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Revenue and Profit Growth in the Functional Chemicals Business

First written in FY2019-Q3. . Latest entry: 2026-08-05.

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ProgressHeldSoftenedWorseOtherFY2019-Q3 – 2026-08-052019: 420192020: 420202021: 420212022: 420222023: 320232024: 320242025: 220252026: 22026
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Revenue and Profit Growth in the Chemicals BusinessA theme 20 companies write about · 2 as a headwind · 16 as a tailwind

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  1. 2026-08-05OtherEarnings

    「As a result, net sales in the functional chemicals business amounted to ¥39,177 million, up 8.8% year on year, while operating profit was ¥7,852 million, up 11.0%.」

    The functional chemicals business reported higher revenue and profit in the first quarter.
  2. FY2026Full-year results updated; lower revenue and profitAnnual report

    「As a result, revenue from the functional chemicals business was ¥145,751 million, down 3.4% from the previous fiscal year, and operating profit was ¥26,846 million, down 9.9%.」

    The functional chemicals business posted lower revenue and profit for the full year. Weak demand for environmental and energy-related products in Asia, toiletries, products for synthetic resins and resin processing, and organic peroxides affected results.
  3. FY2026-H1Updated to first-half results; lower revenue and profitAnnual report

    「As a result, revenue from the functional chemicals business was ¥69,094 million, down 8.4% year on year, and operating profit was ¥12,349 million, down 23.0%.」

    The functional chemicals business posted lower revenue and profit in the first half. Weak demand and shipments for environmental and energy-related products in Asia, toiletries, products for synthetic resins and resin processing, and organic peroxides affected results.
  4. FY2025Full-year results updated; higher revenue and profitAnnual report

    「As a result, revenue from the functional chemicals business was ¥150,915 million, up 13.0% from the previous fiscal year, and operating profit was ¥29,797 million, up 35.6%.」

    The functional chemicals business posted higher revenue and profit for the full year. Demand for surfactants, ethylene oxide and propylene oxide derivatives, and specialty rust-preventive treatment agents contributed.
  5. FY2025-H1Updated to first-half results; higher revenue and profitAnnual report

    「As a result, revenue from the functional chemicals business was ¥75,457 million, up 18.5% year on year, and operating profit was ¥16,041 million, up 60.5%.」

    The functional chemicals business posted higher revenue and profit in the first half, with revenue of ¥75,457 million and operating profit of ¥16,041 million. Demand for environmental and energy-related products in Asia, toiletries, and products for synthetic resins and resin processing contributed.
  6. FY2024Full-year results updated; lower revenue and profit continuedAnnual report

    「As a result, consolidated revenue from the functional chemicals business was ¥133,556 million, down 1.8% from the previous fiscal year, and consolidated operating profit was ¥21,972 million, down 3.2%.」

    The functional chemicals business posted lower revenue and profit for the full year. Weak demand for environmental and energy-related products in Asia and ethylene oxide and propylene oxide derivatives for overseas markets weighed on results, while revenue from organic peroxides and specialty rust-preventive treatment agents increased.
  7. FY2024-Q3Updated to third-quarter results; lower revenue and profit continuedAnnual report

    「As a result, revenue from the functional chemicals business was ¥99,027 million, down 2.7% year on year, and operating profit was ¥16,937 million, down 6.8%.」

    The functional chemicals business posted lower revenue and profit for the nine-month cumulative period. The disclosure cites lower shipments and demand for environmental and energy-related products in Asia, toiletries, and derivatives for overseas markets.
  8. FY2024-Q2Updated to first-half results; lower revenue and profit continuedAnnual report

    「As a result, revenue from the functional chemicals business was ¥63,663 million, down 5.2% year on year, and operating profit was ¥9,997 million, down 13.8%.」

    The functional chemicals business posted lower revenue and profit in the first half. The disclosure cites lower shipments and demand for environmental and energy-related products in Asia, toiletries, derivatives for overseas markets, and organic peroxides in Japan.
  9. FY2024-Q1Updated to first-quarter results; lower revenue and profit continuedAnnual report

    「As a result, revenue from the functional chemicals business was ¥29,909 million, down 9.4% year on year, and operating profit was ¥4,611 million, down 25.7%.」

    The functional chemicals business posted lower revenue and profit in the first quarter. The disclosure cites declining demand for environmental and energy-related products in Asia, toiletries, and organic peroxides in Japan.
  10. FY2023-Q3Updated to third-quarter results; higher revenue and profit continuedAnnual report

    「As a result, revenue from the functional chemicals business was ¥108,830 million, up 14.4% year on year, and operating profit was ¥18,149 million, up 6.8%.」

    The functional chemicals business posted higher revenue and profit for the nine-month cumulative period, supported by price revisions in response to higher raw material and fuel costs and by a recovery in demand.
  11. FY2023-Q2Updated to first-half results; higher revenue and profit continuedAnnual report

    「As a result, revenue from the functional chemicals business was ¥72,427 million, up 16.6% year on year, and operating profit was ¥11,754 million, up 6.1%.」

    The functional chemicals business posted higher revenue and profit in the first half. Demand for environmental and energy-related products, toiletries, and products for synthetic resins and resin processing, as well as the maintenance of appropriate prices, contributed, while automotive-related demand was weak.
  12. FY2023-Q1Updated to first-quarter results; higher revenue and profit continuedAnnual report

    「As a result, revenue from the functional chemicals business was ¥35,256 million, up 15.2% year on year, and operating profit was ¥6,143 million, up 6.3%.」

    The functional chemicals business posted higher revenue and profit in the first quarter. Demand for environmental and energy-related products, toiletries, and products for synthetic resins and resin processing was strong, while demand related to automobiles was weak, according to the disclosure.
  13. FY2022Full-year results updated; higher revenue and profit continuedAnnual report

    「As a result, consolidated revenue from the functional chemicals business was ¥128,416 million, compared with ¥109,822 million in the previous fiscal year, and consolidated operating profit was ¥21,460 million, compared with ¥15,655 million.」

    The functional chemicals business posted higher revenue and profit for the full year, with both revenue and operating profit exceeding the previous fiscal year.
  14. FY2022-Q3Updated to third-quarter results; higher revenue and profitAnnual report

    「As a result, revenue from the functional chemicals business was ¥95,098 million, compared with ¥78,932 million in the same period of the previous year, and operating profit was ¥16,980 million, compared with ¥10,920 million.」

    The functional chemicals business posted higher revenue and profit for the nine-month cumulative period, with both revenue and operating profit exceeding the same period of the previous year.
  15. FY2022-Q2Updated to first-half results; higher revenue and profitAnnual report

    「As a result, revenue from the functional chemicals business was ¥62,120 million, compared with ¥49,635 million in the same period of the previous year, and operating profit was ¥11,079 million, compared with ¥6,060 million. The adoption of revenue recognition accounting standards and other standards had a negative impact of ¥2,077 million on revenue and a positive impact of ¥15 million on profit.」

    The functional chemicals business posted higher revenue and profit in the first half, supported by strong demand for environmental and energy-related products, toiletries, paints, and automotive-related products in Japan and overseas.
  16. FY2022-Q1Updated to first-quarter results; higher revenue and profitAnnual report

    「As a result, revenue from the functional chemicals business was ¥30,602 million, compared with ¥26,243 million in the same period of the previous year, and operating profit was ¥5,778 million, compared with ¥3,783 million.」

    The functional chemicals business posted higher revenue and profit in the first quarter. The disclosure cites a recovery in demand for environmental and energy-related products, toiletries, paints, and automotive-related products.
  17. FY2021Full-year results updated; lower revenue and profit continuedAnnual report

    「As a result, consolidated revenue from the functional chemicals business was ¥109,822 million, down 6.4% from the previous fiscal year, and consolidated operating profit was ¥15,655 million, down 10.9%.」

    The functional chemicals business posted lower revenue and profit for the full year, and the deterioration in results from the previous fiscal year continued.
  18. FY2021-Q3Updated to third-quarter results; lower revenue and profit continuedAnnual report

    「As a result, revenue from the functional chemicals business was ¥78,932 million, down 12.6% year on year, and operating profit was ¥10,920 million, down 24.5%.」

    The functional chemicals business posted lower revenue and profit for the nine-month cumulative period, with the declines in revenue and profit widening from the same period of the previous year. The disclosure cites weak demand for environmental and energy-related products, toiletries, paints, synthetic resins and resin processing, and automotive-related products.
  19. FY2021-Q2Updated to first-half results; lower revenue and profit continuedAnnual report

    「As a result, revenue from the functional chemicals business was ¥49,635 million, down 18.1% year on year, and operating profit was ¥6,060 million, down 38.8%.」

    The functional chemicals business posted lower revenue and profit in the first half, with the declines in revenue and profit widening from the same period of the previous year. The disclosure cites weak demand for environmental and energy-related products, toiletries, paints and resins, and automotive-related products.
  20. FY2021-Q1Updated to first-quarter resultsAnnual report

    「As a result, revenue from the functional chemicals business was ¥26,243 million, down 17.6% year on year, and operating profit was ¥3,783 million, down 32.8%.」

    The functional chemicals business posted lower revenue and profit in the first quarter, with the declines in revenue and profit widening from the same period of the previous year.
  21. FY2020Full-year results updated; lower revenue and profitAnnual report

    「As a result, consolidated revenue from the functional chemicals business was ¥117,270 million, down 8.0% from the previous fiscal year, and consolidated operating profit was ¥17,562 million, down 13.5%.」

    The functional chemicals business posted lower revenue and profit for the full year, with results deteriorating from the higher revenue and profit reported in the previous fiscal year.
  22. FY2020-Q3Updated to third-quarter results; lower revenue and profitAnnual report

    「As a result, revenue from the functional chemicals business was ¥90,308 million, down 7.1% year on year, and operating profit was ¥14,473 million, down 12.1%.」

    The functional chemicals business posted lower revenue and profit for the nine-month cumulative period, with results deteriorating from the higher revenue and profit reported in the same period of the previous year. The disclosure cites weak demand for environmental and energy-related products, toiletries, synthetic resins and resin processing, and automotive-related products.
  23. FY2020-Q2Updated to first-half resultsAnnual report

    「As a result, revenue from the functional chemicals business was ¥60,636 million, down 4.5% year on year, and operating profit was ¥9,906 million, down 6.2%.」

    The functional chemicals business posted lower revenue and profit in the first half.
  24. FY2020-Q1Updated to first-quarter resultsAnnual report

    「As a result, revenue from the functional chemicals business was ¥31,842 million, down 2.4% year on year, and operating profit was ¥5,631 million, down 2.9%.」

    The functional chemicals business posted lower revenue and profit in the first quarter.
  25. FY2019Update to full-year resultsAnnual report

    「As a result, consolidated revenue from the functional chemicals business was ¥127,512 million, up 5.7% from the previous fiscal year, and consolidated operating profit was ¥20,297 million, up 8.0%.」

    The functional chemicals business posted higher revenue and profit for the full year, driving the Group's results.
  26. FY2019-Q3First statedAnnual report

    「As a result, revenue from the functional chemicals business was ¥97,220 million, up 8.0% year on year, and operating profit was ¥16,468 million, up 12.3%.」

    The functional chemicals business posted higher revenue and profit for the nine-month cumulative period, driving the Group's overall results.
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