Japan: Sumitomo Osaka Cement recorded sales of US$1.19bn in the first nine months of the 2022 financial year, down by 22% year-on-year. The company’s net profit was US$71.7m. For its full-year 2022 financial year, the group forecast sales of US$1.61bn, down by 22% from full-year 2021 financial year levels. It expects full-year net profit to drop by 32% to US$69.2m.
