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EXHIBIT 99.01
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUPPLEMENTAL BUSINESS ORGANIZATION INFORMATION
1996 CHANGE FROM 1995
THIRD QUARTER FIRST NINE MONTHS
% CHANGE OPERATING % CHANGE OPERATING
SALES VOLUME EARNINGS(1) SALES VOLUME EARNINGS(1)
PERFORMANCE SEGMENT
Container Plastics (41)% (7)% -- (16)% (2)% --
Fibers 12 % 7 % ++ 11 % 4 % ++
Coatings, Inks & Resins 5 % 10% - 1 % 4 % -
Fine Chemicals (2)% (2)% -- - % - % --
Performance Chemicals 3 % 6 % ++ (1)% (2)% ++
Specialty Plastics(2) 3 % 12 % ++ 1 % 2 % --
Total Segment (11)% 1 % (37)% (4)% (1)% (22)%
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INDUSTRIAL SEGMENT
Industrial Intermediates 4 % 13 % -- (1)% 8 % --
Flexible Plastics (1)% 6 % -- (12)% 2 % --
Total Segment 4 % 12 % (31)% (4)% 7 % (38)%
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Total Eastman (8)% 3 % (35)% (4)% 1 % (27)%
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(1) 0 = Change of approximately 0 - 2% (+ or -)
+ = Increase of approximately 2 - 10%
++ = Increase of greater than 10%
- = Decrease of approximately (2) - (10)%
-- = Decrease of greater than (10%)
Sm = Negligible change in dollar amount
Nm = Not meaningful
(2) On September 1, the Company created a new business organization,
Specialty Plastics, by combining its Specialty Packaging Plastics and
Performance Plastics businesses. The two businesses represented about 10%
of the approximately $5 billion in Eastman sales in 1995.
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