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EXHIBIT 99.01
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUPPLEMENTAL BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION
1997 CHANGE FROM 1996
THIRD QUARTER FIRST NINE MONTHS
% CHANGE % CHANGE
SALES UNIT OPERATING SALES UNIT OPERATING
REVENUE VOLUME EARNINGS(1) REVENUE VOLUME EARNINGS(1)
SPECIALTY & PERFORMANCE SEGMENT
Specialty plastics 4 % 10 % ++ 2 % 16 % ++
Performance chemicals (10)% (4)% - (9)% (5)% -
Fine chemicals 2 % 20 % ++ - % 9 % -
Fibers (18)% (16)% -- (10)% (9)% --
Coatings, inks & resins 3 % 1 % ++ 6 % 7 % ++
Total Segment (4)% 3 % (17)% (2)% 6 % (8)%
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CORE PLASTICS SEGMENT
Container plastics 5 % 7 % ++ (18)% 15 % --
Flexible plastics 5 % 7 % ++ 6 % (5)% ++
Total Segment 5 % 7 % 29 % (10)% 7 % (203)%
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CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES SEGMENT
Industrial intermediates (4)% (4)% - - % 2 % -
Total Segment (4)% (4)% (5)% - % 2 % (8)%
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Total Eastman (2)% 2 % (12)% (4)% 5 % (20)%
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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
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