Profile  A leading international supplier of innovative flavors and fragrances Symrise AG is one of the world's leading companies in the fragrance and flavor industry with origins that go back to 1874. Its range includes products that are essential features of everyday life today. They are used by perfume, cosmetics and food manufacturers. Symrise also has impressive innovative skills based on intensive research and development work. The company has focussed on the development of innovative trend and lifestyle products with a specific additional benefit for the consumer. Symrise is one of the four biggest suppliers on the global market for fragrances and flavors and currently holds a market share of 10 per cent. The company manufactures 30,000 products in 19 countries on five continents and sells them in more than 160 countries. Sales and earnings growth in 2007 Symrise generated sales of EUR 1,274.5 million in 2007, compared with EUR 1,229.4 million in the previous year. This corresponds to a growth rate of 3.7 per cent, which is higher than the market as a whole. Earnings before taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA*) increased by 11.9 per cent, from EUR 243.2 million to EUR 272.1 million. This means that the EBITDA return* amounts to 21.3 per cent. You will find further financial information in the Reports section. * Adjusted to eliminate integration and restructuring expenses |
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