AkzoNobel reported a second quarter with positive developments in profitability in all three business areas, despite currency pressures and a challenging market environment.
Specialty chemicals company Clariant announced first-quarter 2016 sales from continuing operations of CHF 1.478 billion compared to CHF 1.465 billion in the first quarter of 2015. This corresponds to an increase of 3 percent in local currencies.
RPM International Inc. reported record sales and EBIT for its fiscal 2016 third quarter, which ended February 29, 2016, despite the strong U.S. dollar and overall weakness in many global markets outside the United States.