With its companies combined in EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG, the EMS Group with its world-wide activities in the fields of Performance Polymers, Fine Chemicals and Engineering generated sales of CHF 601 million (CHF 620 million) in the first eight months of 1996, down 3,1 % against the corresponding figure for the previous year. The cash flow amounts to CHF 120 million and is hence on the level of the previous year, whilst income from operations (CHF 67 million) is 1,3 % below last years figure (CHF 68 million).
