Tigers Polymer announced its financial results for the first quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 (April–June 2025). Consolidated net sales rose 3.6% year-on-year to 12.32 billion yen ($83.89 million). Operating profit surged 29.4% to 916 million yen, while ordinary profit fell 13.2% to 995 million yen. Net profit edged up 0.8% to 733 million yen. By segment,...
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Sumitomo Rubber Posts Lower Sales and Profit in First Half
Sumitomo Rubber posted a decline in both sales and profit for the first half of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, but said its shift toward a more premium product mix continued to make progress. For the January–June period, revenue under IFRS came to 572.19 billion yen ($3.88 billion), down 2.5% from a year earlier. Business profit dropped 33.1%...
Toyoda Gosei Reports Higher Operating Profit: First Quarter Results
Toyoda Gosei announced its financial results for the first quarter (April to June 2025) of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026. Although revenue declined, the company achieved higher operating profit due to factors such as increased sales volume and improvements in cost efficiency. Consolidated revenue for the quarter was 260.42 billion yen ($1.77 billion), a 1.5% decrease compared to...
Yokohama Rubber Acquires Full Ownership of Chinese Conveyor Belt JV
Yokohama Rubber has announced that it has acquired an additional 22.98% stake in Shandong Yokohama Rubber Industrial Products, a consolidated subsidiary engaged in the production and sales of conveyor belts in China. With this acquisition, combined with the 77.02% stake it already held, the company has made Shandong Yokohama a wholly owned subsidiary. The transaction was completed on July 18....
Nitta Expands Sales of Food-Grade Resin Conveyor Belts
Nitta’s resin belt sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, increased in the high single digits year-on-year, with food-grade products seeing similar revenue growth. The high-performance, all-in-one Wexu and Mexu series belts drove strong sales. The Wexu series, offering resistance to sodium hypochlorite solution, physical shrinkage prevention, heat resistance, antibacterial and antifungal properties, oil resistance, low noise, fray...
Kato Office Thrives Importing and Selling High-Performance Taiwanese Machines
Kato Office, the exclusive Japan distributor for the Taiwanese manufacturers Kneader Machinery and Jing Day Machinery Industrial, has earned strong praise for importing and selling their products while providing comprehensive service support. Kneader Machinery, established in 1981, is Taiwan’s leading manufacturer of kneader equipment, producing over 100 units annually, including pressurized kneaders, kneader mixers, and twin-shaft open kneaders, as well...