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15
May
2009

DSM reports profitable Q1 despite difficult economic conditions

Commenting on the results, Feike Sijbesma, chairman of the DSM Managing Board, said: “ Ongoing strong performances from our Life Sciences businesses and stringent control of costs and working capital allowed DSM as a whole to remain profitable and cash generating throughout the quarter despite the very challenging economic conditions which primarily affected most of Materials Sciences.


(1888PressRelease) May 15, 2009 - “Although no improvement in demand in end-markets seems to be imminent, we are not at this point in time seeing a further deterioration either. Nevertheless, there will be tough times ahead. We remain focused on the generation of cash. Actions to reduce costs will continue unabated, and we now expect to over-deliver on our targeted savings of EUR 100 million by 2010 .

“In the meantime, DSM continues its customer focus as well as its strategic commitment to innovation and sustainability. Despite the challenges we face today, DSM will continue its strategic direction, based on long-term societal trends. Our healthy financial position ensures that we will be able to take advantage of opportunities inevitably arising from this recession.”

For more information:
DSM Corporate Communications
Herman Betten
tel. +31 (0) 45 5782017
fax +31 (0) 45 5740680
e-mail media.relations ( @ ) dsm dot com

DSM Investor Relations
Hans Vossen
tel. +31 (0) 45 5782864
fax +31 (0) 45 5782595
e-mail investor.relations ( @ ) dsm dot com

http://www.dsm.com/

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