Burgos Spain — Grupo Antolin, which uses polyurethane extensively in car interior components, recorded sales of EUR 2678.3m in the first half of 2019. This is lower by 1% than the same period in 2018.
EBITDA across the business rose 14.5% and hit EUR 197.6m of 2019.
The company's headliners and soft trim business had sales subsided by 4% between the first half of 2018 and 2019. They were EUR 992m in the first half of 2019. This compares with EUR 1034.5m the first half 2018.
At the same time, EBITDA in the division increased by 20.6% It hit EUR 71.3m the first half of 2019. This compares with EUR 59.1m the 2018 period.