** FILE ** CEO of the chemical producer Degussa Utz-Hellmuth Felcht addresses the media on the third quarter results during a news conference held at the company's headquarters in Duesseldorf, western Germany, in this Nov.8, 2005 file photo. German specialty chemicals company Degussa AG Friday, March 3, 2006, said it had a net loss in 2005 due to an impairment charge of 836 million euros (US$ 997 million) last fall. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)