Weak operating rates at customers’ production lines
First written in FY2017-Q1. 11 of 27 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-04-27.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Mitigated".
- 2026-04-27MitigatedEarnings
「Domestic sales of chemical products increased due to higher customer operating levels and steady progress in new customer development, as well as higher selling prices reflecting increases in raw material prices.」
Higher customer operating levels were reported in domestic chemical product sales, further easing the previous impact of weak production-line activity at customers. - FY2026-H1MitigatedAnnual report
「Sales of specialty chemicals in Japan increased as customer utilization rose overall.」
Overall customer utilization increased, mitigating the impact of weak utilization at customers' production lines on domestic specialty-chemical sales. - FY2025-H1MitigatedAnnual report
「Sales of specialty chemicals in Japan increased due to higher customer utilization in the Hokuriku region.」
Although lower customer utilization in the Koshinetsu region and elsewhere had been cited as a factor behind lower sales through the previous quarter, customer utilization increased in the Hokuriku region this time, resulting in higher domestic specialty-chemical sales. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Sales of specialty chemicals in Japan declined due to lower customer utilization in the Koshinetsu region.」
Lower customer utilization in the Koshinetsu region continues to weigh on domestic specialty-chemical sales. - FY2024-Q2Narrower description of affected regionsAnnual report
「Sales of specialty chemicals in Japan declined due to lower customer utilization in the Koshinetsu region.」
Customer utilization has continued to decline, but of the Koshinetsu and Hokuriku regions cited in the previous quarter, only the Koshinetsu region was identified this time as a factor behind lower sales. - FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Sales of specialty chemicals in Japan declined due to lower customer utilization in the Koshinetsu and Hokuriku regions.」
The decline in customer utilization was specifically identified in the Koshinetsu and Hokuriku regions, becoming a factor behind lower domestic specialty-chemical sales. - FY2023MitigatedAnnual report
「Sales of specialty chemicals in Japan increased due to higher overall customer utilization and higher selling prices resulting from increases in raw-material prices.」
Overall domestic customer utilization increased, mitigating the previous impact of weak utilization at customers' production lines. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Sales of specialty chemicals in Japan increased due to higher customer utilization and higher selling prices resulting from increases in raw-material prices.」
Higher domestic customer utilization and higher selling prices resulting from increases in raw-material prices continue to support higher specialty-chemical sales. - FY2023-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「Sales of specialty chemicals in Japan increased due to higher overall customer utilization and higher selling prices resulting from increases in raw-material prices.」
Overall utilization by domestic customers increased, mitigating the previous impact of low utilization at customers' production lines. - FY2023-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「Sales of specialty chemicals in Japan increased due to higher overall customer utilization and higher selling prices resulting from increases in raw-material prices.」
Overall utilization by domestic customers increased, mitigating the previous impact of low utilization at customers' production lines. - FY2022-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「Sales of specialty chemicals in Japan increased as customer utilization rose overall.」
Customer utilization increased overall, mitigating the impact of low utilization at customers' production lines on domestic specialty-chemical sales. - FY2022-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「Sales of specialty chemicals in Japan increased as overall customer utilization rose with the diminishing impact of COVID-19.」
Overall customer utilization increased, mitigating the impact of low utilization at customers' production lines on domestic specialty-chemical sales. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「Sales of specialty chemicals in Japan increased due to strong utilization at some customers related to electronic components.」
Strong utilization at some customers related to electronic components has continued to support higher domestic specialty-chemical sales. - FY2021-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「Sales of specialty chemicals in Japan increased due to solid utilization at some customers related to electronic components.」
Solid utilization at some customers related to electronic components mitigated the impact of weak customer utilization on domestic specialty-chemical sales. - FY2021-Q2SoftenedAnnual report
「Sales of specialty chemicals in Japan declined due to lower utilization at existing customers in other fields, despite solid utilization at some customers related to electronic components.」
Although some customers related to electronic components remained solid, the affected customers were identified as existing customers in other fields, resulting in lower domestic specialty-chemical sales. - FY2021-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Sales of specialty chemicals in Japan declined because the overall decline in customer utilization outweighed solid utilization at some customers related to electronic components.」
Although some customers related to electronic components remained solid, the decline in overall customer utilization weighed on domestic specialty-chemical sales, with the impact broadening from the lower utilization previously concentrated among some customers. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Sales of specialty chemicals in Japan increased as major customers, particularly in the Koshinetsu region, maintained solid utilization despite the impact of lower utilization at electronic-component manufacturers in the basic-chemicals business.」
Although utilization declined at some electronic-component manufacturers, strong utilization by major customers in the Koshinetsu region more than offset the impact, resulting in higher domestic specialty-chemical sales. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Sales of specialty chemicals in Japan increased as strong utilization by major customers, particularly in the Koshinetsu region, more than offset the impact of lower utilization at electronic-component manufacturers in the basic-chemicals business, resulting in a substantial increase in sales.」
Although some electronic-component manufacturers reduced operations, strong utilization by major customers in the Koshinetsu region more than offset the impact, resulting in higher domestic specialty-chemical sales. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Sales of specialty chemicals in Japan increased as strong utilization by major customers, particularly in the Koshinetsu region, more than offset the impact of lower utilization at electronic-component manufacturers in the basic-chemicals business, resulting in a substantial increase in sales.」
Although some electronic-component manufacturers reduced operations, strong utilization by major customers in the Koshinetsu region more than offset the impact, resulting in higher domestic specialty-chemical sales. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Sales of specialty chemicals in Japan increased due to solid customer utilization and higher unit prices for basic chemicals.」
Domestic customer utilization remains solid, supporting higher specialty-chemical sales. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Sales of specialty chemicals in Japan increased as customer utilization remained solid.」
Domestic customer utilization remains solid, supporting higher specialty-chemical sales. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Sales of specialty chemicals in Japan increased as customers' production-line utilization rates remained solid.」
Customers' production-line utilization rates remain solid, continuing to support higher domestic specialty-chemical sales. - FY2018-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「Sales of specialty chemicals in Japan increased as customers' production-line utilization rates remained solid.」
Customers' production-line utilization rates recovered from a weak level and led to higher domestic specialty-chemical sales. - FY2018-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「Sales of specialty chemicals in Japan increased as customers' production-line utilization rates began to recover.」
The recovery in customers' production-line utilization rates led to higher domestic specialty-chemical sales. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Sales declined as utilization rates at existing customers' production lines remained low and lower unit prices for solvents and other products also had an impact.」
Low utilization at existing customers' production lines has persisted, weighing on specialty-chemical sales. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Sales declined as utilization rates at existing customers' production lines remained low, while lower unit prices for caustic soda, solvents and other products also had an impact.」
Low utilization at customers' production lines has remained at a low level, continuing to weigh on chemicals sales. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「Sales declined as customers' production-line utilization rates remained low, as in the previous fiscal year.」
Low utilization at customers' production lines has continued from the previous fiscal year, weighing on domestic specialty-chemical sales.