Tokyo, Japan, Aug 7, 2007 - (JCN Newswire) - Showa Denko K.K. (TSE: 4004; 'SDK') announces a 3.5% increase in operating income for the first six months (January-June) of 2007, to JPY 34,956 million, on net sales up 13.6%, to JPY 485,127 million. However, ordinary income fell 5.0%, to JPY 27,082 million, due to increases in non-operating expenses. Net income rose 0.1%, to JPY 15,070 million, due mainly to the fall in extraordinary losses.
Despite the soaring crude oil prices and ...