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Underlying organic sales growth plus the addition of Magenta's fiber colorant business and Kraton's TPE business was more than offset by lower year-over-year selling prices in Distribution, PP&S, and Designed Structures and Solutions (DSS), due to lower hydro-carbon based raw material costs. They are based on management's expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Share-based compensation expense

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They are based on management's expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Stock based compensation expense Senior management uses gross margin before special items, operating income before special items and free cash flow to assess performance and allocate resources because senior management believes that these measures are useful in understanding current profitability levels and that current levels may serve as a base for future performance.

In addition to the unfavorable foreign exchange, the company realized revenue declines as a result of lower selling prices in Distribution and Performance Products and Solutions due to lower hydro-carbon based raw material costs and the ongoing integration of the acquired Spartech businesses. They are based on management's expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Share-based compensation expense

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