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Ube’s Synthetic Rubber Division Increases Sales with Price Increases

Ube posted first half (April-September) results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, showing sales of 244.78 billion yen ($1.75 billion), down 20.2 percent year-on-year; operating income of 8.52 billion yen, down 55.4 percent; ordinary loss of 1.83 billion yen (against a profit of 17.90 billion yen in the same period last year); and net loss of 341 million...

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Ube to Raise Price of Polyamide 6

Ube will raise the price of polyamide 6 resin by 80 yen ($0.56) per kilogram for shipments beginning September 15. The move is due to soaring prices of raw materials. The company said that this is the first price revision for this product since April 2022, and is intended to improve business profitability by passing on higher prices for main...

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Ube Posts Year-on-Year Drop to Sales Revenue, Butadiene Rubber Profits

Butadiene rubber (BR) manufacturer Ube has posted its results for the first quarter of fiscal 2022. The company’s sales revenue came to 116.18 billion yen ($871.79 million), down 20.6 percent from the same quarter last year; operating profit was 4.36 billion yen, down 51.1 percent; ordinary profit was 2.3 billion yen, down 74.3 percent; and net profit was 5.74 billion...

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Ube to Raise Prices for Polyamide Resins Effective August 1

Ube said that it will raise prices for its polyamide 66 and polyamide 12 resin products, effective for shipments from August 1. Prices will increase by 60 yen ($0.43) per kilogram for polyamide 66 and 140 yen per kilogram for polyamide 12. Polyamide 66 is mainly used for automotive parts, while polyamide 12 sees application in automotive and machine parts....

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Ube Industries, Kyocera to Form JV for 5G Base Station Ceramic Filters

Ube Industries Ltd (TYO:4208) and Kyocera Corp. (TYO:6971) have agreed to form a JV with the aim of expanding their operations around ceramic filters for 5G base stations. To initiate this, Kyocera will acquire a 51 percent share in Ube Electronics Ltd. (UEL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ube Industries. Kyocera and Ube Industries will then establish a JV under...

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Ube Reports Strong BR Shipments in Q3

Ube Industries (TYO:4208) announced results for the first nine months of the fiscal year ending March 2016, showing sales of 482 billion yen ($4.28 billion), increasing 2 percent. Profit on operations was 31.3 billion yen, an increase of 118 percent. Ordinary income was 30.1 billion yen, up 117 percent. Net profit grew substantially by 275 percent to 19.2 billion yen.

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