16June2025|6:42AMJST
TorayIndustries(3402.T):ReportedlyparticipatinginJapan-EUdefense
industrycooperation
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thedefenseindustry.TheNikkeiarticlesaysthatTorayIndustriesisexpectedto
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aredefense-related,andwewouldexpecttop-lineandpro?tgrowthinlinewith
expandingdefensebudgetsinJapanandoverseas.Iftheequitymarketincreasingly
recognizesTorayashavingadefense-relatedaspect,wethinkthiscouldhelpliftthe
shareprice.WereiterateourBuyrating.
AccordingtotheNikkeiarticle,theEUisworkingtobuildastablesupplynetworkfor
weaponsandcomponents,andithashighexpectationsforJapanasademocratic
partner.Thetwosidesareexpectedtodiscusscooperativemeasurestodevelopa
supplynetworkformaterialsandcomponentsinthedefense?eld.Toray’scarbon
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