SCC: Operation performance

For the first quarter of 2005, Net Sales of Siam Cement Public Company Limited (SCC) and subsidiaries amounted to 57,165m baht, an increase of 31 per cent from the same period of the previous year. Net profit was 9,997m baht, an increase 36  per cent from the same period of the previous year.

These increases were attributed primarily to the strong performance in most of the business units, particularly in the petrochemicals which have high products price.

The total assets of SCC and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2005, was 283,145m baht, an increase of 17,463m baht from year ended 2004.