Financial Overview

(in million euros)

	FY2010	FY2009	Rate of change(%)	Factors
Revenue	776	578	34.3	1)
Trading profit	17	(14)	-

Factors
1)
-The Cast Iron business unit recorded a 21.8% increase in volumes over 2009, with the most notable improvement in the heavy vehicle segment, particularly in Europe (+18.1%) and the NAFTA region (+47.2%), where the heavy segment is the sector’s primary area of focus, and in Brazil (+19.9%). Revenues for the business unit were up 35.9%, driven by higher volumes as well as higher pricing to recover increases in raw material costs.

-The Company's Cast Iron business unit also operates in China through Hua Dong Teksid Automotive Foundry Co. Ltd., a joint venture with the SAIC group which is accounted for under the equity method. In 2010, the company recorded a 9.1% decrease in delivery volumes associated with a decline in exports to Italy.

-The Aluminum business unit posted a 15.3% increase in volumes and a 26.5% increase in revenues, principally
driven by higher volumes and price increases to recover higher raw material costs.

R&D Expenditure

(in million euros)

	FY2010	FY2009	FY2008
Overall	2	2	3

Capital Investment

(in million euros)

	FY2010	FY2009	FY2008
Overall	31	33	41