Sapa: Interim report January -- June 2003


STOCKHOLM, Sweden, July 18, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Sapa (OtherOTC:SPKKF): Interim report January-June 2003

Profit growth continues



 .    Earnings per share increased by SEK 1.55 to 5.30 (3.75)
 .    Profit before tax improved by 43 per cent to MSEK 291 (204)
 .    Profit margin increased to 5.7 per cent (4.1)
 .    Delivered volumes up by 7 per cent
 .    Acquisition of Remi Claeys Aluminium accomplished 23 June

For further information please contact Staffan Bohman, CEO, tel. +46-8-459 59 00, Bo Askvik, CFO, tel. +46-8-459 59 18 or Gabriella Pihl, Communications Manager, tel. +46-8-459 59 62.

This report is also available on Sapa's website: www.sapagroup.com. A slide presentation of this release can be downloaded as a PDF-file.

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