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Merck Starts Challenging 2015 with Solid First Quarter

Integration of AZ Electronic Materials, favorable currency rates, organic business drive overall net sales growth of 15.7%

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Merck announced that it generated strong sales growth in the first quarter of 2015. EBITDA also rose in the year-on-year comparison.   “We are pleased that all three business sectors grew despite a challenging environment,” said Karl-Ludwig Kley, CEO of Merck. “We continue to expect slight organic sales growth for the full year as well.”   Group net sales rose by 15.7% to €3.0 billion in the first quarter of 2015 (Q1 2014: €2.6 billion). Organically, sales grew by 1.3%. Reported sales also r...

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