** Shares in Imerys IMTP.PA fall 6% after the French
minerals group's sales and underlying profit declined in Q1 amid
challenging market conditions
** Imerys' January-March current EBITDA was down 3.4%
year-on-year to 151 million euros ($166.55 million), and revenue
fell 1.6% to 997 million euros
** Imerys said it remains focused on costs and cash
management to protect its portability
** It also added it plans to make further progress on its
strategic journey toward its medium-term organic growth and
current EBITDA margin objectives
** Including today's fall, the stock has dropped by 3.69%
YTD
($1 = 0.9066 euros)
(Reporting by Lina Golovnya)
((lina.golovnya@thomsonreuters.com))