Japan: Sumitomo Osaka Cement recorded sales of US$337m in the first quarter of the 2023 financial year, up by 3.7% year-on-year from US$325m in the first quarter of the 2022 financial year. Despite this, the company reported a loss for the quarter of US$8.23m, compared to a net profit of US$20.5m in the first quarter of the 2022 financial year. For the first half of the current 2023 financial year, Sumitomo Osaka Cement expects to deliver sales of US$726m and a net profit of US$3.71m.
