INDUSTRIAL textile and yarn maker Low & Bonar has said volume of sales has been lower than expected.

However the company, which has its roots in Dundee, said it had benefited from lower raw material prices and was still on course to hit profit targets.

In currency terms the relative weakness of the euro was said to have been neutral since November 30 last year as a result of the strength of the US dollar. Low & Bonar also saw a rise in export sales into Europe.