Improvement for Orkla in the Nordic region
Orkla's operating profit (EBITA) totalled NOK 1,103 million in the fourth quarter of 2012, up from NOK 873 million in the corresponding period of 2011. The Nordic branded consumer goods businesses and Sapa Heat Transfer achieved profit improvement. For continuing operations, Orkla's fourth-quarter operating revenues totalled NOK 8,457 million, compared with NOK 8,124 in the corresponding period of 2011.Full-year operating revenues amounted to NOK 30 billion. Operating profit was NOK 3,295 million in 2012, compared with NOK 2,872 million in 2011. "Simultaneously with implementing