for IVL this is fully offset due to our captive manufacturing of these monomers. The North America Aromatics portfolio was negatively impacted in 2H17 due to maintenance shutdown of our US Paraxylene
due to the return of aircraft under wet lease arrangements, together with the fluctuation of foreign exchange rate. However, this was offset by the delivery of two additional aircraft under operating
assets amounted to THB 1,882 million, decreased by 58% from the year ended 2018 mainly due to the decrease in inventory by THB 2,495 million partially offset by increased in cash & cash in banks by THB 223
PPE and investments and 2018 dividend payments and 2019 interim dividend payment were offset by cash inflow from operation. Current investment decreased by THB 2,201 million due to divestment in debt
of THB 37.3 Mn compared to the same period in 2018. Net profit decreased by THB 34.0 Mn but this was offset mainly by an increase in working capital due to (1) accrued expenses which increased by THB
which decreased by 9.30% which partially offset by 6.77% higher selling price comparing to 2Q2016. GFPT Public Company Limited Interim Management Discussion and Analysis for the 2nd Quarter 2017 Page 4 of
gas consumption arising from the inclusion of the power plants, despite partly offset by a decrease in the average effective price of natural gas price which is tied to the weighted average price for
confidence and business sentiment. The continual expansion could help offset the slow disbursement of public investment in this quarter. All in all, economic drivers continued to improve particularly