陶氏化学公布2008年二季度业绩

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陶氏董事长兼CEO利伟诚 (Andrew N. Liveris) 表示：
       “一季度到二季度油价上涨导致公司成本增加了10亿美元，但我们迅速采取措施，两次全面上调了产品价格，调整了工厂开工率，并且进一步实施了降低成本的措施。由于及时上调产品价格，烃类原料和能源成本上升仅使公司第二季度毛利减少了1.3亿美元，只相当于季度烃类原料和能源总成本的1-2%，实为了不起的成就。”

       “这些短期措施，以及陶氏策略的关键要素——如广泛的全球业务、对功能产品业务的投资以及轻资产战略，使我们能够在原材料、能源、供应链和其它成本达到前所未有的高位时仍能经受住考验。”

2008年二季度业绩概要：
       公司第二季度销售收入又创历史新高，达164亿美元，同比增长23％。所有业务部门及地理区域价格皆有两位数上调。
       销售量增长5％，北美以外地理区域增长12％，欧洲销售量增长11％。
       第二季度每股收益0.81美元，去年同期为1.07美元。
       原料和能源成本支出大幅上涨，较去年同期增加24亿美元，涨幅42％，为公司历史上最高同比增幅。
       虽然原材料和供应链成本大幅上涨，但各功能产品事业部综合EBIT(1)较去年同期有所上升。
       陶氏益农季度销售收入和EBIT均创历史新高。销售收入同比增长25％，EBIT同比增长超过60％。
       第二季度权益投资收益2.51亿美元，再次显示了合资企业对公司业绩的贡献。

英文：

Dow chairman and CEO Liwei-(Andrew N. Liveris) said:
        "One quarter to the second quarter, rising oil prices caused companies to increase the cost of 1 billion U.S. dollars, but we take prompt measures, twice the overall increase product prices, adjusted the factory operating rate, and further implementation of cost reduction measures. As time increases Product prices, hydrocarbon raw materials and energy costs increased by only a second-quarter gross margin decreased by 130 million U.S. dollars, only equivalent quarter of hydrocarbon raw materials and energy of the total cost of 1-2%, as the great achievement. "

        "These short-term measures and strategies of the key elements of Dow - such as a wide range of global business, functional products business investment and asset light strategy that will enable us to the raw materials, energy, supply chain and other cost reached an unprecedented high level, remains Can withstand the test. "

Second quarter 2008 performance summary:
        Second-quarter sales and a record high, reaching 16.4 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 23 percent. All business sectors and geographic regions both double-digit price increases.
        Sales growth of 5 percent, geographic regions outside North America increased 12 percent, European sales growth of 11 percent.
        The second-quarter earnings per share 0.81 U.S. dollars, a year earlier to 1.07 U.S. dollars.
        Raw materials and energy costs rose sharply over the same period last year 2.4 billion U.S. dollars, or 42 percent, the company the highest year-on-year increase in history.
        Although the cost of raw materials and supply chain rose sharply, but the function of the integrated product EBIT (1) an increase over the same period last year.
        Dow benefit farmers quarter sales revenues and EBIT were an all-time high. Sales revenue grew 25%, EBIT rose more than 60%.
        Rights and interests of investment income from the second quarter of 251 million U.S. dollars, showed once again a joint venture of the company's performance contribution.