The business results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, for rubber and resin-related companies are now available, and among the 31 companies, 14 companies, or nearly half, achieved a record high in either net sales, operating income, ordinary income, or net income. It can be said that many of the companies posted solid performance growth, but automobile production,...
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Bridgestone’s Chemicals & Diversified Products business achieved higher revenues in the first quarter (January-March) of fiscal 2023. In particular, the chemical products business, whose profitability has steadily been improving, and the diversified business in the Americas (pneumatic springs), which is expected to expand into EVs, are showing positive results. The key is seen to be rubber technology, which the company...
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In its business results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 (IFRS basis), Sumitomo Riko posted sales of 541.01 billion yen ($3.92 billion), up 21.3% year-on-year; business profit of 17.87 billion yen, up 176.3%; and net income of 6.68 billion yen, compared with a loss of 6.35 billion yen in the previous year. By business segment, sales in the...
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Asahi Kasei reported net sales of 2.72 trillion yen ($19.69 billion), up 10.8% from the previous fiscal year, operating income of 128.352 billion yen, down 36.7%, ordinary income of 121.53 billion yen, down 42.7%, and a net loss of 91.31 billion yen (compared to 161.88 billion yen profit). Sales reached a record high. The environmental solutions business, which includes synthetic...
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Shin-Etsu Polymer reported a 16.9% year-on-year increase in net sales to 108.28 billion yen ($781.54 million), 31.0% increase in operating income to 12.74 billion yen, 28.2% increase in ordinary income to 12.98 billion yen, and a 35.2% increase in net income to 8.52 billion yen for the year ended March 31, 2023. “In the previous fiscal year, silicone wafer production...
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NOK reported net sales of 709.96 billion yen ($5.19 billion), up 4.0% year-on-year, operating income of 15.37 billion yen, down 50.9%, ordinary income of 26.55 billion yen, down 42.5%, and net income of 13.32 billion yen, down 48.4%, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023. By segment, the sealing business posted sales of 347.06 billion yen, up 3.2%, and...
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