Taiwan’s largest petrochemical conglomerate- Formosa Petrochemical Corp has announced that its net profit soared more than threefold to NT$10.97 bln in Q1-10 from NT$2.66 bln in Q1-09. Revenue for the quarter grew 67.2% year on year to NT$198.27 bln, and its operating profit rose 21.6% year on year to NT$11.9 bln.
In 2009, the firm's net profit was NT$39.19 bln, 158% more than the NT$15.19 bln it recorded for 2008, while its revenue fell 27.6% from NT$875.57 bln in 2008 to NT$875.57 bln last year, according to an earlier report from China Knowledge.
29-Apr-10 
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