Product development contributing to energy conservation and CO2 reduction

「Reduction results: FY2025 923 △277 △23.1」

「Drawing on its extensive engineering expertise, the Group actively proposed technologies contributing to carbon neutrality, including the application of hydrogen and ammonia fuels to heat-treatment processes and the electrification of heat-treatment processes.」

「Against this background, the consortium Decarbonized Industrial Thermal Systems Technology Research Association, comprising 1 independent administrative agency, 12 national university corporations, 1 university corporation and 19 companies, including the company, was selected to implement the project Decarbonization of Thermal Processes in the Manufacturing Sector, solicited by NEDO under the research and development and social implementation plan formulated by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.」

「Drawing on its extensive engineering expertise, the Group actively proposed technologies contributing to carbon neutrality, including the application of hydrogen and ammonia fuels to heat-treatment processes and the electrification of heat-treatment processes.」

「Against this business backdrop, the Group drew on its extensive engineering expertise to propose technologies including the application of hydrogen and ammonia fuels to heat-treatment processes and the electrification of heat-treatment processes, thereby contributing to carbon neutrality.」

「In terms of revenue, construction progressed on hydrogen-based gas heating equipment and energy-saving heating furnaces for the domestic steel industry, continuous annealing equipment, functional-material heat-treatment furnaces for the semiconductor industry, hot-blast generators for the overseas steel industry, and other projects,」

「Meanwhile, in response to the government's growth strategy aimed at carbon neutrality by 2050, signs of a recovery in corporate capital investment were observed. Against this business backdrop, the Group actively proposed technologies contributing to carbon neutrality and pursued orders.」

「To contribute to carbon neutrality, meaning zero greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050, our group is developing combustion technologies using hydrogen and ammonia, while also advancing」

「To contribute to carbon neutrality, meaning zero greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050, our group is developing combustion technologies using hydrogen and ammonia, while also advancing」

「In energy-saving, CO2 reduction and renewable-energy-related equipment, we will strengthen our diverse technological and development capabilities, including hydrogen and ammonia combustion, as well as employee training, in order to contribute to the government's announced "Green Growth Strategy Through Achieving Carbon Neutrality in 2050."」

「In terms of sales, in addition to delivering energy-saving steel heating furnaces for Taiwan and precision coating equipment related to flexible displays for China, construction progressed on energy-saving heating furnaces for the domestic steel industry」

「In terms of sales, we delivered modification work for a continuous annealing line for cold-rolled steel sheet, while construction progressed on heat-treatment equipment for automotive parts and high-temperature heat-treatment equipment for ceramic components」

「台湾向け省エネ型鉄鋼加熱炉や冷延鋼板連続焼鈍ライン改造工事などの工事が進捗しました」

「In terms of sales, construction progressed on a continuous annealing line for copper strip, energy-saving heating furnaces for the steel industry and continuous annealing lines for high-grade specialty steel sheet, resulting in sales of ¥26,074 million, or 111.4% year on year.」

「Meanwhile, in terms of sales, in addition to delivering heat-treatment equipment for automotive parts, work progressed on a continuous annealing line for copper strip, energy-saving heating furnaces for the steel industry, a continuous rubber-coating line for metal strip and a continuous annealing line for premium specialty steel sheet. Net sales increased to ¥14,937 million, or 138.8% of the year-earlier level.」

「Construction progressed on a continuous annealing line for copper strip for the domestic market and energy-saving steel heating furnaces for the domestic market, resulting in sales of ¥6,790 million, or 113.2% year on year.」

「We are continuing to develop products that can be offered at international prices to emerging markets such as Southeast Asia, as well as to the high-performance materials and functional components business areas, where demand is growing in the growth fields of electric vehicles (EVs) and fuel-cell vehicles (FCVs).」

「国内鉄鋼向け省エネ型加熱炉や銅ストリップ連続焼鈍ライン、中国向けフレキシブルディスプレー関連精密塗工装置などの大型案件に加え、半導体関連機能材熱処理設備やカーボン熱処理炉などの成約を得て」

「受注面では、国内鉄鋼向け省エネ型加熱炉や銅ストリップ連続焼鈍ラインのほか、金属ストリップ連続ゴムコーティングラインや線材コイル連続焼鈍設備などの成約を得て、受注高は19,765百万円（前年同期比137.5％）と増加いたしました。」

「In existing business areas where long-operating equipment is reaching the time for replacement, we will further increase our market share by actively proposing advanced energy-saving and low-emission technologies in light of the Paris Agreement on greenhouse-gas emissions reductions, and by strengthening the maintenance business.」

「With the aim of developing products that contribute to energy conservation and CO2 reduction, we are working to expand our product lineup to include upstream and downstream processes and related products, while continuing to develop products that can be offered at international prices to emerging markets such as Southeast Asia, where demand is increasing. In addition, in this field we are continuing to develop products that will lead to the replacement of production lines with environmentally friendly, highly reliable lines; high-speed cooling technology for strip material; low-NOx, high-efficiency radiant-tube burners; new processes for solar power generation; new carburizing processes; tests to spheroidize powders through high-temperature heating using a flame; and powder-firing tests using a powder-firing system for secondary batteries.」

「For overseas markets, we also secured contracts for precision coating equipment related to flexible displays for China, duct burners for denitrification equipment for the Vietnamese steel industry, and heat-treatment equipment for automotive parts for Taiwan,」

「Construction progressed on energy-saving heating furnaces for the domestic steel industry, continuous aluminum coating lines for Thailand, combined continuous galvanizing and coating lines for Thailand, modifications to solar-cell manufacturing equipment for the domestic market and heat-treatment equipment related to wind power generation, although」

「国内及び台湾向け自動車部品熱処理設備やベトナム鉄鋼向け脱硝設備用ダクトバーナ、国内鉄鋼向け連続亜鉛メッキライン改造工事などの成約を得ました」

「With the aim of developing products that contribute to energy conservation and CO2 reduction, we are working to expand our product lineup to include upstream and downstream processes and related products, while continuing to develop products that can be offered at international prices to emerging markets such as Southeast Asia, where demand is increasing.」

「In terms of sales, deliveries of energy-saving heating furnaces for the domestic steel industry, heating-furnace modification work for the steel industry, continuous galvanizing line modification work, heat-treatment equipment for automotive parts, and energy-saving heating-furnace replacement work for Taiwan resulted in net sales of ¥11,005 million, or 112.4% of the year-earlier level.」

「Overseas, we secured contracts for LCD-related precision coating equipment for China, continuous aluminum coating lines for Southeast Asia and a demonstration project for improving the energy efficiency of heating furnaces for India, while in Japan we secured contracts for energy-saving ladle preheaters for the steel industry and heat-treatment equipment for automotive parts」

「With the aim of developing products that contribute to energy conservation and CO2 reduction, we are working to expand our product lineup to include upstream and downstream processes and related products, while continuing to develop products that can be offered at international prices to emerging markets such as Southeast Asia, where demand is increasing.」