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Zeon Obtains ISCC PLUS Certification at Four Facilities in Japan

on February 19, 2024 in Materials

Zeon has acquired ISCC PLUS certification, an international certification system for sustainable products, at four of its Japanese production facilities, namely the Takaoka, Kawasaki, Tokuyama and Mizushima plants. The certified products include butadiene, synthetic latex, HNBR (hydrogenated nitrile rubber), BR (butadiene rubber), IR (isoprene rubber), NBR (acrylonitrile butadiene rubber), E-SBR (emulsion polymerization styrene butadiene rubber) and S-SBR (solution polymerization styrene...

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Asahi Kasei Reports 9M Results

on February 16, 2024 in Materials

Asahi Kasei posted sales of 2,064.15 billion yen ($13.74 billion), up 1.2% year-on-year in the nine months (April-December) of the fiscal year ending March 2024. The company also posted operating income of 99.50 billion yen, down 15.1%, ordinary income of 90.50 billion yen, down 18.9%, and net income of 58.57 billion yen, down 11.0%. In the materials segment, sales declined...

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Ube Sales Down But Net Income Up: 9M Results

on February 14, 2024 in Materials

Ube posted results for the nine months (April-December) of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024. Sales were 332.95 billion yen ($2.23 billion), down 9.6% year-on-year; operating income 12.31 billion yen, down 5.2%; ordinary income 23.18 billion yen, compared with a loss of 4.53 billion yen in the same period a year earlier; and net income of 19.95 billion yen,...

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Mitsui Chemicals Posts 9M Results

on February 14, 2024 in Materials

Mitsui Chemicals results for the first nine months (April-December) of the fiscal year ending March 2024 showed revenue of 1,274.53 billion yen ($8.54 billion), down 10.8% year-on-year; core operating profit of 72.38 billion yen, down 34.4%; and net income of 37.26 billion yen, down 42.6%. Among segments, Mobility posted sales revenue of 398.36 billion yen, up 1.9%, and core operating...

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Tosoh Reports 9M Net Sales Down 6%

on February 13, 2024 in Materials

Tosoh reported net sales of 747.89 billion yen ($5.01 billion), down 5.9% year-on-year, for the first nine months (April-December) of the fiscal year ending March 2024. Operating income stood at 59.55 billion yen, up 1.1%, ordinary income at 68.67 billion yen, down 5.0%, and net income at 41.37 billion yen, down 10.7%. By segment, the petrochemical business posted sales of...

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Zeon Posts 9M Results, SSBR and Specialty Rubbers Steady on Stable New Car Production

on February 9, 2024 in Materials

Zeon posted sales of 283.81 billion yen ($1.9 billion), down 3.5% year-on-year, in the first nine months (April-December 2023) of the fiscal year ending March 2024. It further achieved operating income of 15.99 billion yen, down 42.6%, ordinary income of 19.91 billion yen, down 35.9%, and net income of 20.91 billion yen, up 14.4%. In the elastomer materials business segment,...

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