Company Performance for 1st Quarter 2006

BackMay 15, 2006

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       RPC/HO-SET/ELICID-0014/06
      
       May 15th, 2006
      
       Subject : Company Performance for 1st Quarter 2006
      
       To       : President
                     The Stock Exchange of Thailand
       
       Rayong Purifier Public Company Limited and its subsidiaries would like
        toclarify the 7.5 % or 9.24 Million Baht decrease in the Company s Net
       Profit after Tax in 1st Quarter 2006 (1Q06) compared to 1st Quarter2005
       (1Q05)The key factors that caused the decrease of Net Profit from 122.64
       Million Baht in 1Q05  to 113.40 Million Baht in 1Q06 can be summarized
       as follows:-
      
       1. Plant s Turn Around
       The company has the planned shutdown for turnaround maintenance
       between March
       12 to 30, 2006, due to the Aromatic (Thailand) PLC turnaround. This is
       resulting todecrease in production volume 29 Million Liter, 16%, from 184
       Million Liter in 1Q05 to 155 Million Liter in 1Q06
       2. Increase of Export Volume
       In the 1Q06, the company has 44 Million Liter of export volume or 21% of
       total sale volume, increased 29 Million Liter or 193% compared to 15
        Million Liter in 1Q05This due to the higher price of export product than
       local product, therefore, the company  managed to switch the production
       mode for maximizing export volume.
       3. Increase of Selling and Administration Expenditure
       As regard the enlargement of the retail segment of the company and the
       consequent increase in the number of  PURE  gas station, affect to 40
        Million Baht or 50% increase in the Selling and Administration
       Expenditure in 1Q06, from 79 Million Baht in 1Q05 to
       119 Million Baht in 1Q06. Moreover, the company also had the foreign
       exchange loss
        and the increase in administration expenditure of the subsidiary company
       in Vietnam these are resulting to increase in selling and administration
       expenditure in 1Q06.
      
      
       As a result, the company s net profit has decreased by 7.5% or
        9.24 Million Baht in 1Q06 compared to 1Q05.
      
      
       Please be so informed.
      
      
       Sincerely Yours,
      
      
      
       Mrs. Siraporn Krishnakan
       Assistant to  Managing Director