May 14 (Reuters) - DEUTSCHE ROHSTOFF AG DR0G.DE :
* EARNINGS REPORT SHOWS FIRST QUARTER PROFIT
* IN Q1 OF 2020, DEUTSCHE ROHSTOFF GROUP ACHIEVED A NET
PROFIT OF
EUR 0.9 MILLION
* Q1 EBITDA EUR 9.5 MILLION (PREVIOUS YEAR: EUR 12.8
MILLION)
* INFLUENCE OF CORONA CRISIS AND SHARP DROP IN OIL PRICES
BECAME
NOTICEABLE FROM MARCH ONWARDS
* Q1 REVENUES AMOUNTED TO EUR 16.12 MILLION (PREVIOUS YEAR:
EUR
14.7 MILLION)
* IN COMING MONTHS, DEUTSCHE ROHSTOFF USA WILL ALSO RECEIVE
A TAX
REFUND OF APPROXIMATELY USD 7.5 MILLION.
* OUR MAIN FOCUS IS NOW ON EXCITING ACQUISITION
OPPORTUNITIES
* WE HAVE REDUCED OUR PRODUCTION TO A MINIMUM IN ORDER NOT
TO HAVE
TO PRODUCE OUR VALUABLE RESERVES INTO AN EXTREMELY LOW PRICE
ENVIRONMENT
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