Alent unveils first annual results since demerger

Alent, a supplier of engineered materials, on Thursday reported its first set of annual results since demerging from Cookson Group and joining the FTSE 250 on the London Stock Exchange.

Alent, a supplier of engineered materials, on Thursday reported its first set of annual results since demerging from Cookson Group and joining the FTSE 250 on the London Stock Exchange.

The company, formerly the performance materials division of Cookson before the demerger last December, unveiled pre-tax profits of £89m for 2012, a 2.2% jump from £87m the previous year.

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