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Tokai Carbon Expects Strong Business Performance to Continue

on March 1, 2018 in Materials

Carbon black manufacturer Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd. (TYO:5301) is enjoying strong business performance, with recently posted business results showing drastic increases to the company’s sales and profits. Sales for the year through December 2017 were up 19.9 percent from the previous year. Meanwhile, operating profit rose by 915.1 percent, ordinary profit by 678.3 percent, and net profit increased by approximately...

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Nishikawa Rubber Sees Double-Digit Sales Growth, Net Profit Recovery Over First Three Quarters

on February 20, 2018 in Products

Auto parts maker Nishikawa Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5161) recently released its results for the first three quarters of fiscal 2017, showing sales to be up by 11.1 percent year-on-year to 71.28 billion yen ($667.89 million). Operating profit for the April–December period was down 3.4 percent to 5.92 billion yen year-on-year, while ordinary profit was up 6.7 percent to 7.08 billion...

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Mitsuboshi Belting Gains 6.6% in Belt Sales Over First Three Quarters

on February 14, 2018 in Products

Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd. (TYO:5192) has posted approximately 53.2 billion yen ($492.7 million) in total sales for the first three periods of fiscal 2017. This represents an increase of 6.6 percent over the same period for the previous year. The company made gains in operating profit as well, recording a 6 percent year-on-year increase to hit approximately 6.91 billion yen. Ordinary...

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Tigers Polymer President Kentaro Watanabe Eyes Increased Sales, Production for 2018

on February 9, 2018 in Interviews

Tigers Polymer Corp. (TYO:4231) President Kentaro Watanabe recently sat down with Japan Rubber Weekly to talk about his company’s overseas operations for 2017 and where he expects to see things go here moving forward. Sales for the industrial rubber and resin products manufacturer are generally in good shape across the Americas, Southeast Asia and China, Watanabe said, particularly in China....

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Mitsui Chemicals Posts Record Profits for April–December Period

on February 8, 2018 in Materials

Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) has posted record-high net, ordinary and operating profit figures for the combined first three quarters of fiscal 2017 (April–December). Sales for the period totaled 959.83 billion yen ($8.78 billion), up 10.3 percent from the same period in the previous year. Operating profit was 75.74 billion yen, up 5.7 percent year-on-year; ordinary profit was 78.85 billion yen,...

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Tigers Polymer Sees Robust First Half Due to Strong Rubber Sheet Demand

on November 30, 2017 in Products

Rubber sheet manufacturer Tigers Polymer Corp. (TYO:4231) recently released strong business results for the first half (April–September) of the fiscal year ending March 2018. Robust results in the company’s rubber sheet business were evidenced by a nearly double-digit increase in revenue year-on-year. Demand from Tigers Polymer’s main customers in the civil engineering, construction and automotive industries was sluggish in the...

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