• Denka posted Q1 net sales of JPY 96.98 billion, up 3.1% year on year, while operating profit surged to JPY 10.99 billion.
• Ordinary profit climbed to JPY 9.48 billion, while profit attributable to owners of parent fell 43.2% to JPY 2.84 billion.
• The earnings drop followed an extraordinary loss tied to Denka Performance Elastomer LLC, which will not restart chloroprene rubber production indefinitely.
• Electronics & Innovative Products net sales rose 11.7% to JPY 26.38 billion, lifting operating profit 49.2% to JPY 3.68 billion.
• Denka kept its full-year forecast unchanged at net sales of JPY 450 billion, operating profit of JPY 30 billion, ordinary profit of JPY 20 billion.

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