Ahlstrom records 2Q earnings.The weakening weak·en tr. & intr.v. weak·ened, weak·en·ing, weak·ens To make or become weak or weaker. weak  en·er n. of sales of most of Ahlstrom's products
stabilized sta·bi·lize v. sta·bi·lized, sta·bi·liz·ing, sta·bi·liz·es v.tr. 1. To make stable or steadfast. 2. during the second quarter and sales of certain products revived re·vive v. re·vived, re·viv·ing, re·vives v.tr. 1. To bring back to life or consciousness; resuscitate. 2. To impart new health, vigor, or spirit to. 3. . Ahlstrom Corporation generated second quarter 2009 net sales Net Sales The amount a seller receives from the buyer after costs associated with the sale are deducted. Notes: This amount is calculated by subtracting the following items from gross sales: merchandise returned for credit, allowances for damaged or missing goods, freight of 398.9 million [euro], a 14.4% decline compared to 12465.9 million for the same period last year but up 6.1% from the first quarter 2009. Net sales of the FiberComposites segment totaled 212.4 million [euro], representing 53% of the Group net sales. The segment's net sales saw a 17.4% drop from 257.0 million [euro] in the year-ago quarter. New sales declined 4% in the Advanced Nonwovens business area from 46.2 million [euro] to 443 million [euro]. In the Filtration filtration: see sewerage; water supply. Filtration The separation of solid particles from a fluidsolids suspension of which they are a part by passage of most of the fluid through a septum or membrane that retains most of the solids segment, net sales hit 269.5 million [euro], a 16.1% decrease from 82.9 million [euro] in the year-ago quarter. Meanwhile, in the Glass and Industrial Nonwovens segment, net sales dove 32.9%, from 263.7 million [euro] in the second quarter of 2008 to 242.7 million [euro] in the second quarter of 2009. The Home and Personal Nonwovens segment recorded sales of 58.0 million [euro], compared to 67.0 million [euro] in the second quarter last year. |
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