Gelonghui August 24?Taiwan Straits Petrochemical (00852.HK) noticeIn the interim results for the six months ended June 30, 2023, the Group's trading income for the six-month period was about HK $463 million, an increase of about 2 per cent over the first half of 2022. The loss attributable to the owner of the company is approximately HK $10.2 million (first half of 2022: profit attributable to the owner of the company is approximately HK $13.8 million).Loss per share is HK0.48 cents.
The trading volume of oil products during the six-month period was 986 metric tons (first half of 2022: 1810 metric tons). Due to increased customer demand, the trading volume of petrochemical products increased from 44510 metric tons in the first half of 2022 to 53921 metric tons over a six-month period. As a result of reduced demand, trading volume of coal fell from 193861 metric tons in the first half of 2022 to 155029 metric tons over a six-month period.