Industrial materials provider Morgan Crucible has delivered a profits warning as trading conditions have deteriorated across most geographies, particularly in Europe and China.
Mark Robertshaw, Chief Executive Officer, commented: "With a weaker market environment group performance for the full year is likely to be materially below the board's previous expectations. We are taking firm action to reduce our cost base to protect profitability and are reviewing further structural actions. In line with our strategy the group continues to invest for the future both in new product development and capital expenditure in higher margin business areas."
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