Tokai Carbon reported for the first half of the current fiscal year a 4.2% year-on-year decline in net sales to 170.92 billion yen ($1.17 billion), a 61.2% drop in operating income to 8.43 billion yen, a 56.4% decline in ordinary income to 10.52 billion yen, and a 77.0% drop in net income to 3.66 billion yen. The carbon black business,...
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Valqua Sees Declining Sales, Income in Sealing Business: First Quarter Results
Valqua’s results for the first quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, showed sales of 61.74 billion yen ($419.94 million), down 0.7% year-on-year; operating income of 7.10 billion yen, down 20.0%; ordinary income of 7.40 billion yen, down 18.1%; and net income of 4.91 billion yen, down 27.2%. By segment, the sealing products business posted sales of 37.16...
Asahi Kasei Reports Increased Volume in Synthetic Rubber and Elastomer Business
Asahi Kasei reported a 13% year-on-year increase in sales to 736 billion yen ($5.01 billion), a 129% increase in operating income to 49.87 billion yen, a 151% increase in ordinary income to 53.72 billion yen, and a 256% increase in net income to 34.1 billion yen for the first quarter (April-June) of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. The...
Report: Denka Expects Moderate CR Recovery, Expands Evolmer Into Tire Bladders
Denka’s chloroprene rubber (CR) business experienced weak sales in the previous fiscal year (April 2023-March 2024). “The poor sales trend of the first half continued into the second half of the fiscal year,” the company said. Initially, it had expected a recovery in the second half of the year, but there was no boost in terms of volume, and both...
Tosoh Expects CR Demand Recovery, Focuses on CNF
Tosoh’s CR sales volume declined only a few percent in the previous fiscal year ending March 2024, with sales benefiting from the weaker yen. Japanese domestic demand began to recover in the second half of the year, but was impacted by production stoppages at some automakers. Overseas, on the other hand, sales were affected by inventory adjustments by users in...
Report: Osaka Soda Continues Expanding Sales, ACM Newly Adopted Mainly in Asia
In the previous fiscal year ending March 2024, Osaka Soda’s acrylic rubber (ACM) sales volume increased due to new adoption in automotive parts applications, mainly in China, Southeast Asia, and India, as well as demand for ACM as a substitute for other materials. “We believe that there is still room for ACM to replace other materials for companies that have...