4% in our most important product area, fine hydroxides, was the main reason for this revenue development in the first quarter 2026.
EBIT (EURm)
EBIT in Q1 was EUR 3.0 million, down from the previous year's level. EBIT margin in the "Functional Fillers" segment: 7.6% (Q1/25: 11.3%). A decline in revenues, along with higher energy prices and depreciation, weighed on EBIT in the first quarter of 2026.
CAPEX (EURm)
CAPEX in the "Functional Fillers" product segment amounted to EUR 7.2 million in the first quarter of 2026. The main expenditures were allocated to investment projects to expand capacity for viscosity optimized hydrates and to ensure a secure energy supply.
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Nabaltec Q1 2026 Specialty Aluminas
Revenues (EURm)
Revenue in the "Specialty Aluminas" product segment declined by 4.6% in Q1 2026 compared to the previous year. We assume that the bottom has been reached in this segment.
EBIT (EURm)
EBIT was negative in the first quarter of 2026 but slightly improved in comparison to the previous year's quarter. Higher gas prices are weighing on the segment's earnings.
CAPEX (EURm)
CAPEX amounted to EUR 1.7 million in the "Specialty Aluminas" product segment. The amount includes, among other things, expenditure for the general overhaul of the rotary kiln.
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Balance Sheet Nabaltec Group
| in EUR million | 03/31/26 | 12/31/25 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intangible assets | 1.5 | 1.6 | -4.5% |
| Property, plant and equipment including rights of use from leases | 161.1 | 150.5 | 7.1% |
| Other non-current assets | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.4% |
| Inventories | 43.1 | 50.9 | -15.3% |
| Receivables and other assets | 13.6 | 25.1 | -45.6% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 92.0 | 72.3 | 27.2% |
| Total assets | 311.7 | 300.7 | 3.7% |
| Equity | 160.8 | 158.3 | 1.6% |
| Non-current liabilities | 128.2 | 123.5 | 3.8% |
| Current liabilities | 22.8 | 18.9 | 20.5% |
| Total liabilities | 311.7 | 300.7 | 3.7% |
- The increase in Property, plant and equipment was due to an expanded capital expenditure program and the capitalization of leasehold rights in the amount of EUR 4.6 million.
- Inventories decreased by EUR 7.8 million, of which EUR 6.9 million were raw materials.
- Reclassification of a fixed-term deposit from other assets to cash and cash equivalents in the amount of EUR 15 million in the first quarter of 2026.
- Equity ratio of 51.6% as of March 31, 2026 (12/31/25: 52.6%).
- Non-current liabilities at the end of the first quarter of 2026 includes provisions for pensions in the amount of EUR 30.4 million, financial liabilities of EUR 90.0 million and lease liabilities of EUR 3.9 million.
- Current liabilities include trade payables by EUR 15.5 million.
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Cash Flow Statement Nabaltec Group
| in EUR million | 3M/2026 | 3M/2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net operating income | |||
| (before changes in working capital) | 6.4 | 7.0 | -8.9% |
| +/- Working capital | 8.0 | 6.9 | 14.9% |
| - Taxes paid | -1.1 | -1.0 | 11.0% |
| Cash flow from operating activity | 13.2 | 12.9 | 2.3% |
| Cash flow from investment activity* | -8.9 | -5.5 | 62.7% |
| Free Cash flow | 4.3 | 7.4 | -42.2% |
| Cash flow from financing activity | 0.0 | 0.4 | |
| Cash at end of the period | 92.0 | 93.7 | -1.8% |
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Excluding inflows of fixed-term deposits in the amount of EUR 15 million
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Cash flow from operating activities was slightly higher than in the previous year.
- The main components of cash flow from investing activities were the expansion of production capacity for viscosity optimized hydrates, the overhaul of a rotary kiln, and measures to ensure a reliable steam supply.
- Cash and cash equivalents amounted to EUR 92.0 million on 31 March 2026.
Outlook 2026*
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- The demand in 2026 will continue to be characterized by short-termism and high volatility.
- Despite the economic and industry-specific environment, the company expects revenues growth in 2026 to be in the range of 4% to 6% compared to the previous year (2025: EUR 197.0 million).
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On the earnings side, Nabaltec expects an EBIT margin in the range of 5% to 7% (2025: 7.7%). The decline in the EBIT margin compared to Financial Year 2025 is primarily due to rising material costs, including energy, as well as a significant increase in depreciation and amortization.
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The forecast is based on the assumption that the economy and the industries relevant to Nabaltec will develop in a stable fashion. At the time the forecast was prepared, it remains unclear at what speed or with what dynamics the economic situation will recover globally and in the markets relevant for Nabaltec. Inflation, high interest rates and the uncertain situation are putting the brakes on consumption and investment worldwide. In the event of continuing negative economic upheavals due to the geopolitical situation, adverse effects on the liquidity, financial and earnings situation cannot be ruled out. The current escalation of the Middle East conflict is increasing geopolitical and eco nomic uncertainties. A further intensification of the conflicts could place a strain on the global economy, particularly through rising energy prices, disrupted supply chains, and a weakening of demand. These factors may negatively impact the company's business performance during the forecast period.
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6 reasons to invest in Nabaltec
- Active in global growth markets
- Planning security through strong customer relations
- Established player in niche markets with high entry barriers
- Profiteering from global growth trends
- Solid operating profitability
- Currently attractive valuation
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Share
- ISIN: DE000A0KPPR7
- 2025 trading volume: average of 5,296 shares per day (2024: 6,459 shares)*
Baader Bank:
- Add, price target EUR 15.50 (04/2026)
NuWays:
- Buy, price target EUR 16.00 (05/2026)
Edison:
- Price target EUR 26.30 (11/2025)
Shareholder structure:
- 28.35% Heckmann family
- 27.24% Witzany family
- 44.41% Free float
- All data XETRA; N = News, A = Ad-hoc
Financial calendar
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| 23. June 2026 | Deutsche Börse Scale Summit |
|---|---|
| 24. June 2026 | Annual General Meeting |
| 20. August 2026 | Publication Half-yearly Financial Statements |
| 20. August 2026 | Earnings Call: Q2 2026 Highlights |
| 23. September 2026 | Baader Investment Conference |
| 19. November 2026 | Publication Quarterly Financial Report (call-date Q3) |
| 19. November 2026 | Earnings Call: Q3 2026 Highlights |
| Nov. 2026 | Deutsches Eigenkapitalforum |
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Contact
Johannes Heckmann (CEO)
Günther Spitzer (CFO)
Nabaltec AG
Alustraße 50 – 52
92421 Schwandorf
Germany
Phone: +49 9431 53-202
Fax: +49 9431 53-260
E-Mail: [email protected]
Version 21 May 2026
Our know-how for your safety
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