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Chemical Week Magazine :: Business & Finance :: Asia/Pacific

August 18, 2008

Quarterly Profits Fall for Major Japanese Chemical Companies

Deepti Ramesh

Japanese chemical and petrochemical companies say they had a challenging fiscal first quarter, which ended June 30, 2008. Many firms reported a drop in profits, citing rises in feedstock and energy prices, as well as the slowdown in the global economy...

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