Announced details
Insulation for residential applications, including detached houses and condominiums. Insulation applications in homes, including floor insulation and exterior insulation.
一村産業株式会社 is a partner company. The South Korean plant is a business partner plant. The Company and Associate Professor Mae Masayuki (前 真之) jointly advocate “a comfortable insulation standard equivalent to Grade 6.” Capital and personnel relationships are Not disclosed.
一村産業株式会社 is headquartered in Kita-ku, Osaka, and its representative director and president is Oshima Hideki (大嶋 秀樹). It is a partner company that performs full pre-cut processing and direct delivery to construction sites. Associate Professor Mae Masayuki (前 真之) of the Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, has jointly advocated with the Company the concept of “a comfortable insulation standard equivalent to Grade 6.” The name and overview of the South Korean business partner plant are Not disclosed.
Kyushu manufacturing facility: within Fukuoka Prefecture. Locations of the second and third manufacturing facilities: Not disclosed. Location of the South Korean business partner plant: South Korea.
The impact on results for the current fiscal year is expected to be minor. The business is expected to make an increasing contribution to results from the next fiscal year onward. Standalone sales targets for “U-MAX” are ¥3 billion for the fiscal year ending December 2027, ¥5 billion for the fiscal year ending December 2028, and ¥10 billion for the fiscal year ending December 2029.
The company does not address Contract Value / Offering price.
Market sizes are estimates calculated by the Company. Insulation board market: approximately ¥50 billion; market including on-site foamed urethane insulation materials: approximately ¥72 billion; total residential insulation materials market: approximately ¥190 billion.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | Urethane insulation board “U-MAX (YUMAX)”, Marutto Aquaform |
| Counterparty | 一村産業株式会社, Associate Professor Mae Masayuki (前 真之), Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo |
| Counterparty overview | 一村産業株式会社 is headquartered in Kita-ku, Osaka, and its representative director and president is Oshima Hideki (大嶋 秀樹). It is a partner company that performs full pre-cut processing and direct delivery to construction sites. Associate Professor Mae Masayuki (前 真之) of the Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, has jointly advocated with the Company the concept of “a comfortable insulation standard equivalent to Grade 6.” The name and overview of the South Korean business partner plant are Not disclosed. |
| Relationship with the Company | 一村産業株式会社 is a partner company. The South Korean plant is a business partner plant. The Company and Associate Professor Mae Masayuki (前 真之) jointly advocate “a comfortable insulation standard equivalent to Grade 6.” Capital and personnel relationships are Not disclosed. |
| Launch date | Start of manufacturing and import sales at the South Korean partner plant: during 2026 (予定) |
| Applicable area | Insulation for residential applications, including detached houses and condominiums. Insulation applications in homes, including floor insulation and exterior insulation. |
| Location | Kyushu manufacturing facility: within Fukuoka Prefecture. Locations of the second and third manufacturing facilities: Not disclosed. Location of the South Korean business partner plant: South Korea. |
| Location scale | The Company plans to establish 3 domestic manufacturing facilities. Capital expenditures and other investments in the Kyushu manufacturing facility: approximately ¥1.1 billion. Area and production capacity are Not disclosed. |
| Impact on Business Performance | The impact on results for the current fiscal year is expected to be minor. The business is expected to make an increasing contribution to results from the next fiscal year onward. Standalone sales targets for “U-MAX” are ¥3 billion for the fiscal year ending December 2027, ¥5 billion for the fiscal year ending December 2028, and ¥10 billion for the fiscal year ending December 2029. |
| Source | Market sizes are estimates calculated by the Company. Insulation board market: approximately ¥50 billion; market including on-site foamed urethane insulation materials: approximately ¥72 billion; total residential insulation materials market: approximately ¥190 billion. |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The Company will strengthen its response to insulation performance in anticipation of growing interest in highly insulated homes and the start of GX ZEH application. It will also strengthen its capability to offer insulation materials for an entire home, including the roof, walls and floors, on a one-stop basis, and fully develop its insulation board business.