S.Africa’s Omnia looks at acquisitions to spur growth after profit drop

* Omnia FY profit down 7 pct * Manufacturing slowdown depresses chemical division * Seeks growth opportunities to boost chemicals business (Recasts with chemical division) By Tanisha HeibergJOHANNESBURG, June 27 (Reuters) – South African chemicals maker Omnia Holdings <OMNJ.J> will look at acquisitions and new African markets as it seeks to revive growth hit by a manufacturing slowdown, it said on Tuesday. Full-year group profit dropped 7 percent, with headline earnings per share (EPS), the main profit measure in South Africa that strips out certain one-off items, down to 8.81…

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