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In the 2011 profit clearly of the Vopak group it has grown of 44.8%
In 2012 an ulterior increase of the operating result is attended
March 1, 2012
Last year the Dutch group Vopak, than work a net of 84 terminals in 31 nations for storage and handling of liquid bulk, chemicals and gas, has recorded an increment of 44.8% of the profit clearly that it is gone up to 435,6 million euros regarding 300,8 million euros in 2010. The revenues are increased of 4.9% to 1.171, 9 million euros. In decided increase also the EBITDA, that it has been pairs to 752,1 million euros (+26.4%) and operating profit (EBIT) that has been attested to 585,5 million euros (+32.5%).
"2011 - the president of the Dutch group has commented, Eelco Hoekstra - have been a year of general uncertainty in the western world caused from the crisis financial institution. Vopak was and is still in an ideal position in order to mitigate the impact of this uncertainty and meanwhile in order to characterize new business opportunity. In the 2011 - it has remembered - Vopak LNG to Altamira has entered in the market of the natural gas with the opening of the Gate terminal in Holland and with the acquisition of the terminal, in Mexico. Moreover Vopak has placed for the first time foot in India acquiring a terminal in the port of Kandla and has established in business as the new Vopak Terminal Amsterdam Westpoort".
Hoekstra has announced that the group previews to achieve in a 2012 value of the EBITDA advanced to that last year (in 2011 the EBITDA with exclusion of the extraordinary voices is piled to 636,0 million euros), while in the 2013 such value will to be included among 725 million and 800 million euros.
At the end of 2011 storage capability of the terminals of the group it piled altogether to 27,8 million cubic metres regarding 28,8 million at the end of the year precedence. Vopak has in program an expansion of the ability that will involve an increment of 6,0 million cubic metres within 2014.
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