Kingspan weathers first half storms

摘要

Kingscourt,Ireland-PU and PIR insulation manufacturer Kingspan recorded sales of €2.1bn in the first half of 2020,a fall of 7.6% compared with the same period in 2019.Trading profit acroB the busineB fell by 13.0% to €200m.In the same period in the previous year,the figure was €230m.The company will not be paying an interim dividend.CEO Gene Murtagh said his company had delivered a resilient first half result in what he described as a period of unparalleled challenges.'Performance has varied substantially from region to region,depending on the severity and length of government restrictions,'he said.