中国石化新闻网讯 据路透社8月5日科威特报道,总部位于科威特的领先石化产品生产商Equate集团已经公布了该公司历史上最高的第二季度利润业绩,总收入达到12.6亿美元,同比增长37.5%。
该公司是Equate石化全资子公司,是一家国际合资企业,主要股东包括石化工业公司、陶氏化学公司、Boubyan石化公司和Qurain石化工业公司。
在公布上半年业绩时,该公司称其净利润增至4.27亿美元,较去年同期增长75%。
该公司补充称,2018年第二季度息税折旧摊销前利润为5.7亿美元,而2017年第二季度为3.83亿美元,同比增长48.7%。
Equate集团是世界第二大乙二醇生产国。该公司在科威特、北美和欧洲拥有多家工业综合体,每年生产超过500万吨的乙烯、乙二醇(如)、聚乙烯和聚对苯二甲酸乙二酯(PET)。
今年上半年,科威特集团实现了创纪录的11.5亿美元息税折旧摊销前利润,较去年同期增长34%。
上半年净收入为8.62亿美元,较2017年上半年增长56%。
蔡小全 编译自 路透社
原文如下:
Kuwait petchem giant Equate's revenue surges to $1.26bln
The Equate Group, a leading producer of petrochemicals based in Kuwait, has reported the highest second quarter earnings in the company's history with its total revenue hitting $1.26 billion, up 37.5 per cent over last year.
A wholly-owned subsidiary of Equate Petrochemical, the company is an international joint venture with key shareholders including Petrochemical Industries Company, The Dow Chemical Company, Boubyan Petrochemical Company and Qurain Petrochemical Industries Company.
Announcing the results for the first six months, Equate said its net income rose to $427 million, up 75 per cent compared to the same period last year.
Ebitda for Q2 was $570 million in 2018, compared to $383 million in second quarter of 2017, an increase of 48.7 per cent, it added.
The Equate Group is the world’s second largest producer of Ethylene Glycol. With industrial complexes in Kuwait, North America and Europe, it annually produces over 5 million tons of Ethylene, Ethylene Glycol (EG), Polyethylene and Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET).
For the first half of the year, the Kuwaiti group realised a record breaking ebitda of $1.15 billion, an increase of 34 per cent over the same period last year.
First half net income was $862 million, up 56 per cent from the first half of 2017.