MOSCOW (MRC) -- BASF swung to a third-quarter net profit of EUR1.25bn from a loss of EUR2.12bn in the same period of last year on the back of higher prices in all business segments, especially in chemicals, surface technologies and materials, said the company.
The projected sales volume for 2021 is 76-78 billion euros. EBIT, excluding one-time effects, rose to 1.9 billion euros, for the year the company expects this figure to be 7.5-8 billion euros.
Sales for the third quarter of 2021 were recorded at 19.7 billion euros, which is 5.9 billion euros more than in the same period last year. The company said in a statement that the growth is largely due to higher prices in all segments. Sales growth was also driven by a significant increase in sales volumes in virtually all segments.
“Thanks to the significant contribution of the Chemicals and Materials segments, total revenue in the third quarter of 2021 is comparable to the second quarter of 2021. Our downstream businesses continue to face continued increases in raw materials, energy and transportation costs. products in most of these businesses only partially offset the increased costs, ”said Martin Brudermuller, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE.
One-time EBIT effects were minus EUR43 million in the third quarter of 2021. The costs are mainly related to restructuring measures, as well as disintegration and integration costs. Other income had a compensating effect. One-off effects in the previous year were minus EUR3.2bn, primarily due to lower asset values ??across all segments, as well as restructuring measures.
Compared to the third quarter of 2020, operating profit before depreciation, amortization and non-recurring effects (EBITDA excluding one-time effects) increased by 1.2 billion euros to 2.8 billion euros, and EBITDA increased by 1.7 billion euros up to 2.7 billion euros. Net profit amounted to 1.3 billion euros against a loss in the same period last year.
As per MRC, BASF, the world's petrochemical major, is strengthening its global catalyst development and helping customers to bring new products faster to the market. As part of this strategy, BASF is building a new pilot plant center at its Ludwigshafen site.
According to MRC's ScanPlast report, Russia's estimated PE consumption totalled 1,396,960 tonnes in January-July 2021, up by 7% year on year. Shipments of all grades of ethylene polymers increased. At the same time, PP shipments to the Russian market were 841,990 tonnes in the first seven months of 2021, up by 29% year on year. Supply of propylene homopolymers (homopolymer PP) and block-copolymers of propylene (PP block copolymers) increased, whereas supply of statistical copolymers of propylene (PP random copolymers) subsided.
BASF is the leading chemical company. It produces a wide range of chemicals, for example solvents, amines, resins, glues, electronic-grade chemicals, industrial gases, basic petrochemicals and inorganic chemicals. The most important customers for this segment are the pharmaceutical, construction, textile and automotive industries.
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