陶氏化学三季度收窄跌幅 销售额下降10%

中国石化新闻网讯 据ICIS网站10月22日消息 陶氏化学第三季度持续经营净亏损为2500万美元，较第二季度的亏损2.17亿美元大幅改善，但价格下跌9%，成交量同比下降1%，对销售造成了影响。

息税前营业利润（EBIT）下降超过30%。

陶氏的三个部门（高性能材料和涂料、工业中间体和基础设施以及包装和特种塑料）都公布了销售额和营业息税前利润的下降。

该公司表示，由于第三季度原油价格在40美元/桶大关附近，该公司的当地销售价格同比下降了9%，尽管季度环比上涨了5%。

在大多数领域，价格下降的一个例外是聚乙烯（PE）和聚氨酯（PUs），包装业支撑了这一季度12%的增长。

陶氏化学董事长兼首席执行官Jim Fitterling表示，整个行业的运营率都在上升。

他说：“从第二季度开始，随着家具和床上用品、家用电器、包装、建筑和汽车终端市场行业需求趋势的改善，成交量增长了9%。”

然而，Jim Fitterling表示，复苏是不规律的，有几个部门仍在遭受新冠疫情的影响。

“尽管第三季度的反弹是显著的，但整个市场的复苏并不均衡，我们预计这一趋势将在短期内继续，”他补充道。

王磊 摘译自 ICIS

原文如下：

Dow narrows loss in Q3 but sales down 10% on lower prices, volumes

Dow’s third-quarter net loss from continuing operations - at $25m - was a sharp improvement on the loss of $217m in the second quarter, but a 9% fall in prices and a 1% drop in volumes year on year took their toll on sales, the US chemicals major said on Thursday.

Operating earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), or operating profit, fell more than 30%.

Dow’s three divisions - Performance Materials & Coatings, Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure and Packaging & Specialty Plastics – all posted a fall in sales and operating EBIT.

With crude oil prices around the $40/bbl mark during the third quarter, the company’s local selling prices fell 9% year on year, although they were up 5% quarter on quarter, it said.

An exception to lower prices in most segments was polyethylene (PE) propped up by packaging, which was up 12% quarter on quarter, and polyurethanes (PUs).

Operating rates increased across the board, said Jim Fitterling, Dow’s chairman and CEO.

“Sequentially [from the second quarter], volume increased 9% with all operating segments and regions delivering gains on improved industry demand trends across furniture and bedding, appliances, packaging, construction and automotive end markets,” he said.

However, Fitterling warned that the recovery was irregular with several sectors still suffering from the impact of the pandemic.

“Although the third-quarter rebound was significant, the recovery has been uneven across markets, and we expect this will continue in the near term,” he added.