(Correcting lede to show period under review was second quarter, not first quarter)
FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - HeidelbergCement AG said second-quarter net profit soared to 1.194 bln eur from 346 mln in the year-earlier period on strong growth in emerging markets.
The company's operating profit jumped to 561 mln eur from 498 mln.
Sales rose to 2.750 bln eur from 2.532 bln in the three months through June. christoph.steitz@thomson.com cs1/mas/bsd/mas/bsd COPYRIGHT Copyright AFX News Limited 2007. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News.
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