中国石化新闻网讯 烃加工网2023年2月7日报道，南非石化巨头萨索尔(Sasol)2月7日表示，尽管国内业务面临运营挑战，但受油价上涨的推动，萨索尔预计其去年下半年利润将翻番。
萨索尔预计，在截至2022年12月的6个月里，其主要每股收益(HEPS)——南非的主要利润指标——将在29.84兰特至31.36兰特(1.69美元至1.78美元)之间，而前年同期为15.21兰特。
这家全球最大的煤炭燃料产品和化学品生产商表示，兰特贬值、油价上涨和炼油利润率上升带来的好处，被全球经济增长放缓、化学品价格低迷以及能源成本上升所抵消。
萨索尔在一份最新交易报告中表示：“我们的南非业务也经历了几次运营挑战，最显著的是在采矿业务，煤炭生产率和质量都低于计划。”
萨索尔补充说，南非糟糕的铁路性能、港口限制和停电影响了该公司6个月的销售量。
萨索尔上周说，由于铁路物流问题以及煤矿安全和运营中断，萨索尔去年下半年的煤炭出口下降了25%，至90万吨。
李峻 编译自 烃加工网
原文如下：
Sasol half-year profits to double
South African petrochemical group Sasol said>Sasol expects its headline earnings per share (HEPS)- the main profit measure in South Africa - to be between 29.84 rand and 31.36 rand ($1.69-$1.78) in the six months to December 2022, compared with 15.21 rand in the same period a year earlier.
The world's biggest producer of fuel products and chemicals from coal said the benefit of a weaker rand as well as higher oil prices and refining margins was offset by weaker global economic growth, depressed chemicals prices and higher input and energy costs.
"Our South African operations also experienced several operational challenges, most notably in the mining business, where coal productivity and quality have been below plan," Sasol said in a trading update.
Poor rail performance, port constraints and power outages in South Africa had impacted sales volumes during the six months, Sasol added.
Last week, Sasol said its coal exports fell 25% during the half year to 900,000 t due to rail logistics problems as well as safety and operational outages at its mines.
