date:Apr 19, 2013
ement has still not been able to adequately explain how a business that had been growing 11-12 percent for six quarters ... suddenly dropped to 5 percent in Q3 (2012) and has stayed in mid-single digits since.
Across the group as a whole, pricing recovered a bit versus the fourth quarter but growth from volume and product mix fell to its weakest in over three years, he added.
Child-Villiers said pricing was down from last year reflecting the rather different raw material cost environment, but