沙特SABIC第三季度净利润增长5.4％

中国石化新闻网讯 据路透社10月28日新德里报道，世界第四大石化公司沙特基础工业公司（SABIC）周日报告第三季度净利润增长5.4％，原因是平均销售价格上涨和销售量增加。

该公司在一份交易所声明中表示，截至9月30日的三个月内，SABIC的净利润为61亿里亚尔（16.3亿美元），高于上年同期的58亿里亚尔。

根据Refinitiv调查的三位分析师的平均预期，分析师预计SABIC第三季度将实现约58亿里亚尔的净利润。

该公司的业绩与石油价格和全球经济增长密切相关，因为其产品 - 塑料，化肥和金属 - 广泛用于建筑，农业，工业和消费品制造。

沙特国家石油巨头阿美公司正在与公共投资基金会谈，以购买其在SABIC的控股权。

沙特能源部长Khalid Al-Falih上周表示，他预计SABIC协议的细节将在2019年上半年内完成，沙特国家电视台al-Ekhbariya引述他的话说。（1美元= 3.7508里亚尔）

李方征 编译自 路透社

原文如下：

Saudi's SABIC Q3 net profit up 5.4 per cent on higher selling price

Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC), the world’s fourth-biggest petrochemicals company, reported a 5.4 percent rise in third-quarter net profit on Sunday, citing higher average selling prices and increase in sale volumes.

SABIC made a net profit of 6.1 billion riyals ($1.63 billion) in the three months to Sept. 30, up from 5.8 billion riyals in the year-earlier period, the company said in a bourse statement.

Analysts expected SABIC to make a net profit of around 5.8 billion riyals in the third quarter, according to the average of estimates of three analysts polled by Refinitiv.

The company’s results are closely tied to oil prices and global economic growth because its products - plastics, fertilisers and metals - are used extensively in construction, agriculture, industry and the manufacturing of consumer goods.

Saudi national oil giant Aramco is in talks with the Public Investment Fund to buy its controlling stake in SABIC.

Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih said last week he expected the details of the SABIC deal to be finalised within the first half of 2019, Saudi state TV al-Ekhbariya quoted him as saying. ($1 = 3.7508 riyals)