Thailand’s SCG Q3 net profit flat, chemicals business swings to profit

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SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Thai conglomerate Siam Cement
Group (SCG) posted a third-quarter net profit
of baht (Bt) 2.44bn ($67m), unchanged from the
same
period in 2022
, aided by its chemical
operations’ return to profitability in spite of
lower sales.

in million Thai baht
(Bt)
Q3 2023 Q3 2022 Yr-on-yr % change Jan-Sept 2023 Jan-Sept 2022 Yr-on-yr % change
Sales 125,649 142,391 -12 379,028 447,419 -15
EBITDA 11,096 9,322 19 43,219 51,790 -17
Profit for the period 2,441 2,444 0 27,049 21,225 27
Chemicals revenue 49,663 57,351 -13 145,223 193,302 -25
Chemicals EBITDA 2,830 -954 N/A 11,247 14,921 -25
Chemicals net profit 1,052 -339 N/A 3,149 6,953 -55

Third-quarter sales of combined polyethylene
(PE) and polypropylene (PP) grew 7% year on
year to about 451,000 tonnes, the company said
on Thursday.

($1 = Bt36.27)

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