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Ik lees weer veel niet relevante postings maar blijkbaar heeft niemand oog voor de eerste kwartaal 1 rapportage van de vier na grootste staalproducent ter wereld: POSCO.
www.nasdaq.com/article/posco-says-q1-...POSCO says Q1 profit doubled, but braces for coking coal cost hit from Cyclone Debbie
April 18, 2017, 02:15:00 AM EDT By Reuters
Reuters
* Q1 operating profit 1.37 trln won vs 1.2 trln won estimate
* Sees Q2 coking coal contract benchmarks at over $200/tonne
* Saw Q2 benchmark at $150-170/tonne pre-cyclone impact
* Higher costs in view; FY revenue outlook unchanged
(Adds outlook on coking coal prices, earnings details)
By Hyunjoo JinSEOUL, April 18 (Reuters) - South Korean steelmaker POSCO
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said first-quarter profit more than doubled, beating
its estimate on solid demand from China, but warned coking coal
may now cost up to a third more than forecast because of price
surges post-Cyclone Debbie.The world's fourth-largest steelmaker said on Tuesday it has
suspended negotiations on contract benchmark prices for coking
coal - a vital raw ingredient in steelmaking - due to a hike in
spot prices since the end-March cyclone lashed Queensland, the
world's largest coking coal export region. [nL3N1H45SS]
POSCO said in a statement that first-quarter operating
profit was 1.37 trillion won ($1.20 billion), surpassing a
preliminary estimate of 1.2 trillion won, as well as 659.8
billion won a year ago. [nL3N1H6015]
But the firm said it now expects contract benchmark prices
for coking coal to reach more than $200 a tonne in the second
quarter. Before Cyclone Debbie hit, POSCO had forecast contract
benchmark prices would be about $150-170 a tonne for April-June.
The price hikes raises the prospects of higher steelmaking
costs than previously anticipated. POSCO, which doesn't
typically issue full-year operating profit guidance, left its
12-month revenue forecast unchanged at 54.8 trillion won.
Cyclone Debbie led to the temporary closure of four of
Australian coal railway line operator Aurizon Holdings Ltd's
haulage routes in Queensland. Three of the lines have
reopened already.
Meanwhile POSCO reiterated a previous forecast that China
steel demand is expected to rise slightly this year, thanks to
the Beijing's infrastructure investment and other policies.
China, the world's second-largest economy, grew at 6.9
percent in the first quarter, slightly faster than expectations,
supported by a government infrastructure spending spree and a
frenzied housing market that boosted steel prices.
However, a record steel output and expectations that demand
would slow as Beijing tries to cool its red-hot property market
has hammered prices, snuffing out a months-long rally.
As of 0602 GMT, about 90 minutes after the earnings
disclosure, POSCO shares were up 1.9 percent, while the broader
Seoul market was 0.2 percent higher.
($1 = 1,140.2000 won)