Expansion of production and development capacity at the Kumamoto facility and increased sales in the semiconductor sector
First written in FY2018. 6 of 23 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-08-07.
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- FY2026-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「High-performance resin products reported lower revenue, as orders for semiconductor manufacturing equipment declined due to weak semiconductor market conditions outside AI applications.」
High-performance resin products for semiconductor manufacturing equipment reported declining orders and lower revenue because of weak semiconductor market conditions outside AI applications. - FY2025-H1MitigatedAnnual report
「Functional resin products reported higher revenue, as orders for high-performance resin products for semiconductor manufacturing equipment recovered and orders for functional films for solar cells performed well.」
Orders for high-performance resin products for semiconductor manufacturing equipment, which had been described as declining in the previous fiscal year because of slowing semiconductor demand, recovered, while functional films for solar cells also performed well. - FY2024WorsenedAnnual report
「Functional resin products reported higher revenue. Orders for high-performance resin-processed products for semiconductor manufacturing equipment decreased as semiconductor demand slowed, but orders for functional films for solar cells and automotive applications recovered.」
High-performance resin-processed products for semiconductor manufacturing equipment changed from their previous strong performance to declining orders due to slowing semiconductor demand. Meanwhile, functional films recovered. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Functional resin products reported lower revenue. Orders for functional films for solar cells and automotive applications recovered, but orders for high-performance resin-processed products for semiconductor manufacturing equipment decreased as semiconductor demand slowed.」
Orders for high-performance resin-processed products for semiconductor manufacturing equipment declined as demand slowed, while orders for functional films for solar cells and automotive applications recovered, resulting in divergent trends within the business. - FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Functional resin products reported higher revenue. Orders for high-performance resin-processed products for semiconductor manufacturing equipment decreased amid slowing semiconductor demand, but orders for functional films for solar cells and automotive applications recovered.」
High-performance resin-processed products for semiconductor manufacturing equipment changed from their previous strong performance to declining orders due to slowing semiconductor demand. Meanwhile, orders for functional films recovered. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Functional resin products reported higher revenue, as high-performance resin-processed products for semiconductor manufacturing equipment performed well and orders for functional films for automotive applications recovered.」
Strong performance by high-performance resin-processed products for semiconductor manufacturing equipment continued, while orders for functional films for automotive applications also recovered. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Functional resin products reported higher revenue. Functional films for automotive applications performed weakly, but high-performance resin-processed products for semiconductor manufacturing equipment continued to perform well against the backdrop of favorable conditions in the semiconductor market.」
Strong performance and higher revenue from high-performance resin-processed products for semiconductor manufacturing equipment continued, while functional films for automotive applications were described as weak. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Functional resin products reported higher revenue. Functional films for automotive applications performed poorly, but high-performance resin-processed products for semiconductor manufacturing equipment continued to perform well against the backdrop of favorable conditions in the semiconductor market.」
High-performance resin-processed products for semiconductor manufacturing equipment continued to perform well, while functional films for automotive applications were described as weak. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「Functional resin products performed well, as high-performance resin-processed products for semiconductor manufacturing equipment benefited from favorable conditions in the semiconductor industry, while sales of functional films for automotive applications remained steady.」
The company reported strong performance and expanded sales of high-performance resin-processed products for semiconductor manufacturing equipment, based on the Kumamoto facility and other operations. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Functional resin products performed well, as resin-processed products for semiconductor manufacturing equipment benefited from favorable conditions in the semiconductor industry, while sales of specialty films for automotive applications remained steady.」
Strong performance by resin-processed products for semiconductor manufacturing equipment and steady sales of specialty films for automotive applications continued. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Functional resin products performed well, as resin-processed products for semiconductor manufacturing equipment benefited from favorable conditions in the semiconductor industry.」
Resin-processed products for semiconductor manufacturing equipment performed well against the backdrop of favorable conditions in the semiconductor industry. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Functional resin products performed well, as resin-processed products for semiconductor manufacturing equipment benefited from favorable conditions in the semiconductor industry.」
Resin-processed products for semiconductor manufacturing equipment, which were described as weak in the previous fiscal year, recovered to strong performance against the backdrop of favorable conditions in the semiconductor industry. - FY2021-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「The functional resins business reported lower revenue. Resin-processed products for semiconductor manufacturing equipment were recovering, and the company received orders for newly developed medical gowns in response to the spread of COVID-19, but films for clear files and other promotional products performed poorly as various events were voluntarily canceled or scaled back.」
Resin-processed products for semiconductor manufacturing equipment changed from weak performance in the previous fiscal year to a recovery trend. However, the functional resins business as a whole reported lower revenue. - FY2021-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「The functional resins business reported lower revenue. Resin-processed products for semiconductor manufacturing performed steadily, but films for clear files and other products performed poorly because various events were voluntarily canceled or scaled back amid the spread of COVID-19.」
Resin-processed products for semiconductor manufacturing changed from the weak performance described for the previous fiscal year to steady performance. However, the functional resins business as a whole reported lower revenue because films for clear files and other products performed poorly. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The functional resins business reported lower revenue, as resin-processed products for semiconductor manufacturing and display films for overseas markets performed poorly, affected by weak market conditions.」
Weak performance and lower revenue continued for resin-processed products for semiconductor manufacturing and display films for overseas markets. - FY2020-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「The functional resins business reported lower revenue, as resin-processed products for semiconductor manufacturing and display films for overseas markets performed poorly.」
Resin-processed products for semiconductor manufacturing changed from their previous strong performance and higher revenue to weak performance and lower revenue. - FY2020-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「The functional resins business reported lower revenue, as resin-processed products for semiconductor manufacturing and display films for overseas markets performed poorly.」
Resin-processed products for semiconductor manufacturing changed from their previous strong performance and higher revenue to weak performance and lower revenue. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The functional resins business reported higher revenue, as resin-processed products for semiconductor manufacturing performed steadily in addition to films for stationery and automotive applications.」
Sales of resin-processed products for semiconductor manufacturing continued to perform steadily and generate higher revenue. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The functional resins business reported higher revenue, as films for stationery and automotive applications performed steadily and resin-processed products for semiconductor manufacturing also performed well.」
The company reported strong performance and higher revenue from sales of resin-processed products for semiconductor manufacturing centered on the Kumamoto facility. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「In the chemical products business, we will work to expand sales of resin-processed products for the semiconductor manufacturing industry, where the market is expected to grow, centered on the Kumamoto facility, whose production and development capabilities have been strengthened.」
For the first time, the company specifically describes measures to expand sales of resin-processed products for semiconductor manufacturing, based on increased production and development capacity at the Kumamoto facility.