Japan's recent safety scandal has dented not just the reputations but also the half-yearly financial performances of one of the country's petrochemical majors.And the reasons given for an across-the-board disappointing H1 2002-03 are:high feedstock prices,sluggish domestic demand,except in certain niche areas,a strengthening yen,and in some sectors,the perennial Japanese problem of overcapacity.
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