Japan Pure Chemical : ┗ Financial Report for the 3rd Quarter Ended Dec 31, 2020 （488KB） NEW

Electronic Components Industry

 The situation continues to be uncertain due to the impact of the lengthening of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the lingering US-China trade war, but new markets created through the introduction of measures to prevent infection and markets where recovery can be seen after COVID-19, such as automobile-related markets, are driving demand for electronic components.

JPC's Financial Review

•  Sales of plating chemicals for printed circuit boards and semiconductor substrates were favorable despite the US-China trade war and the COVID-19 pandemic.

•  Recovery of sales of plating chemicals for connectors from COVID-19 was slow.

•  Sales of plating chemicals for lead frames continued to contribute to the increase of net sales due to noble metal prices remaining high.

(millions of yen, %)

Prices of copper, tin and nickel

Historical Metal Prices

Prices of gold and palladium

Copper

(yen/g)

TinNickel

GoldPalladium

9,000

8,500

8,000

7,500

7,000

6,500

6,000

5,500

5,000

4,500

4,000

3,500

3,000

2,500

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

0.000 10/12 11/6 11/12 12/6 12/12 13/6 13/12 14/6 14/12 15/6 15/12 16/6 16/12 17/6 17/12 18/6 18/12 19/6 19/12 20/6 20/12

(yen/g)

3