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May 08, 2019 12:00 AM

CORRECTION: 'Illegal imports of stationary refrigerants' hit Q1 numbers for Chemours

Simon Robinson
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    Correction: Corrects headline to read

    'Illegal imports of stationary refrigerants' hit Q1 numbers for Chemours

    A mistake in the editing process led to an error in a recent story about Chemours' Q1 financial results in 2019. The initial headline confused blowing agents and stationary refrigerants.  Chemours Q1 fluoroproducts results were hit by 'illegal imports of stationary refrigerants' as stated in the story.

    Story follows.

    Wilmington, Delaware — Chemours a blowing agent company had total sales of $1.4 bn in first quarter of 2019 down 17.6% on the previous financial year.

    Vergnano. Credit: Chemours

    Adjusted EBITDA across the business fell 44.0% and reached $262 m in the first quarter of 2019.

    A substantial part of this fall came about as volumes in the company's large titanium dioxide business fell. This is in response to the company trying to maintain or increase prices for its materials.

    The company's Fluoroproducts business had sales which fell 6.1% between Q1 2018 and Q1 2019 . They reached $687 m in the Q1 2019 period. This compares with $732 m in the previous period.

    At the same time, adjusted EBITDA across in the division fell 22.4%, It reached $159 m in the first quarter of 2019 .

    The company said it suffered from 'illegal imports of stationary refrigerants into the European Union. Softer base refrigerant demand in North America, and supply constraints in Fluoropolymers more than offset higher demand.'

    Volumes in the business were down but prices were stable. This fed through to the division's adjusted EBITDA figure. In addition, lower net sales and higher than anticipated costs related to starting up its Corpus Christi, Texas Opteon facility.

    Chemours CEO Mark Vergnano said: 'Our performance reflects the combination of lower volumes in our Titanium Technologies segment and the impact of illegal imports on our refrigerants business in Europe.'

    Chemours numbers Q1 2019 ($m)
    Group Q1 2019 Q1 2018 Change %
    Sales 1400 1700 -17.6
    Adjusted EBITDA 262 468 -44.0
    Margin % 18.7 27.5
    Fluoroproducts
    Sales 687.0 732 -6.15
    Adjusted EBITDA 159 205 -22.44
    Margin % 23.1 28.0
    Source: Chemours
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