Asahi Kasei Corporation has released its summary of consolidated results for FY 2021 (1 Apr 2021-31 Mar 2022), said the company.
Sales increased by Yen 140.7 bn from a year ago to Yen 833.4 bn, and operating income increased by Yen 9.6 bn from a year ago to Yen 73.2 bn.
Operating income increased with a considerable rise in income from North American operations as lumber prices rose, and larger deliveries and higher added-value in domestic order built homes operations although the order backlog was impacted by the previous year's COVID-19 restrictions on sales activities and materials costs rose.
As per MRC, Asahi Kasei has formed a strategic partnership with USbased Genomatica regarding hexamethylenediamine (HMD) based on biomass-derived raw materials (bio-HMD). Asahi Kasei currently uses fossil fuel–derived HMD as an intermediate to manufacture Leona polyamide 66 an engineering plastic featuring heat resistance and rigidity. Polyamide 66 is used for plastic parts in automotive and electronics applications, as well as yarn for airbag fabric. Demand for polyamide 66 is expected to increase worldwide.
As MRC informed before, in July 2019, Asahi Kasei decided to expand its plant for the artificial suede LamousTM in Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, by four million m2/year, increasing the total production capacity to 14 million m2/year upon completion in 2021.
Asahi Kasei Corporation is a multinational Japanese chemical company. Its main products are chemicals and materials science. It was founded in May 1931, using the paid in capital of Nobeoka Ammonia Fiber Co., Ltd, a Nobeoka, Miyazaki based producer of ammonia, nitric acid, and other chemicals. Now headquartered in Tokyo, with offices and plants across Japan, as well as China, Singapore, Thailand, USA and Germany.
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