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Solvay first quarter 2025 results
Press release Regulated information Resilient performance supported by a diversified portfolio and cost savings Brussels, May 8, 2025, 7.00am CEST Highlights Underlying net sales in Q1 2025 of €1,122 million were down -5.8% organically compared to Q1 2024. Uncertainties on the macro-environment led customers to be more cautious in the second part of the quarter, creating some softness in Soda Ash, particularly in March. Most of the other businesses showed resilient performance.Underlying EBITDA
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