Symrise generates substantial gains in sales and earnings in 2015

The Group experienced strong demand in both segments and all regions and increased sales by 23% (18% at local currency) to € 2.602 bn (2014: € 2.120 bn). Accordint to the company, EBITDA also showed strong growth and rose by 23% to € 572.2 m (normalized EBITDA in 2014: € 464.5 m). The EBITDA margin increased to an outstanding 22.0% (2014 normalized: 21.9%).

The Diana Group, which was acquired in mid-2014 and is now fully integrated, contributed sales of € 524.8 m (2014: € 233.9 m). Excluding the contribution of Diana, Symrise also generated strong sales growth with 10% in reporting currency and 6% at local currency.

Dr. Heinz-Jürgen Bertram, CEO of Symrise AG, said: "In 2015 it was our decisive goal to substantially grow our business. We made targeted investments in growth and in expanding our competencies and know-how. Our portfolio clearly shows the benefits: It has expanded beyond our traditional product range and allows us to serve new, strategic business areas such as functional ingredients for everyday products. In 2015 we were once again one of the fastest-growing companies in our industry."