MUTTENZ, Switzerland – Specialty chemicals company Clariant announced 2013 full-year sales from continuing operations of CHF 6.076 billion compared to CHF 6.038 billion in full-year 2012, an increase of 4 percent in local currencies and 1 percent in Swiss francs. The 4 percent organic sales growth was almost entirely driven by higher volumes.
The regional sales performance in local currencies was predominantly positive but heavily shaped by unfavorable currency effects in 2013, mainly from depreciating emerging market currencies against the Swiss franc.