Materials specialist BASF has reported Q2 sales of €16.3 billion, up 12% from the same period of 2016. Income from operations (EBIT) before special items in the second quarter rose by 32% year-on-year to €2.3 billion while at €1.5 billion, net income exceeded the previous second-quarter level by €404 million.
‘The positive demand trend continued in the second quarter of 2017,’ said Dr Kurt Bock, chairman of the board of executive directors of BASF. ‘We increased our year-on-year sales volumes for the fifth consecutive quarter. Compared with the same quarter of last year, we considerably improved our sales and earnings.’
‘We continue to expect a considerable increase in sales for the full year – by at least 6%. Given the considerable earnings increase in the first six months of the year, we now expect a considerable increase in EBIT before special items of at least 11% for 2017,’ said Bock.
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