Sluggish sales of starch products due to declining demand for paper
First written in FY2019-Q1. 11 of 27 entries say "Materialised", first in FY2019-Q2. Latest entry: 2026-07-31.
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- 2026-07-31RestatedEarnings
「Sales volumes of starch to paper manufacturers declined owing to lower demand as newspapers and magazines continued to shift to digital formats. However, total revenue, including by-products, exceeded the level of the same period of the previous year.」
The Company continued to report lower demand and sales volumes for starch sold to paper manufacturers as newspapers and magazines shifted to digital formats. - FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「For starch products, demand for papermaking continued to decline against a backdrop of the shift of newspapers and magazines to digital formats, and sales volume decreased year on year.」
The shift of newspapers and magazines to digital formats and the decline in paper demand continued, with sales volume of starch for papermaking remaining below the same period of the previous year. - FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Demand continued to decline as newspapers and magazines shifted further to digital formats, and sales volume of starch for papermaking decreased from the same period of the previous year.」
The shift of newspapers and magazines to digital formats and the decline in paper demand continued, with sales volume of starch for papermaking remaining below the same period of the previous year. - FY2025WorsenedAnnual report
「As paper demand declined due to the shift of newspapers and magazines to digital formats, paper production also continued to trend downward. As a result, sales volume of starch for papermaking fell sharply from the previous fiscal year.」
The structural decline in paper demand due to digitalization continued, resulting in a sharp decline in sales volume of starch for papermaking. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「For starch products, the decline in paper demand continued as newspapers and magazines shifted further to digital formats, paper production decreased, and sales volume of starch for papermaking fell sharply from the same period of the previous year.」
Weak demand for starch for papermaking due to the shift of newspapers and magazines to digital formats and lower paper production continued, resulting in a sharp decline in sales volume. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Demand for food-grade starch showed signs of recovery as social and economic activity resumed, but overall demand for starch for papermaking declined, resulting in a decrease in sales volume of starch products.」
Although demand for food-grade products showed signs of recovery, the overall decline in demand for starch for papermaking continued, resulting in lower sales volume of starch products. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「As social and economic activity normalized and the movement of people recovered, demand for starch products used in flyers and brochures in tourism, events, and other fields showed signs of recovery. However, the effects of the shift of newspapers and magazines to digital formats remained pronounced, and the decline in paper production continued. As a result, sales volume of starch for papermaking decreased from the same quarter of the previous year.」
Although paper demand related to tourism and events showed signs of recovery, the shift of newspapers and magazines to digital formats and the decline in paper production continued, and sales volume of starch for papermaking fell below the same period of the previous year. - FY2024-Q1Continued decline in paper demand due to digitalizationAnnual report
「In terms of sales, demand for starch products used in flyers and brochures in tourism, events, and other fields showed signs of recovery as social and economic activity normalized and the movement of people recovered. However, the effects of the shift of newspapers and magazines to digital formats remained pronounced, and paper production continued to decline. As a result, sales volume of starch for papermaking decreased from the same quarter of the previous year.」
Although paper demand related to tourism and events showed signs of recovery, sales volume of starch for papermaking fell below the same quarter of the previous year due to the shift of newspapers and magazines to digital formats and the decline in paper production. - FY2023Continued coexistence of higher sales for papermaking and lower demand for information paperAnnual report
「Although the decline in demand for starch used in information paper continued due to the shift of newspapers and magazines to digital formats and the establishment of working from home, sales volume increased as demand for starch products used in flyers and brochures recovered gradually. Consequently, sales volume of starch for papermaking increased from the previous fiscal year.」
Although the structural decline in demand for information paper due to digitalization and working from home continued, annual sales volume for papermaking increased as economic activity resumed and for other reasons. - FY2023-Q3Continued coexistence of higher sales for papermaking and lower demand for information paperAnnual report
「As restrictions on the movement of people were lifted and economic activity resumed, sales volume increased, mainly for papermaking. The Company also made progress in optimizing product prices against a backdrop of higher raw material corn and fuel costs, resulting in net sales of ¥10.46 billion, up 18.4% from the same quarter of the previous year.」
Sales volume of starch for papermaking increased, and net sales in the Starch segment rose 18.4% from the same quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, the decline in demand for information paper due to the shift of newspapers and magazines to digital formats and the establishment of working from home continued. - FY2023-Q2Higher sales volume for papermaking coexisting with structural demand declineAnnual report
「Although demand for starch for information paper continued to decline due to the shift of newspapers and magazines to digital formats and the establishment of working from home, sales volume of starch for papermaking increased from the same quarter of the previous year.」
Although demand for information paper continued to decline due to digitalization and working from home, sales volume of starch for papermaking exceeded the same quarter of the previous year. Net sales in the Starch segment were ¥6.7 billion, up 16.6% year on year. - FY2023-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「Although demand for starch products used in flyers and brochures showed signs of recovery as social and economic activity normalized following a decline in COVID-19 cases, sales volume of starch for papermaking decreased from the same quarter of the previous year because newspapers and magazines continued to shift to digital formats, resulting in an overall decline in paper production.」
In addition to the decline in paper demand primarily caused by the pandemic and working from home, the Company cited the shift of newspapers and magazines to digital formats and the structural decline in paper production as factors behind lower sales. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Compared with the previous fiscal year, when demand declined sharply because of restrictions on economic activity, demand recovered gradually as economic activity resumed. Sales volume of starch products for papermaking increased, and the Company also made progress in optimizing product prices against a backdrop of higher raw material and fuel costs. As a result, net sales were ¥8.84 billion, compared with ¥7.82 billion in the same quarter of the previous year.」
Sales volume of starch products for papermaking increased, and net sales also rose from ¥7.82 billion in the same quarter of the previous year to ¥8.84 billion. - FY2022-Q2Higher sales volume and sales of products for papermakingAnnual report
「In terms of sales, restrictions on economic activity continued, particularly in urban areas, due to repeated extensions of the state of emergency, affecting demand for paper used in brochures, flyers, and office copy paper. However, paper demand began to recover from the sharp decline in the previous fiscal year, resulting in a slight increase in sales volume of starch products for papermaking.」
Although paper demand continued to be affected by the decline, sales volume of starch products for papermaking increased slightly as a reaction to the sharp decline in the previous fiscal year. - FY2022-Q1Slight recovery in demand for papermaking products year on yearAnnual report
「Demand for starch products for papermaking recovered slightly.」
Although demand for brochures and flyers and office use of copy paper remained weak or declined, demand for starch products for papermaking recovered slightly compared with the same quarter of the previous year. - FY2021MaterialisedAnnual report
「The decline in travel and other activities continued as requests to refrain from going out became more widespread. Demand for brochures, flyers, and other products declined, and office use of copy paper decreased as working from home became established. As a result, sales of starch products for papermaking fell sharply from the same period of the previous year.」
Lower travel activity, declining demand for brochures and other products, and weak paper demand due to working from home were reflected in a sharp decline in sales of starch products for papermaking in the annual results. - FY2021-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「In terms of sales, the decline in travel and other activities continued as requests to refrain from going out became more widespread. Demand for brochures, flyers, and other products declined, and office use of copy paper decreased as working from home became established. As a result, sales of starch products for papermaking fell sharply from the same quarter of the previous year.」
Lower travel activity and weak paper demand due to working from home continue to be reflected in a sharp decline in sales of starch products for papermaking. Although not quantified, the risk of declining demand has materialized. Binary classification: quantified=false, materialized=true. - FY2021-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「In terms of sales, demand for brochures, flyers, and other products declined as travel decreased due to requests to refrain from going out, while office use of copy paper decreased because of working from home. As a result, sales of starch products for papermaking fell sharply from the same quarter of the previous year.」
Lower travel activity and weak paper demand due to working from home continue to be reflected in a sharp decline in sales of starch products for papermaking. - FY2021-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「Sales of starch products for papermaking also decreased, as demand for travel and other brochures declined due to requests to refrain from going out, while demand for paper weakened because of working from home.」
Weak demand for travel-related brochures and paper due to working from home was reflected in lower sales of starch products for papermaking in the first quarter. - FY2020MaterialisedAnnual report
「The Starch segment reported net sales of ¥11.54 billion, down ¥640 million, or 5.3%, year on year, due to lower sales volume resulting from sluggish shipments of products for papermaking.」
Sluggish shipments for papermaking and lower sales in the Starch segment due to declining paper demand continue to be reflected in the annual results. - FY2020-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「Starch products for processed foods performed steadily, but demand for starch products for papermaking declined due to production adjustments by paper manufacturers, resulting in sluggish shipments. Consequently, total sales volume of starch products decreased.」
Declining demand due to production adjustments by paper manufacturers continues to be reflected in sluggish shipments of starch products for papermaking and a decrease in total sales volume. - FY2020-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「Starch products for processed foods performed steadily, but demand for starch products for papermaking declined due to production adjustments by paper manufacturers, resulting in sluggish shipments. Consequently, total sales volume of starch products decreased.」
Declining demand due to production adjustments by paper manufacturers continues to be reflected in sluggish shipments of starch products for papermaking and a decrease in total sales volume. - FY2020-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「Starch products for processed foods performed steadily, but demand for starch products for papermaking declined due to production adjustments by paper manufacturers, resulting in sluggish shipments. Consequently, total sales volume of starch products decreased.」
Declining demand due to production adjustments by paper manufacturers was reflected in the results as sluggish shipments of starch products for papermaking and a decrease in total starch product sales volume. - FY2019MaterialisedAnnual report
「Starch products for processed foods performed steadily, but shipments of starch products for papermaking remained sluggish due to declining demand caused by lower production in the paper industry. As a result, total sales volume decreased.」
Lower production in the paper industry and declining demand were reflected in the annual results as sluggish shipments for papermaking and a decrease in total starch product sales volume. - FY2019-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「Starch products for processed foods performed steadily, but shipments of starch products for papermaking remained sluggish due to declining paper demand. As a result, total sales volume decreased.」
Declining paper demand continues to be reflected in sluggish shipments of starch products for papermaking and a decrease in total starch product sales volume. - FY2019-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「Starch products for processed foods performed steadily, but shipments of starch products for papermaking remained sluggish due to declining paper demand. As a result, total sales volume decreased.」
Declining paper demand continues to be reflected in sluggish shipments of starch products for papermaking and a decrease in total starch product sales volume. - FY2019-Q1First statedAnnual report
「Starch products for processed foods performed steadily, but shipments of starch products for papermaking remained sluggish due to declining paper demand. As a result, total sales volume of starch products decreased.」
Declining paper demand materialized as sluggish shipments of starch products for papermaking and a decrease in total starch product sales volume.