Net sales fell by18% to €798 mln, while operating profit came to €57 mln, as compared to a €3 mln loss in the base period, the company said. Improved margins and lower crude prices supported the improvement, MOL added.
At Slovnaftʼs refinery in Bratislava, petrol output rose 16% to 335,000 tons and diesel output increased 3% to 727,000 tons, while output of other petrochemical products grew 29% to 97,000. Export volume rose 9% to 1.06m tons. Domestic sales volume increased 6% to 343,000 tons.
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