據海灣時報網站7月28日消息 卡塔爾工業（IQ）作為石油化工、化肥和鋼鐵業務的控股公司，公布稱今年上半年凈利潤為4.85億里亞爾，總收入為49億里亞爾。

能源事務國務部長兼卡塔爾工業主席兼董事總經理HE Saad bin Sherida al-Kaabi表示：“盡管全球市場面臨極其嚴峻的形勢，但我們的運營和財務狀況繼續保持彈性，并有效應對了近期不利因素帶來的不斷變化的挑戰。”

財務業績受到若干外部因素的影響，其中包括全球大流行病的情況、石油價格的大幅走弱以及由于國內生產總值增長乏力、工業活動缺乏以及消費者和工業參與減少而導致的產品需求顯著下降。

這些不利條件直接導致大宗商品價格下降，平均銷售價格同比下降5%，從而導致集團凈利潤下降7億里亞爾。石油化工類股大幅減少，占總減少額的5億里亞爾，化肥類股占總減持額的2億里亞爾。

該集團的銷售額同比下降29%，原因包括需求疲軟、卡塔爾鋼鐵公司某些鋼鐵設施封存導致產量下降以及定期計劃和非計劃維護。

吳恒磊 編譯自 海灣時報

原文如下：

IQ posts H1 profit of QR485mn on QR4.9bn revenues

A holding entity for petrochemicals, fertiliser and steel businesses – has reported net profit of QR485mn on total revenues of QR4.9bn in the first half (H1) of this year.

“Despite extremely challenging circumstances for global markets, our operations and financial position continued to remain resilient and responded effectively to the evolving challenges posed by the recent headwinds,” said HE Saad bin Sherida al-Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs as well as IQ chairman and managing director.

The financial performance was impacted by several external factors, including the global pandemic conditions, significant weaker oil prices and a notable decline in the product demand owing to weaker GDP (gross domestic product) growth, lack of industrial activity and subdued consumer and industrial participation.

These adverse conditions directly translated into declining commodity prices, where average selling prices fell 5% year-on-year (y-o-y), contributing to a QR0.7bn decline in the group’s net profits. The major reduction was noted in the petrochemicals, which accounted for QR0.5bn, and fertiliser accounted for QR0.2bn of the total reduction.

The group’s sales volumes were down 29% year-on-year, driven by a combination of reasons including weaker demand, lower production on account of mothballing of certain steel facilities at Qatar Steel and periodic planned and unplanned maintenance.