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19/01/2023 07:00

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RNS Number : 1883N  Elementis PLC  19 January 2023

Elementis plc

Trading Update

Full-year results in line with expectations; leverage reduction on track

Elementis plc ("Elementis" or the "Group"), a global specialty chemicals
company, today issues a trading update for the three months and year ended 31
December 2022((1)).

Business performance

 

The Group delivered a solid performance during the fourth quarter, despite
experiencing weaker trading conditions as the macro-economic environment
deteriorated through the period. Underlying operating profit for 2022
(including Discontinued Operations) is expected to be in the range $120-123m,
in line with market expectations((2)) and significantly ahead of the prior
year.

 

·    Coatings performed well, with pro-active pricing actions and product
mix improvement offsetting weaker demand in European and Asian markets and
customer destocking.

 

·    Personal Care continued to perform strongly. In Cosmetics, pricing
actions more than offset continuing cost inflation and some weakening of
demand in certain regions. AP Actives demand remained robust.

 

·   Talc performance remained materially below the prior year, due to
continued volume weakness in its European markets, in particular automotive,
and higher energy and logistics costs.

Balance Sheet

 

Net debt at the end of 2022 is anticipated to be approximately $367m
(excluding lease liabilities), representing a leverage ratio of 2.2x net debt
to EBITDA((3)), down from 2.6x at the start of the year.

The sale of the Chromium business remains on track to complete during the
first quarter of 2023 and to deliver net cash proceeds of approximately $107m,
further reducing the Group's leverage ratio.

 

Preliminary full-year 2022 Results will be released on 7 March 2023.

 

 

Enquiries :

Elementis plc

David Boyd, Investor Relations
 
            Tel: +44 7764 905135

 

Tulchan

Martin Robinson
                              Tel: 020 7353 4200

Olivia Peters

 

 

(1)    Including the Chromium business which will be reported in 2022 as
"Asset Held for Sale" and "Discontinued Operation".

(2)    Based on company compiled consensus, the Board believes the average
market forecast for 2022 adjusted operating profit (including Discontinued
Operations) to be $121m.

(3)    Excluding IFRS 16 impact

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