Keyword: sales and profits

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Lanxess Sees Earnings Slump as Tire Market Weakens

21.03.2013 - Lanxess, the world's largest synthetic-rubber maker, has warned of a sharp drop in earnings in the first quarter, joining the list of auto suppliers to take a hit from anaemic...

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Brenntag Reports Significantly Improved Earnings

21.03.2013 - Brenntag, the global chemical distributor, is continuing on its growth path and once again reported significant result increases for the 2012 financial year against a demanding...

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Solar Woes Hit Wacker Chemie's Core Profit, Dividend

15.03.2013 - Germany's Wacker Chemie, the world's No. 2 maker of polysilicon, cut its dividend for 2012 by nearly three quarters as profits tumbled and forecast falling earnings this year...

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Polysilicon Prices and Stable Chemical Business Shape Wacker's Expectations for 2013

14.03.2013 - Wacker Chemie closed 2012 with lower sales and earnings, as already announced. In its annual report released today, the Munich-based chemical Group recorded sales of €4.63 billion...

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Lanxess Posts Substantially Better Q4 2012 Earnings

07.03.2013 - The specialty chemicals company Lanxess has achieved substantially higher earnings in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to the same quarter in 2011, despite soft underlying...

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Merck KGaA's Profit Up on Cost Cuts, Liquid Crystals

07.03.2013 - German drugs and chemicals maker Merck KGaA surpassed expectations for quarterly earnings, helped by job cuts and strong demand from China for its liquid crystals for televisions...

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AkzoNobel Announces Q4, FY 2012 Results

06.03.2013 - AkzoNobel announced its Q4 and full-year 2012 results. Revenue for the year was up 5% driven by favorable currencies and pricing, which was partially offset by a decline in volumes...

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BASF Increases Sales and Income from Operations in 2012

06.03.2013 - BASF maintained its good performance in 2012. The company exceeded the 2011 record levels in sales and income from operations (EBIT) and once again earned a substantial premium on...