Asahi Kasei reports fall in profits

Asahi Kasei reported a 25.9% fall in net profits for the fiscal first 9 months, ended 31 December 2012, compared with the year-ago period, to ¥35.6 billion ($386 million). Sales increased 2.8%, to ¥1.2 trillion. The global economic situation remained challenging during April–December 2012, with the continuing effects of the European sovereign debt crisis and the slowing growth in China and other emerging economies, Asahi says. Although reconstruction demand following the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in March 2011 was a positive factor, the...

This information is only available to Chemical Week subscribers.

Forgot your user ID or password?
Click here to have it sent to you.

Email Address First Name Last Name

Not an IHS Chemical Week 24/7 member yet? Here's why you should be: Searchable online archive access of the last 2 years of Chemical Week. Print or digital magazine subscription Price and market change alerts Economic data and statistics Buyers' Guides Webcasts | whitepapers