ATHENS, GREECE--(Marketwire - Mar 23, 2012) - S&B announces (S&B) (ATHEX: ARBA), Full Year 2011 Financial Results.

FULL YEAR 2011 HIGHLIGHTS

• Sales increased 9% in 2011 compared to 2010
  
  
• EBITDA and operating profit increased by 13% and 43% respectively in 2011 compared to 2010
  
  
• New matrix organization established to enhance S&B's ability to meet and exceed customer needs
  
  
• Initial agreement of EUR 61 million for the divestment of bauxite operations in Greece
  
  

S&B Industrial Minerals Full Year 2011 Financial Results (IFRS) Press Release:
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Kriton Anavlavis, CEO of S&B, commented:
"2011 was an exciting year for S&B on many fronts. We are pleased to have delivered solid sales growth and significantly higher earnings, in an increasingly challenging macro-economic environment. We benefitted from our global footprint and diversification, our excellent customer relationships and our mineral-based industrial solution offering.

"We reaffirmedand refined our Purpose and Values and drew up our new Vision to seek sustainable value growth through a well-balanced international presence. This led to a broad restructuring of our business to enhance our ability to take advantage of future opportunities. Furthermore, the initial agreement to divest our bauxite operations in Greece, attained at the end of 2011, is also in line with these reforming initiatives.

"Witha good start in 2012 and with our solid financial position, we are confident that we are well placed in the current environment. While we are mindful of economic trends that continue to vary across geographies, we believe that we have the strategy and the resources to face external challenges, as well as to continue to pursue attractive growth opportunities."

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