Shipment volume of rubber sheets (plates) is declining. According to statistics compiled by the Japan Rubber Industry Association, shipments from January to May 2022 totaled 6,908 tons, down 7.3 percent from the same period last year. In 2021, the market recovered from the decline caused by the coronavirus pandemic and remained generally firm throughout the year. However, the recovery trend...
Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407) has posted its business results for the first half of fiscal 2021, revealing a 19.4 percent year-on-year increase in sales – reaching 1.18 trillion yen ($10.27 billion) – and a 47.4 percent increase in operating income, 113.14 billion yen. Ordinary income too was up, marking a 53.9 percent increase to 119.23 billion yen; as was net...
Carbon black manufacturer Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd. (TYO:5301) has posted its business results for the first three quarters of fiscal 2021, revealing 185.1 billion yen ($1.63 billion) in sales revenue, up 28 percent year-on-year, and 17.67 billion yen in operating income, up 137.9 percent. Looking at individual segments, the company’s carbon black business generated 72.26 billion yen in sales revenue,...
Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) has posted its financial results for the first half of fiscal 2021, revealing a sizable recovery from the same period last year. Results here included 179.08 billion yen ($1.57 billion) in sales revenue, up 30.3 percent year-on-year; 24.95 billion yen in operating income, up 151.7 percent; 26.58 billion yen in ordinary income, up 143 percent; and 18.39...
Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. (TYO:7282) has revealed a promising set of business results for the first half of fiscal 2021. Sales revenue here came to 387.36 billion yen ($3.4 billion), up 25.2 percent year-on-year; operating profit to 12.99 billion yen, up 187.8 percent; and net profit to 9.03 billion yen, up 162.6 percent. For Japan specifically, the figures were 195.17...
Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) has posted its business results for fiscal 2020, revealing sales revenue of 301.96 billion yen ($2.77 billion), down 6.2 percent year on year, and an operating income of 33.41 billion yen, up 28 percent. Speaking at the results briefing, company director Kazuyoshi Matsuura said that with customer industries having made a recovery in recent months, the January–April...
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