AkzoNobel reports ?163 million ($175.5 million) in net profit from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2015, up 29% year-on-year (YOY). Ebitda was also up, by 27% YOY, to ?462 million. Sales grew 6%, to ?3.59 billion from ?3.38 billion one year earlier—an 8% positive impact of currency translation effects was offset by lower volumes, reflecting a slow start to the year, AkzoNobel says.
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