Fiberweb swings to a loss after restructuring costs

Non-woven industrial materials group Fiberweb dropped on Friday after its profit and loss account has swung into the red and revenues slumped.

Non-woven industrial materials group Fiberweb dropped on Friday after its profit and loss account has swung into the red and revenues slumped.

Total revenues fell from £269.2m to £151.5m in 2010, while the firm reported a pre-tax loss of £7.4m, compared with a profit of £2.5m the year before. The 2011 results were affected by restructuring costs mainly due to a cost reduction programme as a result of the Hygiene Business disposal.

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