Symrise: Symrise reports a 2% rise in first-quarter sales as volumes pick up

(Reuters) -Germany's Symrise posted a 2% rise in its first-quarter sales on Tuesday, broadly in line with expectations, driven primarily by higher volumes. The flavour and fragrance maker's January-March revenue came in at 1.32 billion euros ($1.50 billion), compared to analysts' average forecast of 1.33 billion euros in a company-provided poll. ($1 = 0.8785 euros) (Reporting by Antonis Pothitos; Editing by Janane Venkatraman) (Reuters) -Germany's Symrise posted a 2% rise in its first-quarter sales on Tuesday, broadly in line with expectations, driven primarily by higher volumes. The flavour and fragrance maker's January-March revenue came in at 1.32 billion euros ($1.50 billion), compared to analysts' average forecast of 1.33 billion euros in a company-provided poll. ($1 = 0.8785 euros) (Reporting by Antonis Pothitos; Editing by Janane Venkatraman)