Saudi Kayan’s robust Q3 profit backed by cost-efficiency, says CEO

Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co. (Saudi Kayan) has attributed its strong financial figures for third quarter 2017 to cost-efficiency, capacity additions, and higher selling prices, CEO Nasser Abanamy told Argaam.

The petrochemical producer’s Q3 net profit more than doubled year-on-year to SAR 381 million.

Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), which owns a 35 percent stake in Saudi Kayan, has helped the company get the highest prices and access new markets, he added.

The Saudi petrochemical producer is currently reducing its presence in the highly-penetrated markets, and will shift into the Africa, Europe and the Middle East.

Saudi Kayan’s new kiln will start production by Q4 2017, said Abanamy, adding that he expected the impact of the capacity additions to start by the last week of December and in January 2018.

The prices of all the company’s products have increased year-on-year (YoY) in Q3 2017, Abanmi stated, adding that the company began to secure the energy derivatives at the new increased prices.