Zhitong financial app news, chlor-alkali chemical (600618.SH) issued a half-year 2023 performance pre-reduction announcement, is expected to achieve a net profit of 269 million yuan to 329 million yuan attributable to shareholders of listed companies in 2023, compared with the same period last year (statutory disclosure data), will be reduced by 557 million yuan to 617 million yuan, a decrease of 62.87% to 69.64%. The net profit after deducting non-recurring profits and losses belonging to shareholders of listed companies is expected to be 242 million yuan to 302 million yuan, a decrease of 583 million yuan to 643 million yuan compared with the same period last year (statutory disclosure data), and a decrease of 65.88% to 72.66% compared with the same period last year.

The main reasons for the pre-reduction of the current performance (1) the impact of the main business is affected by the market environment of the chemical industry, and the sales volume and selling prices of the company's leading products in the reporting period are lower than those in the same period last year, resulting in a significant decline in net profits belonging to shareholders of listed companies during the reporting period. (2) the impact of non-operating profit and loss is mainly due to the increase in income from the disposal of intangible assets over the same period last year.