Two Indonesian units of Asia Pulp and Paper
announced their nine month fiscal results. The differences highlight the mixed
signals for the Singapore-based paper company.
APP’s Indah Kiat reported net profits
climbing to slightly less than $270 million, compared to last year’s nine-month
figure of $89.5 million. The company attributed the jump to sharply higher pulp
prices.
At the same time, APP’s printing and writing
unit, PT Tjiwi Kimia reported a net of $34.28 million, half of what it reported
last year during the same time.
Despite the upbeat numbers from the pulp
sector, analysts expect to see pulp prices start to decline next year, which
would have a negative impact on pulp producers. Further, paper prices,
according to analysts, are expected to continue to decline and to outstrip the
fall in pulp prices and other costs, according to Reuters.
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