Menthol

Volume-driven growth led by Asia Pacific; both segments posted ~5% organic growth; 4.3 million shares repurchased as buyback ends Oct 30; guidance for 2–4% organic growth retained.

Organic growth accelerated to 4.5% in Q2; H1 sales €2.54bn, adjusted EBITDA margin 21.8%, offer for Floral Concept and ONE SYM transformation accelerated.

Commercial production began April 2026; Ludwigshafen expansion leverages Verbund efficiencies, Zhanjiang citral boosts supply reliability and downstream feedstock; ~60 jobs.

New plants in China and Germany will boost citral production to 118,000 metric tons annually, enhance supply security, and support sustainable production with renewable electricity and advanced technologies.