Sales of specialty oils and functional esters, including newly developed products

「As part of its focus on growth fields, the company actively promoted the adoption of “RiKACRYSTA® (リカクリスタ)” for automotive parts, which contributes to higher production efficiency in resin molding, as well as the development and market launch of new products such as “RiKANATURA® (リカナチュラシリーズ)” and the “Green Sizer® series,” which use biomass-derived raw materials to help achieve a decarbonized society.」

「The company is focusing on developing applications for the new nucleating agent for energy-efficient resin molding, “RiKACRYSTA,” and its adoption for mobility components has now been formally decided.」

「For products for the automotive industry, both volume and net sales exceeded the previous year as automobile production recovered steadily. For products for electronic materials, manufacturers' inventories of semiconductor-related materials bottomed out and began to recover, but both volume and net sales fell below the previous year because the recovery in end demand was delayed.」

「Products for the automotive industry recorded lower revenue and volume than in the previous year due to sluggish growth in automotive production caused by the semiconductor shortage.」

「In Functional Chemicals, raw materials for the automotive industry recovered as automobile production recovered, but remained below the previous year because the impact of weak demand in the first half was substantial.」

「In Functional Chemicals, sales volume of a range of additives for various resins declined due to the impact of the spread of COVID-19 and reduced operating rates in the automotive industry, among other factors.」

「In Functional Chemicals, net sales of core products, including lubricants for automotive applications, declined sharply from May onward due to the downturn in the automotive industry caused by the spread of COVID-19.」

「In Functional Chemicals, net sales fell below the previous year because exports to Asia were affected by trade friction with the United States, causing demand for lubricants for automotive applications and other products to decline.」

「In Functional Chemicals, net sales fell below the previous year as the decline in demand for lubricants for automotive applications and other products continued.」

「In Functional Chemicals, net sales fell below the previous year, mainly because demand for lubricants for automotive applications and other products declined.」

「In Functional Chemicals, net sales fell below the previous year, mainly because orders for hydrogenation-related products were weak.」

「In Functional Chemicals, although exports of lubricants for automotive applications remained strong, net sales fell below the previous year because demand for hydrogenation-related products declined.」

「In Functional Chemicals, although exports of lubricants for automotive applications remained strong, both volume and net sales fell below the previous year due partly to difficulties in selling general-purpose chemicals.」

「In Functional Chemicals, sales of functional esters and specialty oils remained firm, and net sales exceeded the previous year.」

「In Functional Chemicals, net sales exceeded the previous year because hydrogenation-related products, functional esters, and specialty oils performed well.」

「In Functional Chemicals, net sales exceeded the previous year, mainly because hydrogenation-related products, functional esters, and lubricants for automotive applications performed well.」

「In Functional Chemicals, hydrogenation-related products, functional esters, and lubricants for automotive applications performed well, with both sales volume and net sales exceeding the previous year.」

「In Functional Chemicals, sales of specialty oils and functional esters, both newly developed products, as well as lubricants for automotive applications and hydrogenation-related products remained strong, resulting in increases in both volume and net sales.」

「Sales of specialty oils and functional esters, both newly developed products, remained strong, while lubricants for automotive applications and hydrogenation-related products also remained firm.」

「In Functional Chemicals, demand for specialty oils and functional esters, both newly developed products, remained firm, while sales of lubricants for automotive applications and hydrogenation-related products also remained strong.」

「In functional chemicals, sales of newly developed specialty oils and functional esters performed well, while automotive oils and hydrogenation-related products also secured solid revenue.」

「Sales of newly developed specialty oils and functional esters remained strong.」