Kuraray posts transcript of Q2 FY2026 earnings briefing
Reuters2026/08/13 06:36- Kuraray released a transcript of its 2Q FY2026 earnings briefing attended by President Hitoshi Kawahara, Director Tomoyuki Watanabe, Managing Executive Officer Junichi Fujiwara.
- 1H net sales rose JPY 31.1 billion to JPY 431 billion; operating income increased JPY 2.6 billion to JPY 28.8 billion.
- Full-year sales forecast raised JPY 30 billion to JPY 880 billion; profit forecasts left unchanged despite higher raw material, fuel costs.
- Shareholder returns: annual dividend projected at JPY 64, including a JPY 10 100th-anniversary commemorative dividend; total return ratio about 73%.
- Portfolio actions: ended KURARITY production; Saijo Plant to stop polyester resins, filaments within the year; new EVAL plant in Singapore due.
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