	shell francaise returns to profit in shell francaise sfmf pa a subsidiary of shell petroleum nv returned to the black last year for the first time since with parent company net profit of mln francs against losses of mln in and billion in in it posted a profit of mln the company said in a statement that cash flow had improved strongly although it remained negative at mln francs against billion in due largely to improved performances by its main profit centres it said the results could have been even better had it not been for the collapse of refining and sales profit margins in the last quarter of the year in shell sold mln tonnes of oil products against mln tonnes in the company said the results were in line with its targets for the second year of its three year recovery programme meanwhile societe shell chimie said it also returned to profit in for the first time since posting net profit of mln francs against a loss of mln no other details were available reuter 
