Atlantic China Welding Consumables, Inc. provided earnings guidance for the first half of 2019. The company predicts a decrease of between RMB 16 million and RMB 25 million in its net profit owned by shareholders of the listed company in the 1st half of 2019 compared with the same period of the year before, with a year-on-year decrease of between 35% and 55%. The net profit belonging to shareholders of the listed company after excluding extraordinary profit and loss in the 1st half of 2019 will decrease by between RMB 8.5 million and RMB 15.5 million compared with the same period of the year before, with a year-on-year decrease of between 25% and 45%.