Cibi e Bevande
Corbion: Q1 2024 Interim Management Statement
Key highlights first quarter of 2024
Commenting on today's results, Olivier Rigaud, CEO, said:
“I am pleased to see positive volume/mix growth and organic Adjusted EBITDA growth in our core activities as well as a continuation of our positive free cash flow delivery. We made good progress in the implementation of our restructuring program including mothballing our plant in Peoria, US intended to increase free cash flow and margins going forward. Building on Corbion's first-quarter performance, we are on-track to deliver in line with our full year guidance.
In Functional Ingredients & Solutions, we saw continued positive momentum in our Food segment leading to volume/mix growth in the first quarter in this segment. As previously indicated, the non-food segment is facing temporarily softness in some markets, including semiconductors. In line with our earlier guidance, pricing has been lower as a result of price reductions in some areas following input cost relaxation. In Health & Nutrition, we continue to see strong double digit growth in both sales and adjusted EBITDA mainly driven by the Nutrition segment (Omega-3 DHA within aquaculture and pet nutrition).
Upon the completion of the commissioning phase of our new circular lactic acid plant in Thailand, we have entered the start-up phase and expect production to gradually ramp up.
On April 1 , we completed the divestment of the non-core US Emulsifier business. As a result, we have decided on a share buyback program of € 20 million and a special cash dividend of € 0.10 per share in line with our capital allocation priorities, leaving sufficient bandwidth for investments to support continued growth".
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