date:Jul 25, 2013
ng lower titanium dioxide pricing. Total company volume increased 1 percent with increases in Agriculture, Performance Chemicals, Performance Materials, and Safety Protection. Volume declined in Electronics Communications and Nutrition Health.
For the first half, Agriculture segment sales grew 11 percent driven by seed price gains and volume growth in corn seeds, insecticides and fungicides. First half operating earnings grew 8 percent despite higher seed input costs pressuring margins.
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