PCC SE: PCC continues positive business performance in the third quarter of 2026

PCC Group increases quarterly EBITDA by 25% and operating profit by more than two-thirds

Duisburg (pta038/12.11.2026/17:09 UTC+1)

In the third quarter of 2026, the Duisburg-based PCC Group continued the positive business performance of the first six months. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) rose significantly year-on-year, by 25.1% to €30.7 million. In the first nine months, EBITDA cumulatively amounted to €75.7 million, an increase of 30.7%.

Group revenue rose by 7.3% year-on-year to €241.0 million in the third quarter. In the first nine months, it was €706.8 million, down 0.3% year-on-year, as the upward trend did not take full effect until the second quarter.

Operating income (earnings before interest and taxes, EBIT), the PCC Group generated a profit of €6.5 million in the third quarter, an increase of 67.6% compared to the same quarter of the previous year. In the first nine months, EBIT cumulatively amounted to €11.1 million (previous year: €–4.8 million).

Earnings before taxes (EBT) were slightly negative in the third quarter at –€2.6 million, but improved significantly compared with the prior-year quarter (–€9.3 million). Cumulatively, the pre-tax loss in the first nine months fell by 75.0% to –€15.8 million.

"Overall, after a rather subdued start to the 2026 financial year, the PCC Group has been recording a significant upward trend in its core activities since the beginning of March, which continued in the third quarter," explains Riccardo Koppe, Chief Financial Officer of PCC SE, adding: "This positive business development is based on higher plant utilization and a persistently high order situation in the chemical industry in Europe and thus also in the PCC Group since the outbreak of the Iran war. As a European chemical producer, PCC guarantees customers in Europe and the USA a high level of supply stability," explains Riccardo Koppe, "There are currently no supply bottlenecks for our own raw materials."

Positive outlook for the year as a whole

German economy is expanding for the third quarter in a row, albeit at a low level. The Management Board of PCC SE expects this trend to continue in the fourth quarter and reaffirms its positive full-year outlook. Its 2026 guidance, published in July, forecasts revenue growth of 5% to 10% to nearly €1 billion, an increase in EBITDA before exceptional items of more than 20% to a triple-digit million-euro figure, and a return to positive EBIT.

Development in the Group segments

The segment with the highest turnover is Surfactants & Derivatives. Revenue in the third quarter rose by 9.2% year-on-year to €69.6 million, while EBITDA declined by 3.2% to €6.2 million. Since March, the segment has recorded continued high demand. Volumes and prices were above the prior-year level on average in the third quarter, but slightly below the second quarter. In the third quarter of 2026, the Polyols & Derivatives segment achieved sales of €48.0 million, a 7.3% year-on-year increase, as well as higher positive earnings at all levels. In the Chlorine & Derivatives segment, regular maintenance was carried out in the third quarter. Sales rose by 3.5% to €44.5 million in the third quarter.

The temporary standstill of silicon metal production continues. Operating cash flow in the first nine months improved from €–18.0 million in the previous year to €–3.4 million, thus exceeding our expectations. PCC continued negotiations with all parties in the third quarter to enable a sustainable economic resumption of production in the long term. The agreements are expected to be effectively implemented by the end of the year. Revenue in the Trading & Services segment rose by 41.9% to €33.4 million and EBITDA by 139.2% to €10.7 million. In the Logistics segment, intermodal container logistics defended its market leadership in Poland in the first nine months. Revenue rose by 5.3% to €42.3 million in the third quarter, while EBITDA rose by 43.0% to €8.6 million. In the Holding & Projects segment, we are currently strengthening the large PCC chemical site in Brzeg Dolny (Poland) by expanding and modernizing production facilities.

Streamlining of Group structure in the Chlorine segment completed

PCC SE is consolidating its business activities in the Chlorine & Derivatives segment. To this end, the business for the production and sale of monochloroacetic acid (MCAA), i.e. the subsidiaries MCAA SE and PCC MCAA Sp. z o.o., will be transferred to PCC Rokita SA. PCC SE and PCC Rokita SA signed the corresponding contribution agreement on October 15, 2026.

Redemption of bullet bond

PCC SE redeemed the ISIN DE000A3MP4P9 bond issued in 2021 at maturity on October 1, 2026. The bond bore interest at 4.00% p.a., with a repayment volume of €10.0 million.

The Group key figures mentioned are unaudited. This quarterly report is available online at https://www.pcc-finanzinformationen.eu. The PCC SE Annual Report for 2025 with the final audited business figures for the past year is also available for download there.

About PCC SE

PCC SE, headquartered in Duisburg, Germany, is the holding company of the globally active PCC Group with around 3,400 employees. Its Group companies have core competencies in the production of chemical raw materials and specialty chemicals as well as in the field of container logistics. As a long-term investor, PCC SE focuses on continuously increasing the corporate values of its investments through sustainable investments and constantly creating new value. The largest chemical producers in the PCC Group are PCC Rokita SA, a major chlorine producer and Eastern Europe's leading producer of polyols, and PCC Exol SA, one of the most modern surfactant producers in Europe. PCC was founded in 1993 by Waldemar Preussner, sole shareholder of PCC SE, who is now Chairman of the Supervisory Board. In the 2025 financial year, the PCC Group generated consolidated sales of €923.6 million and consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of €81.4 million. For more information about PCC, please visit: https://www.pcc.eu

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