• Mitsui Chemicals posted Q1 FY2026 operating income of JPY 48.4 billion, up 279.8% year on year, on revenue of JPY 460.0 billion, up 10.8%.
• Net income attributable to owners of the parent was JPY 32.1 billion; basic earnings per share totaled JPY 88.78.
• Operating income before special items rose to JPY 50.1 billion from a year earlier, mainly on improved inventory revaluation from higher raw material prices.
• Basic & Green Materials swung to a JPY 19.8 billion operating profit before special items, while Specialty chemicals domains lifted profit before special items to JPY 32.7 billion.
• It forecast first-half FY2026 revenue of JPY 957.0 billion, operating income before special items of JPY 76.0 billion, and operating income of JPY 66.0 billion.

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