Oltchim reported earnings results for the first quarter of 2017. For the quarter, the company posted a net profit of EUR 1.68 million in the first quarter, up 76% on the year. Turnover jumped 30% on the year during the January-March period, to EUR 49.06 million. The good results were due to a strategy that focused mainly on regaining external markets and on revamping the main process plants, which allowed Oltchim to increase sales of finished products.