BioMar’s parent group Schouwk reported an increase in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) in the first quarter of the year driven largely by higher volumes sold by BioMar, the group said.

BioMar’s sales in the first quarter increased 13 percent, to DKK 2.1 billion (€281.3 million/$314.9 million), mainly due to similar advances in volumes sold and with all divisions contributing to the improvement.

The company saw improvements also in terms of volume, which reached 250,000 metric tons over the period, up 12.1