싱가포르 물 기업 Hyflux는 최근 2013년 2분기 실적 공개에서 미미한 순이익 증가를 보고하였다. 하지만 중국 시장에서는 산업적 성과를 두고 보았을 때 침체를 겪고 있다고 덧붙였다. 

Hyflux 그룹은 지난 분기 1억 8360만 싱가포르 달러 수익에 비해 이번 분기 1억 3840만 싱가포르 달러 수익을 내며 하락세를 보고하였다. 이에 반해 세금 증가 수치가 1770만에서 1750만 싱가포르 달러로 줄면서 그에 따른 순이익을 기록하였다고 발표했다.

중국을 제외한 나머지 아시아 지역에서 본 그룹 2분기 수익의 86%가 나왔다. 이와 같이 예상보다 낮은 중국 시장 수익성은 ‘거시적 요인’에 기인한다고 Hyflux는 밝혔다.

Singapore water firm Hyflux has reported a marginal rise in profit in the second quarter of 2013 yet has said the Chinese market is experiencing a slow-down in industrial output.

The group reported a fall in group revenue from S$138.4 to S$183.6 million (25%) in the quarter yet saw profit after tax rise to S$17.7 million compared to S$17.5 million in 2012.

Excluding China, the Asia region made up 86% of the groups total revenue in the second quarter.

However, lower than expected revenues from China were attributed to macro factors.

As a result, Hyflux has withdrawn from two water projects at the Hechuan Industrial Park in Chongqing City, China due to a foreseeable low off-take volume of the water.

The exit from the two projects is not expected to have any material financial impact on the Group for the financial year ending 31 December 2013.

In February 2012, Chinas State Council announced its 12th Five-Year Plan (FYP) for desalination, establishing a higher than expected target of 2.2-2.6 million m3/day of online capacity by 2015, versus less than 1 million m3/d today.

Despite the skepticism over the Chinese market, Hyflux said it will continue to focus on opportunities in regions such as the Yunnan province where the Group has signed two memoranda of understanding for the development of water projects.

[출처: Waterworld / 2013년 8월 6일]