Nichirin Co. Ltd. (TYO:5184), a large manufacturer of automotive rubber parts, recently released its business results for the second quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2017. The company posted sales of 29.01 billion yen ($265.64 million), up 15.9 percent over the same period last year; an operating profit of 4.39 billion yen, up 22.5 percent; and an ordinary profit…