Changes in Hong Kong stocks | Binhua shares (06745) rose nearly 6% in the morning. Profit attributable to shareholders in the first half of the year increased 1.74 times year-on-year, and the company's chlor-alkali business rebounded steadily

The Zhitong Finance App learned that Binhua shares (06745) rose nearly 6% in the morning. As of press release, it had risen 5.9% to HK$3.23, with a turnover of HK$31.957 million.

According to the news, recently, Binhua Co., Ltd. announced its 2026 interim results, with revenue of about 8.26 billion yuan, an increase of about 12.32% over the previous year; gross profit of about 1,013 billion yuan, an increase of about 64.14% over the previous year; and the profit attributable to the company's equity shareholders was about 373 million yuan, an increase of 1.74 times the previous year. According to the announcement, the increase in revenue was mainly due to the stable operation of the new equipment of Binhua New Materials, which led to an increase in product sales, and the prices of the company's main products, propylene chloride and propane oxychloride, which were higher than in the same period last year.

According to Zhongtai Securities, the chlor-alkali sector of Binhua Co., Ltd. achieved revenue of 3.35 billion yuan in the first half of 2026, an increase of 8.5% over the previous year, accounting for 40.5%. The geographical conflict in the Middle East boosted the price of propane raw materials, and the price of propane oxide rose at the same time; according to Baichuan Yingfu, the average price of 2026H1 propane oxide was 9440 yuan/ton, +25.1% year over year, and the average price in 2026Q2 was about 1,030 yuan/ton, respectively, +36.4%/+13.3% year over month; the company benefited from early low-cost raw material inventories, which effectively benefited from rising product prices and increased gross profit.