SIJ Makes EUR 19M in Net Profit in H2

Ljubljana, 2 September - The group around Slovenia's biggest steel company, SIJ, made EUR 18.9m in net profit in the first half of 2014, compared to EUR 6.4m in net loss in the same period last year. Revenue was up 7% to EUR 377m year-on-year and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) soared by 85% to EUR 47m.