Fourth quarter and Year-end report 2014
"Strong finish to the year" “Trelleborg posted strong earnings for the fourth quarter of 2014 considering the market situation. The organic sales trend remained below our level of ambition, mainly due to a strong decline in the OEM market for agricultural tires and weaker market conditions in certain niches in Europe. Our ambition of maintaining strict margin control partially affected volumes negatively and, as a consequence, also organic growth. Despite the organic sales trend, the operating profit and margin were the highest to date for the Group in a fourth quarter. Acquired