Group shr 4.91 yen vs 6.59    Net 7.72 billion vs 10.38 billion
    Current 16.81 billion vs 20.84 billion
    Operating 45.56 billion vs 52.02 billion
    Sales 734.50 billion vs 996.15 billion
    NOTE - Company forecast for current year is group net 14
billion, current 30 billion and sales 740 billion based on
rationalisation efforts and expected market price increases in
agricultural chemicals and petrochemical products following the
recovery in world oil prices.
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