SONGWON Industrial Group released its financial results for the second quarter ending June 30, 2022. Building on the positive momentum of Q1 2022, Songwon Group achieved consolidated sales of 342,735 million KRW ($262 million) during Q2 2022, which when compared to Q2 2021, marked a 47.7% rise in revenue.

The Group’s YTD June 2022 sales revenues (681,168 million KRW, or $523 million) increased by 49.8% over the June YTD sales generated in 2021. During the 6 months of 2022, the Group realized a gross profit margin increase of 5.2% points to 25.5% compared to June YTD 2021.
  
After a positive start to the year and a strong first quarter, SONGWON Industrial Group recorded sound business performance across the divisions in the second quarter of 2022. Division Industrial Chemicals and Division Performance Chemicals observed high levels of demand Q2 2022, which resulted in another solid quarter with higher profitability and returns.

In line with expectations, global demand remained strong for Division Industrial Chemicals in Q2 2022 resulting in consolidated sales of 260,406 million KRW (Q2/2021: 175,711 million KRW) and for the first six months of the year, the Division achieved sales of 509,271 million KRW (YTD June 2021: 339,698 million KRW).

When compared to Q2 and YTD June 2021, the result marks an increase in revenue of 48.2% and 49.9% respectively. The overall sound result was partly driven by increases in global forecasted volumes on the back of customers aiming to offset potential logistics delays and competitor-related supply issues and also positively impacted by favorable FX developments in all regions.

SONGWON’s key business Polymer Stabilizers recorded higher sales despite being negatively affected by lockdowns across Asia and the conflict between Russia and the Ukraine. Fuel and Lubricant Additives also performed strongly, benefiting from customers ordering ahead of normal patterns to counteract logistics delays. As expected, the second quarter of the year was strong for Coatings due to the high demand in Europe, the US and Korea, ongoing industry recovery and the effectiveness of the implemented price increases.

Division Performance Chemicals also performed strongly in the second quarter, registering a 46.0% growth in revenue (Q2/2022: 82,329 million KRW) compared to Q2/2021 (56,380 million KRW). YTD June 2022, the Division achieved a 171,897 million KRW, marking a 49.6% increase in sales compared to YTD June 2021 (114,880 million KRW).

Looking forward to the second half of the year and the many uncertainties such as the geopolitical risks, the volatile macroeconomic environment, inflationary pressures, logistical issues, material shortages and the ongoing pandemic, it is not possible to accurately predict what the coming months will bring.

SONGWON anticipates that the current high demand for raw materials will continue in the coming months as the global situation continues to push market prices upwards.