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LyondellBasell misses quarterly revenue estimates on falling refining margins

Petrochemicals maker LyondellBasell disappointed Wall Street's expectations for thirdquarter profit on Friday due to declining refining margins and weak point in its chemicals section, sending its shares lower 2.8% in premarket trading.

Refining margins have been down internationally as oil need growth stays below average due to China's slowing economy.

LyondellBasell recorded lower margins, driven by compressed fuel and extract crack spreads and high refining running rates, with the Maya 2-1-1 industry fracture spread decreasing approximately $15 per barrel.

Split spread is the rate difference between a barrel of crude oil and the petroleum items improved from it.

Unrefined throughput decreased by around 8,000 barrels daily due to unexpected downtime in the documented quarter.

The business reported a loss of $23 million in its refining section in adjusted EBITDA, compared to a year-ago core profit of $105 million.

The chemicals maker likewise said year-end seasonality would result in softer demand across most organizations in the fourth quarter, with sequentially greater gas and ethane feedstock costs moderating North American incorporated polyolefins.

Production activity in the Eurozone declined in September, as demand fell dramatically regardless of factories slashing prices.

Germany, which accounts for 6% of LYB's overall revenue after the United States, saw its worst drop in factory performance in 12 months, while China, the business's third-biggest market according to information compiled by LSEG, saw its production activity agreement in July.

Changed core earnings in LyondellBasell's Intermediates &&. Derivatives segment, that makes oxyfuels and intermediate. chemicals, fell 55% to $317 million from the year-ago period.

Income for the quarter ended Sept. 30 was $10.32 billion,. below $10.63 billion in 2015. This compares to analysts'. price quote of $10.60 billion, according to data compiled by LSEG.

The company posted an adjusted earnings of $1.88 per share in. the July-to-September quarter, compared to experts' price quote of. $ 1.98 per share, according to information compiled by LSEG.

(source: Reuters)