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Results Q1 2025| May 8, 2025
Revenue and profitability significantly improved, FCF
positive
Disclaimer
Q1 2025
vs. Q1 2024
Revenue
YoY
EBITDA
YoY
Margin
FCF
YoY
EUR 690 mn
+ 5%
EUR 156 mn
+ 119%
23%
EUR 15 mn
EUR -73 mn
Focus remains on prices and cost excellence in a continuously challenging market environment
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Global apparel demand modest, uncertainty remains high
-
Nonwovens markets more stable
Market Demand
Development of the relevant markets in Q1 2025 A
-
Energy and caustic soda market prices
remain elevated versus pre-crisis levels
Input Costs
-
Slight decrease of selected generic fiber prices compared to Q4 2024
Market Prices
B C
A
Global apparel demand modest, uncertainty remains high, nonwovens markets more stable
Q1 2025 YoY
Textile Markets
Q1 2025 apparel retail sales1 breakdown by region in %, Q1 2025 vs. Q1 2024, inflation-adjusted
Nonwovens Markets
United States
+1 %
Europe
-2 %
China
+2 %
Global
+2 %
Key challenges and influencing
factors Q1 2025
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Impact of tariffs on apparel demand and prices
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Consumer confidence and
appetite to spend
-
Economic volatility and inflationary pressure
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Geopolitical instability and
continued uncertainty
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Healthy inventory levels and supply chains
Key challenges and influencing factors Q1 2025
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US tariffs impact global nonwovens supply chains
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Nonwovens end market shows high resiliency
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Ongoing trend towards less plastics in nonwoven products
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Product carbon footprint increasingly a differentiator
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NOTES: 1 Global estimate based on 42 countries accounting for 84 % of global 2019 apparel sales. Where available incl. online (China, US), otherwise excl. online. Europe estimate based on weighted average of 20 countries. All data in local currency, partly adjusted for FX SOURCE: US Census Bureau; Eurostat; China National Bureau of Statistics; team analysis (accessed April 2025)
B
Generic viscose prices slightly down in Q1 2025 vs. Q4 2024; DWP prices decreasing
Fiber and DWP market prices in China, Q1 2023 - Q1 2025, USD/kg (excl. VAT)
Viscose
Generic viscose prices slightly declined in the first quarter in
macroeconomic unstable environment
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.5
Cotton
US - China trade war worsened the already weak demand situation in the global cotton market with negative impact on cotton prices
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.9
0.8
1/23
4/23
7/23
10/23
1/24
4/24
7/24
10/24
1/25
4/25
Dissolving hardwood pulp (DWP)
DWP prices gave way to pressure from downstream markets and
low paper pulp prices and stepped down from high 2024-levels
SOURCE: CCFG; Cotlook
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