Nippon Chemical Industrial Co., Ltd.

Nippon Chemical Industrial Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells chemical products in Japan. Its offerings include inorganic chemicals such as chromium and phosphorus compounds, silicates, silica products, lithium chloride solution N, sodium sulfate, sodium bisulfate, potassium permanganate, and cuprous oxides. The company also provides specialty chemicals including electronic ceramic materials, barium compounds, circuit materials, battery materials, organic phosphorus compounds, pharmaceutical intermediates, agrochemicals, semiconductor materials, and thiourea, as well as custom manufacturing. It additionally manufactures and sells phosphine derivatives, agricultural chemicals, battery materials, electronic ceramic materials, circuit materials, and high-purity electronic materials, leases land and buildings to hospitals and retail businesses, and exports to Southeast Asia and other countries. Formerly known as Nippon Seiren Co., Ltd., it changed its name to Nippon Chemical Industrial Co., Ltd. in March 1944, was founded in 1893, and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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Nippon Chemical Industrial Doubles Dividend to 240 Yen, Up 120 Yen from Prior Year

Nippon Chemical Industrial announced on the 30th that it will pay an annual dividend of 240 yen per share for the fiscal year ending March 2027. The previous year's dividend was 120 yen. The company is working to strengthen profitability and improve capital efficiency, including reducing strategic shareholdings, and as part of this effort it is enhancing shareholder returns. At the same time, it will conduct a share buyback of up to 110,000 shares, representing 1.27% of outstanding shares, with a maximum total cost of 500 million yen. The repurchase period runs from August 12 to March 31, 2027.

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