date:Mar 29, 2013
sales volume growth of 8 per cent to 2.1 million metric tonnes;
Normalised Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) of $693 million was up 26 per cent (adjusted for the $24 million cost associated with the planned closure of the Cororooke plant);
Net Profit After Tax of $459 million, up 33 per cent;
Economic Debt to equity of 40 per cent, an improvement from 47 per cent last year;
Earnings per share up 21 per cent;
An interim dividend of 16 cents per share, up 4 cents per share.
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