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							                                                                                         Brussels, 24 February 2010
                                                                                                    Press release

TESSENDERLO GROUP PROVIDES
HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA UNDER
IFRS8 “OPERATING SEGMENTS”
Tessenderlo Group (NYSE Euronext: TESB) implemented IFRS8 (“Operating Segments”) as of 2009,
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as disclosed in the 2009 results issued on February 12 , 2010. This implementation led to a change in
the presentation of the Group’s financial data versus previous disclosures (see table).
In order to support a good understanding of historical segment performance, as well as having an
accurate basis for comparisons with 2010 results, the Group is providing in annex the financial data for
all 2008 and 2009 quarters.


Presentation prior to implemention of IFRS8                     Presentation following implementation of IFRS8 (current)
Business Groups                  Business Units                 Business Segments                    Business Units
Chemicals                        Inorganics                     Inorganics                           Inorganics
                                 PVC/Chlor-Alkali
                                 Organic Chlorine Derivatives   PVC/Chlor-Alkali                     PVC/Chlor-Alkali

Specialities                     Gelatin                        Gelatin & Natural Derivatives        Gelatin
                                 Natural Derivatives                                                 Natural Derivatives
                                 Pharmaceutical Intermediates
                                 Tessenderlo Kerley             Tessenderlo Kerley                   Tessenderlo Kerley

Plastics Converting              Plastic Pipe Systems           Plastic Pipe Systems and Profiles    Plastic Pipe Systems
                                 Profiles                                                            Profiles
                                 Compounds
                                                                Other Businesses                     Organic Chlorine Derivatives
Non-allocated items                                                                                  Pharmaceutical Intermediates
                                                                                                     Compounds

                                                                Non-allocated items




See Annexes (following): 2009 and 2008 segment results under IFRS8


Tessenderlo Group is an international chemicals company with more than 100 locations worldwide.
The Group is a world and European leader in most of its products areas, with more than 8,000
employees, and had a consolidated revenue totalling 2.1 billion EUR in 2009.
Tessenderlo Chemie NV is listed on Eurolist by Euronext Brussels and is part of Next 150 and BEL Mid
indices.


Media Relations                                                                Investor Relations
Mrs. Geert DUSAR                                                               Mr. Philip LUDWIG
Manager Corporate Communication                                                Head of Investor Relations
 +32 (0) 474 99 38 19                                                          +32 2 639 16 58


Website http://www.tessenderlogroup.com
ANNEX 1 – 2009 SEGMENT RESULTS


million EUR                              Q109    Q209    Q309    Q409    Full Year 2009
Tessenderlo Group
Revenue                                  545.3   531.2   504.0   513.3          2,093.8
Rebitda                                   19.7    14.2    17.9    11.6             63.4
REBIT                                     -6.4   -13.5   -13.3   -18.2            -51.4

Inorganics
Revenue                                   86.5    54.7    62.6    79.7           283.6
Rebitda                                   -6.9   -26.5    -9.2    -7.1           -49.7
REBIT                                     -8.7   -28.1   -10.9    -8.8           -56.5

PVC / Chlor-Alkali
Revenue                                  125.7   103.3   112.4   101.7           443.1
Rebitda                                    7.5    -1.1    -2.4    -5.6            -1.5
REBIT                                      1.1    -6.8    -9.6   -12.7           -28.0

Gelatin & Natural Derivatives
Revenue                                   88.4    85.5    90.7    94.0           358.5
Rebitda                                   17.8    14.3    15.5    14.3            61.9
REBIT                                     12.5     9.6     7.6     5.9            35.6

Kerley
Revenue                                   39.0    71.8    35.8    33.5           180.0
Rebitda                                    5.9    19.8     6.8     5.6            38.0
REBIT                                      4.3    18.6     4.8     3.4            31.1

Plastic Pipe Systems and Profiles
Revenue                                  128.7   145.7   137.3   134.1           545.9
Rebitda                                    6.1    17.4    14.8    12.3            50.5
REBIT                                     -0.9     9.8     7.4     5.3            21.5

Other Businesses
Revenue                                   77.1    70.1    65.2    70.3           282.7
Rebitda                                   -3.5    -1.7    -2.8    -3.8           -11.7
REBIT                                     -7.5    -5.2    -6.9    -6.9           -26.5

Non-allocated
Revenue                                    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0              0.0
Rebitda                                   -7.3    -8.0    -4.8    -4.1            -24.1
REBIT                                     -7.1   -11.3    -5.7    -4.4            -28.6


Note: Figures may not add up due to rounding
ANNEX 2 – 2008 SEGMENT RESULTS


million EUR                              Q108    Q208    Q308    Q408    Full Year 2008
Tessenderlo Group
Revenue                                  647.9   775.9   695.9   645.3          2,765.0
Rebitda                                   81.7   121.6    91.7    49.6            344.7
REBIT                                     54.6    94.0    66.5    24.0            239.0

Inorganics
Revenue                                  117.8   201.9   155.2   175.2           650.1
Rebitda                                   26.6    61.8    39.0    32.2           159.5
REBIT                                     24.3    59.8    38.6    28.4           151.1

PVC / Chlor-Alkali
Revenue                                  133.5   139.5   157.0   127.5           557.5
Rebitda                                   10.0     7.1    21.7     5.7            44.6
REBIT                                      4.0     0.2    15.4     0.0            19.6

Gelatin & Natural Derivatives
Revenue                                   84.6    85.3    82.9    89.0           341.8
Rebitda                                   17.6    14.9    13.5    15.1            61.2
REBIT                                     12.5     9.8     7.9    10.3            40.6

Kerley
Revenue                                   45.0    60.9    51.6    36.6           194.2
Rebitda                                    8.4    12.4    12.5     0.3            33.5
REBIT                                      6.8    10.9    10.8    -1.8            26.7

Plastic Pipe Systems and Profiles
Revenue                                  157.1   179.3   162.0   136.0           634.4
Rebitda                                   16.4    21.5    14.1     2.8            54.8
REBIT                                      8.7    14.2     6.6    -4.0            25.6

Other Businesses
Revenue                                  109.9   109.0    87.1    80.9           387.0
Rebitda                                    5.9     7.4    -3.1    -2.8             7.4
REBIT                                      1.5     2.9    -7.1    -6.5            -9.1

Non-allocated
Revenue                                    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0              0.0
Rebitda                                   -3.2    -3.5    -5.9    -3.7            -16.3
REBIT                                     -3.4    -3.7    -5.8    -2.5            -15.4


Note: Figures may not add up due to rounding