Expanding the adoption and market for protective clothing

「防護服等個人用保護具の販売が、自動車・鉄鋼など一般産業分野、ダイオキシン、アスベスト、ケミカルなど有害化学物質対策分野、製薬会社や半導体製造など工場のクリーンルーム向けの各分野において、期初の見通しを上回る水準で順調に推移した」

「Sales of personal protective equipment increased in cleanroom applications and in fields addressing hazardous chemicals such as dioxins and chemicals.」

「Sales of personal protective equipment for cleanrooms at pharmaceutical and semiconductor manufacturing plants, as well as new protective clothing businesses focused on flame-resistant and high-visibility protective clothing, remained broadly firm. Sales of heat-protection products also increased after product renewal and the strengthening of promotional activities.」

「In the protective clothing and environmental equipment business, we are strengthening promotional activities in anticipation of sustained demand in the general industrial field as the economy recovers and increased demand resulting from the enforcement of revised regulations on the autonomous management of chemicals in April 2024. However, demand for personal protective equipment arising from the regulatory revisions is still developing, while demand in existing markets remained relatively subdued. Expansion in new business areas, including the safety and environmental equipment field and new protective clothing fields such as flame-resistant, arc-flash and high-visibility clothing, is also progressing somewhat slowly against the original plan.」

「In the protective clothing and environmental equipment business, as business conditions improved, demand in the general industrial field remained firm. However, demand in the infectious disease field, including livestock infectious diseases, was relatively subdued during the consolidated fiscal year, while expansion in new businesses such as the safety and environmental equipment field and high-visibility and flame-resistant protective clothing progressed somewhat slowly against the plan. In addition, year-end demand, which normally peaks, did not grow as much as expected. As a result, sales were ¥4,511.314 million, down 12.4% year on year, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥533.247 million, down 33.7%, resulting in lower sales and lower profit.」

「In the protective clothing and environmental equipment business, demand in the general industrial field remained firm, while demand in the infectious disease field, including livestock infectious diseases, was subdued. In addition, expansion in new businesses, including the safety and environmental equipment field and high-visibility and flame-resistant protective clothing, progressed somewhat slowly, resulting in sales of ¥3,286.406 million, down 14.5% year on year, and segment profit (operating profit) of ¥371.797 million, down 36.7%, resulting in lower sales and lower profit. Going forward, we will further promote sales activities based on our solutions business, focus on developing high-performance protective clothing with a view to strengthening our manufacturing capabilities, and respond as appropriate to demand for personal protective equipment arising from regulatory revisions, as amendments to the Industrial Safety and Health Regulations and other regulations will take effect in April 2024 and require companies to strengthen their chemical management systems. Through these efforts, we aim to improve profitability in the current fiscal year and over the medium to long term.」

「Demand in the general industrial field began to recover and new users were developed. Sales also increased in construction-related and safety and environmental equipment fields, which are priority areas for our solutions business combining protective equipment (hardware) with safety and protection expertise (software), while sales of high-visibility and flame-resistant protective clothing, which we are developing as new business areas for protective clothing, also increased.」

「Sales of high-visibility and flame-resistant protective clothing, which we are developing as new business areas for protective clothing, also increased.」

「In the protective clothing and environmental equipment business, we promoted a solutions business combining protective equipment (hardware) with safety and protection expertise (software), as well as market development in the safety and environmental equipment field. We responded to ongoing demand in the infrastructure, environmental and general industrial fields and urgent demand for livestock infectious disease control, but the overall easing of supply and demand for personal protective equipment following the response to COVID-19 had a significant impact. Sales were ¥2,076.546 million, down 18.3% year on year, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥240.594 million, down 24.9%, resulting in lower sales and lower profit. Going forward, we will further promote sales activities in the safety and environmental equipment field, a priority measure for the current fiscal year, using our solutions business as the entry point. We will also fulfill our social responsibility by supplying products in a timely manner in response to urgent demand for livestock infectious disease control, and focus on developing high-performance protective clothing with a view to strengthening our manufacturing capabilities, thereby seeking to improve profitability over the medium to long term.」

「In the protective clothing and environmental equipment business, as one of the priority measures in our medium-term management plan, we have promoted sales activities combining protective equipment (hardware) with safety and protection expertise (software), covering measures against chemicals, aging bridge renovation and asbestos exposure prevention. We have also worked to ensure stable supply in response to ongoing demand in the infrastructure, environmental and general industrial fields and urgent demand for infectious disease control, including livestock infectious diseases.」

「Protective clothing has a lower adoption rate in Japan than in Europe and the United States, leaving room for further business development. We are therefore strengthening our R&D capabilities and developing protective clothing for protection against carcinogenic chemicals and infectious diseases at medical institutions, as well as flame-resistant, arc-flash and high-visibility protective clothing, while working to create safer workplaces.」

「In the protective clothing and environmental equipment business, we have pursued 3 sales activities: protecting people and the environment from hazardous chemicals, protecting people and the environment from infectious diseases, and protecting people from workplace environmental risks. At the same time, we have focused on the stable supply of Tyvek® protective clothing, one of our strengths, and on creating markets in new protective clothing fields.」

「In the protective clothing and environmental equipment business, we have pursued 3 sales activities: protecting people and the environment from hazardous chemicals, protecting people and the environment from infectious diseases, and protecting people from workplace environmental risks. At the same time, we have focused on the stable supply of Tyvek® protective clothing, one of our strengths, and on creating markets in new protective clothing fields.」

「In the protective clothing and environmental equipment business, we have pursued 3 sales activities: protecting people and the environment from hazardous chemicals, protecting people and the environment from infectious diseases, and protecting people from workplace environmental risks. At the same time, we have focused on the stable supply of Tyvek® protective clothing, one of our strengths, and on creating markets in new protective clothing fields.」

「Protective clothing has a lower adoption rate in Japan than in Europe and the United States, leaving room for further business development. We are therefore strengthening our R&D capabilities and developing protective clothing for protection against carcinogenic chemicals and infectious diseases at medical institutions, as well as flame-resistant, arc-flash and high-visibility protective clothing, while working to create safer workplaces.」

「In the protective clothing and environmental equipment business, we have focused on increasing the market share of Tyvek® protective clothing, one of our strengths, and creating markets in new protective clothing fields.」

「In the protective clothing and environmental equipment business, we have focused on increasing the market share of Tyvek® protective clothing, one of our strengths, and creating markets in new protective clothing fields.」

「In the protective clothing and environmental equipment business, we have focused on increasing the market share of Tyvek® protective clothing, one of our strengths, and creating markets in new protective clothing fields.」

「Protective clothing has a lower adoption rate in Japan than in Europe and the United States, leaving room for further business development. We are therefore strengthening our R&D capabilities, launching products such as protective clothing for medical cleanrooms, flame-resistant and arc-flash protective clothing, high-visibility protective clothing, disposable air-conditioned clothing and AC vests for heat protection with protective clothing, and working to expand new markets.」

「In the protective clothing and environmental equipment business, we have focused on increasing the market share of Tyvek® protective clothing, one of our strengths, and creating markets in new protective clothing fields.」

「In the protective clothing and environmental equipment business, we have focused on increasing the market share of Tyvek® protective clothing, one of our strengths, and creating markets in new protective clothing fields.」

「Protective clothing has a lower adoption rate in Japan than in Europe and the United States, leaving room for further business development. To address this opportunity, we are strengthening our R&D capabilities, launching products such as protective clothing for medical cleanrooms, chemotherapy gowns to prevent exposure to anticancer drugs, flame-resistant and arc-flash protective clothing, high-visibility protective clothing, disposable air-conditioned clothing and AC vests for heat-stress protection with protective clothing, and working to expand new markets.」

「In the protective clothing and environmental equipment business, we focused on increasing the market share of Tyvek® protective clothing, one of our strengths, and creating markets in new protective clothing fields. However, due in part to weak demand in the infectious disease sector compared with the previous year, net sales were ¥2,990,748 thousand, down 3.2% year on year, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥212,709 thousand, down 15.1%, resulting in lower sales and lower profit.」

「In the protective clothing and environmental equipment business, we have focused on increasing the market share of Tyvek® protective clothing, one of our strengths, and creating markets in new protective clothing fields.」

「In the protective clothing and environmental equipment business, we have focused on increasing the market share of Tyvek® protective clothing, one of our strengths, and creating markets in new protective clothing fields.」

「Protective clothing has a lower adoption rate in Japan than in Europe and the United States, leaving room for further business expansion. To encourage wider use, we need to expand the market by communicating the benefits of protective clothing across a range of fields and conducting awareness-building activities.」

「In the protective clothing and environmental equipment business, we have focused on sales across a range of fields where protective clothing is used in order to put Tyvek® protective clothing, one of our strengths, on a new growth trajectory.」

「To put Tyvek® protective clothing, one of our strengths, on a new growth trajectory, we have focused on sales across a range of fields where protective clothing is used.」

「To put Tyvek® protective clothing, one of our strengths, on a new growth trajectory, we have focused on sales across a range of fields where protective clothing is used.」

「Protective clothing has a lower adoption rate in Japan than in Europe and the United States, leaving room for further business expansion. To encourage wider use, we need to expand the market by communicating the benefits of protective clothing across a range of fields and conducting awareness-building activities.」