HOEK LOOS H1 NET PROFIT 28.9 MLN GUILDERS .  AMSTERDAM 1996-08-28  First half 1996  ( in millions of guilders unless otherwise stated )  Net per shr ( guilders ) 4.38 vs 3.70  Net profit 28.9 vs 24.5  Turnover 273.6 vs 290.3  Operating profit 44.4 vs 40.7  Note - Industrial gases maker Hoek Loos NV .  Interest charges 2.20 vs 5.05  Tax 13.26 vs 11.16  -- [START_ENT] Amsterdam [END_ENT] newsroom +31 20 504 5000 , Fax +31 20 504 5040
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