Key Figures Q3 2005

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Q3 2005 operating profit EUR 220 million; substantially higher than Q3 2004 (+44%)

• Net profit EUR 151 million (up 25% from Q3 2004).
• Rymco, last remaining unit of DSM Bakery Ingredients, sold.
• Outlook: operating profit* for the whole of 2005 will exceed EUR 800 million and will thus be substantially above 2004 (EUR 567 million).
• DSM once again No. 1 in Chemical Industry sector of Dow Jones Sustainability World Index.