Company update: DSM reports positive Q3 results

Despite the continuing difficult economic conditions, Royal DSM have reported a third quarter EBITDA of €342 million compared to €270 million in Q3 2012. The improvement of 27% was realised despite the challenging markets. Commenting on the results, Feike Sijbesma, CEO/Chairman of the DSM Managing Board, said: “I am pleased to report increased profitability in all our business clusters despite the initial impact from adverse currency movements and a continued challenging macro-economic