ALTANA increased its sales by around 18% to €1,637 million in the first half of 2024. This growth was driven by a surge in demand across nearly all the company’s sales markets, as well as the acquisitions made in the previous year and at the beginning of this year. Adjusted for acquisition and exchange-rate effects, sales rose by 7%. Profitability also saw a significant increase, with earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) growing by more than 46% to €2...