Grace comments on feedstock disruption
Published by Callum O'Reilly,
Senior Editor
Hydrocarbon Engineering,
W. R. Grace & Co. has released a short statement on the fourth quarter and full-year 2019 earnings effect of the temporary feedstock disruptions resulting from the 14 September 2019 attacks on oil and gas production facilities in the Middle East.
Hudson La Force, Grace’s President and Chief Executive Officer, said: “Following the September attacks, certain of our petrochemical and refining customers experienced reduced feedstock supply and temporarily reduced their operating rates and catalyst usage.
“Over the past two weeks, we have worked diligently with our customers to determine the immediate and ongoing impact of the incident on their operations. Based on information available to us at this time, including discussions with customers and the public statements of officials in the region, we expect some impact to sales and earnings in the fourth quarter, but we are confident this impact will be temporary. Importantly, the underlying fundamentals of our business in the region remain positive.”
Based on order cancellations and expected order delays resulting from this incident, the company expects the effect on fourth quarter and full-year 2019 earnings to be between US$7 and US$8 million. The company does not expect this to have any impact to third quarter earnings.
Read the article online at: https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/refining/03102019/grace-comments-on-feedstock-disruption/
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