This article follows part 1 in a series of 2 on second quarter financial results (January-June of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022) of the four large Japanese tire manufacturers. Sales increased by double digits year-on-year for all four companies. With its strong demand and weak yen exchange rate, the U.S. market was one of the factors that contributed...
Japan’s four major tire manufacturers have now all posted their financial results for January–June 2022. The four companies – Bridgestone, Yokohama Rubber, Sumitomo Rubber, and Toyo Tires – each achieved double-digit increases to their sales revenue when compared to the first half of the previous year, on top of which the first two of these companies managed a year-on-year increase...
Butadiene rubber (BR) manufacturer Ube has posted its results for the first quarter of fiscal 2022. The company’s sales revenue came to 116.18 billion yen ($871.79 million), down 20.6 percent from the same quarter last year; operating profit was 4.36 billion yen, down 51.1 percent; ordinary profit was 2.3 billion yen, down 74.3 percent; and net profit was 5.74 billion...
Asahi Kasei posted sales of 670.44 billion yen ($5.02 billion) in the first quarter from April to June of the fiscal year ending March 2023, up 14.9 percent year-on-year. Operating profit was 49.36 billion yen, down 18.4 percent, ordinary profit stood at 51.53 billion yen, down 20.9 percent, and net profit was 29.83 billion yen, down 35.7 percent. Environmental Solutions,...
Specialty rubber manufacturer Zeon reported net sales of 97.756 billion yen ($737.444 million) for the first quarter (April-June) of the fiscal year ending March 2023, up 11.9 percent year-on-year. Operating income was 10.726 billion yen, down 22.6 percent, ordinary income was 12.940 billion yen, down 12.7 percent, and net income was 8.706 billion yen, down 13.4 percent. In the elastomer...
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