据彭博社9月22日消息,在经过评估后,亚什兰公司计划分拆旗下胜牌润滑油业务到一家新的上市公司。
亚什兰公司周二公告称,胜牌润滑油业务总裁将成为新公司的首席执行长,而亚什兰公司首席执行长William A. Wulfsohn将领导剩余的专用化学品业务。
此次分拆是亚什兰公司从炼油商向建筑和医药等产业高附加值化学品供应商战略转变所迈出的最新一步。
纽约Monness Crespi Hardt & Co.分析师Chris Shaw表示:“胜牌润滑油业务正在快速增长,原材料成本的下降以及驾车里程数增加已经为润滑油业务创造了一个良好的环境,该业务的赢利能力创下历史新高。”
庞晓华摘译自彭博社
原文如下:
Ashland to separate Valvoline lubricants business
09.22.2015 |
By SIMON CASEY and JACK KASKEY
Bloomberg
Ashland plans to separate its Valvoline business into a new publicly traded company following a review.
Valvoline president Sam Mitchell will be the new company’s CEO, Covington, Kentucky-based Ashland said Tuesday in a statement. Ashland CEO William A. Wulfsohn will lead the remaining specialty chemicals businesses.
The split is the latest step in Ashland’s evolution from oil refiner to supplier of value-added chemical products for customers in industries such as construction and pharmaceuticals.
“Valvoline has been growing quickly, posting record earnings as moderating raw-material costs and increased miles driven have created a positive environment,” Chris Shaw, an analyst at Monness Crespi Hardt & Co. in New York, wrote in a note Tuesday.