Overall

• Sales index: 138.8(+10.7% year over year)
• Profit index: 186.2(+39.3% year over year)
• Revenue increased year-over-year for the second consecutive quarters. Profit increased year-on-year for the first time in two quarters.

In the April–June quarter, both the General Chemicals and Specialty Chemicals segments saw increases in sales and profits. This was driven by strong demand in high-performance sectors such as semiconductors and electronic materials, as well as inventory valuation gains resulting from rising crude oil and naphtha prices, and improved terms of trade for petrochemical products.

General-purpose chemicals

• Sales index: 143.3 (+5.7% year over year)
• Profit index: 199.4(+88.9% year over year)
• Revenue increased year-on-year for the first time in two quarters. Profit increased year-on-year for the first time in two quarters.

Specialty Chemicals

• Sales index: 146.8 (＋13.3% year over year)
• Profit index: 196.5 (＋27.1% year over year)
• Revenue increased year-over-year for four consecutive quarters． Profit increased year-over-year for four consecutive quarters．