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🚨 St. Louis end losing run with upset comeback win over Portland
Homefield heroics were the order of the day for Western Conference strugglers St. Louis City after securing a 2-1 come-from-behind win against the visiting Portland Timbers. Scorers: Hartel 54', 67'; Da Costa 19' Advertisement St. Louis were close to opening the scoring just before the 6th minute mark when Tomas Totland was put through on goal with a ball over the top, only for the Norwegian full-back to be brilliantly denied by Portland's Maxime Crepeau. But that spirited opening push for a first goal was scuppered in the 19th minute when David Da Costa slotted a perfectly-placed effort into the bottom corner beyond an outstretched Roman Bürki from outside the box to bag his fourth goal of the 2025 MLS season and second goal in as many games. A top-class save from Bürki with a strong hand at his near post to deny Da Costa a first-half brace kept Portland from doubling their advantage before the break, with the Swiss shot-stopper showing why he remains one of the best the league has to offer. Just minutes after the restart, it would be Bürki who, once again, denied Portland a second on the night when he blitzed off his line while standing tall to turn away a close-range effort from Da Costa after he was slipped into the box by Santiago Moreno. Bürki's key saves would finally be repaid in the 54th minute when Marcel Hartel blasted an effort past Crepeau into the roof of the net at the near post from six yards out to pull the home side level at Energizer Park. Advertisement St. Louis would complete the turnaround on the night 13-minutes later when Hartel headed home at the back post from a Conrad Wallem cross while sealing his brace on the night to book all three points for David Critchley's outfit. 📸 Editorial Photo Credit: © Scott Rovak | 2025 Jul 13 - Imagn Images
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28-01-2025
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Wacker Chemie core profit falls on lower prices and high energy costs
(Reuters) - German chemical company Wacker Chemie reported a 7% fall year-on-year in its annual core profit on Tuesday, citing lower prices and sales volumes, particularly for solar-grade polysilicon, as well as high energy costs in Germany. The specialty chemicals maker's preliminary earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) for 2024 declined to 770 million euros ($803.96 million) from 824 million euros a year earlier but beat the 753.1 million euros expected by analysts in a company-provided poll. It added that its preliminary 2024 sales reached 5.72 billion euros, down 11% from 2023. "The economic environment in 2024 was challenging. We faced persistent weak demand in many of our customer sectors, with many of our customers in the construction and automotive industries, in particular, curbing their production," CEO Christian Hartel said in a statement. The polysilicon division's sales plunged 41% compared to 2023, impacted by weakening demand for solar-grade polysilicon and the sustained excess capacity in China, according to Hartel. He noted that the debate surrounding U.S. anti-dumping tariffs on solar imports from some Southeast Asian countries unsettled the markets. By contrast, the hyperpure semiconductor-grade polysilicon business "performed well", the company said, adding that it is aiming to increase the share of hyperpure polysilicon in the semiconductor industry going forward. The Munich-based chemical group also said the chemical divisions achieved sales at the previous year's level with total earnings exceeding the 2023 figure. Sales and earnings in the biotechnology division were also up year-on-year, it added. ($1 = 0.9578 euros) Sign in to access your portfolio
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28-01-2025
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Wacker Chemie core profit falls on lower prices and high energy costs
(Reuters) - German chemical company Wacker Chemie reported a 7% fall year-on-year in its annual core profit on Tuesday, citing lower prices and sales volumes, particularly for solar-grade polysilicon, as well as high energy costs in Germany. The specialty chemicals maker's preliminary earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) for 2024 declined to 770 million euros ($803.96 million) from 824 million euros a year earlier but beat the 753.1 million euros expected by analysts in a company-provided poll. It added that its preliminary 2024 sales reached 5.72 billion euros, down 11% from 2023. "The economic environment in 2024 was challenging. We faced persistent weak demand in many of our customer sectors, with many of our customers in the construction and automotive industries, in particular, curbing their production," CEO Christian Hartel said in a statement. The polysilicon division's sales plunged 41% compared to 2023, impacted by weakening demand for solar-grade polysilicon and the sustained excess capacity in China, according to Hartel. He noted that the debate surrounding U.S. anti-dumping tariffs on solar imports from some Southeast Asian countries unsettled the markets. By contrast, the hyperpure semiconductor-grade polysilicon business "performed well", the company said, adding that it is aiming to increase the share of hyperpure polysilicon in the semiconductor industry going forward. The Munich-based chemical group also said the chemical divisions achieved sales at the previous year's level with total earnings exceeding the 2023 figure. Sales and earnings in the biotechnology division were also up year-on-year, it added. ($1 = 0.9578 euros) Sign in to access your portfolio
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28-01-2025
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Wacker Chemie core profit falls on lower prices and high energy costs
Jan 28 (Reuters) - German chemical company Wacker Chemie ( opens new tab reported a 7% fall year-on-year in its annual core profit on Tuesday, citing lower prices and sales volumes, particularly for solar-grade polysilicon, as well as high energy costs in Germany. The specialty chemicals maker's preliminary earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) for 2024 declined to 770 million euros ($803.96 million) from 824 million euros a year earlier but beat the 753.1 million euros expected by analysts in a company-provided poll, opens new tab. It added that its preliminary 2024 sales reached 5.72 billion euros, down 11% from 2023. "The economic environment in 2024 was challenging. We faced persistent weak demand in many of our customer sectors, with many of our customers in the construction and automotive industries, in particular, curbing their production," CEO Christian Hartel said in a statement. The polysilicon division's sales plunged 41% compared to 2023, impacted by weakening demand for solar-grade polysilicon and the sustained excess capacity in China, according to Hartel. He noted that the debate surrounding U.S. anti-dumping tariffs on solar imports from some Southeast Asian countries unsettled the markets. By contrast, the hyperpure semiconductor-grade polysilicon business "performed well", the company said, adding that it is aiming to increase the share of hyperpure polysilicon in the semiconductor industry going forward. The Munich-based chemical group also said the chemical divisions achieved sales at the previous year's level with total earnings exceeding the 2023 figure. Sales and earnings in the biotechnology division were also up year-on-year, it added. ($1 = 0.9578 euros) here.
