April 18 (Reuters) - Polaris Materials Corp PLS.TO :
* Polaris announces Q1 2017 sales volumes and provides business update
* Sales volumes in Q1 2017 were 561,000 tons, an increase of 9 pct over Q1 2016
* Q1 sales volumes included 47,000 tons from long beach terminal
* Volumes in quarter were higher at every point of sale aside from ex-quarry
* Current sales expectations for Q2 2017 are in range of 600,000 to 800,000 tons
* While activity improved from Q1 2016, heavy rains in California meant that pace of business was modestly lower than initial expectation for quarter
* Continue to expect full year sales volumes consistent with previous guidance Source text for Eikon: ID:nPn6rrfV4a Further company coverage: PLS.TO