Keyword: strong Swiss franc
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21.02.2012
- Chemicals maker Huntsman fourth-quarter profit narrowly beat Wall Street's expectations, helped by higher prices for chemicals used to make insulation and paint. For the quarter...
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15.02.2012
- Clariant is bracing for a sluggish start to the year, the Swiss specialty chemicals maker said on Wednesday when it posted a sharper-than-expected drop in fourth-quarter profit...
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26.01.2012
- Drugs industry supplier Lonza Group ditched Chief Executive Stefan Borgas after profit last year plunged by a third and warned 2012 would pose further challenges because of a...
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03.11.2011
- Swiss specialty chemicals maker Clariant said it expected a further slowdown in economic activity as customers in its plastic and coatings businesses run down stocks, after the...
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31.10.2011
- Swiss drugs industry supplier Lonza is set to grow underlying sales and operating profit this year despite the strong Swiss franc as it benefits from robust demand from...
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27.07.2011
- Clariant saw a dip in its Q2 2011 sales, posting CHF 1.870 billion, down from CHF 1.894 the same period one year ago. The number includes Süd-Chemie sales of CHF 216 million for...
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30.06.2011
- The strong Swiss franc is putting Swiss exporters at a strong disadvantage to their foreign competitors, industry body Swissmem said, likening the firms to a sprinter who has to...
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10.01.2011
- The strong Swiss franc will be a major challenge for the Swiss economy in the next five years, Lonza Chief Executive Stefan Borgas was quoted as saying in a newspaper interview on...
