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RNS Number : 9236L 
Robinson PLC 
20 January 2009 
 

20 January 2009 
 
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
 
 
Robinson plc 
 
 
TRADING STATEMENT 
 
 
Robinson plc ("Robinson" or "the Group"; stock code: RBN), the custom 
manufacturer of plastic and paperboard packaging, today issues the following 
trading statement, prior to the announcement of its preliminary results for the 
year ended 31 December 2008, which are scheduled to be released on 3 April 2009. 
 
 
Revenues for the Group overall were maintained in 2008 at GBP25.5m, with revenue 
from overseas operations increasing by 82% to GBP6m and now representing 23% of 
the Group's total revenue. This is a result of customers continued migration of 
business to Central Europe to the benefit of the Group's facility in Lodz, 
Poland. As a result of this migration, the UK operations revenues reduced by 11% 
in 2008. Overall though, revenues have benefited from favourable exchange rate 
movements and increased raw material costs which were successfully passed on to 
customers. 
 
 
In 2008 the underlying volumes fell by approximately 4% on 2007, mainly due to 
the annualised impact of two contracts lost in the latter part of 2007. These 
contracts were however at low margins and following the actions taken to reduce 
capacity and reduce cost in 2007, we expect the full year result for 2008 to 
show a further improvement in profitability over the previous year. 
 
 
During the past three months significant reductions in input prices have 
occurred. This continued trend will help to further improve profitability to 
acceptable levels going forward, although for the majority of our plastics 
business the benefit will be contractually passed on to customers. The year is 
starting with evidence of growth in both sales and margins, but at this early 
stage much depends on how the consumer goods markets develop during the year. 
 
 
As a result of the weak UK property market, which we expect to continue for the 
foreseeable future, the sale of the surplus properties is likely to be postponed 
until more favourable conditions return. 
 
 
The Group's website has also been updated and its new address is 
now 
 www.robinsonpackaging.com. All information required pursuant to AIM Rule 
26 (company information disclosure) can be found at this address. 
 
 
For further information, please contact: 
 
 
+---------------------------------+-----------------------------+ 
| Robinson plc                    |                             | 
+---------------------------------+-----------------------------+ 
| Guy Robinson, Finance Director  | Tel: 01246 505 196          | 
+---------------------------------+-----------------------------+ 
|                                 | www.robinsonpackaging.co.uk | 
+---------------------------------+-----------------------------+ 
| Arbuthnot Securities            |                             | 
+---------------------------------+-----------------------------+ 
| Richard Tulloch                 | Tel: 020 7012 2000          | 
+---------------------------------+-----------------------------+ 
 
 
 
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