BAD HOMBURG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As per the third quarter of 2006, ALTANA AG (NYSE:AAA)(FWB:ALT)(GER:ALT) has continued its good performance with clear growth rates and has increased sales in its present Group structure by 23% to €2.911 billion compared to the prior year’s period. On the one hand, this growth is due to a very good operating performance in the third quarter; on the other hand, the acquisition of the ECKART Group contributed to this excellent development. Adjusted for acquisition and divestment effects, the Group achieved a double-digit operating growth of 10%.
