Lotte Fine Chemical Q3 net profit down 50.5 pct. to 24.1 bln won

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- Lotte Fine Chemical Co. on Wednesday reported its third-quarter net income of 24.1 billion won (US$21.2 million), down 50.5 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 25.9 billion won in operating profit for the quarter, compared with 51.4 billion won a year ago. Sales fell 2.5 percent to 316.7 billion won.
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