Denka Co. Ltd. (TYO:4061) posted 160.3 billion yen ($1.52 billion) in sales in its business report for the April–September quarter of fiscal 2020, marking a year-on-year drop of 16.5 percent. Operating income was just under 12.07 billion yen, down 21.4 percent year on year, while ordinary income was 12.29 billion yen, down 15.4 percent, and net profit at 10 billion...
Denka Co. Ltd. (TYO:4061) has shown a drop to both revenue and profits in its recently posted business results for the April–June quarter of fiscal 2020. The company revealed sales revenue of 76.23 billion yen ($719.68 million) for this first quarter, down by 16.1 percent year-on-year; operating income of 4.4 billion yen, down by 34.8 percent; ordinary income of 5.01...
Denka Co. Ltd. (TYO:4061) announced on July 20 that it has submitted an application to Japan’s Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA), looking here to get domestic regulatory approval for an in vitro diagnostic agent to be used in simple COVID-19 test kits. To help with developing the kit, Denka has pursued collaborative research with the National Institute of Infectious...
Denka Co. Ltd. (TYO:4061) announced on June 10 that it has been offered subsidies for an in-house R&D effort focused on infection testing. The company has been working here to develop and test new multiplexed diagnostics technology that targets COVID-19 alongside a range of other infections. The subsidy offer came in on May 28 from the Japan Agency for Medical...
Denka Co. Ltd. (TYO:4061) recently began production of diethyl malonate for use in Avigan, a potential COVID-19 treatment known also by the generic name of favipiravir. This production began on May 16 at the chemical company and chloroprene rubber producer’s Omi Plant in Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture. Denka sees itself as having a social responsibility to help out with measures against...
Denka Co. Ltd. (TYO:4061) has concluded a technology licensing agreement with Agilyx Corp., a global plastic recycling company based in Portland, Oregon, for a chemical recycling project involving used polystyrene from Toyo Styrene Co. Ltd., an equity-method investee of Denka. Denka has begun serious planning for the construction of demonstration equipment at its plant in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, that would...
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