Thanks to the differentiation, Arkema had a favourable business year. As High Performance Materials took a breath after recent years’ strong growth and with Coating Solutions suffering from a mix of higher raw material prices in some segments and high capacities in others, Industrial Specialties became a strong contributor to sales and earnings. Figures were above our expectations but did not meet the consensus. The higher than expected dividend could be valued shareholders’ pain
27 Feb 2019
Industrial Specialties' strong 2018
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Industrial Specialties' strong 2018
Arkema SA (AKE:WBO) | 0 0 0.4% | Mkt Cap: 7,655m
- Published:
27 Feb 2019 -
Author:
Martin Schnee -
Pages:
3
Thanks to the differentiation, Arkema had a favourable business year. As High Performance Materials took a breath after recent years’ strong growth and with Coating Solutions suffering from a mix of higher raw material prices in some segments and high capacities in others, Industrial Specialties became a strong contributor to sales and earnings. Figures were above our expectations but did not meet the consensus. The higher than expected dividend could be valued shareholders’ pain