Strong sales of glycerin for pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications and surfactants for household products

「Demand for high-performance raw materials remained firm as personal care products became more value-added. However, although volumes of the core commodity products fell below the previous year because of competition from low-priced products flowing in from Asia, sales exceeded the previous year as prices were revised in response to soaring raw material costs.」

「主力の汎用品においては、アジア地域から流入する廉価品との競合により数量は前年を下回ったものの、原料価格高騰に伴う価格改定を進めた結果、売上高は前年を上回りました。」

「Although demand for surfactants for toiletries remained firm on strong domestic tourism, volumes and sales fell below the previous year because of competition from low-priced products flowing in from Asia and a growing preference for premium products. Demand for natural higher alcohols for industrial applications, including textile lubricant raw materials, was weak because of rising market prices, but volumes were in line with the previous year and sales exceeded it as the company passed on higher raw material costs through price increases.」

「Demand for surfactants for toiletries remained firm on strong domestic tourism, leaving volumes and sales in line with the previous year. Volumes and sales of natural higher alcohols for industrial applications, including textile lubricant raw materials, exceeded the previous year as prices were revised in response to soaring raw material market prices and new customers were developed.」

「Volumes and sales of surfactants for toiletries exceeded the previous year as strong domestic tourism boosted demand for cleaning products. Volumes and sales of natural higher alcohols for industrial applications, including textile lubricant raw materials, also exceeded the previous year as demand recovered, the number of new customers increased and prices were revised in response to higher raw material costs.」

「Domestic demand for toiletries was showing signs of recovery as inbound tourism increased, but exports remained weak because of the continuing downturn in the Chinese economy, causing both volumes and sales of surfactants for toiletries to fall below the previous year. Volumes of alcohol used as a raw material for textile lubricants exceeded the previous year as demand recovered and customer inventory adjustments ended, but sales declined as selling prices were adjusted appropriately following a decline in the price of the underlying fatty products.」

「Volumes and sales of surfactants for toiletries declined significantly because of the downturn in the Chinese market and weak domestic consumption. Although the market for alcohol used as a raw material for textile lubricants, where demand had been weak, was moving toward recovery, volumes remained below the previous year. Additives for food and pharmaceutical applications remained in line with the previous year, while volumes and sales of resin additives for polyolefin resin molded products such as household goods declined because demand for polyolefins remained weak in Europe, a major export destination.」

「Surfactants for toiletries remained firm as inbound demand in the cosmetics industry recovered.」

「Within products for consumer-related industries, volumes and sales of surfactant raw materials for toiletries exceeded the previous year as restrictions on activity were eased following the COVID-19 pandemic, while additives for food and pharmaceutical applications remained in line with the previous year. In contrast, volumes and sales of alcohol used as a raw material for textile lubricants fell below the previous year because of stagnation in the Chinese market.」

「Raw materials for surfactants used in toiletries remained weak because domestic demand for amenities was sluggish. Sales volumes of alcohol used as a raw material for textile lubricants also remained weak as the Chinese market continued to stagnate. Sales conditions for additives for food and pharmaceutical applications were also challenging, but sales exceeded the previous year because product price levels could be maintained at a high level against a backdrop of soaring raw material prices.」

「Within products for consumer-related industries, difficulties procuring raw materials for alcohol and fatty acids used in toiletries and textile lubricant applications caused sales volumes to remain weak. Demand for additives for food and pharmaceutical applications and nucleating agents for household goods was also weak, leaving volumes below the previous year. However, sales exceeded the previous year as the company responded by revising product prices in line with higher raw material costs.」

「Within products for consumer-related industries, additives for food and pharmaceutical applications and nucleating agents for household goods remained firm. However, sales of alcohol and fatty acids for toiletries and textile lubricant applications were weak because of difficulties procuring raw materials.」

「Sales exceeded the previous year as sales of additives for pharmaceutical and food applications remained strong.」

「Sales to consumer-related industries benefited from demand for toiletries and textiles recovering to pre-COVID levels, as well as strong sales of additives for household goods, pharmaceutical and food applications. As a result, sales exceeded the previous year.」

「Sales to consumer-related industries exceeded the same quarter of the previous year because premium alcohol products remained firm as demand for toiletries and textiles recovered, while sales of additives for household goods, pharmaceutical and food applications also remained strong.」

「Within fatty products, fatty acids for synthetic resins and tires began to recover as the automotive industry, which had been weak in the first half, recovered. However, the end of glycerin sales for pharmaceutical applications had a significant impact, causing both sales volumes and sales of fatty products to fall sharply from the previous year. Within alcohol products, surfactants and alcohol for household-related applications remained firm, while sales of industrial lubricants, which had been weak, also recovered. As a result, both sales volumes and sales of alcohol products were in line with the previous year.」

「Sales of fatty products declined because weakness in major end markets such as housing and automotive was exacerbated by the spread of COVID-19. Sales of alcohol products also declined amid an overall market slowdown, despite firm performance by surfactants for some applications.」

「Oleochemical products saw a significant decline in sales, as fatty products for automotive, tire and housing applications were affected by the spread of COVID-19. Alcohol products also remained generally weak. Although surfactants for hand-washing products remained firm, they were not enough to offset declines in other products.」

「Within oleochemical products, surfactants and unsaturated alcohols have remained strong, while glycerin has continued to be weak.」

「Surfactants and unsaturated alcohols continued to perform well, while glycerin remained weak. As raw-material prices also remained stable at low levels, revenue fell below the previous year.」

「Surfactants and unsaturated alcohols performed well among oleochemical products, while glycerin was weak. Selling prices across the product portfolio declined due to raw-material price trends, resulting in revenue below the previous year.」

「Revenue from oleochemical products fell below the previous year because selling prices declined in response to fluctuations in raw-material market prices for both fatty-acid and alcohol products.」

「Oleochemical products generated sales in line with the previous year as glycerin sales remained firm and demand for fatty acids and surfactants, which had previously been weak, began to recover.」

「Oleochemical products saw both sales volumes and sales fall below the previous year because weak demand for fatty acids and surfactants outweighed firm glycerin sales.」

「Oleochemical products generated slightly higher sales than in the previous year overall, as firm performance by fatty acids for synthetic resins, glycerin and other oleochemical products offset difficulties in surfactant sales.」

「Oleochemical products generated slightly lower sales than in the previous year overall, as weak alcohol and surfactant performance outweighed firm performance by fatty acids for synthetic resins and glycerin.」

「Oleochemical products generated higher sales than in the previous year overall, as firm performance by fatty acids for synthetic resins offset weak demand for surfactants.」

「Oleochemical products saw sales volumes fall below the previous year because surfactants were somewhat weak, despite firm performance by fatty acids for synthetic resins. However, sales were in line with the previous year as the company proceeded with product price revisions in response to raw material price movements.」

「In addition to firm sales of fatty acids for synthetic resins, sales volumes of surfactants for toiletries also increased.」

「In addition to a recovery in demand for fatty acids for synthetic resins, strong sales of higher alcohols and surfactants for cosmetics and toiletries resulted in revenue from oleochemicals exceeding the previous year.」

「Although sales of fatty acids for synthetic resins were sluggish, sales of alcohols and surfactants remained strong, resulting in revenue from oleochemicals exceeding the previous year.」

「Although sales of fatty acids for synthetic resins were sluggish, sales of glycerin for pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications and surfactants for household products remained strong, and revenue from oleochemicals was in line with the previous year.」