AAK’s Interim report for the second quarter 2017 – all-time high operating profit for a second quarter
· Operating profit reached SEK 409 million (368), an improvement of 11 percent. The currency translation impact was SEK 6 million, entirely related to Chocolate & Confectionery Fats.- Ramp-up costs for the greenfield projects in Brazil and China have, according to plan, been absorbed in the reported profit. · Total volumes continued to grow nicely and were up 11 percent (6). Organic volume growth was 5 percent (1). The demand for speciality and semi-speciality products continued to be strong and generated organic volume growth of 5 percent (5). · Food Ingredients improved by 14