Konica Minolta Holdings Inc., the world's second-biggest maker of film used to make liquid crystal displays, posted Thursday a 67 percent increase in first-half profit.
Net income in the six months to Sept. 30 rose to ¥37.6 billion, or ¥66.97 a share, from ¥22.5 billion, or ¥42.39, a year earlier, the company said in a statement to the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Sales rose 6.3 percent to ¥525 billion.