Growth in all regions

Tesa AG of Hamburg grew sales in 2007 by 6.7 per cent (8.1 per cent currency-adjusted) to € 846 mio. Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) came to 20.5 per cent over the previous year’s figure for a total of € 88 mio. The company’s consumer business recorded sales growth of 7.7 per cent (7.8 per cent currency-adjusted). According to information from the company, all regions contributed to this growth. Northern Europe achieved double-digit growth rates, as did eastern Europe once more.