Oltchim announced earnings results for the first half of 2018. For the period, the company booked a net profit of RON 83.6 million, a threefold increase year-on-year. The results recorded by the company in the first half confirm the success of measures set out in its reorganization plan, such as streamlining of business and optimization of costs. The company's turnover grew 20.2% on the year during the January-June period, to RON 577.2 million, supported by higher sales prices for chlor-alkali products, as a result of the increase in international prices as well as higher sales volumes of oxo-alcohols and chlor-alkali products. EBITDA doubled to RON 126.7 million in the first half of 2018.