Devro finishes first half strongly

Sausage skin maker Devro said it has made a stronger than expected finish to the first half of the year.The group had already told the market in May that it was trading ahead of expectations, but today it said it has seen continuing progress in sales, pricing, volume growth and manufacturing efficiency since then."These factors have driven a stronger than anticipated finish to the first half," the group said. The results for the half year to 30 June will be announced on Tuesday, 3 August.