Reckitt Benckiser’s volumes hit by lower disinfectant demand

Reckitt Benckiser’s (RKT) volumes felt the pain from lower post-pandemic disinfectant demand and the impact of Chinese lockdowns in 2022. But the consumer goods company, whose brands include Dettol, Lysol and Lemsip, offset this with big price increases and took full advantage of the misery of an infant nutrition competitor in the US to boost sales.