41. In a press release, the company said that excluding acquisitions and divestments , sales rose 1 percent. 42. The MUI group, meanwhile, achieved total capital gains of RM135.3 million from these divestments . 43. The company launched a cost-cutting program, slashing several thousand job cuts and making various divestments . 44. DSM said sales volumes dropped for chemical products, plastic products, resins and energy mostly due to divestments . 45. The sale of UBS shares from its own holdings and other divestments added 218 million francs to operating income. 46. There was almost no effect from acquisitions and divestments but the company noted a slight positive currency translation effect. 47. Adjusting for 1998 and 1999 divestments of parts of the nutrition business, sales were up to 10 percent. 48. Rival bidder Carnival has said it is ready to make some divestments if necessary to get its bid through. 49. Rival bidder Carnival has said it was willing to make some divestments if necessary to get its bid through. 50. On November 14, 2012, Panasonic said it will cut 10, 000 jobs and make further divestments .
