Definitive First-Half Report 2003 of the EMS Group

With its companies combined in EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG and activities in the fields of Performance Polymers, Fine Chemicals and Engineering, the EMS Group reports first-half 2003 sales and EBIT on the level of the previous year, and has thus met expectations. The impact of the weak US dollar - a negative factor for exportoriented companies such as EMS in particular - was largely cushioned by positive volume developments and strict cost discipline.