& medical supplies and improve in work- force efficiency as well as the benefit from economy of scale in term of declined fixed cost per unit were another factors to gross margin improvement. Administrative
$1.4 billion, driven by volume growth and higher margin realization. In 4Q18, core EBITDA increased by 24% YoY to $318 million, supported by higher volume. In 4Q18, core EBITDA per ton was stable
our view is overstated. We are surely in a backwardation where current deliveries are fetching steep premiums. The positive sentiments are driven by the vaccine rollouts which in many countries is just
. Natural fatty alcohols market in 2019 has slowed down from previous year due to the decline in purchasing power of Chinese consumers who are an important driving force for market, which was affected from US
activity in the first quarter of 2018 continued to expand from the previous quarter, driven mainly by the solid growth momentum of merchandise exports and the tourism sector. Private consumption continued to
, rose by 86% compared to 1Q2019, resulting to EBITDA of THB 345 million, improved from prior year by 145% mainly from profitability improvement of methyl ester driven by lessen competition in product
(+28% YoY), driven by volume growth from newly acquired assets and improved margin in Integrated PET (Western market contracts) Core EBITDA margin was 12% (-1% YoY),wherein improvements in Core
billion (+28% YoY), driven by volume growth from newly acquired assets and improved margin in Integrated PET (Western market contracts) Core EBITDA margin was 12% (-1% YoY),wherein improvements in Core
Community (AEC), and the advancing digital age amid the rapid pace of technological advancement, thus leading to changing customer behavior, regulatory changes and life platform-driven competition. Given the
tax of palm oil. Lastly, there were some fatty alcohols producers declared Force Majeure. From these factors, demand for natural fatty alcohols has improved from previous year. Due to the aforementioned