/ FERTILIZER DEMAND WORLDWIDE at a high level

/ Quarterly revenues rise by 17% to € 1.17 billion

/ Operating earnings EBIT I reach € 198.5 million in the third quarter (+69 %)

/ Adjusted earnings per share¹ at € 0.69 (Q3/10: € 0.25)

/ Adjusted earnings per share¹ for 2011 of between € 3.40 and € 3.60 expected (2010: € 2.34)

¹ from continued operations