Japan's Komatsu logs profit drop on weak China demand

Jakarta : Indonesia | Oct 30, 2012 at 5:21 AM PDT

Source: Channel NewsAsia

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Japan's top construction machinery maker Komatsu said on Tuesday its net profit dropped 30.2 per cent in the first six months to September, citing weak demand in China and the yen's strength against the euro. Komatsu's April-September net profit came to 66.1 billion yen (US$831 million). FULL ARTICLE AT Channel NewsAsia

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