煙草在線據路透社報道編譯　　英國塑料和纖維制造商Essentra 有限責任公司上半年利潤上漲25%，這樣的大漲幅得益于其過濾嘴銷售的強勁增長。

　　上個月剛剛更名為Essentra公司的富時250指數（FTSE-250）公司菲爾創納表示，在固定匯率基礎上，調整后的稅前利潤從4810萬英鎊上漲至6030萬英鎊（9201萬美元）。

　　Essentra為水利行業提供塑料制品，為煙草公司的提供制造卷煙所需的過濾嘴。

　　公司總收入上漲18.4%至3.846億英鎊。其中銷售過濾嘴的收入上漲19.8%至1.295億英鎊。

　　與上年同期相比，該公司的中期股息上漲23%至每股4.8便士。

Essentra Profit Rises on Growth in Cigarette Filter Division

　　British plastic and fibre products maker Essentra Plc's first-half profit rose 25 percent, boosted by a strong growth in its cigarette filter division.

　　The FTSE-250 company, which changed its name from Filtrona Plc last month, said adjusted pretax profit rose to 60.3 million pounds ($92.01 million) from 48.1 million pounds, on a constant currency basis.
　　
　　Essentra supplies plastic products to the hydraulics industry and filters to tobacco companies for use in cigarettes.

　　Revenue rose 18.4 percent to 384.6 million pounds. Revenue at its filter products division grew 19.8 percent to 129.5 million pounds.

　　The company raised its interim dividend by 23 percent to 4.8 pence per share from a year earlier. Enditem