date:Aug 11, 2014
2Q2013. This was due to higher contributions from the merchandising business and improved performance by the Groups refineries in Australia and New Zealand.
The Others segment recorded a pretax profit of US$17.4 million in 2Q2014, mainly due to the recovery in investment securities and positive contributions from both Shipping and Fertiliser businesses.
Associates recorded a pretax loss of US$4.0 million compared to a pretax profit of US$24.9 million mainly due to lower contributions from the