• Sumitomo Heavy Industries held its third-quarter FY2026 results Q&A with Arata Ishimaru, vice president and general manager overseeing finance, accounting and administration.
• Semiconductor equipment orders should improve further next fiscal year, supported by China; a recovery in power semiconductors has yet to begin.
• Profits exceeded internal expectations across all segments, helped by higher sales, structural reforms and price increases.
• Fourth-quarter performance is expected to weaken as special expenses, provisions and fewer highly profitable projects weigh on results.
• European plastic machinery restructuring involved JPY 2 billion in workforce-reduction costs, including provisions; management intends to retain the business.

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