HANSON TRUST SHOWS SHARPLY HIGHER HALF-YEAR PROFIT Six months ended March 31, 1987 Share 6.0p vs 4.1p, diluted Interim dividend 1.4p vs 1.05p Pre-tax profit 312 mln stg vs 158 mln Net profit 234 mln vs 114 mln Sales 3.47 billion vs 1.55 billion Operating profit 296 mln vs 164 mln Interest and other income less central expenses credit 16 mln vs debit six mln Company's full name is Hanson Trust Plc <HNSN.L>. U.K. Operating profit by sector - Consumer goods 123 mln stg vs 32 mln Building products 31 mln vs 26 mln Industrial 14 mln vs same Food 20 mln vs nil. U.S. Sectors - Consumer goods 25 mln stg vs 20 mln Building products 29 mln vs 25 mln Food seven mln vs two mln Businesses owned in 1986 and sold during 1987 nil vs nine mln.