revenue of fatty alcohol business increased by 9% from 3Q2019, mostly due to significantly rising of sales volume of fatty alcohols by 5%. On the other hand, crude palm kernel oil price considerably
hand, crude price during Q1/2018 retracted, which led to lower product cost, resulting in higher marketing margin. Management Discussion and Analysis of Business Operation for Q1/2019 Bangchak
barrels per day or approximately 3% of global crude demand, various countries have begun to reduce imports of Iran crude. On the other hand, electricity issues at the oil sands production site in Canada
crude palm kernel oil price falling. On the other hand, fatty alcohols supply was much tight because of the announcement of permanent shutdown of a synthetic fatty alcohols plant in Europe and temporary
and its subsidiaries recorded total EBITDA of THB 2,514 million (-38% YoY, -38% QoQ), the performance softened, especially for Refinery Business, which was affected by the continuously lowering crude
by 9% from 3Q/2018. On the other hand, it decreased from 2Q/2019 by 16% because the market had concerned on global economy uncertainty. In summary, market for 9M/2019 versus 9M/2018, crude palm kernel
retail marketing margin. On the other hand, Q4/2017 was a period that crude oil rose consistently, while there were time mismatch in retail price adjustment. As well as, in Q4/2017 the company discounted
% comparing to the same period last year due to the rising of the commodity prices and especially crude oil price that increased around 12.68% comparing to the same period last year. 3. Better conversion cost
year due to the rising of crude oil price that increased around 21.48% comparing to the same period last year, as well as the production slowdown of several steel mills and smelting works in China
year. Most raw material prices increased following the rising of crude oil price that increased around 41.03% comparing to the same period last year, as well as the production slowdown of several steel