Profits improve at Ciba as efficiency measures begin to show results in Ql

摘要

CIBA SAID efficiency savings and an improved product mix at its coating effects business helped drive operating profit up 23% in die 2007 first quarter.Operating profit before restructuring costs rose to SFr 134 million (euro 81.3m/ 109.5m) at the Swiss specialty chemical maker as sales edged 3% higher in Swiss francs and local currencies to SFr 1.66 billion.