Cinkarna Celje reported earnings results for the first half of 2017. For the first half, the company net profit rose 212% on the year to EUR 13.97 million against EUR 16.7 million a year ago. Net sales rose 8% to EUR 93.67 million. Company's sales abroad increased 6% year-on-year to EUR 80.4 million in the first half, while revenue generated on the domestic market grew 16% to EUR 13.2 million. Revenues from the sale of titanium dioxide rose to EUR 73.8 million from EUR 60.5 million and accounted for 79% of total revenue in the first half of 2017.