March 18 (Reuters) - German sugar producer Suedzucker's SZUG.DE core earnings (EBITDA) came in ahead of the firm's guidance, the company said on Tuesday as it released preliminary full-year results.
Europe's largest sugar producer said it achieved earnings before interests, taxes, depreciation and amortization of 715 million euros ($782.42 million), ahead of the company's guidance for the upper area of a 550-650 million euros range.
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(Reporting by Tristan Veyet in Gdansk, editing by Miranda Murray)
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