Tokai Carbon reported its consolidated results for the first nine months of the fiscal year ending December 2025 (January–September). Net sales amounted to 237.34 billion yen ($1.53 billion), down 8.2% from the same period last year. Operating profit increased 40.0% to 21.30 billion yen, ordinary profit rose 30.8% to 21.06 billion yen, and net profit surged 192.9% to 16.35 billion...
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Sumitomo Rubber Profits Up on Structural Reforms: 9M Results
Sumitomo Rubber announced its IFRS-based consolidated results for the first nine months of the fiscal year ending December 2025 (January–September). Revenue came to 861.61 billion yen ($5.56 billion), down 1.5% year-on-year, while business profit decreased 21.1% to 48.51 billion yen. Net profit, however, rose sharply to 26.01 billion yen, an increase of 542.3%. Although business profit declined, both operating profit...
Bridgestone Stable in Challenging Environment: 9M Results
Bridgestone announced its IFRS-based results for the nine months of the fiscal year ending December 2025 (January–September). Revenue amounted to 3.23 trillion yen ($19.37 billion), down 1.1% from the same period last year, while adjusted operating profit rose 4.3% to 368.37 billion yen. Net profit decreased 19.5% to 203.54 billion yen. Excluding foreign exchange effects, the company posted higher revenue...
Tiger Polymer Sees Steady Hose Business in First Half
For the first half (April–September) of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, Tiger Polymer’s hose business recorded a slight year-on-year increase in sales. The company said that while revenue increased slightly, the number of units sold actually declined due to the impact of price revisions implemented at the beginning of the year. Sales of hoses for home appliances dropped...
Zeon Reports First Half Results
Zeon has announced its financial results for the first half of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 (April–September 2025). Consolidated net sales amounted to 206.47 billion yen ($1.34 billion), down 3.2% from the same period last year. Operating profit rose 15.2% to 19.35 billion yen, while ordinary profit increased 2.9% to 19.13 billion yen. Net profit surged 81.3% to...
Kuraray Reports Lower Sales and Profits in First Half
Kuraray announced results for the first half of fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. Consolidated net sales came to 399.95 billion yen ($2.70 billion), down 2.7% year on year. Operating income fell 42.2% to 26.26 billion yen, ordinary income dropped 51.7% to ¥21.28 billion, and net income declined 53.9% to 14.04 billion yen. In segment performance, the isoprene business recorded...

