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Interim Report 01-09/2019
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Segment      global economy 1 recorded only subdued growth in the firstZellstoff
      The Fasern                                                                                           Revenue decreased by 5.6 percent in the third quarter of 2019 and
      three quarters of the year, among other things due to trade                                          amounted to EUR 529.4 mn. EBITDA (earnings before interest,
Die weitere
      tensionsOptimierung
                   between the      der
                                      USA Produktionsabläufe
                                               and China. The risk      mitof dem   Ziel derBrexitDer Bereich
                                                                                a no-deal                             Zellstoff & Holz
                                                                                                           tax, depreciation                  versorgt die Faserproduktions-
                                                                                                                                      and amortization)            declined by 10.6 stand-  percent to
Kapazitätsausweitung
      and growing geopolitical sowie der       Bau vonled
                                             tensions      neuen      Produktions-
                                                               to additional            linien Inorte der
                                                                                  uncertainty.             EURLenzing
                                                                                                                  85.7 mn    Gruppe
                                                                                                                                 and EBIT mit hochwertigem
                                                                                                                                                 (earnings before    Faserzellstoff
                                                                                                                                                                          interest and   und   be-
                                                                                                                                                                                            tax)  fell by
stellten
      its neben
           Worlddem        AusbauOutlook,
                      Economic         der Marktpräsenz            in Asien und
                                                      the International             der Tür-Fundtreibt22.2
                                                                                Monetary                     an den
                                                                                                                 percent Standorten
                                                                                                                               to EUR Lenzing
                                                                                                                                            47.9 mn.und   EBTPaskov
                                                                                                                                                                 (earnings eigene
                                                                                                                                                                               beforeFa tax)
                                                                                                                                                                                          serzell-
                                                                                                                                                                                               dropped
kei den    Kern der
      projected         Aktivitäten
                      a decline            im Geschäftsjahr
                                    in global     growth from2017            dar. Die in
                                                                       3.6 percent           2018 tostoffwerke.
                                                                                          gute             by 13.6Damit       werden
                                                                                                                         percent       to rund
                                                                                                                                            EUR 56   49.3Prozent
                                                                                                                                                             mn and des Zellstoffbe-
                                                                                                                                                                            net profit darfes
                                                                                                                                                                                           was down
Nachfrage
      3 percent nachinLENZING™
                          2019, the lowest   Fasernlevelführte   zu 2008/2009.
                                                             since     einer sehr hohen  A growthder Lenzing
                                                                                                           15 percent  Gruppe
                                                                                                                           to EUR  abgedeckt.
                                                                                                                                       36.1 mn. Der Rest wird auf Basis langfristi-
Auslastung
      rate of der3.4 Zellstoff-
                      percent isund        Faserproduktion.
                                     forecast     for 2020.                                          ger Verträge zugekauft. Faserzellstoff ist der wichtigste Rohstoff
                                                                                                     für die  Erzeugung
                                                                                                           Revenue        of thevon Cellulosefasern
                                                                                                                                       first three quarters   aus Lenzing
                                                                                                                                                                        declined undbywird 1.1 aus
                                                                                                                                                                                                percent
Holz The trade conflict between the USA and China led to uncertaintydem year-on-year                       nachwachsenden      to EUR Rohstoff
                                                                                                                                            1.62 bn, Holz   gewonnen.
                                                                                                                                                         which     was primarily attributable to
      and significantly reduced demand, with simultaneous oversupply,                                      the falling standard viscose prices. Based on a further product mix
Angebot      und Nachfrage
      throughout       the textile   amvaluemitteleuropäischen
                                                 chain, resulting Holzmarkt               rund atIn den
                                                                          in underutilization                 beiden Zellstoffwerken
                                                                                                           optimization       and higher prices     der Lenzing       Gruppe
                                                                                                                                                          for specialty           wurden
                                                                                                                                                                            fibers,           2017 in
                                                                                                                                                                                     the decrease
um diefiberbeiden      Zellstoff-Produktionsstandorte
              producers’        plants, spinning plants and            Lenzing
                                                                             their(Ös-     ter-
                                                                                    downstream       insgesamt
                                                                                                           revenue  rund was560.000         Tonnen
                                                                                                                              largely offset.        TheFaserzellstoff
                                                                                                                                                           share of specialtyproduziert,
                                                                                                                                                                                   fibers inrundrevenue
reich)customers.
        und PaskovTherefore,
                         (Tschechien)    therewaren
                                                  is 2017     durch klimatische,
                                                       substantial       pressure onöko-    all fiber300.000
                                                                                                           rose Tonnen
                                                                                                                 from 44.1   davonpercentin Lenzing      und rund 260.000
                                                                                                                                              in the comparative            periodTon-
                                                                                                                                                                                     of thenenprevious
                                                                                                                                                                                                 in
logische
      types und    geopolitische
               in the   global fiberFaktoren
                                          markets 2stark. The beeinflusst.                polyesterPaskov.
                                                                                 Ein langer
                                                                prices for cotton,                         yearDer
                                                                                                                 to Spotmarktpreis
                                                                                                                       49.8 percent. More     für Faserzellstoff
                                                                                                                                                     favorable currency stieg im   Vor- jahres-
                                                                                                                                                                                relations    also had a
und kalter    Winter sorgte
      and standard          viscose zu Beginn
                                         dropped,    desinJahres       2017 für einen
                                                             part significantly,            er- thevergleich
                                                                                         while                  leicht
                                                                                                           positive        an. Imon
                                                                                                                        impact       Durchschnitt
                                                                                                                                        the revenue2017          lag der Marktpreis im Be-
                                                                                                                                                           development.
höhten    Bedarf
      prices    for an  Buchenbrennholz.
                     wood-based         specialty   Das    nach
                                                       fibers      wieup.
                                                                held     vor geltende Ex-            richtsjahr bei USD 898/Tonne nach USD 888/Tonne im Geschäfts-
portverbot von Rundholz in der Ukraine schränkte die Verfügbar-                                      jahr 2016.
                                                                                                           EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and
keit am
      AfterHolzmarkt
              the cotton  zusätzlich
                                marketein.   recovered slightly in the first quarter of                    amortization) recorded a decline by 8.1 percent to EUR 266.9 mn
      2019, prices fell again in the second quarter as another high-yieldDer 2016                               beschlossene
                                                                                                           during      the same period,Ausbau der        Produktionskapazitäten
                                                                                                                                                    leading    to a lower EBITDAanmargin      bei- of
Die Preise
      harvest fürisNadelholz
                     expected blieben           aufgrund anhaltender
                                   for the 2019/2020           season. In the  Prob-thirdlemequarter,den Produktionsstandorten
                                                                                                           16.5 percent comparedsowie                  die Modernisierung
                                                                                                                                               with 17.8    percent in the first   derthree
                                                                                                                                                                                        Anlagenquarters
mit Schädlingen
      the decline was   undslightly
                                Sturmereignissen
                                         weaker, but still  im weiteren
                                                                 noticeable.   Verlauf des           im Volumen       von EURyear.
                                                                                                           of the previous          100 Mio.
                                                                                                                                           EBITlaufen
                                                                                                                                                   (earningsplanmäßig.
                                                                                                                                                                  before interest and tax) fell by
Jahres auf niedrigem Niveau. Der starke Käferbefall führte wie                                             19.3 percent to EUR 153.5 mn. The EBIT margin dropped to
im Jahr    2016 insbesondere
      Although       the polyesterim    marketNordosten      Tschechiens
                                                    had a strong        start todazu,
                                                                                  the yeardass2019,Biobasierte       Materialien
                                                                                                           9.5 percent          (from 11.6 percent in the comparative period).
Forstbetriebe
      demand has    mehrdropped
                            Holz alssignificantly
                                          im Nachhaltshiebsatz
                                                            since the geplant
                                                                            Chineseschlä-New Year          EBT (earnings before tax) was down 14.6 percent to EUR 151.9 mn
gern and
      mussten       und hohe
             fell short          Mengen an Fichtenholz
                           of expectations.            As raw material auf denprices
                                                                                 Marktdeclined,
                                                                                            ka-      Die Märkte
                                                                                                           and net   für biobasierte
                                                                                                                          profit decreased  Materialien      entwickelten
                                                                                                                                                       by 15.6      percent sichto EURim Vorjahr
                                                                                                                                                                                             112.9 mn.
men.prices
        Hinzu continued
                kamen in Süddeutschland,
                               to drop in the course     Österreich       und Tschechien
                                                               of the year.                          günstig.  Die Produktion
                                                                                                           Earnings      per share fell vonby Xylose     stieg weiter
                                                                                                                                                  12.8 percent      to EUR an.4.41.
                                                                                                                                                                                Bei Essigsäure
mehrere Millionen Festmeter Schadholz als Folge des Sturmtiefs                                       führten Mengensteigerungen zu Ertragsverbesserun- gen, bei Fur-
„Herwart“
      Having  aufstarted
                    den Markt. at a DaslevelLaubholz-Angebot
                                                 of 13,560 CNY/ton,        war im       prices forfural Gross
                                                                                 theGegen-                 sorgte einecashAngebotsverknappung
                                                                                                                              flow in the first three           in China
                                                                                                                                                                     quartersfür einen
                                                                                                                                                                                  of 2019 starken
                                                                                                                                                                                               rose by
satz dazu    geringer
      standard            als imcontinued
                     viscose      Vorjahr, weil    toaufgrund
                                                         decrease   desinhohen      due to newPreisanstieg
                                                                            2019 Zwangs-                   8.5 percent und damit
                                                                                                                             compared  zu einer     deutlichen
                                                                                                                                               to the    first threeErtrags-    steigerung.
                                                                                                                                                                         quarters    of the previous
anfalles    bei Nadelholz
      capacities        and a wenigerdecline Laubholz
                                                    in demand,  geschla-   andgen     wurde. to
                                                                                  amounted                 year and amounted to EUR 242.5 mn. This increase was above all
Zudem      beeinflusste
      11,100    CNY/ton ein        Projekt
                              in June.          der stabilizing
                                             After    ungarischen        Re- gierung
                                                                      briefly,              zur
                                                                                prices recorded      Die von
                                                                                                           dueder       Lenzing Gruppe
                                                                                                                 to non-cash          effects ininihrer      Bioraffinerie
                                                                                                                                                       net profit     for thehergestell-
                                                                                                                                                                                 period. Cash  ten flow
Unterstützung       von bedürftigen
      another significant            drop Menschen
                                               and reached   mit Bu-a new       historic low ofbiobasierten
                                                                         chen-Brennholz                                Materialien
                                                                                                           from operating                 Essigsäure,
                                                                                                                                   activities     declinedFurfural
                                                                                                                                                              by 30.8 undpercent
                                                                                                                                                                            Magnesium- to EUR Lig-
                                                                                                                                                                                                 171 mn
den Markt.
      10,500 CNY/ton in September.                                                                   nosulfonat
                                                                                                           duringwurden
                                                                                                                      the same  im period.
                                                                                                                                     Geschäftsjahr
                                                                                                                                                Free cash 2017flowvomwasUS-downamerikanischen
                                                                                                                                                                                     84.6 percent to
                                                                                                     Landwirtschaftsministerium
                                                                                                           EUR 11.4 mn due to continued        (USDA)high   mitinvesting
                                                                                                                                                                   dem Biobased
                                                                                                                                                                              activities.Product
Für das
      The Werk
             pricesinforLenzing
                            wood-based erforderten
                                                 specialty diese         developed positivelyLabel ausgezeichnet. Diese Zertifizierung ist ein weiterer offiziel-
                                                                    Marktverzerrungen
                                                               fibers
eine in
      Verschiebung
          the first three  des   Einkaufsvolumens
                               quarters.      The declineininRichtung
                                                                    demand for       textile fibersler Nachweis
                                                                                Westeuro-                                dafür, dass die
                                                                                                           CAPEX (investments               in genannten       Erzeugnis-
                                                                                                                                                intangible assets        and se    der Lenzing
                                                                                                                                                                                property,     plant and
pa. Die   Versorgung
      in general,           mit Buchenholz
                       coupled                       konnte dadurch
                                    with the significant                     sichergestellt
                                                                   price difference         to otherGruppe     zu 100 Prozent
                                                                                                           equipment)        dropped    ausbyder  8.3natürlichen
                                                                                                                                                       percent tound    EUR nachwachsenden
                                                                                                                                                                               159.7 mn during the
und das
      fiberWinterlager
              types, put ausreichend               gefüllt werden.
                               a strain on Lenzing’s              partners  Diealong
                                                                                 Preisethe   fürvalueRessource     Holz period.
                                                                                                           reporting       gewonnen     Thiswerden.
                                                                                                                                                 decline is primarily attributable to the
Buchenholz
      chain for  wurden      hauptsächlich
                      specialty     fibers. Lenzingaufgrund  willlangfristiger
                                                                    continue to    Verträge
                                                                                       specifically        com-pletion of the expansion project in Heiligenkreuz in 2018 and
auf konstant
      support niedrigem
                  its value chainNiveau        gehalten. Durch das Überangebot
                                        partners.                                                    Energie
                                                                                                           the ongoing planning for major projects in Brazil and Thailand,
an Fichtenholz verfügte auch das zweite Zellstoffwerk der Lenzing                                          which will only have an effect on the investment volume in the
GruppeTheinLenzing
              Paskov Groupüber eincontinued
                                      gut gefülltes        Lagerbusiness
                                                     its solid       für den Winter
                                                                                developmentund inDie Einkaufsstrategie
                                                                                                           coming quarters.für die Hauptkostenträger Strom und Erdgas
die günstigen       Einstiegspreise
      the third quarter                      aus demthe
                               of 2019 although            Vorjahr     konn- ten
                                                              significantly     lower     prices forbasiert in der Lenzing Gruppe auf Spotmarktpreisen. Die Strom-
                                                                                      fortge-
schrieben
      standard      viscose were tangible. The disciplined implementation ofpreiseTotal
              werden.                                                                                        verzeichneten          2017 eine by
                                                                                                                     assets increased               deutliche     Trendumkehr
                                                                                                                                                         6.5 percent                und legten with
                                                                                                                                                                             in comparison
      the sCore TEN strategy and the focus on specialty fibers oncegerechnet                               Decemberüber das  31, Jahr
                                                                                                                                    2018  2017and um amounted
                                                                                                                                                        knapp 30 Prozentto EURzu,2.8   nachdem
                                                                                                                                                                                             bn as at
Im Berichtsjahr
      again haderfolgte          zudemimpact
                        a positive            eine Auditierung
                                                        on the revenue der beiden andForst-earningssie zuvor      fünf Jahre
                                                                                                           September         30, hintereinander
                                                                                                                                     2019. Adjustedgesunken                waren. Die
                                                                                                                                                              equity remains               Kälte- at
                                                                                                                                                                                       unchanged
zertifizierungssysteme
      devel-opment and the        Foresteffect  Stewardship
                                                  caused by the     Council®
                                                                        historically    low priceswelleEUR
                                                                                    (FSC®)                  in Europa
                                                                                                                 1.6 bn;hatte        insbesondere
                                                                                                                             the adjusted          equityzuratio
                                                                                                                                                              Jahresbeginn
                                                                                                                                                                    decreasedstarkefrom 59  Preis-
                                                                                                                                                                                                percent
und Programme
      for standard for       the Endorsement
                        viscose     was considerably      of Forest
                                                               reduced.  CertificationTM             erhöhungen
                                                                                                           to 55.5 zur      Folge.
                                                                                                                       percent        Gleichzeitig
                                                                                                                                   during                standen
                                                                                                                                              the reporting          in Frankreich
                                                                                                                                                                   period.              mehrere
                                                                                                                                                                              Net financial     debt, at
(PEFCTM) an den Standorten Lenzing und Paskov. Beiden wur-                                           Kraftwerke
                                                                                                           EUR 372.1 nur mneingeschränkt
                                                                                                                                 as at September   zur Verfügung.
                                                                                                                                                            30, 2019Generell
                                                                                                                                                                           exceeded  waren     die of
                                                                                                                                                                                         the figure
de bestätigt, dass zusätzlich zu den strengen Forstgesetzen in den                                   Energiemärkte
                                                                                                           December im      31, Berichtsjahr
                                                                                                                                 2018 of EURvon       219.4steigenden
                                                                                                                                                              mn due toPreisen the high geprägt.
                                                                                                                                                                                           investment
Lieferländern sämtliche eingesetzte Holzmengen aus PEFCTM-                                           Auchvolume
                                                                                                            die Öl- und and Kohlepreise
                                                                                                                              the related verzeichneten               nach meh- but
                                                                                                                                                  financing requirements,            rerenisJah-
                                                                                                                                                                                               still at a
und FSC®-zertifizierten
      1                           oderOutlook,
        Source: IMF, World Economic         -kontrollierten     Quellen stammt. Um-
                                                     October 2019                                    ren mit   niedrigen
                                                                                                           solid               Preisen wieder
                                                                                                                    level. Trading           workingdeutliche
                                                                                                                                                           capital Anstiege.
                                                                                                                                                                       rose by Trotz         guter to
                                                                                                                                                                                    6.7 percent
strittene
      2
            Holzquellen
        Sources:             konnten
                  International             sicher Committee
                                Cotton Advisory      ausgeschlossen             Cotton Outlook, Verfügbarkeit
                                                                             werden.
                                                                  (ICAC), IMF,                             EUR 474.4     vonmnFlüssig-Erdgas
                                                                                                                                    in the re-porting  schlug sich
                                                                                                                                                                 perioddie mainly
                                                                                                                                                                             Preisentwicklung
                                                                                                                                                                                      due to higher
      CCF Group (China Chemical Fibers and Textiles Consulting), Food and Agriculture
                                                                                                     von Erdöl     auch     an   den     europäischen        Gasmärk-
                                                                                                           inventories (especially raw materials and supplies).              ten durch.  The Auch
                                                                                                                                                                                                ratio of
      Organization (FAO)
Bioraffinerie                                                                                        hier lag das Plus
                                                                                                           trading          bei mehr
                                                                                                                        working            als 30
                                                                                                                                     capital     to Prozent.
                                                                                                                                                      annualized Group revenue rose from

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20.6 percent at December 31, 2018 to 22.4 percent at September
     30, 2019.

     In the first three quarters of 2019, investment activities in the
     Lenzing Group focused on the expansion of the share of specialty
     fibers in line with the sCore TEN strategy.

     Lenzing puts the focus on stable and profitable growth as well as
     an improvement of the ecological footprint of the textile and
     nonwovens industries by expanding the production of specialty
     fibers. The decision to build a state-of-the-art lyocell plant with a
     capacity of 100,000 tons in Prachinburi (Thailand) is the next
     logical step to achieve this goal. In the third quarter, Lenzing
     chose Wood Plc as a partner for detailed engineering, purchasing
     and construction management and supervision; the related
     Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management
     contract (EPCM) was signed on August 15. In addition, the
     conversion of the production capacities from standard viscose to
     LENZING™ ECOVERO™ branded specialty viscose fibers was
     also continued during the reporting period.

     Increasing the self-supply with dissolving wood pulp is another
     key element of the sCore TEN strategy. Lenzing and the Brazilian
     company Duratex continue to advance the plannings and
     preparations for the construction of a 450,000 ton dissolving
     wood pulp plant in the state of Minas Gerais (Brazil). The basic
     engineering, site grading and the appli-cations for required
     permits are proceeding according to plan. In addition, the
     expansion and modernization of the pulp plant in Lenzing were
     completed in the third quarter.

     Lenzing will use blockchain technology to support its
     TENCEL™ branded fiber business, ensuring complete
     transparency and traceability for brands and consumers of its
     fibers in the finished garment. In the second quarter Lenzing
     announced a cooperation with the platform of the technology
     company TextileGenesis™ to accomplish this ambition; in the
     third quarter, Lenzing presented its first pilot project at the Hong
     Kong Fashion Summit.

     The TENCEL™ brand’s visibility was further increased through
     co-branding during the reporting period. The digital marketing
     concept “Where to buy” was introduced on the product website
     www.tencel.com in the first quarter of 2019. Based on this
     concept, products made from TENCEL™ fibers can be presented
     and linked in the online shops of more than 110 partners, including
     brands like H&M, Levi’s, Allbirds, Victoria Secret, Esprit, Pottery
     Barn and Asos.

     Lenzing invests more than EUR 100 mn in energy-saving
     measures, the conversion to renewable energies and in new
     technologies, thus strengthening its position as a front runner in
     climate protection both in the production industry and in
     particular also in the fiber industry. In the second quarter Lenzing
     announced its ambitious climate strategy. The goal is to reduce
     net emissions of greenhouse gases to zero by 2050. An important
     milestone on the way to becoming climate-neutral is set for the
     year 2030. By then Lenzing has committed to reduce emissions
     per ton of fibers and pulp by 50 percent compared with 2017.

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Outlook

     The International Monetary Fund expects a slowdown of global
     economic growth to 3 percent in 2019, mainly driven by
     increasing protectionist tendencies and growing geopolitical
     tensions. The currency environment in the regions relevant to
     Lenzing will remain volatile.

     Global fiber demand has weakened. Trade conflicts have caused
     nervousness and declining demand throughout the textile value
     chain. According to preliminary calculations, cotton inventory
     levels will continue to increase in the 2019/20 season because a
     good harvest is expected. The price levels for cotton and
     polyester are expected to remain subdued. Capacity expansions
     for standard viscose, coupled with sluggish demand due to the
     trade conflicts, caused higher pressure on prices, which fell to a
     new historic low in the third quarter of 2019. In specialty fibers,
     the Lenzing Group expects a comparatively positive development
     of its business.

     Driven by the challenging situation in standard viscose and low
     paper pulp prices, prices for dissolving wood pulp remain on a
     comparatively low level. Caustic soda prices in Asia have already
     declined significantly over the past months; this development is
     now also noticeable in Europe.

     The very challenging and volatile market environment in general,
     paired with erratic developments in the trade disputes between
     the major economic blocks plus the high level of uncertainty in
     the textile value chain, significantly impacts earnings visibility.
     Based on the above mentioned economic environment, the
     Lenzing Group expects the result for 2019 to be slightly below the
     level of 2018. Above developments reassure the Lenzing Group in
     its chosen strategy sCore TEN. Lenzing is very well positioned in
     this market environment and will continue to focus growth with
     specialty fibers.

     Lenzing, October 31, 2019
     Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft

     The Management Board

     Stefan Doboczky                        Robert van de Kerkhof          Thomas Obendrauf                     Heiko Arnold
     Chief Executive Officer                Chief Commercial Officer       Chief Financial Officer              Chief Technology Officer
     Chairman of the                        Member of the                  Member of the                        Member of the
     Management Board                       Management Board               Management Board                     Management Board

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