South Korea Oil Refiners' 2011 Exports Up 64%; Profits Jump -Yonhap

South Korea Oil Refiners 2011 Exports Up 64%; Profits Jump -Yonhap
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Δευ, 13 Φεβρουαρίου 2012 - 18:23
South Korea's four oil refining companies saw the combined value of their exports of refined products and petrochemicals rise by 64% in 2011, to $47.9 billion, Yonhap news agency reported Monday, citing data from the companies.
South Korea 's four oil refining companies saw the combined value of their exports of refined products and petrochemicals rise by 64% in 2011, to $47.9 billion, Yonhap news agency reported Monday, citing data from the companies.

The refiners also reaped record profits in the year due to strong exports and improved business performance at non-refining units, it said.

Net income at SK Innovation (096770.SE), South Korea's leading refiner, jumped nearly threefold to KRW3.18 trillion ($2.83 billion). Sales surged 27% to KRW68.8 trillion ($61.4 billion), Yonhap reported, with a company official saying in the report that the company's 2012 sales target is KRW75.5 trillion. GS Caltex Co., South Korea's second-largest refiner, reported a 68% on-year jump in its operating income last year, to KRW2.02 trillion, with this fueled by strong exports worth $23.7 billion.

Third-ranked S-Oil Corp. (010950.SE) posted a net profit of KRW1.21 trillion last year, up 71%, while No. 4 Hyundai Oilbank Co. estimated its 2011 operating income at KRW500 billion, the agency said.

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