The specialty chemicals group ALTANA increased sales by 5 percent to EUR 1.7 billion in the 2012 business year, achieving the company’s target level for the year.
Wacker Chemie AG, Munich, cited weakness in the solar-grade silicon and semiconductor wafers markets as reasons for the company’s sales, which dipped to EUR 4.63 billion in 2012, six percent lower than the previous year’s earnings of EUR 4.91 billion.
The Valspar Corp. reported results for the first-quarter ended January 25, 2013, with first-quarter sales totaling $875.2 million compared to $885.6 million in the first quarter of 2012.
Specialty chemicals company Clariant announced 2012 full-year sales from continuing operations of CHF 6.038 billion compared to CHF 5.571 billion in the previous-year period.
OMNOVA Solutions Inc. announced income from continuing operations of $1.2 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter ended November 30, 2012.
On a consolidated basis, Asian Paints, Mumbai, reported income from operations grew by 19 percent to Rs 3052.9 crores for the three months ended Dec 31, 2012.
