Treatt reports growth figures

Treatt PLC, a manufacturer and supplier of conventional, organic and fair traded

ingredients for the flavor, fragrance and cosmetic industries announces today its half year results for the six months ended 31 March 2010.

The company says its group revenue was steady at 28 million pounds ($41.17) and its profit before tax for the period was up by 7% to 1,487,000 pounds.

“Group half year profits increased by 7% to 1.5 million pounds.”

“After several years of continued growth, aroma chemical sales have grown by a further 14% compared to the same period last year with margins remaining steady,” says the group chairman James Grace.

“Sales to China and Hong Kong, following last year’s double digit growth, have remained strong in the face of ever increasing competition.”