financials

Waiting for the turnaround

RESULTS Continued poor returns from the chemical tanker sector have held back profits at Stolt-Nielsen, and indications for the rest of the year are little brighter

Niels G Stolt-Nielsen, CEO of Stolt-Nielsen

Brenntag stays strong

FINANCIALS Brenntag's resilient business model has once more enabled it to turn in some "impressive results" despite facing the increasingly challenging global economic climate

Brenntag CEO Steven Holland

On track for a billion

RESULTS The global economy may still be stuck in a rut but that has not stopped Vopak chalking up another set of figures with double-digit growth all over them

Vopak Terminal in Westpoort Amsterdam

Bobbing along

RESULTS Stolt-Nielsen’s approach of having a broad spread of interests across the chemical supply chain – as well as in fish farming – have helped it remain buoyant overall during what have often been difficult trading conditions

Stolt Tank Containers

Resilience in practice

FINANCIALS Despite narrowing the range of its expected full-year operating EBITDA in response to a tougher economic climate, Brenntag has nonetheless reported some pretty healthy third-quarter results

Brenntag CEO Steven Holland

Agility clocks up quarterly growth

Agility has announced a third-quarter net profit of KWD 9.8m ($34.8m) from revenues of KWD 363.4m. This compares to respective 2011 figures of KWD 8m and KWD 329.7m.

Potter pumps up the profits

UK-based Potter Group Logistics has upped its annual profit for the fourth year in a row, posting a 2012 pre-tax profit of more than £1m, up 27 per cent on the £817,000 achieved this time last year.

Gas ship employment leaves Exmar with firm earnings

Exmar has reported turnover of $102.5m and EBITDA of $37.8m for the third quarter 2012.

Change at the top

STRATEGY In between securing new financing, selling off one of its businesses and appointing a new CEO, Azelis has still found time to sign an important new deal in Russia

Colour palette

Greif's income slashed by a third

Greif has posted third-quarter net income of $40.7m, down significantly from the $66.9m announced this time last year. Net sales, meanwhile, remained stable at $1.1bn.

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