Luzhou Bio-chem Technology Limited announced unaudited group earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2018. For the quarter, the company reported revenue of RMB 600,272,000 against RMB 513,305,000 a year ago. Loss before taxation was RMB 11,862,000 against RMB 34,474,000 a year ago. Loss for the period and total comprehensive loss was RMB 12,576,000 against RMB 34,536,000 a year ago. Diluted and basic loss per share was 2.1 cents against 5.8 cents a year ago. Net cash generated from operating activities was RMB 69,645,000 against RMB 70,147,000 a year ago. Purchase of plant and equipment was RMB 11,682,000 against RMB 15,175,000 a year ago. The group's revenue increased by 16.9%. This was mainly due to the increase in sales volume and weighted average selling price of corn refining segment. For the nine months, the company reported revenue of RMB 1,662,377,000 against RMB 1,509,448,000 a year ago. Loss before taxation was RMB 17,324,000 against profit before taxation of RMB 1,376,000 a year ago. Loss for the period and total comprehensive loss was RMB 20,084,000 against profit for the period and total comprehensive income of RMB 813,000 a year ago. Diluted and basic loss per share was 3.4 cents against profit of 0.1 cents a year ago. Net cash generated from operating activities was RMB 86,510,000 against RMB 126,926,000 a year ago. Purchase of plant and equipment was RMB 23,096,000 against RMB 32,693,000 a year ago.