some companies are doing well thanks to the conflict

Es a consequence of the war in Ukraine, some companies are displaying flourishing health and even, at times, publishing record results, without their being in any way responsible for the ongoing conflict.

Thus, Swiss Steel, the last Swiss steelmaker based in Lucerne, saw its sales jump by a third in the first quarter and its profit more than double. At the end of April, the Basel agrochemical giant Syngenta saw its turnover and profit jump by more than a quarter. This n…