SAO PAULO, Aug. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Braskem
S.A. (BM&FBOVESPA: BRKM3, BRKM5 and BRKM6; NYSE: BAK;
LATIBEX: XBRK announces today its results for 2Q13.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Braskem's resin sales came to 947 kton, increasing 3%. Compared
to 2Q12, which was affected by local economic slowdown, the market
grew 26%.
- In the quarter, the average capacity utilization of Braskem's
crackers stood at 94%, increasing 4 p.p. from 1Q13, explained by
the improvement in operating efficiency between the periods.
Capacity utilization also benefited from the provisional measure of
May 8, which reduced the PIS and
COFINS tax rates on raw material purchases.
- EBITDA in 2Q13 reached R$1,051
million, increasing 12% from the previous quarter, driven by
the higher sales volume, the better operating performance and the
recovery in international resins spreads. In U.S. dollar, EBITDA
amounted to US$506 million.
- Regarding the Ethylene XXI Project in Mexico, the construction of the new
petrochemical complex continued to advance, with the project's
physical completion reaching 37.7%.
- In July, the subsidiary Braskem-Idesa withdrew the first
installment of the project finance in the amount of US$1,484 million, which enabled the subsidiary to
reimburse the investments advanced by shareholders, which in the
case of Braskem amounted to US$649
million.
- As of May 1st, 2013, Braskem
decided to designate a portion of its dollar-denominated
liabilities as hedge for its future exports in order to better
reflect the effects of exchange variation on the accounting result
of the Company.
- Braskem's leverage, as measured by the net debt/EBITDA ratio,
continued its downward trend, and excluding the Mexico project from this analysis, whose
financing is non-recourse to its balance sheet, it reached 3.01x,
down 10% from 1Q13.
The full earnings release is available on the Company's IR
website: www.braskem.com.br/ir
Braskem will host conference calls to discuss its Results on
Friday, August 9, 2013, at
11:00 a.m. ET in English and
9:00 a.m. ET in Portuguese. See
connecting details on the Company's IR website.
For further information, contact Braskem's Investor Relations
Area:
Roberta Pimphari Varella, +55 (11) 3576-9266,
roberta.varella@braskem.com
Fernando T. de Campos +55 (11)
3576-9479, fernando.campos@braskem.com
Daniela Balle de Castro, +55 (11)
3576-9615, daniela.castro@braskem.com
Pedro Gomes de Souza, +55 (11)
3576-9010, pedro.gomes@braskem.com
SOURCE Braskem S.A.