D&L Industries, the country’s largest specialty food ingredients and chemicals manufacturer, said first-half profit rose 8 percent as its key food ingredients business rebounded.
D&L Industries Inc. is returning more cash to shareholders even as geopolitical tensions, elevated oil prices and higher borrowing costs continue to cloud the outlook for manufacturers.
Rising oil prices and supply disruptions tied to the Middle East conflict are pressuring manufacturers, but D&L Industries Inc. still grew first-quarter earnings as stronger margins cushioned the impact.
D&L Industries Inc., the country’s leading food ingredients and industrial plastics manufacturer, has reset its projections for 2026 as volatility in oil prices, currency, and global supply chains reshapes assumptions across industries.
D&L Industries, the supplier of ingredients to some of the country’s top restaurants and fast-food chains, posted an 8 percent profit growth for the first nine months of 2025 despite record-high coconut oil prices that nearly tripled from 2023 lows.
D&L Industries is seriously evaluating plans for a second biodiesel plant through its subsidiary Chemrez Technologies Inc., positioning itself for growth once higher biodiesel blend mandates are enforced.
The Lao family-led manufacturing giant D&L Industries is confident it can deliver long-term growth despite global uncertainties, banking on its essential product lines and investments in new facilities like the Batangas plant.