Akzo Nobel N.V. (AkzoNobel) reported a six percent increase in first-quarter revenue compared with the same period in 2011, mainly driven by pricing actions to offset higher raw material costs.
The Sherwin-Williams Co. is updating its sales and earnings expectations for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012, previously given on January 26, 2012.
RPM International Inc. reported marked increases in net sales, net income and diluted earnings per share for its fiscal 2012 third quarter ended February 29, 2012.
The specialty chemicals group ALTANA was able to further increase sales in the 2011 business year compared to its record year in 2010, despite an increasingly challenging environment.
With sales of CHF 2,131 million, the global Bühler Technology Group once again achieved solid growth of around 12 percent. Order intake rose by more than 3 percent to CHF 2,233 million; in local currencies and adjusted for acquisitions, it rose by 8 percent.
H.B. Fuller Co. reported financial results for the first quarter that ended March 3, 2012, with the company reporting increases in net income and revenue for the quarter.
OMNOVA Solutions Inc. announced income from continuing operations of $10.7 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, for the first quarter ended February 29, 2012.
