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	41 Discontinued operations
	The results of the discontinued operations included in the consolidated income statement were:
	2009 £ million   2008 £ million     Profit of the Insulators and Alumina businesses 0.9   0.3 Costs accrued on disposal of Ceramics Division 0.3   -     Profit for the year from discontinued operations 1.2   0.3
	On the 26th November 2008 the group sold its non-core Insulators and Alumina businesses, that it acquired as part of the Argillon Group in February 2008, to Lapp Insulator GmbH & Co. These businesses had been classified as held for sale since acquisition. The proceeds received were £20.1 million in cash and a £1.7 million loan note. Costs incurred were £2.3 million. On 28th February 2007 the group sold its Ceramics Division and costs were accrued at that time. £0.2 million of those costs were paid in the year ended 31st March 2009 and a further £0.3 million will not be incurred and so the accrual for these has been released.