Form 6-K
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of August 2015

Commission File Number: 1-12158

 

 

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company Limited

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

Jinshanwei, Shanghai

The People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

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SINOPEC SHANGHAI PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY LIMITED

Form 6-K

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Signature Page

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2015 Interim Results Announcement

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

    SINOPEC SHANGHAI PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY LIMITED
Date: August 28, 2015     By:  

/s/ Wang Zhiqing

    Name:   Wang Zhiqing
    Title:   President

 

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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.

 

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Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company Limited

 

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(A joint stock limited company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China)

(Stock Code: 00338)

2015 Interim Results Announcement

 

1. IMPORTANT MESSAGE

 

  1.1 This interim report summary is extracted from the full text of the 2015 interim report. For detailed content, investors are advised to read the full text of the 2015 interim report which is published on the website of Shanghai Stock Exchange or other designated website of China Securities Regulatory Commission.

 

  1.2 Company Profile

 

Stock Abbreviation    SHANGHAI PECHEM
Shares Stock Code    600688
Stock Exchange Listing    Shanghai Stock Exchange
Stock Abbreviation    SHANGHAI PECHEM
Shares Stock Code    00338
Stock Exchange Listing   

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (“Hong Kong Stock Exchange”)

Shares Stock Code    SHI
Stock Exchange Listing    New York Stock Exchange
    

Secretary to the Board

  

Securities Affairs Representative

Name    Tang Weizhong    Wu Yuhong
Correspondence Address   

48 Jinyi Road, Jinshan District, Shanghai, the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”)

   Postal Code: 200540   
Telephone    86-21-57943143    86-21-57933728
Fax    86-21-57940050    86-21-57940050
E-mail    tom@spc.com.cn    wuyh@spc.com.cn

 

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2. MAJOR FINANCIAL DATA AND INDICATORS

 

  2.1 Major Accounting Data

Prepared under the China Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises (“CAS”)

 

  2.1.1  Major Accounting Data

Unit: RMB’000

 

Major Accounting Data

   The Reporting
Period
(January to June)
     Corresponding
period of the
previous year
     Increase/decrease
as compared to
the corresponding
period of the
previous

year (%)
 

Revenue

     42,152,450         51,374,277         –18.0   

Net profit attributable to equity shareholders of the Company (“-” for loss)

     1,731,166         –164,911         N/A   

Net profit attributable to equity shareholders of the Company excluding non-recurring items (“-” for loss)

     1,736,231         –157,119         N/A   

Net cash inflow from operating activities

     1,924,239         836,448         130.0   
     As at the end
of the Reporting
Period
     As at the end
of the

previous year
     Increase/decrease
at the end of

the Reporting
Period
as compared to
the end of
the previous
year (%)
 

Net assets attributable to equity shareholders of the Company

     18,339,018         16,570,623         10.7   

Total assets

     30,341,257         31,145,983         –2.6   

 

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  2.1.2 Major Financial Indicators

 

                   Increase/decrease  
     The Reporting      Corresponding     

as compared to

the corresponding
period of the

 

Major financial indicators

   Period
(January to June)
     period of the
previous year
     previous
year (%)
 

Basic earnings per share (“-” for loss, RMB/Share)

     0.160         –0.015         N/A   

Diluted earnings per share (“-” for loss, RMB/Share)

     0.160         –0.015         N/A   

Basic earnings per share excluding non-recurring items (“-” for loss, RMB/Share)

     0.161         –0.015         N/A   

Return on net assets (weighted average) (%)*

     9.918         –0.943        
 
Increased by 10.861
percentage points
  
  

Return on net assets excluding non-recurring items (weighted average) (%)*

     9.947         –0.898        

 

Increased by 10.845

percentage points

  

  

 

* The above-mentioned net assets do not include minority shareholders’ interests.

 

  2.1.3 Non-recurring Items and Amount

Unit: RMB’000

 

Non-recurring items

   Amount  

Net loss from disposal of non-current assets

     –7,927   

Employee reduction expenses

     –10,264   

Government grants recorded in profit and loss (except for government grants under the State’s unified standards on quota and amount entitlements and closely related to corporate business)

     7,155   

Income from external entrusted loans

     1,449   

Income from forward exchange contracts

     6,931   

Other non-operating income and expenses other than those mentioned above

     –1,765   

Income tax effect

     –1,202   

Effect attributable to minority interests (after tax)

     558   
  

 

 

 

Total

     –5,065   
  

 

 

 

 

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  2.1.4 Differences between Interim Financial Report Prepared under CAS and IFRS

Unit: RMB’000

 

     Net profit attributable to                
     equity shareholders of the Company      Total equity attributable to equity  
     (“–” for net loss)      shareholders of the Company  
                   At the end      At the  
            Corresponding      of the      beginning of  
     The Reporting      period of the      Reporting      the Reporting  
     Period      previous year      Period      Period  

Prepared under CAS

     1,731,166         –164,911         18,339,018         16,570,623   

Prepared under IFRS

     1,770,880         –123,601         18,283,053         16,500,272   

For detailed differences, please refer to the Supplementary Information of the interim financial statements prepared under CAS.

 

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  2.2 Shareholdings of the Top Ten Shareholders

 

Total number of shareholders as at the end of the Reporting period

     273,179   

Shareholding of the top ten shareholders

 

     Increase (+)/                                            
     decrease (-) of                                            
     number of                           Status of         
Name of    shares during             Percentage of      Number of      pledged/frozen shares         
Shareholder    the Reporting      Number of      total      trading restricted      Status      Number of      Nature of  

(full name)

   Period      shares held      shareholding (%)      shares held      of shares      shares      shareholders  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation

     —           5,460,000,000         50.56         4,920,000,000         None         —          
 
 
State-owned
enterprise legal
person
  
  
  

HKSCC
(Nominees) Limited

     6,938,667         3,452,301,320         31.97         —           Unknown         —          
 
Foreign legal
person
  
  

China Construction Bank-Boshi-themed Industry Stock Securities Investment Fund

     Unknown         75,000,000         0.69         —           Unknown         —           Others   

Agricultural Bank of China Limited – Fullgoal CSI State-Owned Enterprises Reform Index Classified Fund

     58,310,694         70,920,001         0.66         —           Unknown         —           Others   

NSSF One Hundred Ten Combination

     Unknown         20,000,897         0.19         —           Unknown         —           Others   

CITIC Securities Company Limited

     Unknown         16,247,307         0.15         —           Unknown         —           Others   

Bank of China Limited-Jiashivalue-added services industry securities investment fund

     Unknown         15,176,491         0.14         —           Unknown         —           Others   

Zhao Jie

     Unknown         11,777,183         0.11         —           Unknown         —           Others   

Shanghai Textile Development Corporation

     —           8,475,000         0.08         —           Unknown         —           Others   

IP KOW

     —           8,148,000         0.08         —           Unknown         —           Unknown   

 

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Top ten shareholders of shares in circulation (without trading restriction)

 

Name of shareholder

   Number of
circulating shares (without
trading restriction) held
     Types of Shares  

HKSCC (Nominees) Limited

     3,452,301,320        
 
Overseas listed
foreign shares
  
  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation

     540,000,000        
 
RMB-denominated
ordinary shares
  
  

China Construction Bank-Boshi-themed Industry Stock Securities Investment Fund

     75,000,000        
 
RMB-denominated
ordinary shares
  
  

Agricultural Bank of China Limited – Fullgoal CSI State-Owned Enterprises

     70,920,001        
 
RMB-denominated
ordinary shares
  
  

Reform Index

     

Classified Fund

     

NSSF One Hundred Ten Combination

     20,000,897        
 
RMB-denominated
ordinary shares
  
  

CITIC Securities Company Limited

     16,247,307        
 
RMB-denominated
ordinary shares
  
  

Bank of China Limited – Jiashi value-added services industry securities investment fund

     15,176,491        
 
RMB-denominated
ordinary shares
  
  

Zhao Jie

     11,777,183        
 
RMB-denominated
ordinary shares
  
  

Shanghai Textile Development Corporation

     8,475,000        
 
RMB-denominated
ordinary shares
  
  

IP KOW

     8,148,000        
 
Overseas listed
foreign shares
  
  

 

Note on connected relationships or concerted actions of the above shareholders

   Among the above-mentioned shareholders, China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, a state-owned enterprise legal person, does not have any connected relationship with the other shareholders, and is not an act-in-concert party of the other shareholders under the Administrative Measures on Acquisition of Listed Companies. Among the above—mentioned shareholders, HKSCC (Nominees) Limited is a nominee shareholder. Apart from the above, the Company is not aware of any other connected relationships among the other shareholders, or any act-in-concert parties under the Administrative Measures on Acquisition of Listed Companies.

 

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Shareholding and conditions of top ten shareholders holding trading restricted shares

 

            Circumstances under which
restricted shares can be traded
      
                   Number of       
Name of shareholders    Number of             additional       
holding trading    trading restricted      Earliest date      shares to be       

restricted shares            

   shares held      of trading      traded     

Trading Restrictions

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation

     4,920,000,000         20/08/2015         540,000,000      

1. Shall not be traded or transferred in the twelve months commencing from the date of implementation of the Share reform proposal;

        20/08/2016         4,380,000,000      

2. Upon the expiration of the first condition, original trading restricted shares sold through the Stock Exchange shall not exceed 5% of the total number of shares of the Company within twelve months, and shall not exceed 10% within twenty-four months.

 

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  2.3 Interests and short positions of the substantial shareholders of the Company and other persons in shares and underlying shares or debentures

As at 30 June 2015, the interests and short positions of the Company’s substantial shareholders (including those who are entitled to exercise or control the exercise of 5% or more of the voting power at any general meeting of the Company) and other persons (excluding the Directors, Supervisors and Senior Management) who are required to disclose their interests pursuant to Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance of Hong Kong (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (the “SFO”) in the shares and underlying shares of equity derivatives or debentures of the Company as recorded in the register required to be kept under Section 336 of the SFO were as set out below:

 

  1. Interests in ordinary shares of the Company

 

                   Percentage of       
                   shareholding in       
            Percentage of      the Company’s       
     Share interests      total issued      total issued       
     held or deemed      share capital      H shares       

Name of shareholder

   as held (shares)      (%)      (%)     

Capacity

China Petroleum &

     5,460,000,000         50.56         —         Beneficial owner

Chemical Corporation

     Promoter legal            
     person shares(L)            

BlackRock, Inc.

     269,857,171(L)         2.50(L)         7.72(L)       Beneficial owner;
     76,000(S)         0.00(S)         0.00(S)       investment manager; Other (lendable shares)

Note: (L): Long position; (S): Short position

Save as disclosed above, no interests of substantial shareholders or other persons (excluding the Directors, Supervisors and Senior Management) who are required to disclose their interests and short positions pursuant to Part XV of the SFO in the shares and underlying shares of equity derivatives or debentures of the Company were recorded in the register required to be kept under Section 336 of the SFO.

 

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  2. Interests and short positions of the Directors, Supervisors and Senior Management in the shares, underlying shares or debentures of the Company

During the Reporting Period, the Company granted the Company share options to five Directors and one Senior Management as part of the Stock Incentive Scheme. On 6 January 2015, the Proposal regarding the Adjustments of the List of Participants and the Number of Share Options under the Initial Grant of the Share Option Incentive Scheme and the Proposal regarding the Initial Grant under the Share Option Incentive Scheme were reviewed and approved at the fifth meeting of the eighth session of the Board of Directors of the Company, which confirmed the granting of an aggregate of 38,760,000 A share options to 214 participants, including 500,000 shares granted to Chairman and General Manager Mr. Wang Zhiqing, 500,000 shares granted to Vice Chairman and Deputy General Manager Mr. Gao Jinping, 430,000 shares granted to Director and Chief Financial Officer Mr. Ye Guohua, 430,000 shares granted to Director and Deputy General Manager Mr. Jin Qiang, 430,000 shares granted to Director and Deputy General Manager Mr. Guo Xiaojun and 250,000 shares granted to Secretary to the Board Mr. Tang Weizhong. Save as disclosed above, as at 30 June 2015, none of the Directors, Supervisors or Senior Management of the Company had any interests or short positions in any shares, underlying shares of equity derivatives or debentures of the Company or its associated corporations (within the meaning ascribed to it in Part XV of the SFO) as recorded in the register required to be kept under Section 352 of the SFO or as otherwise notified to the Company and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange pursuant to the Model Code for Securities Transactions by Directors of Listed Issuers.

As at 30 June 2015, save as disclosed above, none of the Directors or Supervisors of the Company or their respective spouses and children under 18 years of age had been granted by the Company or had exercised any rights to subscribe for shares or debentures of the Company or any of its associated corporations.

 

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3. REPORTS OF THE DIRECTORS

 

  3.1 Discussion and analysis of the overall operation during the Reporting Period

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the unaudited financial report of the Group (the Company and its subsidiaries) and the notes in the interim report. Unless otherwise specified, the financial data involved hereinafter is extracted from the unaudited interim financial report prepared in accordance with IFRS.

Review and discussion on operating results

In the first half of 2015, the global economy experienced a tortuous and slow recovery. Amidst such a complicated domestic and foreign economic environment and facing growing downward pressure, the PRC economy managed to show a slow-yet-steady development trend with growth within a reasonable range as a result of macroeconomic regulation and control and innovative reforms. Gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 7.0% in the first half of the year, signaling a further slowdown in economic growth. In the first half of the year, the PRC petrochemical sector generally remained stable in spite of downward pressure on China’s economy. The performance of the refining sector continued to improve, and the petrochemicals sector even witnessed relatively rapid profit growth. Nonetheless, the market demand was still rather weak with an overall slowdown in petroleum and petrochemical consumption growth. Overcapacity in the industry was overwhelming and market competition intensified further.

Amidst complicated and severe market conditions in the first half of 2015, the Group strived to maintain steady operation in terms of safety, environmental protection and production, while ramping up efforts in structure optimization, cost-saving and profit-increasing. Against the backdrop of a bottoming out and the gradual stabilization of international crude oil prices, the Group’s costs of processing crude oil plunged significantly, thereby leading to a surge in gross profit and a turnaround year-on-year. For the six months ended 30 June 2015, the Group registered a turnover of RMB42,125.5 million, representing a decrease of RMB9,219.5 million, or 17.96% year-on-year. Profit before income tax amounted to RMB2,279.9 million (loss before income tax amounted to RMB127.5 million for the same period last year), representing an increase of RMB2,407.4 million year-on-year. Profit after income tax and non-controlling shareholder interests amounted to RMB1,770.9 million (loss after income tax and non-controlling shareholder interests amounted to RMB123.6 million for the same period last year), representing an increase of RMB1,894.5 million year-on-year.

 

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In the first half of 2015, the total volume of goods produced by the Group amounted to 7,117,700 tons, representing an increase of 6.85% year-on-year. From January to June, the Group processed 7,348,700 tons of crude oil (including 687,400 tons of crude oil processed on a sub-contract basis), representing an increase of 123,000 tons, or 1.70% year-on-year. Total production of refined oil products reached 4,412,300 tons, representing an increase of 3.79% year-on-year. Of this, the output of gasoline was 1,491,200 tons, representing a decrease of 1.55% year-on-year; the output of diesel was 2,141,400 tons, representing an increase of 5.32% year-on-year; and the output of jet fuel was 779,700 tons, representing an increase of 10.88% year-on-year. The Group produced 423,500 tons of ethylene and 340,900 tons of paraxylene, representing an increase of 4.65% and a decrease of 6.50% year-on-year, respectively. The Group also produced 531,900 tons of synthetic resins and plastic (excluding polyesters and polyvinyl alcohol), representing an increase of 9.02% year-on-year; 424,700 tons of synthetic fibre monomers, representing an increase of 17.42% year-on-year; 217,700 tons of synthetic fibre polymers, representing an increase of 6.35% year-on-year; and 115,800 tons of synthetic fibres, representing a decrease of 0.94% year-on-year. During the Reporting Period, the Group’s output-to-sales ratio and receivable recovery ratio were 99.03% and 100.01%, respectively.

The Group maintained stable performance in terms of safety and environmental protection as well as facilities operation. In the first half of the year, the Group thoroughly implemented and revised its HSE accountability system, optimizing its hazard investigation practices and rectification of oil and gas transmission pipelines and tank farms, in addition to ramping up inspection efforts for the sake of safety and environmental protection. With the full commencement of leakage detection and repair (LDAR) work and the continuous development of comprehensive treatment of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and clean production, the Group successfully passed the Clean production check and acceptance conducted by the Shanghai Clean Production Center. The Group continued to work towards achieving its “seven zeroes” target (no staff dead or serious injured in industrial accidents, no big fire and explosion, no major environmental pollution accident, no major occupational hazard accident, no major traffic accident in working area, no major accident of negligence.) with regard to safety and environmental protection. The comprehensive compliance rate of discharged waste water reached 100%, and total COD, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides emissions were brought down by 15.69%, 33.45% and 16.28% year-on-year, respectively. Production, operations and management were strengthened while evaluation of production and operations were also reinforced. Both the number and durations of unscheduled shutdowns were significantly reduced, while various technical and economic indicators were effectively improved. During the Reporting Period, among 113 major technical and economic indicators listed for assessment, there were improvements over the previous year in 72 of them, representing an improvement rate of 63.72%. Of those, 23 indicators reached advanced levels in the industry, representing a ratio of 20.35%. On top of enhancing its facilities management, the Group further advanced quantitative patrols and checks on equipment, thereby eliminating facilities hazards and realizing the stable and long-term operation of production devices.

 

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The Group continued to make advanced progress both in optimizing production and operations and implementing cost-saving and expenses-reduction. In the first half of the year, the Group integrated the optimization model for the full process flow of oil refining, placed emphasis on estimating the cost-performance of different kinds of crude oil and optimized its crude oil structure. It also reinforced the tracking of marginal contribution from petrochemical facilities and adherence to dynamic optimization mechanisms. On the other hand, the Group also continued to optimize its fuel structure, hydrogen production and feedstock structure for ethylene cracker and residual oil processing flow with the aim of boosting efforts in further optimization to its integrated refining and petrochemical system. By closely monitoring changes in the market, in the first half of the year, the Group shut down some facilities short of marginal effectiveness such as No. 1 Coker and reduced the workload of facilities such as polyethylene and acrylonitrile when the market prices of their products were on the decline. Such flexible adjustments involving stop-start up and workload reduction of such facilities had significantly diminished losses. The Group also made advancements in the structural optimization of refined products so as to enhance production of high octane number gasoline and the effectiveness of the refining segment. In respect of the implementation of key scientific research projects such as carbon fibre and needle coke, the Group continued to make progress and facilitated industrial development and market exploration for its new products. During the Reporting Period, the Group developed and produced 150,900 tons of new products. A total of 375,200 tons of new synthetic resins products and specialized polyolefin materials were produced, with the differentiation rate for synthetic fibres reaching 68.82%. The Group also submitted 22 patent applications, with nine patent authorizations granted. With the in-depth development of an e-commerce sales model for its products, the Group gradually increased the types and quantities of petrochemical products traded online on its e-commerce platform. In respect of cost controls, the Group reinforced its efforts on respective key items and engaged in energy conservation and consumption reduction efforts for its facilities, hence continuing to reduce costs and expenses related to material and energy consumption. The Group adjusted its loan structure and replaced its US dollar-denominated loans with Euro-denominated ones in a bid to lower financing costs. The Group also strengthened cooperation with suppliers to reduce occupation of capital for inventories.

 

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The Group further strengthened its corporate governance. During the Reporting Period, the Group worked hard to promote its integrated management system and to optimize business flow, in addition to achieve Standards Implementation certification in energy, measurement and the integration of informatization and industrialization. In April, the Group was duly recognized by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology as one of the very first batch of enterprises to meet the national standards for management systems in regard to the integration of informatization and industrialization. The Group continued to optimize and refine its management system and organizational structure by amending its performance appraisal methods, appraisal indicators and appraisal scoring rules. Such amendments not only highlighted the advancement and controllability of indicators, the co-ordination between key indicators and entity performance as well as different weightings for each indicator, but also further fostered a scientific performance appraisal mechanism. Meanwhile, the Group also strived to improve advanced process control (APC) of facilities such as No. 3 Crude Distillation Unit and process simulation training system. With stringent control over its total number of employees, the Group cut a total of 324 positions in the first half of the year via implementation of a number of assignment diversion measures. To enhance the efficiency and results of training, the Group optimized its staff training processes and made innovations in its approaches to training, while also increasing the utilization of internet and mobile terminals.

The Company was proactive in fulfilling its corporate social responsibilities. It supplied 3.80 million tons of refined oil to the public in the first half of the year. Of this, the Company supplied 1.50 million tons of gasoline (including the supply of 220,000 tons of National Phase IV standard gasoline and 1.28 million tons of National Phase V standard gasoline), 1.98 million tons of diesel (including the supply of 1.17 million tons of National Phase IV standard diesel and 290,000 tons of National Phase V standard diesel) and 320,000 tons of jet fuel, as it continued to supply a variety of quality petrochemical products to the public. The Company continued to engage in environmental protection by organizing the “Public Open Day” – inviting civil servants, members of the National People’s Congress and residents to visit the Company’s production plants and environmental protection treatment sites. The Company safeguarded the vital interests of its employees and focused on completing a collaborative development project with the local government, thus maintaining a harmonious and stable environment for the Company’s development.

 

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The following table sets forth the Group’s sales volume and net sales, net of business tax and surcharges, for the Reporting Period:

 

     For the six months ended 30 June  
     2015      2014  
     Sales
Volume
(’000 tons)
     Net Sales
(RMB
Million)
     % of
Total
     Sales
Volume
(’000 tons)
     Net Sales
(RMB
Million)
     % of
Total
 

Synthetic fibres

     114.4         1,241.3         3.5         114.7         1,434.3         3.1   

Resins and plastics

     659.9         5,244.1         15.0         614.6         5,915.7         12.6   

Intermediate petrochemicals

     1,083.5         4,905.1         14.0         1,041.3         6,769.7         14.5   

Petroleum products

     4,751.6         16,449.8         46.9         4,504.7         25,436.0         54.5   

Trading of petrochemical products

     —           6,820.9         19.4         —           6,674.0         14.3   

Others

     —           403.4         1.2         —           461.1         1.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     6,609.4         35,064.6         100.0         6,275.3         46,690.8         100.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

In the first half of 2015, net sales of the Group amounted to RMB35,064.6 million, representing a decrease of 24.90% over the same period last year. Of this, net sales of synthetic fibres, resins and plastics, intermediate petrochemical products and petroleum products declined by 13.46%, 11.35%, 27.54% and 35.33%, respectively. Net sales from the trading of petrochemical products increased by 2.20%. The decrease in overall net sales was mainly due to the decrease in the unit prices of products during the period as compared to the same period last year. The increase in the Group’s net sales from the trading of petrochemical products was mainly attributable to the increase in the business volume of Shanghai Jinmao International Trading Co., Ltd, a share-controlled trading company of the Group, during the Reporting Period. In the first half of the year, the Group’s net sales of “Others” dropped by 12.51% over the same period last year, which was mainly attributable to the decrease in the Group’s revenue from oil processed on a sub-contract basis as compared to the same period last year.

Most of the Group’s products are sold in eastern China.

 

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In the first half of 2015, the Group’s cost of sales declined by 29.28% year-on-year to RMB32,687.7 million, representing 93.22% of total net sales.

The Group’s main raw material is crude oil. While the global supply of crude oil remained high in the first half of 2015, due to a potential rebound in demand and a pending slowdown in oil production, global crude oil prices experienced a decline before showing a fluctuating rising trend, then leveling off. In the first half of the year, the peak and bottom closing prices of Brent crude oil futures were US$66.65/barrel and $45.22/barrel, respectively, and the average price during the Reporting Period was approximately US$57.86/ barrel, representing a decrease of 46.88% year-on-year. The peak and the bottom closing prices of West Texas Intermediate crude oil were US$61.09/ barrel and $42.56/barrel, respectively, and the average price during the Reporting Period was approximately US$53.15/barrel, representing a decrease of 47.30% year-on-year. The peak and the bottom closing prices of Dubai crude oil futures were US$66.51/barrel and $42.05/barrel, respectively, and the average price during the Reporting Period was approximately US$56.55/barrel, representing a decrease of 46.29% year-on-year.

In the first half of 2015, the average unit cost of crude oil processed (for the Group’s own account) was RMB2,652.96 per ton, representing a decrease of RMB2,213.98 per ton, or 45.49% year-on-year. The Group processed a total of 6,661,300 tons of crude oil (excluding crude oil processed on a sub-contract basis), representing an increase of 166,500 tons over the same period last year. Taken together, the total costs of crude oil processed decreased by RMB13,938 million. While processing costs increased by RMB810 million due to an increase in crude oil processed volume, the lower average unit cost of crude oil processed brought costs down by RMB14,748 million. From January to June this year, crude oil processed on a sub-contract basis reached 687,400 tons. In the first half of the year, the Group’s cost of crude oil accounted for 54.06% of the total cost of sales.

In the first half of 2015, the Group’s expenses for other auxiliary materials amounted to RMB4,095.8 million, a decline of 11.02% over the same period last year, which was mainly due to the decline in the unit cost of other auxiliary materials during the period. During the Reporting Period, the Group’s depreciation and amortization expenses declined by 5.94% year-on-year to RMB1,069.7 million, mainly due to the decline in depreciation expenses during the Reporting Period as certain fixed assets were fully depreciated. Maintenance expenses grew by 37.54% year-on-year over the same period last year to RMB577.4 million, mainly due to an increase in actual maintenance during the Reporting Period, which led to the growth in maintenance costs. Fuel and power expenses declined by 14.85% year-on-year to RMB997 million during the Reporting Period,mainly due to the decline in the unit purchase price of coal.

 

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In the first half of 2015, the selling and administrative expenses of the Group amounted to RMB277.9 million, representing a decrease of 1.46% as compared with RMB273.9 million over the same period last year. This was mainly due to the decline in commission fees payable to product agencies during the Reporting Period.

In the first half of 2015, other operating income of the Group amounted to RMB41.5 million, representing a decrease of RMB8.2 million year-on-year. This was mainly due to a decrease in government grants received during the Reporting Period.

In the first half of 2015, the Group’s net financial expenses amounted to RMB137.2 million, compared to RMB253.5 million in net financial expenses over the same period last year. This was mainly due to a decline in interest expenses and exchange losses during the period.

In the first half of 2015, the Group realized profit after tax and profit attributable to non-controlling interests of RMB1,770.9 million, representing an increase of RMB1,894.5 million as compared to a loss after tax and profit attributable to non-controlling interests of RMB123.6 million over the same period last year.

Liquidity and capital resources

The Group’s net cash inflow from operating activities amounted to RMB1,776.7 million in the first half of 2015 as compared to net cash inflow of RMB636.7 million over the same period of the previous year, which was due to the following main reasons: (1) profit before tax during the reporting period amounted to RMB2,279.9 million (loss before tax over the same period last year was RMB127.5 million); (2) the lower inventory balance at the end of the period led to an increase of RMB145.4 million in operating cash flow in the Reporting Period (as compared to an increase in operating cash flow of RMB1,308.1 million due to a lower inventory balance at the end of the same period of the previous year).

In the first half of 2015, the Group’s net cash outflow from investment activities amounted to RMB258.9 million as compared to a net cash outflow of RMB373.7 million over the same period of the previous year. This was primarily attributable to a year-on-year decrease in the Group’s capital expenditures during the Reporting Period, resulting in a decline of RMB105 million in net cash outflow from investment activities.

In the first half of 2015, the Group’s net cash outflow from financing activities amounted to RMB1,496 million, compared to net cash outflow of RMB74.2 million over the same period of the previous year, primarily attributable to a year-on-year increase in the Group’s profit and a decline in demand for capital during the Reporting Period.

 

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Borrowings and debts

The Group’s long-term borrowings are mainly applied to capital expansion projects. In general, the Group arranges long-term borrowings according to its capital expenditure plans. On the whole, there are no seasonal borrowings. Short-term borrowings are used to replenish the Group’s working capital requirements during the normal course of production. During the first half of 2015, the Group’s total borrowings decreased by RMB1,475.9 million to RMB4,235 million as at the end of the Reporting Period as compared to the beginning of the Reporting Period, of which the short-term borrowings increased by RMB139.5 million and the long-term borrowings lowered by RMB1,615.4 million.

Risk from Exchange Rate Fluctuations

Since the majority of the Group’s debt is denominated in foreign currency, changes in exchange rates would affect the Group’s financial expenses and hence have an impact on the Group’s profitability. As at 30 June 2015, the Group’s borrowings in US dollars amounted to the equivalent of RMB305.70 million and the Group’s borrowings in Euro amounted to the equivalent of RMB1,258.00 million.

Capital expenditures

In the first half of 2015, the Group’s capital expenditures amounted to RMB313 million, mainly for the desulfurization project for furnaces No. 1-No. 5 and No. 7 of the Thermal Power Division, the project of upgrading the discharged waste water standard and expansion project of berths No. 4 and No. 5 of the chemical wharf, as well as the 100,000 ton/ year EVA plant project.

In the second half of the year, the Group plans to complete projects such as upgrading discharged waste water, desulfurization revamp for furnaces No. 1-No. 5 and No. 7 of the Thermal Power Division, and implementation of the 100,000 ton/year EVA plant project. The Group’s planned capital expenditures can be appropriated from the operating cash inflow and bank financing.

Liability-to-asset ratio

As at 30 June 2015, the Group’s liability-to-asset ratio was 38.38% (As at 31 December 2014: 45.73%). The ratio is calculated using the following formula: total liabilities/total assets.

 

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The Group’s employees

As at 30 June 2015, the total number of employees of the Company amounted to 12,800, among which the number of production personnel was 7,428; the number of sales, financial and other staff was 3,741; and the number of administrative staff was 1,631. A total of 46.77% of the Group’s employees were college graduates or above.

Income tax

The PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law took effect from 1 January 2008, after which the income tax rate for enterprises was uniformly adjusted to 25%. The income tax rate for the Group in 2015 is 25%.

Disclosure required by the Hong Kong Listing Rules

The transactions between the Company and Sinopec Corp., Sinopec Group and its associates, as disclosed in Note 27 of the consolidated financial statement prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards in 2014 Annual Report of the Company, constituted connected transactions under Chapter 14A of the Hong Kong Listing Rules. The above-mentioned connected transaction and continuing connected transaction have also been disclosed in accordance to Chapter 14A of the Hong Kong Listing Rules.

Save as disclosed herein, pursuant to paragraph 40 of Appendix 16 in the Hong Kong Listing Rules, the Company confirms that there were no material differences between the existing information of the Company relating to the matters as set out in paragraph 32 of Appendix 16 and the relevant information disclosed in the Company’s 2014 annual report.

Market outlook and work plans for the second half of the year

In the second half of 2015, the global economy will continue to be in a stage of deep adjustments. The environment is less optimistic with the sluggish economy struggling to recover and the major economies demonstrating diverse development trends. The US economy will continue to move in a promising direction. If the Federal Reserve decides to raise the interest rate in the second half of the year, there will be a significant influence over the global economy. The European economy will remain subdued and continue to grow at a slow pace. The rebound of the Japanese economy will remain unstable. Performance will vary significantly among emerging economies, but will show a general trend of slowdown. The Chinese economy realized a slow-yet-stable performance within a reasonable range in the first half of the year. However, as the economy is still under great pressure to maintain steady growth, to adjust structure, to continue its reform and to be innovative, it will continue to face downward pressure in the second half of the year. The prospects for the petrochemical industry will remain complicated. Overcapacity persists, along with weakening innovation abilities and relatively low product grades, resulting in internal pressure on the operation of the industry. Meanwhile, with the government continuing to strengthen its policies to support steady growth, market demand has increased steadily and the prices of petroleum and petrochemical products have continued to stabilize. The petrochemical industry in China is expected to continue to undergo steady development in the second half of the year.

 

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In the second half of 2015, given the weak recovery of the global economy, the slowdown in demand in China and with the situation in Middle East under control, the problem of a global surplus in crude oil supply will not be solved within a short period of time, and thus there will not be a significant increase in oil prices. At the same time, the opportunity for US dollar appreciation is limited, as is the opportunity of crude oil exports from Iran in a short period of time. As such, there will not be material negative effects or pressure on oil prices. Future fluctuations in international crude oil prices will generally depend on changes in the output of crude oil in US and the outcome of the Iranian issue. International crude oil prices are expected to continue to fluctuate at a low level in the second half of the year.

In the second half of the year, the Group will focus on enhancing the quality and efficiency of its development and will continue to step up efforts in safety and environmental protection, production and operations, system optimization, cost-saving and expenses reduction as well as intensification of its management. The Group will also enhance its efficiency.

 

  1. Further strengthening efforts in safety and environmental protection. The Group will foster the hazard management of long-distance pipelines and tank farms and strengthen its safety management of contractors; implement the “Three Simultaneity” LOGO policy for project development; accelerate the development of pollution emission reduction; fully carry out its leak detection and repair (LDAR) work; continue to exercise control over volatile organic compounds (VOC) and push forward its comprehensive environmental improvement measures.

 

  2. Continuing to optimize its production and operation system. The Group will intensify management of turnaround of its facilities to shorten the duration and reduce the number of off-schedule production suspensions; optimize and maintain balance of its production and operations plan to ensure proper checking and maintenance of certain facilities in the second half of the year; promote the optimization of ethylene and aromatic feedstock, residual oil and vacuum gas oil processing schemes as well as utilization of natural gas; further strengthen the collaboration with universities and research institutes and make even greater efforts in marketing.

 

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  3. Boosting efforts to reduce costs and expenses. The Group will continue to manage and control major expenses such as maintenance costs, selling expenses, financial expenses and management expenses; fully unleash the processing potential of refinery facilities; focus on increasing the level of central procurement for crude oil and cost competitiveness of crude oil resources; reduce inventories of crude oil, intermediate goods and finished products; make timely adjustments on its debt structure and carry out its fund raising and financing tasks at optimal financing costs; continue to optimize its material inventory structure and reduce the utilization of capital reserves.

 

  3.2 Analysis of the Company’s Principal Business and Performance (Part of the following financial data was extracted from the unaudited interim report prepared under CAS

 

  3.2.1 Analysis of Changes in the Company’s Major Financial Data

Amount

RMB’000

 

Item

   As at
30 June 2015
     As at
31 December
2014
     Change (%)     

Reason for change

Accounts receivable

     1,973,350         1,628,121         21.20       An increase in business volume of the share-controlled trading company and an increase in sales revenue lead to an increase in accounts receivable

Advances to suppliers

     65,141         31,098         109.47       An increase in prepaid purchase funds

Long-term equity investment

     3,419,000         3,106,262         10.07       Profit of associates

Deferred tax assets

     438,156         915,069         –52.12       Profit in the Reporting Period, using deferred income tax assets recognized in the previous years

Short-term borrowings

     2,912,004         4,078,195         –28.60       Profit in the Reporting Period; decline in demand for capital

Accounts payable

     4,356,281         5,924,035         –26.46       A decrease in purchase price
Advances from customers      416,405         612,573         –32.02       Fall in unit price of products and a decrease in advances from customers

Other payables

     758,161         508,551         49.08       An increase in construction and maintenance payable

 

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Item

   As at
30 June 2015
     As at
31 December
2014
     Change (%)     

Reason for change

Current portion of non-current liabilities

     1,305,680         —           N/A       Long-term borrowings due in one year

Long-term borrowings

     17,270         1,632,680         –98.94       Transferred into current portion of non-current liabilities

Specific reserve

     26,593         1,265         2,002.21       Increase in unutilised provisions for safety production costs

Undistributed profits

     2,832,771         1,101,605         157.15       Profit during the Reporting Period
     For the six months period              
     ended 30 June              

Item

   2015      2014      Change (%)     

Reason for change

Revenue

     42,152,450         51,374,277         –17.95       Fall in unit price of products

Cost of sales

     31,233,864         45,017,696         –30.62       A fall in the cost of raw materials, leading to the lower unit cost of products

Taxes and surcharges

     7,060,938         4,654,222         51.71       An increase in consumption tax rate

General and administrative expenses

     1,490,220         1,224,420         21.71       Maintenance expenses rose in the Reporting Period

Financial expenses – net

     140,537         279,343         –49.69       Fall in interest expenses of borrowings and foreign exchange losses

Asset impairment losses

     61,411         22,843         168.84       Increase in fixed asset impairment

Investment income (“–” for loss)

     338,784         –65,716         N/A       Profit made by associates

Income tax expenses

     491,686         –6,856         N/A       Profit in the Reporting Period

Operating profit attributable to shareholders of the Company (“–” for loss)

     1,731,166         –164,911         N/A       Cost of major raw materials fell sharply and gross profit of products increased

 

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     For the six months period
ended 30 June
             

Item

   2015      2014      Change (%)     

Reason for change

Net cash flows generated from operating activities

     1,924,239         836,448         130.05       Profit during the Reporting Period

Net cash flows used in investment activities

     –258,888         –373,651         –30.71       Decrease in purchase costs and construction cost of long-term assets

Net cash flow used in financing activities

     –1,643,510         –273,979         499.87       Reduced demand for capital and repayments of short-term borrowings

Research and development expenditure

     14,265         20,126         –29.12       Decrease in R&D projects

 

  3.2.2 Analysis of Business Operations by Segment, Product and Geographical Location

 

  (a) Principal business operations by segment or product

 

Segment or product

   Revenue
(RMB’000)
     Cost of sales
(RMB’000)
     Gross
profit
margin

(%)
    Increase/
decrease in
revenue
compared to
corresponding
period of the
previous year

(%)
     Increase/
decrease in
cost of sales
compared to
corresponding
period of the
previous year

(%)
    

Increase/decrease

in gross profit
margin compared

to the

corresponding

period of the

previous year

Synthetic fibres

     1,277,780         1,260,478         1.35        –12.22         –19.20       Increased by 8.51 percentage points

Resins and plastics

     5,374,909         4,098,680         23.74        –10.31         –29.34       Increased by 20.53 percentage points

Intermediate petrochemicals

     5,049,076         3,734,009         26.05        –26.52         –39.11       Increased by 15.31 percentage points

Petroleum products

     23,186,915         15,133,125         34.73     –22.41         –38.60       Increased by 17.20 percentage points

Trading of petrochemical products

     6,822,043         6,746,830         1.10        2.21         2.82       Decreased by 0.59 of a percentage point

Others

     441,727         260,742         40.97        –11.33         –18.03       Increased by 4.83 percentage points

 

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  * Gross profit margin is calculated according to the price of petroleum products which includes consumption tax. Gross profit margin of petroleum products after deducting consumption tax amounts to 8.50%.

 

  (b) Principal operations by geographical location

Amount

RMB’000

 

Geographical location

   Revenue      Increase/
decrease

in revenue
compared to
corresponding
period of the

previous year
(%)
 

Eastern China

     38,232,841         –22.59   

Other regions in the PRC

     1,802,087         –3.36   

Exports

     2,117,522         1,710.20   

 

  3.2.3 Analysis of core competitiveness

As one of the largest integrated petrochemical enterprises in China with highly integrated refining and petrochemical business operation, the Company possesses competitive business scale and strength, which make it a major manufacturer of refined oil, intermediate petrochemical products, synthetic resins and synthetic fibers in PRC. It also has self-owned utilities system and environmental protection systems, as well as handling and transportation facilities for marine and inland waterway, railway and highway.

The Company’s major competitive advantages include quality, brand name, geographical location and vertically-integrated production. The Company has over 40 years of experience in petrochemical production and management, and has accumulated extensive resources in the petrochemicals industry, winning multiple quality product awards from the central and local governments. Located in the core region of the Yangtze River Delta, the most economically active region in China with strong demand for petrochemical products, the Company has built a comprehensive logistics system and supporting facilities to tap its close geographic proximity with most of its clients and the convenience of its location for coastal and inland shipping. This gives it a competitive edge in terms of transportation costs and timely delivery. The Company has leveraged its advantages in integrated refining and petrochemical business operation to actively strengthen its product structure, while also continuously improved products quality and variety. It has also improved its production technology and boosted the capacity of its key upstream facilities to maximize the in-depth use of and comprehensive efficiency of its corporate resources, and is therefore able to achieve strong and sustainable development.

 

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  3.3 Analysis of Investments

 

  3.3.1 Wealth Management and Derivatives Investment Entrusted by Non- Financial Companies

 

  (a) Entrusted wealth management

The Company did not engage in any entrusted wealth management during the Reporting Period.

 

  (b) Entrusted loans

Amount

RMB’000

 

Borrower

   Amount of
entrusted
loan
     Maturity
period
   Interest
rate of
loan %
     Whether
it is
overdue
     Whether it
is
connected
transaction
     Whether
it has
been
renewed
     Whether
it is
related
to
lawsuits
     Are the
funds
sourced
from
fund-
raising
     Connected
relationship
     Expected
income
 

Chevron Phillips Chemicals (Shanghai) Corporation

     12,000       2014/8/28-2015/8/28      3.25         No         No         No         No         No         Nil         64   
     28,000       2014/11/27-2015/11/27      3.25         No         No         No         No         No         Nil         376   
     12,000       2014/12/26-2015/12/25      3.00         No         No         No         No         No         Nil         177   
     12,000       2015/1/29-2016/1/28      3.00         No         No         No         No         No         Nil         210   
     30,000       2015/4/24-2016/4/22      2.75         No         No         No         No         No         Nil         674   

 

  Note: The aforementioned entrusted loans are loans provided to shareholders according to the proportion of shareholding by Shanghai Golden Phillips Petrochemical Company Limited, a subsidiary of the Company.

 

  3.3.2 Application of Capital Raised

During the Reporting Period, the Company did not raise capital, nor does it use the capital raised in the previous reporting periods.

 

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  3.3.3 Analysis of the Companies in which the Company has Controlling Interests or Investment Interests

Due to a decrease in the cost of raw materials and an increase in gross profit of products, an associate of the Group, Shanghai Secco Petrochemical Company Limited recorded net profit of RMB 1,357 million during the reporting period, with RMB 271 million attributable to the Group, representing 15.68% of net profit attributable to equity shareholders of the Company.

 

  3.3.4 Major Projects from Non-raised Capital

 

Major project

   Total project
investment
RMB million
     Project progress
as at 30 June 2015
 

EVA Project with capacity 100,000 tons/year

     1,132         Preliminary work   

Desulfurization revamps for furnaces No. 1 – No. 5 and No. 7 of the Thermal Power Division

     164         Under construction   

Project of upgrading the discharged waste water standard

     134         Under construction   

 

  3.4 Plan for Profit Appropriation or Capital Reserves Capitalization

 

  3.4.1 Implementation or Amendment of Profit Distribution Proposal for the Reporting Period

As the Company recorded a loss in 2014, the Board proposed not to distribute a dividend for 2014, which was approved at the 2014 Annual General Meeting. So there is no profit distribution plan to be carried out in the reporting period.

 

  3.4.2 Plan for Half-Yearly Profit Distribution and Plan for conversion of Capital Reserves to Increase Share Capital

The Company will not distribute its profit in the first half of 2015 and will not implement a plan for conversion of capital reserves to increase share capital.

 

  3.5 Other Items for Disclosure

Early warning and notes about potential negative value of cumulative net profit from the beginning of this year to the end of the next reporting period, or significant change thereof as compared with last year.

 

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As the Group recorded net profit attributable to shareholders of the Company of RMB1,731 million under CAS and RMB1,771 million under IFRS for the first half of 2015, the cumulative net profit from January to September is expected to reverse losses to profits as compared to the same period of last year.

Prices of crude oil in the international market have seen a continuous and significant decline since the end of June, which will affect the profitability of the Company’s major products for a certain period due to the long procurement cycle for the Company’s crude oil.

 

  4. OTHER ITEMS

 

  4.1 Corporate Governance

The Company acted in strict compliance with regulatory documents such as the Company Law, the Securities Law, Corporate Governance Principles for Listed Companies and Guidelines for Establishing the Independent Directors System for Listed Companies issued by the CSRC, as well as the relevant requirements of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange to push forward the advancement of the Company’s system and management, to improve the corporate legal person governance structure, and to strengthen the establishment of the Company’s system in order to enhance the overall image of the Company.

 

  4.2 Audit Committee

On 26 August 2015, the Audit Committee of the Eighth Session of the Board held its third meeting, primarily to review the interim financial report of the Group for the Reporting Period.

 

  4.3 Purchase, Sale and Redemption of the Company’s Securities

During the Reporting Period, the Group did not purchase, sell or redeem any of the Company’s securities (for the definition of “securities”, please refer to paragraph 1 of Appendix 16 to the Hong Kong Listing Rules).

 

  4.4 Compliance with Corporate Governance Code

During the Reporting Period, the Company applied the principles and complied with all code provisions of the Corporate Governance Code, except for certain deviations from code provisions A.2.1 and A.5.1 of the Corporate Governance Code as set out below.

 

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Corporate Governance Code provisions A.2.1: The roles of chairman and chief executive officer should be separate and should not be performed by the same individual. The division of responsibilities between the chairman and chief executive officer should be clearly established and set out in writing.

Deviation: Mr. Wang Zhiqing appointed as Chairman and President of the Company.

Reason: Mr. Wang Zhiqing has extensive experience in the management of petrochemicals production. Mr. Wang is the most suitable candidate to serve in the positions of Chairman and President of the Company. For the time being, the Company has been unable to identify another person who possesses better or similar abilities and talent as Mr. Wang to serve in any of the positions listed above.

 

  4.5 Implementation of Model Code for Securities Transactions

The Directors of the Company confirm that the Company has adopted the Model Code for Securities Transactions. After making specific enquiries with all of the Directors and Supervisors of the Company, the Company is not aware of any information that would reasonably indicate that the Directors and Supervisors of the Company did not act in compliance with the requirements of the Model Code for Securities Transactions during the Reporting Period.

 

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  5. INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORT

 

  5.1 Interim financial statements prepared under China Accounting Standard for Business Enterprise

CONSOLIDATED AND COMPANY BALANCE SHEETS

AS AT 30 JUNE 2015

(All amounts in thousands of Renminbi Yuan unless otherwise stated)

 

    

30 JUNE

2015

    

31 DECEMBER

2014

    

30 JUNE

2015

    

31 DECEMBER

2014

 

ASSETS

   (UNAUDITED)
Consolidated
     Consolidated      (UNAUDITED)
Company
     Company  

Current assets

        

Cash at bank and on hand

     301,061         279,198         239,498         186,348   

Notes receivable

     1,437,747         1,372,277         1,212,765         991,722   

Accounts receivable

     1,973,350         1,628,121         919,659         856,198   

Advances to suppliers

     65,141         31,098         55,340         12,546   

Interests receivable

     79         76         —           —     

Dividends receivable

     —           19,372         6,733         19,372   

Other receivables

     38,340         51,771         16,131         16,468   

Inventories

     5,785,273         5,930,703         5,429,506         5,465,293   

Other current assets

     242,411         197,799         128,544         85,458   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     9,843,402         9,510,415         8,008,176         7,633,405   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-current assets

        

Long-term equity investments

     3,419,000         3,106,262         4,513,589         4,201,476   

Investment properties

     412,350         415,842         409,256         412,647   

Fixed assets

     14,814,286         15,611,926         14,448,505         15,221,418   

Construction in progress

     527,159         542,878         527,159         542,878   

Intangible assets

     432,336         441,140         354,352         360,510   

Long-term prepaid expenses

     454,568         602,451         440,264         587,349   

Deferred tax assets

     438,156         915,069         427,838         905,186   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-current assets

     20,497,855         21,635,568         21,120,963         22,231,464   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     30,341,257         31,145,983         29,129,139         29,864,869   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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CONSOLIDATED AND COMPANY BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED)

AS AT 30 JUNE 2015

(All amounts in thousands of Renminbi Yuan unless otherwise stated)

 

LIABILITIES AND   

30 JUNE

2015

    

31 DECEMBER

2014

    

30 JUNE

2015

    

31 DECEMBER

2014

 
SHAREHOLDERS’    (UNAUDITED)             (UNAUDITED)         

EQUITY                    

   Consolidated      Consolidated      Company      Company  

Current liabilities

        

Short-term borrowings

     2,912,004         4,078,195         3,324,033         4,507,195   

Notes payable

     93,724         11,714         80,000         —     

Accounts payable

     4,356,281         5,924,035         3,151,807         4,736,516   

Advances from customers

     416,405         612,573         356,172         503,124   

Employee benefits payable

     142,982         44,464         136,855         38,849   

Taxes payable

     1,513,358         1,276,874         1,493,557         1,239,268   

Interest payable

     4,141         9,037         4,506         9,486   

Dividends payable

     22,567         19,406         19,300         19,406   

Other payables

     758,161         508,551         928,517         606,113   

Current portion of non-current liabilities

     1,305,680         —           1,305,680         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     11,525,303         12,484,849         10,800,427         11,659,957   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities

        

Long-term borrowings

     17,270         1,632,680         —           1,611,900   

Deferred income

     181,436         186,436         181,436         186,436   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-current liabilities

     198,706         1,819,116         181,436         1,798,336   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     11,724,009         14,303,965         10,981,863         13,458,293   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

        

Share capital

     10,800,000         10,800,000         10,800,000         10,800,000   

Capital surplus

     505,823         493,922         505,823         493,922   

Specific reserve

     26,593         1,265         23,852         —     

Surplus reserve

     4,173,831         4,173,831         4,173,831         4,173,831   

Undistributed profits

     2,832,771         1,101,605         2,643,770         938,823   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total equity attributable to equity shareholders of the Company

     18,339,018         16,570,623         18,147,276         16,406,576   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Minority interests

     278,230         271,395         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     18,617,248         16,842,018         18,147,276         16,406,576   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     30,341,257         31,145,983         29,129,139         29,864,869   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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CONSOLIDATED AND COMPANY INCOME STATEMENTS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2015

(All amounts in thousands of Renminbi Yuan unless otherwise stated)

 

     Six Months Ended 30 June     Six Months Ended 30 June  

Items

   2015
(UNAUDITED)
Consolidated
     2014
(UNAUDITED)
Consolidated
    2015
(UNAUDITED)
Company
     2014
(UNAUDITED)
Company
 

Revenue

     42,152,450         51,374,277        34,274,347         43,680,675   

Less: Cost of sales

     31,233,864         45,017,696        23,525,573         37,470,279   

Taxes and surcharges

     7,060,938         4,654,222        7,056,655         4,650,903   

Selling and distribution expenses

     261,581         273,907        198,924         208,067   

General and administrative expenses

     1,490,220         1,224,420        1,416,884         1,152,924   

Financial expenses – net

     140,537         279,343        150,364         255,314   

Asset impairment losses

     61,411         22,843        65,601         38,313   

Add: Investment income/(losses)

     338,784         (65,716     325,776         (66,631

Including: Share of profit/(losses) of associates and joint ventures

     331,853         (65,716     312,112         (74,710

Operating profit/(loss)

     2,242,683         (163,870     2,186,122         (161,756
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Add: Non-operating income

     18,408         25,355        17,081         24,721   

Including: Profits on disposal of non-current assets

     986         5,220        877         5,220   

Less: Non-operating expenses

     20,945         30,246        20,908         30,234   

Including: Losses on disposal of non-current assets

     8,913         13,425        8,879         13,422   

Total profit/(loss)

     2,240,146         (168,761     2,182,295         (167,269
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less: Income tax expenses

     491,686         (6,856     477,348         (14,258
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net profit/(loss)

     1,748,460         (161,905     1,704,947         (153,011
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Attributable to shareholders of the Company

     1,731,166         (164,911     —           —     

Minority interests

     17,294         3,006        —           —     

Other comprehensive income

     —           —          —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income/(loss)

     1,748,460         (161,905     1,704,947         (153,011

Attributable to shareholders of the Company

     1,731,166         (164,911     —           —     

Minority interests

     17,294         3,006        —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Earnings/(loss) per share

       

Basic earnings/(loss) per share (RMB)

     0.160         (0.015     —           —     

Diluted earnings/(loss) per share (RMB)

     0.160         (0.015     —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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CONSOLIDATED AND COMPANY CASH FLOW STATEMENTS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2015

(All amounts in thousands of Renminbi Yuan unless otherwise stated)

 

     Six Months Ended 30 June     Six Months Ended 30 June  
     2015     2014     2015     2014  
     (UNAUDITED)     (UNAUDITED)     (UNAUDITED)     (UNAUDITED)  

Items

   Consolidated     Consolidated     Company     Company  

Cash flows from operating activities

        

Cash received from sale of goods or rendering of services

     46,893,886        60,118,351        38,627,647        51,488,974   

Refund of taxes and surcharges

     26,203        8,744        —          492   

Cash received relating to other operating activities

     6,713        12,749        5,495        12,048   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total of cash inflows

     46,926,802        60,139,844        38,633,142        51,501,514   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash paid for goods and services

     (34,564,026     (51,692,730     (26,437,199     (43,299,776

Cash paid to and on behalf of employees

     (1,221,286     (1,315,129     (1,143,494     (1,232,856

Payments of taxes and surcharges

     (8,942,004     (6,010,938     (8,884,167     (5,980,078

Cash paid relating to other operating activities

     (275,247     (284,599     (186,347     (512,380
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total of cash outflows

     (45,002,563     (59,303,396     (36,651,207     (51,025,090
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash flows generated from operating activities

     1,924,239        836,448        1,981,935        476,424   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

        

Cash received from entrusted lendings

     30,000        30,000        —          —     

Cash received from returns on investments

     38,487        24,547        19,372        8,079   

Net cash received from disposal of fixed assets

     4,417        5,189        4,294        5,173   

Cash received relating to other investing activities

     23,454        34,426        16,592        32,315   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total of cash inflows

     96,358        94,162        40,258        45,567   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash paid to acquire fixed assets and other long-term assets

     (313,246     (418,272     (314,223     (418,095

Cash payment of entrusted lendings

     (42,000     (38,000     —          —     

Investment in an associate

     —          (11,541     —          (11,541
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total of cash outflows

     (355,246     (467,813     (314,223     (429,636
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash flows used in investing activities

     (258,888     (373,651     (273,965     (384,069
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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CONSOLIDATED AND COMPANY CASH FLOW STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2015

(All amounts in thousands of Renminbi Yuan unless otherwise stated)

 

     Six Months Ended 30 June     Six Months Ended 30 June  

Items

   2015
(UNAUDITED)
Consolidated
    2014
(UNAUDITED)
Consolidated
    2015
(UNAUDITED)
Company
    2014
(UNAUDITED)
Company
 

Cash flows from financing activities

      

Cash received from borrowings

     20,725,975        26,442,894        21,081,005        26,795,894   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total of cash inflows

     20,725,975        26,442,894        21,081,005        26,795,894   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash repayments of borrowings

     (22,214,676     (26,512,307     (22,583,166     (26,499,797

Cash paid for distribution of dividends or profits and interest expenses

     (154,809     (204,566     (152,665     (198,497

Including: Cash payments for dividends or profit to non-controlling shareholders of subsidiaries

     (7,192     (4,129     —          —     

Sub-total of cash outflows

     (22,369,485     (26,716,873     (22,735,831     (26,698,294
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash flows (used in)/generated from financing activities

     (1,643,510     (273,979     (1,654,826     97,600   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     22        105        6        9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     21,863        188,923        53,150        189,964   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Add: Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period

     279,198        133,256        186,348        78,448   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period

     301,061        322,179        239,498        268,412   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2015

(All amounts in thousands of Renminbi Yuan unless otherwise stated)

 

     Attributable to equity shareholders of the Company     Non-
controlling
interests
    Total
shareholders’
equity
 

Items

   Share
capital
     Capital
surplus
     Specific
reserve
    Surplus
reserve
     Undistributed
profits
     

Balance at 1 January 2014

     10,800,000         493,922         5,832        4,173,831         2,358,032        259,062        18,090,679   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Movements for the six months ended 30 June 2014 (unaudited)

                 

Total comprehensive income

                 

Net (loss)/profit for the period

     —           —           —          —           (164,911     3,006        (161,905

Profit distribution

                 

Distribution to the shareholders

     —           —           —          —           (540,000     (4,129     (544,129

Specific reserve

                 

Accrued

     —           —           83,900        —           —          —          83,900   

Utilised

     —           —           (56,977     —           —          —          (56,977
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at 30 June 2014 (unaudited)

     10,800,000         493,922         32,755        4,173,831         1,653,121        257,939        17,411,568   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at 1 January 2015

     10,800,000         493,922         1,265        4,173,831         1,101,605        271,395        16,842,018   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Movements for the six months ended 30 June 2015 (unaudited)

                 

Total comprehensive income

                 

Net profit for the period

     —           —           —          —           1,731,166        17,294        1,748,460   

Employees share option scheme

     —           11,901         —          —           —          —          11,901   

Profit distribution

                 

Distribution to the shareholders

     —           —           —          —           —          (10,459     (10,459

Specific reserve

                 

Accrued

     —           —           72,925        —           —          —          72,925   

Utilised

     —           —           (47,597     —           —          —          (47,597
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at 30 June 2015 (unaudited)

     10,800,000         505,823         26,593        4,173,831         2,832,771        278,230        18,617,248   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2015

(All amounts in thousands of Renminbi Yuan unless otherwise stated)

 

Items

   Share
capital
     Capital
surplus
     Specific
reserve
    Surplus
reserve
     Undistributed
profits
    Total
shareholders’
equity
 

Balance at 1 January 2014

     10,800,000         493,922         —          4,173,831         2,128,507        17,596,260   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Movements for the six months ended 30 June 2014 (unaudited)

               

Total comprehensive income

               

Net loss for the period

     —           —           —          —           (153,011     (153,011

Profit distribution

               

Distribution to the shareholders

     —           —           —          —           (540,000     (540,000

Specific reserve

               

Accrued

     —           —           81,700        —           —          81,700   

Utilised

     —           —           (55,044     —           —          (55,044
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at 30 June 2014 (unaudited)

     10,800,000         493,922         26,656        4,173,831         1,435,496        16,929,905   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at 1 January 2015

     10,800,000         493,922         —          4,173,831         938,823        16,406,576   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Movements for the six months ended 30 June 2015 (unaudited)

               

Total comprehensive income

               

Net profit for the period

     —           —           —          —           1,704,947        1,704,947   

Employees share option scheme

     —           11,901         —          —           —          11,901   

Specific reserve

               

Accrued

     —           —           69,960        —           —          69,960   

Utilised

     —           —           (46,108     —           —          (46,108
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at 30 June 2015 (unaudited)

     10,800,000         505,823         23,852        4,173,831         2,643,770        18,147,276   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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  5.2 Interim financial information prepared under International Financial Reporting Standard (Unaudited)

This interim financial information for the six-month period ended 30 June 2015 is unaudited, but has been reviewed by PricewaterhouseCoopers in accordance with Hong Kong Standard on Review Engagements 2410, Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity, issued by the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, whose unmodified review report is included in the interim report to be sent to shareholders.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

(Prepared under IFRS)

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2015

 

            Unaudited
Six-month period
ended 30 June
 

Items

   Note      2015
RMB’000
    2014
RMB’000
 

Revenue

     2         42,125,505        51,345,006   

Sales taxes and surcharges

        (7,060,938     (4,654,222
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net sales

        35,064,567        46,690,784   

Cost of sales

        (32,687,731     (46,223,927
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

        2,376,836        466,857   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Selling and administrative expenses

        (277,890     (273,907

Other operating income

        41,461        49,626   

Other operating expenses

        (67,094     (55,807

Other gains – net

     3         6,931        —     
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating profit

     2         2,080,244        186,769   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Finance income

     3         23,457        34,426   

Finance expenses

     3         (160,694     (287,930

Share of profit/(loss) of investments accounted for using the equity method

        336,853        (60,716
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Profit/(loss) before income tax

        2,279,860        (127,451

Income tax expense

     4         (491,686     6,856   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Profit/(loss) for the period

        1,788,174        (120,595
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Profit/(loss) attributable to:

       

– Owners of the Company

        1,770,880        (123,601

– Non-controlling interests

        17,294        3,006   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        1,788,174        (120,595
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings/(loss) per share attributable to owners of the Company for the period (expressed in RMB per share)

       

Basic earnings/(loss) per share

     5       RMB 0.164      RMB (0.011
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted earnings/(loss) per share

     5       RMB 0.164      RMB (0.011
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Prepared under IFRS)

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2015

 

 

     Unaudited
Six-month period
ended 30 June
 

Items

   2015
RMB’000
     2014
RMB’000
 

Profit/(loss) for the period

     1,788,174         (120,595

Other comprehensive income for the period – net of tax

     —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period

     1,788,174         (120,595
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Profit/(loss) attributable to:

     

– Owners of the Company

     1,770,880         (123,601 ) 

– Non-controlling interests

     17,294         3,006   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period

     1,788,174         (120,595
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(Prepared under IFRS)

 

Items

   Note      Unaudited
30 June

2015
RMB’000
     Audited
31 December

2014
RMB’000
 

Assets

        

Non-current assets

        

Lease prepayment and other assets

        886,904         1,043,591   

Property, plant and equipment

        14,758,321         15,541,575   

Investment properties

        412,350         415,842   

Construction in progress

        527,159         542,878   

Investments accounted for using the equity method

        3,254,000         2,936,262   

Deferred income tax assets

        438,156         915,069   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        20,276,890         21,395,217   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Current assets

        

Inventories

        5,785,273         5,930,703   

Trade receivables

     7         923,019         630,883   

Bills receivable

     7         1,415,047         1,365,677   

Other receivables and prepayments

     7         309,126         268,869   

Amounts due from related parties

     7         1,109,876         1,035,085   

Cash and cash equivalents

        301,061         279,198   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        9,843,402         9,510,415   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

        30,120,292         30,905,632   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equity

        

Equity attributable to owners of the Company

        

Share capital

        10,800,000         10,800,000   

Reserves

     10         7,483,053         5,700,272   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        18,283,053         16,500,272   

Non-controlling interests

        278,230         271,395   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total equity

        18,561,283         16,771,667   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Items

   Note      Unaudited
30 June

2015
RMB’000
    Audited
31 December

2014
RMB’000
 

Liabilities

       

Non-current liabilities

       

Borrowings

     8         17,270        1,632,680   

Deferred income

        16,436        16,436   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        33,706        1,649,116   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Current liabilities

       

Borrowings

     8         4,217,684        4,078,195   

Trade payables

     9         1,817,085        2,920,459   

Advance from customers

     9         397,912        591,059   

Bills payable

     9         93,724        11,714   

Other payables

     9         2,393,213        1,831,263   

Amounts due to related parties

     9         2,598,481        3,042,197   

Income tax payable

        7,204        9,962   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        11,525,303        12,484,849   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

        11,559,009        14,133,965   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity and liabilities

        30,120,292        30,905,632   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net current liabilities

        (1,681,901     (2,974,434
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets less current liabilities

        18,594,989        18,420,783   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1. Changes in accounting policy and disclosures

The accounting policies applied are consistent with those of the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2014, as described in those annual financial statements.

New standards, amendments and interpretations to existing standards which are effective for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2015 and adopted by the Company.

 

  (a) The following new and amended standards and interpretations are effective for the financial year beginning on 1 January 2015 and have no material impact on the Group:

 

    Amendment to IFRS 2 – ‘Share-based payment’

 

    Amendment to IFRS 8 – ‘Operating segments’

 

    Amendment to IAS 16 – ‘Property, plant and equipment’ and IAS 38 – ‘Intangible assets’

 

    Amendment to IAS 24 – ‘Related Party Disclosures’

 

    Amendment to IFRS 13 – ‘Fair value measurement’

 

    Amendment to IFRS 40 – ‘Investment property’

There are no other amended standards or interpretations that are effective for the first time for this interim period that could be expected to have a material impact on this Group.

 

2. Segment information

The basis of segmentation and the basis of measurement of segment profit or loss, and assets and liabilities are consistent with those of the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2014.

 

     Six-month period ended
30 June 2015
     Six-month period ended
30 June 2014
 
     Total
segment
revenue
RMB’000
     Inter
segment
revenue
RMB ’000
     Revenue
from
external
customers
(note a)
RMB ’000
     Total
segment
revenue
RMB ’000
     Inter
segment
revenue
RMB ’000
     Revenue
from
external
customers
(note a)
RMB ’000
 

Synthetic fibres

     1,277,780         —           1,277,780         1,455,724         —           1,455,724   

Resins and plastics

     5,424,043         49,134         5,374,909         6,113,490         120,663         5,992,827   

Intermediate petrochemicals

     9,855,653         4,806,577         5,049,076         15,547,911         8,676,997         6,870,914   

Petroleum products

     24,857,847         1,670,932         23,186,915         33,086,391         3,204,352         29,882,039   

Trading of petrochemical products

     7,754,411         932,368         6,822,043         8,082,312         1,407,682         6,674,630   

Others

     802,051         387,269         414,782         1,056,286         587,414         468,872   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     49,971,785         7,846,280         42,125,505         65,342,114         13,997,108         51,345,006   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Six-month
period ended
30 June 2015
RMB’000
     Six-month
period ended
30 June 2014
RMB’000
 

Profit/(loss) from operations

  

Synthetic fibres

     (198,708      (289,780

Resins and plastics

     671,713         (262,983

Intermediate petrochemicals

     491,756         59,283   

Petroleum products

     1,038,809         558,269   

Trading of petrochemical products

     7,509         26,164   

Others

     69,165         95,816   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total consolidated profit from operations

     2,080,244         186,769   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net finance expenses

     (137,237      (253,504

Share of profit/(loss) of investments accounted for using the equity method

     336,853         (60,716
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) before taxation

     2,279,860         (127,451
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Note (a): Sales to Sinopec Corp., its subsidiaries and joint ventures are as follows:

 

     Six-month
period ended
30 June 2015
RMB’000
     Six-month
period ended
30 June 2014
RMB’000
 

Intermediate petrochemicals

     657,980         1,346,768   

Petroleum products

     22,095,131         27,522,679   

Trading of petrochemical products

     1,273,986         2,514,519   

Others

     94,979         108,685   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     24,122,076         31,492,651   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     30 June 2015      31 December 2014  
     Total assets      Total assets  
     RMB’000      RMB’000  

Allocated assets

  

Synthetic fibres

     1,759,775         1,762,111   

Resins and plastics

     1,755,600         1,714,407   

Intermediate petrochemicals

     4,906,076         5,339,892   

Petroleum products

     13,690,735         13,856,761   

Trading of petrochemical products

     1,351,049         1,312,503   

Others

     2,009,000         2,156,341   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Allocated assets

     25,472,235         26,142,015   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unallocated assets

  

Investments accounted for using the equity method

     3,254,000         2,936,262   

Deferred tax assets

     438,156         915,069   

Investment property

     412,350         415,842   

Others

     543,551         496,444   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unallocated assets

     4,648,057         4,763,617   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     30,120,292         30,905,632   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     30 June 2015      31 December 2014  
     Total liabilities      Total liabilities  
     RMB’000      RMB’000  

Allocated liabilities

  

Synthetic fibres

     307,114         340,837   

Resins and plastics

     842,401         947,649   

Intermediate petrochemicals

     873,682         1,028,939   

Petroleum products

     4,019,245         4,812,737   

Trading of petrochemical products

     1,173,298         1,172,575   

Others

     108,315         120,353   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Allocated liabilities

     7,324,055         8,423,090   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unallocated liabilities

  

Borrowings – current part

     4,217,684         4,078,195   

Borrowings – non-current part

     17,270         1,632,680   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unallocated liabilities

     4,234,954         5,710,875   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     11,559,009         14,133,965   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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3. Profit/(loss) before income tax

 

  (a) Finance expenses – net

 

     Six-month period ended 30 June  
     2015      2014  
     RMB’000      RMB’000  

Interest income

     23,457         34,426   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Finance income

     23,457         34,426   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest on bank and other borrowings

     (141,005      (204,373

Net foreign exchange loss

     (19,689      (83,557
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Finance expenses

     (160,694      (287,930
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Finance expenses – net

     (137,237      (253,504
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (b) Other gains – net

 

     Six-month period
ended 30 June
 
     2015      2014  
     RMB’000      RMB’000  

Forward foreign exchange contracts

     6,931         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

During the six-month period ended 30 June 2015, the Group entered into forward foreign exchange contracts to mitigate foreign exchange risk from borrowings denominated in EUR. For the six-month period ended 30 June 2015, gain from realised forward foreign exchange contracts amounted to RMB 6,931 thousands (six-month period ended 30 June 2014: nil), which was recognised in other gain of the condensed consolidated interim income statement. As at 30 June 2015, the Group had no unsettled forward foreign exchange contract (31 December 2014: nil).

 

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3. Profit/(loss) before income tax (continued)

 

  (c) Operating items

 

     Six-month period ended 30 June  
     2015      2014  
     RMB’000      RMB’000  

Amortisation of lease prepayments

     8,804         8,804   

Depreciation

     895,110         984,751   

Research and development costs

     14,265         20,126   

Write-down of inventories

     10,700         22,864   

Impairment of property, plant and equipment

     50,001         —     

Net loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

     7,927         8,205   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The inventory write-downs of RMB 10,700 thousands was mainly due to that the carrying amount of the trading products Ethyl acetate and Propane were lower than the net realisable value (six-month period ended 30 June 2014: RMB 22,864 thousands).

During the six-month period ended 30 June 2015, as a result of increasing market competition and low profit margin of the relevant products, the management of the Company shut down the manufacturing of acrylonitrile plant and decided to dispose it. Therefore, the Company fully provided impairment for the equipment at their carrying amounts of RMB 50,001 thousands (six-month period ended 30 June 2014: nil).

 

4. Income tax expense

 

     Six-month period ended 30 June  
     2015      2014  
     RMB’000      RMB’000  

Provision for PRC income tax for the period

     14,773         7,193   

Deferred taxation

     476,913         (14,049
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     491,686         (6,856
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The provision for PRC income tax is calculated at the rate of 25% (six-month period ended 30 June 2014: 25%) on the estimated taxable income of the six-month period ended 30 June 2015 determined in accordance with relevant income tax rules and regulations. The Group did not carry out overseas business and therefore does not incur overseas income taxes.

 

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5. Earnings/(Loss) per share

 

  (a) Basic

The calculation of basic profit/(loss) per share is based on the profit attributable to equity shareholders of the Company for the six-month period ended 30 June 2015 of RMB1,770,880 thousands (six-month period ended 30 June 2014: loss of RMB123,601 thousands) and 10,800,000,000 shares (six-month period ended 30 June 2014: 10,800,000,000 shares) in issue during the interim period.

 

  (b) Diluted

Diluted earnings per share is calculated by adjusting the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding to assume conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares.

The Company has dilutive potential ordinary shares from share options. A calculation is done to determine the number of shares that could have been acquired at fair value (determined as the average annual market share price of the Company’s shares) based on the monetary value of the subscription rights attached to outstanding share options. The number of ordinary shares in issue is compared with the number of shares that would have been issued assuming the exercise of the share options. The calculation of the diluted earnings per share for the six-month period ended 30 June 2015 and the six-month period ended 30 June 2014 was shown as:

 

     Six-month period ended 30 June  
     2015      2014  
     RMB’000      RMB’000  

Earnings

     

Profit/(loss) attributable to owners of the Company

     1,770,880         (123,601
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue (thousands of shares)

     10,800,000         10,800,000   

Adjustments for share options granted (thousands of shares)

     6,954         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average number of ordinary shares for diluted earnings per share (thousands of shares)

     10,806,954         10,800,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted earnings/(loss) per share (RMB per share)

     0.164         (0.011
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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6. Dividends

Pursuant to a resolution passed at the Annual General Meeting held on 18 June 2014, a final dividend of RMB540,000 thousands was approved and declared for the year ended 31 December 2013. The Board of Directors did not propose the payment of an interim dividend for the six-month period ended 30 June 2014.

Pursuant to a resolution passed at the Annual General Meeting held on 18 June 2015, no dividend was declared for the year ended 31 December 2014. As at 30 June 2015, the Board of Directors did not propose the payment of an interim dividend for the six-month period ended 30 June 2015.

 

7. Trade and other receivables

 

     As at      As at  
     30 June 2015      31 December 2014  
     RMB’000      RMB’000  

Trade receivables

     923,045         630,931   

Less: allowance for doubtful debts

     (26      (48
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     923,019         630,883   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Bills receivable

     1,415,047         1,365,677   

Amounts due from related parties

     1,109,876         1,035,085   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     3,447,942         3,031,645   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other receivables and prepayments (i)

     309,126         268,869   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     3,757,068         3,300,514   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (i) For the six-month period ended 30 June 2015, the associates and joint ventures of the Group declared dividends with total amount of RMB19,115 thousands to the Group (six-month period ended 30 June 2014: RMB82,275 thousands). As at 30 June 2015, all the aforementioned dividends were received (31 December 2014: RMB19,372 thousands were not received and were recorded in other receivables and prepayments).

As at 30 June 2015, entrusted lendings of RMB94,000 thousands included in other receivables and prepayments was made by the Group at interest rates ranged from 2.75% to 3.25% per annum, which will be due within twelve months from 30 June 2015 (31 December 2014: RMB82,000 thousands at interest rates ranged from 3.00% to 3.25% per annum).

Amounts due from related parties represent trade-related balances.

 

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7. Trade and other receivables (continued)

 

The ageing analysis of trade receivables, bills receivable and amounts due from related parties (net of impairment loss for bad and doubtful debts) based on invoice date is as follows:

 

     As at      As at  
     30 June 2015      31 December 2014  
     RMB’000      RMB’000  

Within one year

     3,447,905         3,031,617   

Above one year

     37         28   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     3,447,942         3,031,645   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Sales to third parties are generally on cash basis. Subject to negotiation, credit is generally only available for major customers with well-established trading records.

 

8. Borrowings

 

     As at      As at  
     30 June 2015      31 December 2014  
     RMB’000      RMB’000  

Short term loans

     

– Short term bank loans

     2,642,004         3,008,195   

– Short term loans from related parties

     270,000         1,070,000   

– Current portion of non-current bank loans

     1,305,680         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     4,217,684         4,078,195   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Long term loans

     

– Between one and two years

     17,270         1,632,680   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     4,234,954         5,710,875   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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8. Borrowings (continued)

 

The Group has the following undrawn borrowing facilities:

 

     As at      As at  
     30 June 2015      31 December 2014  
     RMB’000      RMB’000  

Expiring within one year (bank loans)

     18,090,375         15,489,855   

Expiring beyond one year (bank loans)

     5,993,431         7,495,370   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     24,083,806         22,985,225   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

These facilities have been arranged to finance the working capitals as well as ongoing investments on long-term assets.

The Company does not have any exposure to collateralised debt obligations. The Company has sufficient headroom to enable it to conform to covenants on its existing borrowings. The Company has sufficient undrawn financing facilities to service its operating activities and ongoing investments.

 

9. Trade and other payables

 

     As at      As at  
     30 June 2015      31 December 2014  
     RMB’000      RMB’000  

Trade payables

     1,817,085         2,920,459   

Advance from customers

     397,912         591,059   

Bills payable

     93,724         11,714   

Amounts due to related parties

     2,598,481         3,042,197   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     4,907,202         6,565,429   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Staff salaries and welfares payable

     142,982         44,464   

Taxes payable (exclude income tax payable)

     1,506,154         1,266,912   

Interest payable

     3,987         7,717   

Dividends payable

     22,567         19,406   

Construction and maintenance payable

     447,669         223,061   

Other liabilities

     269,854         269,703   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal of other payables

     2,393,213         1,831,263   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     7,300,415         8,396,692   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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9. Trade and other payables (continued)

 

As at 30 June 2015 and 31 December 2014, all trade and other payables of the Group were non-interest bearing.

As at 30 June 2015, the ageing analysis of the trade payables (including amounts due to related parties of trading in nature) based on invoice date were as follows:

 

     As at      As at  
     30 June 2015      31 December 2014  
     RMB’000      RMB’000  

Within one year

     4,862,739         6,514,151   

Between one and two years

     10,626         10,978   

Over two years

     33,837         40,300   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     4,907,202         6,565,429   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

10. Reserves

 

  (a) Share option reserve

Pursuant to the resolution of the fifth meeting of the eighth session of the Board of Directors of the Company on 6 January 2015, the proposal regarding the list of participants and the number of share options under the share option incentive scheme was approved.

According to the Company’s share option incentive scheme, the grant date of share options was 6 January 2015, and there were a total of 38,760 thousand share options granted to 214 participants. Each share option has a right to purchase an ordinary A share listed in PRC on vesting date at an exercise price of RMB 4.20 under vesting conditions.

The fair value of the employee services received in exchange for the grant of this equity-settled, share-based compensation plan is recognised as an expense. The total amount to be expensed is determined by reference to the fair value of the options granted including the impact of any service and non-market performance vesting conditions. When the options are exercised, the Company issues new shares. The proceeds received net of any directly attributable transaction costs are credited to share capital and share premium. As at 30 June 2015, no share option was exercised yet. (Expiry date: 6 January 2020)

 

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10. Reserves (continued)

 

  (a) Share option reserve (continued)

 

The share options outstanding as at 30 June 2015 have the following vesting dates and exercise prices:

 

Vesting date

   Exercise price
(per share in RMB)
     Outstanding
shares
 

6 January 2017

     4.20         15,504,000   

6 January 2018

     4.20         11,628,000   

6 January 2019

     4.20         11,628,000   

The total fair value of share options at the grant date was RMB 65,412 thousands, which has been valued by an external valuation expert using Black-Scholes valuation model.

The significant inputs into the model were as follows:

 

     Granting date  

Spot share price

   RMB 4.51   

Exercise price

   RMB 4.20   

Expected volatility

     41.20

Maturity (years)

     5.00   

Risk-free interest rate

     3.39%~3.67%   

Dividend yield

     1.00

Share option expenses of RMB 11,901 thousands have been recognised in the condensed interim income statement for the six-month period ended 30 June 2015.

 

  (b) For the six-month period ended 30 June 2015, the Group transferred RMB 25,328 thousands (six-month period ended 30 June 2014: RMB 26,923 thousands) from retained earnings to reserves for the safety production fund determined according to relevant PRC regulations.

 

  (c) For the six-month period ended 30 June 2015 and 2014, no transfers were made to the statutory surplus reserve or the discretionary surplus reserve.

 

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  5.3 Reconciliation between financial statements prepared under CAS and IFRS

The Company is listed on the Stoke Exchange of Hong Kong. The Group prepared financial statements under International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) which is audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers. There are reconciliation items in the consolidated financial report prepared under CAS and IFRS, the main items and the amount are listed as follows:

 

     Net profit/(loss)
attributable to
shareholders of parent
company (Consolidated)
     Equity attributable to shareholders
of parent company (Consolidated)
 
    

For the six months

ended 30 June

               
     2015      2014      30 June 2015      31 December 2014  
     (unaudited)      (unaudited)      (unaudited)         

Under CAS

     1,731,166         (164,911      18,339,018         16,570,623   

Adjustments under IFRS – Government grants (a)

     14,386         14,387         (55,965      (70,351

Safety production costs (b)

     25,328         26,923         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Under IFRS

     1,770,880         (123,601      18,283,053         16,500,272   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Notes:

 

  (a) Government grants

Under CAS, government subsidies defined as capital contributions according to the relevant government requirements are not considered a government grant, but instead should be recorded as an increase in capital reserves.

Under IFRS, such grants are offset against the cost of asset to which the grants are related. Upon transfer to property, plant and equipment, the grant is recognised as income over the useful life of the property, plant and equipment by way of a reduced depreciation charge.

 

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  (b) Safety production costs

Under CAS, safety production costs should be recognised in profit or loss with a corresponding increase in reserve according to PRC regulations. Such reserve is reduced for expenses incurred for safety production purposes or, when safety production related fixed assets are purchased, is reduced by the purchased cost with a corresponding increase in the accumulated depreciation. Such fixed assets are not depreciated thereafter. Under IFRS, expenses are recognised in profit or loss when incurred, and property, plant and equipment are depreciated with applicable methods.

 

By order of the Board

Wang Zhiqing

Chairman

Shanghai, the PRC, 27 August 2015

As at the date of this announcement, the executive directors of the Company are Wang Zhiqing, Wu Haijun, Gao Jinping, Ye Guohua, Jin Qiang and Guo Xiaojun; the non-executive directors of the Company are Lei Dianwu and Mo Zhenglin, and the independent non-executive directors of the Company are Cai Tingji, Zhang Yimin, Liu Yunhong and Du Weifeng.

 

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