JSR Corp. (TYO:4185) announced its financial results for the first three quarters of the fiscal year ending March 2016 (April–December 2015). Net sales were down 4 percent to 294.5 billion yen ($2.52 billion), operating income down 3 percent to 29.5 billion yen and net income down 14 percent to 19.8 billion yen.
Materials
New Synthetic Fluororubber Is Highly Environment-Resistant
NEDO has announced a new synthetic fluororubber material with the world’s highest level of resistance to environmental stress factors. Made by attaching single-wall carbon nanotubes to fluororubber, the material promises to achieve heat resistance on a par with perfluoroelastomer at much lower cost.
Seeking Growth in Automobile Applications—Lanxess Japan
New Year’s Top Interview: Lanxess K.K. President and CEO Hideo Tsuji Hideo Tsuji, president and CEO of Lanxess K.K., said…...
Making All-out Effort to Fulfill ‘JSR20i6’ Mid-term Business Plan—JSR
New Year’s Top Interview: JSR President Mitsunobu Koshiba President Mitsunobu Koshiba of JSR Corp. (TYO:4185) said recently in an interview…...
Strategic Businesses in Western Markets—Sumitomo Rubber
New Year’s Top Interview: Sumitomo Rubber CEO Ikuji Ikeda 2016 will be a crucial year for Sumitomo Rubber’s new mid-term…...
Special Update on CR Manufacturers (Part 2)
(Continued from part 1 published Dec. 23, 2015) Showa Denko K.K (TYO:4004) will continue strengthening its sales strategy for chloroprene…...
