UPM Half Year Financial Report 2018: Commercial success drives growth in sales and earnings - strong outlook for H2 2018
UPM-Kymmene Corporation Half year financial report 24 July 2018 at 09:30 EET UPM Half Year Financial Report 2018:Commercial success drives growth in sales and earnings - strong outlook for H2 2018 Q2 2018 highlights · Sales grew by 5% to EUR 2,589 million (2,464 million in Q2 2017). · Comparable EBIT increased by 24% to EUR 334 million (270 million). · Sales prices increased in all business areas, outweighing the impact of higher input costs and unfavourable currency exchange rates. · Q2 operating profit was held back by several significant scheduled