Dow Chemical, Kuwait Aromatics JV posts $97m profits in FY15

Kuwait-Mubasher: Kuwait Styrene Company has posted $97 million (KWD 29.16 million) in net earnings in the fiscal year 2015, compared to $126 million (KWD 37.87 million) a year earlier.

Kuwait Styrene is a joint venture between Dow Chemical and Kuwait Aromatics which is a subsidiary of Qurain Petrochemical Industries.

The CEO said that the company managed to decrease the fixed expenses by more than 20%.

He added that 2016 will present a number of challenges caused by low oil prices.

Mubasher Contribution Time: 09-Feb-2016 12:25 (GMT)