Zurich (awp) – The Lucerne chemist and papermaker CPH Chemie + Paper intends to base its short-term growth ambitions on the internationalization of its activities beyond the Old Continent, after having already increased this share to almost a third of its income last year. The extension of production capacities outside Switzerland should also limit the group’s exposure to the appreciation of the franc.
The Perlen firm also took advantage of its investor day on Tuesday to renew its objectives of increasing its operating surplus and net profit by more than 10% in 2022. Over the first half of the year, Ebit had multiplied by nearly nine and the net profit by more than eight, to respectively 51.9 million Swiss francs and 47.5 million.
The growth spurt must be based on the three business segments of the conglomerate: chemicals for industrial applications placed under the aegis of Zeochem, newsprint produced or recycled at the group’s headquarters by Perlen Papier, as well as packaging for Pearl Packaging.
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