Article: 4 JAPANESE TIREMAKERS END JULY-SEPT QTR IN BLACK ON OPERATING BASIS.

TOKYO, Nov 10 Asia Pulse - Four leading tire manufacturers have seen their group earnings improve, with all of them turning profits in the July-September quarter.

A decline in raw materials prices since last autumn contributed, as did progress made in cost-cutting. Demand appears to have bottomed out, mainly in such emerging nations as China.

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TSE:5110) swung to an operating profit in the April-June quarter, then posted a 10.4 billion yen (US$115.6 million) operating profit for the following three-month period.

Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. (TSE:5105) on Monday reported a 1.7 billion yen July-September operating profit, ...

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