Raw Material Price Volatility Resulting from the Use of Petrochemical Products as Primary Materials
First written in FY2016. 14 of 22 entries say "Materialised", first in FY2019-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-08-07.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 122 of 167 companies on the "Worse" side.
- 2026-08-07MaterialisedEarnings
「In addition to higher raw-material costs, including polyvinyl chloride resin reaching a record high due to rising material prices caused by the Middle East crisis, higher labor costs and increased imported costs due to the prolonged depreciation of the yen placed pressure on manufacturing costs, resulting in lower profit year on year.」
The company specifically cited increases in raw-material, labor and imported costs as factors that placed pressure on manufacturing costs. - FY2026MaterialisedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, higher import costs due to the prolonged depreciation of the yen, soaring raw material costs and higher manufacturing costs due to increased labour costs were observed, but」
Higher manufacturing costs resulting from the weaker yen and rising raw material and labour costs have actually materialised, and the company is responding by appropriately adjusting selling prices and through other measures. - 2026-05-13MaterialisedEarnings
「Although imported costs rose due to the prolonged depreciation of the yen, raw-material prices increased and manufacturing costs rose as a result of higher labor costs,」
Higher imported costs, raw-material prices and labor costs continued to increase manufacturing costs in the reported results. - FY2026-H1MaterialisedAnnual report
「Regarding profit, our group promoted selling-price optimization to offset increases in raw material and import costs, worked to reduce procurement costs, and sought to improve earnings through higher productivity and greater operating efficiency. As a result, profit increased year on year.」
Raw material and import costs continue to rise, and the company is responding by adjusting selling prices appropriately and reducing procurement costs. - FY2025MaterialisedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, the company has been passing higher costs through to selling prices, including higher import costs due to the weaker yen, rising raw material prices and higher labour costs」
Higher costs resulting from the weaker yen and rising raw material and labour costs have actually materialised, and the company is addressing them by passing them through to selling prices. - FY2025-H1MaterialisedAnnual report
「The prolonged depreciation of the yen and surging raw material prices」
This states that raw material prices continue to rise, indicating that raw material price volatility risk is materialising in the actual business environment. - FY2024-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「Import prices continue to rise due to yen depreciation, and although the impact of surging raw material prices is evident,」
Higher import prices due to yen depreciation and surging raw material prices have continued, actually emerging as factors squeezing earnings. - FY2024-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「Regarding profit, we worked to secure operating profit by passing costs through to selling prices and reducing expenses. However, we were significantly affected by higher import costs for automotive floor mats resulting from soaring raw material prices and the further depreciation of the yen.」
Surging raw material prices, together with higher import costs resulting from yen depreciation, have actually weighed on profit, and the Company is responding by passing costs on to selling prices and cutting expenses. - FY2024-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「Regarding profit and loss, we worked to secure earnings by passing through to selling prices the cost increases associated with raw material prices and the weaker yen, and by reducing expenses.」
Higher costs resulting from raw material prices and yen depreciation have actually materialized, and the Company is responding by passing them on to selling prices and cutting expenses. - FY2023-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「In response to higher costs resulting from persistently elevated raw material prices and logistics costs,」
Persistently elevated raw material prices and logistics costs have actually increased costs and become factors constraining margin improvement. - FY2023-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「In addition to rising raw material prices and logistics costs due to container shortages, the Company was affected by persistently high ocean freight costs,」
Higher and persistently elevated raw material, logistics and ocean freight costs have actually become factors squeezing margins. - FY2023-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「In terms of profitability, rising raw material prices, higher logistics costs due to container shortages, surging ocean freight costs and the impact of exchange rate fluctuations caused by the rapid depreciation of the yen made it difficult to secure profit. The Company made every effort to pass these costs on to selling prices,」
Rising raw material prices, together with surging logistics and ocean freight costs and yen depreciation, have actually emerged as factors making it difficult to secure profit. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, raw material prices continue to rise.」
It reconfirms that raw material prices continue to rise. - FY2022-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, on the earnings side, the Company was affected by higher material costs resulting from rising raw material prices due to high crude oil prices, as well as other factors. Sales were ¥1,598 million, up 20.6% from the same period of the previous year, while operating profit was ¥36 million, down 23.9%.」
Higher raw material prices due to high crude oil prices actually weighed on profit through higher material costs, resulting in a 23.9% year-on-year decline in operating profit for industrial materials-related products. - FY2022-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Higher raw material prices and logistics costs due to surging crude oil prices and the trend toward yen depreciation, as well as container shortages」
It identifies higher raw material prices as a concern against the backdrop of surging crude oil prices and the trend toward yen depreciation. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「Because petrochemical products are the primary raw materials for the Group’s profile-extruded products, raw material purchase prices are linked to international crude oil markets, and significant fluctuations in crude oil prices tend to affect raw material purchase prices.」
It reiterates the risk of fluctuations in crude oil and raw material purchase prices associated with the use of petrochemical products as the principal raw materials. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「Because petrochemical products are the primary raw materials for the Group’s profile-extruded products, raw material purchase prices are linked to international crude oil markets, and significant fluctuations in crude oil prices tend to affect raw material purchase prices.」
It reiterates the risk of fluctuations in crude oil and raw material prices associated with the use of petrochemical products as the principal raw materials. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「Because petrochemical products are the primary raw materials for the Group’s profile-extruded products, raw material purchase prices are linked to international crude oil markets, and significant fluctuations in crude oil prices tend to affect raw material purchase prices.」
It reiterates the risk of fluctuations in crude oil and raw material prices associated with the use of petrochemical products as the principal raw materials. - FY2019-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「On the profit side, higher raw material costs resulting from surging crude oil prices affected results, resulting in operating profit of ¥16 million, down 55.4% from the same period of the previous year.」
Higher raw material costs originating from surging crude oil prices actually weighed on profit, resulting in a 55.4% year-on-year decline in operating profit for industrial materials-related products. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「Because petrochemical products are the primary raw materials for the Group’s profile-extruded products, raw material purchase prices are linked to international crude oil markets, and significant fluctuations in crude oil prices tend to affect raw material purchase prices.」
It reiterates the risk of fluctuations in crude oil and raw material prices associated with the use of petrochemical products as the principal raw materials. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「Because petrochemical products are the primary raw materials for the Group’s profile-extruded products, raw material purchase prices are linked to international crude oil markets, and significant fluctuations in crude oil prices tend to affect raw material purchase prices.」
It reiterates the risk that raw material purchase prices may fluctuate through crude oil prices because petrochemical products are the principal raw materials. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Because petrochemical products are the primary raw materials for the Group’s profile-extruded products, raw material purchase prices are linked to international crude oil markets, and significant fluctuations in crude oil prices tend to affect raw material purchase prices.」
The company describes the transmission of crude oil price movements to petrochemical products and raw material purchase prices, and ultimately to business results and financial condition.