August 8 -- Jiangxi Changjiu Biochemical Industry (600228) incurred a loss of 70.2 million yuan in the first half of 2011, with earnings per share of negative 0.29 yuan, reports stcn.com, citing a company filing.

Revenue rose to 554 million yuan during the reporting period. It was 403 million yuan in the same period last year.

Jiangxi ChangJiu Biochemical Industry produces plastic pipes, urea, white carbon black, and acrylamide. It operates in Nanchang, Jiujiang, and other cities in Jiangxi province.