third quarter operating profit excluding exceptional items rose 18% to 80.8 million euro. Its year-to-date profit for the first nine months of 2009 climbed 14% to 237.6 million euro. (US$1=0.7 euro). Its worldwide capacity rose by 200,000 cubic metres (cbm) to 26.6 million cubic metres as a result of acquisitions in Asia and North America…

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