Be careful with HAIK2 May 2009 13:31
Be careful with this one, the China Petrochemcial sector is still in trouble, see the link below. If you are looking for Chinese companies who will benefit from the Stilumus, look to WCC and also CHNS is my view.
http://www.chinabidding.com/news.jhtml?method=detail&channelId=277&docId=3449489
Profits of China's Major Oil Companies Rise as Demand Recovers
www.chinaview.cn Apr 25,2009
China's top five oil companies saw profits up 13.2 percent in March from the same period a year ago, as stimulus package pushed up energy demand, according to a report released by the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Association (CPCIA).
Their March profits rose 160 percent from February to 28.25 billion yuan (4.15 billion U.S. dollars), according to the report released on Thursday.
The "top five" includes China National Petroleum Corporation, China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, China National Offshore Oil Corp, Sinochem Corporation, and Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum (Group) Co. Ltd.
The negative impacts of the global financial crisis on China's petrochemical sector was deepening, but the month-on-month figure showed signs of recovering as prices of some petrochemical products began to stabilize, said the report.
Analysts said the profit increase was due to the government decision to raise the prices of oil products. PetroChina's president Zhou Jiping said last month that the price rise would add 1.26 billion yuan of profits for the company eve