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  "id": 1878576,
  "title": "Petronas Chemicals reports higher revenue and profit but flags challenging outlook for the year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/petronas-chemicals-reports-higher-revenue-and-profit-but-flags-1878576",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-19T05:54:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
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    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/petronas-chemicals-reports-higher-revenue-and-profit-flags-challenging-outlook-year-6327976"
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  "account": "KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 - Malaysia's Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad announced a rise in revenue for the second quarter in its financial report, but anticipates a tough outlook for the remainder of the year due to global political uncertainties, shifting trade policies and supply-demand imbalances. The chemicals producer, a division of state-owned energy company Petronas, reported a net profit of 414 million ringgit ($101.95 million) for the quarter ending June, compared to a net loss of 1.08 billion ringgit in the same period the previous year.\n\nRevenue increased to 7.9 billion ringgit ($1.95 billion) from 6.44 billion a year earlier. The company's shares rose by 1.28% to 4.73 ringgit by midday on Wednesday. Petronas Chemicals credited its earnings to strong demand and increasing prices for its products relative to the cost of raw materials, despite undergoing significant planned maintenance at several facilities during the quarter. CEO Mazuin Ismail highlighted the company's efforts to capture market advantages by focusing on domestic and regional customers, optimising spot sales, and leveraging strategic sourcing and trading activities to boost earnings.\n\nThe company expects the olefins and derivatives segment to remain steady, with prices largely affected by fluctuations in feedstock costs and producers' operation rates, all while navigating ongoing regional oversupply and competitive market dynamics. The fertilisers market is seen as bullish, driven by the global need for food security, tight supply conditions, and high import demand from key markets like India and Australia. Methanol prices are also projected to stay stable, given balanced supply-demand fundamentals. However, Petronas Chemicals remains cautious about the specialties segment due to weakening construction and automotive sectors, while consumer goods demand is only expected to grow modestly.",
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