Kuraray Co., Ltd. Revises Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Year Ending December 31, 2022
November 08, 2022 at 11:00 pm EST
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Kuraray Co., Ltd. revised consolidated earnings guidance for the year ending December 31, 2022. For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, the company expects net sales of JPY 760,000 million compared to previous guidance of JPY 740,000 million, Operating income of JPY 78,000 million compared to previous guidance of JPY 78,000 million and net income attributable to owners of the parent of JPY 48,000 million or JPY 143.41 per share compared to previous guidance of JPY 45,000 million or JPY 134.45 per basic share.
Kuraray Co., Ltd. is the world's leader in the manufacturing and marketing of chemical products, resins and synthetic fibers. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- chemical and resin (45.6%): functional resins and films, elastometers, thermoplastics, adhesives, fine chemistry products, etc. primarily for cosmetic products, televisions and mobile phones screens, foot packaging and paper manufacturing;
- fibers and textile products (29.8%): synthetic fibers and man-made leather, polyester, nonwoven textile products, resins, etc. sold under the brands Kuralon, Clarino Vectran and Kuraflex;
- functional materials (18.8%): methacrylic resin, medical chemicals, carbon materials, etc.;
- other (5.8%): primarily dental treatment and water purifying products.
At the end of 2019, the group had 52 production worldwide.
Net sales break down geographically as follows: Japan (27.1%), China (13.8%), Asia (12.3%), Europe (23.6%), the United States (18.5%) and other (4.7%).
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