August 8 -- Zhejiang Runtu (002440), a producer of textile dyes, dying auxiliaries, and other chemical materials, reported a 34.59 percent year-on-year increase in net profit to 219 million yuan in the first half of 2011, with earnings per share of 0.74 yuan, reports stcn.com, citing a company filing.

Sales revenue in the same period rose 26.99 percent year-on-year to 1.431 billion yuan.