Switzerland: Sika recorded a net profit of Euro257m in the first half of 2020, down by 17% year-on-year from Euro308m in the first half of 2019. Net sales were Euro3.37bn, down by 3.2% from Euro3.48bn. Sika attributed the sales decline to negative currency effects. Decreased sales volumes in March 2020 through to May 2020 as a result of the coronavirus outbreak hampered profitability, according to the company. It said that the end of lockdowns in markets across the globe brought a return to organic growth in June 2020.
