Zeon Targets Self-Driving Vehicles With New Resin for Sensor Lenses

Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) recently launched Zeonex T62R, a new heat-resistant cyclo-olefin polymer (COP) resin. The product is intended for use in the lenses of automotive sensing cameras, for which heat-resistant materials are in high demand, and is expected to be adopted as a replacement for glass. While sensing cameras are used in high temperature environments for long periods of time,...

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JSR Medium-Term Earnings Report: Major Gains in Revenue, Profit, S-SBR Sales Volume

JSR Corp. (TYO:4185) posted sales of 203.54 billion yen ($1.78 billion) in sales for the April–September first fiscal half, up 11.7 percent from the year-earlier period, and operating profit of 23.37 billion yen, up 56.3 percent on the year. Net profit was reported up 53.6 percent on the year to 17.97 billion yen. The report, conforming to International Financial Reporting...

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Nitto Kako’s Rubber Business Sees 4.7% Growth in First Half

Nitto Kako Co., Ltd. (TYO:5104) recently released its business results for the first half (April–September) of the fiscal year ending March 2018. The company posted sales of 3.87 billion yen ($34.05 million), down 4.9 percent over the same period last year; an operating profit of 158 million yen, down 7.8 percent; an ordinary profit of 155 million yen, down 6.1...

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