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Strong first quarter – low impact from Covid-19 to date

Group grew profitably in the first quarter of 2020. Net sales rose by 16.7%, EBITDA pre grew by 27.2%.

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The good business results in the first quarter show that we have successfully mastered the crisis so far. With our three innovation-driven business sectors, we are also well positioned during economically difficult times.

Stefan Oschmann

Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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    Strong first quarter – low impact from Covid-19 to date

    Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, again grew profitably in the first quarter of 2020. In comparison with the year-earlier quarter, Group net sales increased by 16.7% to € 4.4 billion.

    2020/05/14