Overview
In Information, we market polyester beads (PEBs) used as a core component of polymerization toners, along with pulverized toner resins for copiers and printers.
In Electrics/Electronics, we market electrolytes for aluminum electrolytic capacitors used for home appliances, personal computers and electrical components for automobiles, pressure-sensitive adhesives using for electronic components, as well as agents for use in hard disk manufacturing processes.
FY2022 Business Performance
In the Information segment, sales experienced a large increase. This was mainly due to recovery of office printing demand, which had stagnated due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as strong sales of raw materials for polyester beads as a core component of polymerization toners and toner resins for pulverized toners.
In the Electrics/Electronics segment, although demand for the raw materials used in general-purpose resists declined due to the slowdown in the semiconductor market, sales of photosensitized materials used as raw materials in cutting-edge resists increased, and sales of electrolytes for aluminum electrolytic capacitors also increased, resulting in strong sales.
As a result, total net sales in this segment increased by 10.4% year on year, to ¥23,163 million. Operating profit was ¥2,558 million (an increase of 1.9% year on year).