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Dow Jones
Apr 23, 2021 5:35 AM UTC
gradually coming back to normal levels, with a progressive return of
non-emergency surgery. Home Healthcare is growing strongly in Latin
America across all therapies, and is picking up very gradually in Canada,
where the reopening of clinics has allowed home care to be prescribed to
new patients.
-- Electronics sales were virtually stable at -0.6%: the strong growth of
Carrier Gases is masked by weaker sales of Advanced Materials, as the
recent price declines have not yet been offset by volume growth.
Europe
Revenue for the Europe region rose by +4.5% to 1,797 million euros. Industrial activities have returned to growth, with higher comparable sales compared to Q1 2019. Large Industries sales were stable compared to Q1 2020. Industrial Merchant activity showed a strong improvement, with sales growth of +3.6% in Q1 2021 compared to a -1.3% decline in Q4 2020. Representing more than a third of Gas & Services sales in Europe, Healthcare activities remained highly mobilized to fight against the pandemic, with sales up by +8.8%.