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Bekaert - Trading update for the first three months of 2025
Trading update for the first three months of 2025 Navigating challenging markets successfully Financial highlights Q1 2025 consolidated sales of € 991 million (-3% vs Q1 2024) driven by: Like for like volumes were down -1% (€ -12 million)Price-mix reduced sales by -1% (€ -11 million)Pricing impact from the pass-through of lower input costs was -2% (€ -23 million) Portfolio change <+1% (€ +4 million)Currency impact +1% (€ +9 million) Sales from joint ventures (non-consolidated) of € 214 million (
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