Review of the domestic sales structure

「In the Sealing Products business, expansion into advanced-industry markets such as semiconductor manufacturing equipment and devices, together with a recovery in the equipment market such as automobiles, lifted revenue 7.2% year on year to ¥8,488 million. However, the decline in the number of periodic plant maintenance projects and costs associated with reviewing the domestic sales organization reduced segment profit 9.1% to ¥1,027 million.」