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SK Innovation, Korea’s top oil refiner, said Friday that its second-quarter net profit tumbled 67 percent from a year earlier on weak refining margins.
韩国最大炼油企业SK创新公司在周五（7月26日）表示，由于炼油利润率疲弱，其第二季度净利润较同期下降了67%。
Net profit stood at 168.9 billion won ($142 million) on a consolidated basis in the April-June period, compared with 512.6 billion won a year earlier, the company said in a regulatory filing.
该公司在一份监管文件中表示，今年4-6月期间，该公司的净利润为1689亿韩元（合1.42亿美元），而去年同期的净利润则为5126亿韩元。
Operating income plunged 41.6 percent on year to reach 497.5 billion won in the second quarter, with sales declining 2.5 percent on year to 13.1 trillion won over the cited period.
该公司的第二季度营业收入同比下降41.6%，至4975亿韩元，销售额同比下降2.5%，至13.1万亿韩元。
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行业数据显示，今年第二季度基准的新加坡综合原油毛利率（GRM）约为每桶3.4美元，而去年同期则为每桶6美元。
Usually, Korean refiners generate profit if the refining margin stays above at least $4 per barrel. SK Innovation’s refining business accounts for more than 70 percent of its sales.
通常情况下，如果原油毛利率保持在每桶至少4美元以上，韩国的炼油企业就会有利润。SK创新公司的炼油业务，占了该公司销售额的70%以上。
SK Innovation said its petrochemical business logged an operating income of 184.5 billion won in the second quarter, while its lubricant unit posted an operating income of 78.2 billion won during the three-month period.
SK创新表示，其石化业务第二季度实现营收1845亿韩元，润滑油业务在三个月期间实现营收782亿韩元。
However, its battery business had an operating loss of 67.1 billion, SK Innovation said.
不过，SK创新表示，其电池业务的运营损失为671亿韩元。
The company said its earnings in the second half are expected to improve on a recovery in refining margins and high demand for low-sulfur fuel oils ahead of a new International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulation that comes into effect next year. The sulfur content cap for marine fuels will be lowered from 3.5 percent to 0.5 percent.
该公司表示，在生效的新的国际海事组织（IMO）条例出台之前，由于炼油利润率的恢复以及对低硫燃料油的高需求，该公司今年下半年的盈利有望得以改善。船用燃料的硫含量上限，将从3.5%降到0.5%。
Regarding speculation that Japan may expand its trade restrictions to battery components, in addition to semiconductor materials, SK Innovation said it is closely monitoring the situation.
除了半导体材料外，关于日本可能对电池材料的对韩出口贸易的扩大限制的猜测，SK创新表示，该公司正在密切关注着形势。
The company said its investment is expected to be around 3.5 trillion won this year, with 1 trillion won going toward the battery unit.
SK创新表示，今年的投资预计将在3.5万亿韩元左右，其中的1万亿韩元将用于电池组方面的投资。
Meanwhile, SK Innovation said it has decided to pay out interim dividends worth 141.1 billion won.
与此同时，该公司还表示，已决定支付1411亿韩元的中期股息。
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