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Raw materials pressure leads to tough outlook

30/07/2008

Clariant’s second-quarter results have led to a drop in the chemical company’s share-price in Zurich.Results for the quarter showed earnings of around $46.6 million on sales of just over $2 billion, a drop of 2.7%. Chief executive, Jan Secher, said on releasing the figures: “We expect an unbroken trend of raw-material cost increases, a weakening...

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