Interim report April - June 2017
"Continued good market trend" “During the second quarter of the year, sales increased by 26 percent, of which acquired units contributed 20 percentage points. Organic sales rose 3 percent. Excluding project businesses, comprising mainly offshore oil & gas-related operations – which are currently experiencing a difficult market situation – organic sales rose 5 percent, driven by improved demand in most market segments and in all geographic regions. General industry continued to develop well in all regions, and continued highly favorable organic trend was noted in Asia. Demand for our