巨头撤离！三菱化学退出焦炭及炭素材料业务！

Group 1 - Mitsubishi Chemical Group announced a complete exit from the coking coal and carbon materials business, expecting a non-recurring loss of approximately 85 billion yen (about 4.1 billion RMB) [2] - The decline in the overseas coking coal market is attributed to weak steel demand in China and oversupply due to new capacities in Indonesia [2] - Despite quality advantages and various measures to improve profitability, Mitsubishi Chemical acknowledged the inability to reverse the structural challenges in the coking coal sector [2] Group 2 - For the first half of the fiscal year 2025 (April-September), Mitsubishi Chemical reported sales revenue of 1,799.12 billion yen (approximately 11.5 billion USD), a 10.5% decrease from the previous year [2] - The operating profit for the same period was 86.49 billion yen, down 19.6% year-on-year [2] - The net profit attributable to the parent company's shareholders was 110.13 billion yen, showing a significant increase of 169% compared to the previous year [2]