Nabaltec AG — Report Publication Announcement 2008

Mar 25, 2008

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Corporate | 25 March 2008 10:00

Nabaltec AG publishes Annual Report 2007

Nabaltec AG / Final Results

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Schwandorf, 25 March 2008 – Nabaltec AG, a leading supplier of
mineral-based flame retardants and raw materials for technical ceramics,
successfully continued to grow in the fiscal year 2007. Consolidated
revenue increased from EUR 71.6 million to EUR 88.1 million, thus improving
by 23.0%. Growth is also reflected in both divisions: the revenue in the
'Functional Fillers' division increased from EUR 46.2 million to EUR 57.7
million. The 'Technical Ceramics' division registered revenue of EUR 30.4
million in the reporting year after EUR 25.4 million in the fiscal year
2006.

Earnings performed variedly in 2007. Earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) improved from EUR 6.6 to 7.1
million. The operating result (EBIT) was EUR 2.9 million after EUR 4.0
million in the previous year. This change was attributable above all to an
increase in the cost of materials, which also include expenses from the
interruption in production at Nashtec. Increases in freight costs were
registered particularly due to the air freight from Schwandorf required to
supply Nashtec customers during the operational shutdown. Consolidated
earnings after minority interests still reached EUR 0.2 million (previous
year: EUR -0.2 million) despite the start-up losses and two-month plant
shutdown at Nashtec due to the safety inspection.

For the fiscal year 2008, the management board anticipates a significant
increase in both revenue and earnings. The further expansion of fine
precipitated aluminum hydroxide capacity in Schwandorf is expected to be a
major contributor in this regard. A total of more than EUR 35 million is to
be invested in Schwandorf in 2008 to keep pace with future market and
company growth.

The full Annual Report 2007 can be downloaded at www.nabaltec.de under
'Investor Relations'.

About Nabaltec AG
Nabaltec AG, with registered office in Schwandorf, a chemicals business
which has received multiple awards for innovativeness, manufactures,
develops and distributes highly specialized products based on aluminum
hydroxide ('ATH') and aluminum oxide, as well as other raw materials, on an
industrial scale through its 'Functional Fillers' and 'Technical Ceramics'
divisions. The company's product range includes flame retardant fillers for
the plastics industry, used e.g. in cables in tunnels, airports, high-rise
buildings and electronic devices, as well as base materials for use in
technical ceramics, the refractory industry and catalysis. Unlike
halogenated flame retardant fillers, the products manufactured by the
company's 'Functional Fillers' division contain no hazardous substances and
do not require separate disposal. Rather, the company's flame retardant
fillers actually decrease the development of fumes hazardous to human
health and the environment in the event of fire. Nabaltec maintains
production sites in Germany and the US. It aims to further consolidate its
market position by increasing capacity, continuing to optimize its
processes and product quality and strategic additions to its product range
and to secure the market leadership in each segment where its specialty
products are represented, in addition to qualitative leadership.

Contact:
Heidi Wiendl
Nabaltec AG
Phone: +49 9431 53-202
Fax: +49 9431 53-260
E-mail: InvestorRelations@nabaltec.de

Linh Chung
Haubrok Investor Relations GmbH
Phone: +49 211 30126-101
Fax: +49 211 30126-5101
E-mail: L.Chung@haubrok.de
25.03.2008 Financial News transmitted by DGAP

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Language: English
Issuer: Nabaltec AG
Alustraße 50-52
92421 Schwandorf
Deutschland
Phone: +49 9431 53-0
Fax: +49 9431 53-260
E-mail: info@nabaltec.de
Internet: www.nabaltec.de
ISIN: DE000A0KPPR7
WKN: A0KPPR
Listed: Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart; Entry
Standard in Frankfurt

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