ALTANA AG has significantly increased consolidated sales by 18 percent to almost €3.9 billion in the business year 2006 – the last one in its former group structure. Adjusted for exchange rate, divestment and acquisition effects, ALTANA achieved an operating sales growth of 9 percent. This growth was mainly driven by foreign business (operating growth 12 percent), while operating domestic sales were 8 percent down on the prior year due to the reduction of reference prices in the pharmaceuticals ...