vesuvius plc said wednesday that sales were stronger than expected in the first four months of 2022 and that its expectations for the full year remain unchanged the uk engineered ceramics manufacturer reported volume growth with market share gains for its steel division and said that price management is offsetting all cost inflation to date vesuvius added that despite a weakening economic environment its 2022 expectations remain unchanged given its strong start to the year and its ability to pass on cost increases through pricing shares at 0734 gmt were up 44 at 3452 pence