烟草在线据路透社报道编译　　英国塑料和纤维制造商Essentra 有限责任公司上半年利润上涨25%，这样的大涨幅得益于其过滤嘴销售的强劲增长。

　　上个月刚刚更名为Essentra公司的富时250指数（FTSE-250）公司菲尔创纳表示，在固定汇率基础上，调整后的税前利润从4810万英镑上涨至6030万英镑（9201万美元）。

　　Essentra为水利行业提供塑料制品，为烟草公司的提供制造卷烟所需的过滤嘴。

　　公司总收入上涨18.4%至3.846亿英镑。其中销售过滤嘴的收入上涨19.8%至1.295亿英镑。

　　与上年同期相比，该公司的中期股息上涨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