Cristaleria Espanola - 1997 Interim Figures

Spain's Cristaleria Espanola, an affiliate of French glassmaker Saint-Gobain, reported improved results for the first half of 1997. Net profits rose by 12.5% to Ptas 7.1m compared with Ptas 6.3m in 1996. Sales improved by 5% to approximately Ptas 79m. What helped the Spanish glass group was the capital gain obtained from the disposal of Crivisa and the good performance of all of its activities.