Nabaltec AG / Preliminary Results

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Nabaltec AG: Preliminary financial figures for Financial Year 2008:
- Revenue rose 9.3 % to EUR 96.3 million;
- Revenue growth in both divisions;
- EBIT rose from EUR 4.0 million to EUR 4.1 million

Schwandorf, 26 March 2009 - The Nabaltec AG, a leading supplier of
mineral-based flame retardants and raw materials for technical ceramics,
has been able to stay on its growth curve also in 2008, according to
preliminary figures. Revenue rose 9.3 %, from EUR 88.1 million to EUR 96.3
million. Both business divisions contributed to this increase. The
'Functional Fillers' division, which focuses on mineral-based flame
retardants, which are used e.g. in the plastics industry for cables, in
tunnels, airports, high-rise buildings and electronic devices, reported 6.8
% revenue growth. The 'Technical Ceramics' division, which supplies the
refractory industry with materials e.g. for blast furnace linings and other
ceramic applications, reported 14.1 % revenue growth in 2008. Nabaltec
raised its prices in 2008, but this increase was not enough to fully offset
the rising cost of raw materials, transportation and energy.

This revenue growth was generated entirely through internal growth. 'We
will continue to pursue this strategy. In addition to continuing the growth
in our existing market segments, we plan to open up new markets in the
plastics industry in 2009 with our new business unit 'Additives'. All over
the world, there has been a clear trend towards replacing stabilizers
containing heavy metals, which are still predominant in PVC processing,
with eco-friendly additives, a trend which has taken the form of statutory
requirements and voluntary commitments by the industry. Our mineral-based
and eco-friendly products meet these requirements,' said Gerhard Witzany, a
member of Nabaltec AG's Management Board.

The company's 2008 revenue total, EUR 96.3 million, is the highest in
company history, and slightly higher than the most recent estimate, EUR 95
million. As of 31 December 2008 Nabaltec Group had a total of 347 employees
including trainees (2007: 314).

Nabaltec's earnings remained stable in 2008. Earnings before taxes,
interest, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) improved from EUR 8.4
million to EUR 9.3 million, an increase of 10.7 %. After deducting
depreciation and amortization, Nabaltec's operating earnings (EBIT) were
EUR 4.1 million, up from EUR 4.0 million last year.

In order to strengthen Nabaltec AG's equity base and expand its financial
maneuvering space in connection with the upcoming investment projects the
General Meeting will be proposed to carry forward total net profit as of 31
December 2008 to new account.

'Our rate of growth slowed in the fourth quarter of 2008. We expect a tough
period with respect to incoming orders in the first half of 2009 as well,
as the uncertainty on the market takes its toll on ordering and customers
reduce their inventories to historic lows. We expect a gradual improvement
beginning in the second half of 2009', Witzany continued. In view of the
current economic downtrend, which Nabaltec cannot escape entirely, we
generally expect 2009 sales and earnings to come in lower than in the
previous year. Based on our current estimates, our markets will regain
their long-term growth trends beginning in 2010. Accordingly, we believe
that the basis for our growth strategy is still intact despite the current
economic crisis.

Nabaltec has decided to adapt its investment and expansion plans in light
of the tough market environment, analyzing all of its projects once again
with respect to return on investment and market opportunities. As a result,
some investments will be distributed over a longer period of time.
Investments from 2008 up to and including 2010 have been secured by credit
commitments from banks, development loans, an investment grant from the
government of Upper Palatinate and equity. Total investment volume through
2010 is over EUR 60 million, including EUR 20.4 million in 2008.

The company's detailed and final financial data will be published in the
2008 Annual Report on 28 April 2009, once 2008 data is ascertained in
accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as
well as the 2007 data were recorded on a retroactive basis in accordance
with IFRS.

Company Profile:
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, 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 and plans to
continue to consolidate its market position by expanding capacity, further
optimizing processes and quality and making strategic extensions to its
product range. On the strength of its specialty products, the company
strives to attain not just the quality leadership, but also the market
leadership in each segment. 

Contact:
Johannes Heckmann/Gerhard Witzany 
Nabaltec AG 
Phone: +49 9431 53-202
Fax: +49 9431 53-260
E-Mail: InvestorRelations@nabaltec.de

Frank Ostermair
Better Orange IR & HV AG
Phone: +49 89 8896906-14
Fax: +49 89 8896906-66
E-Mail: frank.ostermair@better-orange.de


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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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