Shift Toward Specialty Yarns and Advanced Materials in Apparel Textiles

「一般衣料用素材は、国内では、スーツ生地等の販売が堅調でした。海外では、中国向けの販売が回復し堅調でした。ニット関連は、編地の販売は不調でしたが、糸・製品の販売は好調でした。」

「Knitwear-related product sales were strong, but yarn and knitted-fabric sales were weak.」

「For materials for general apparel, domestic sales of suit fabrics and other products were weak. Overseas sales performed well, driven by growth in sales to Europe and the United States. In knit-related products, sales of finished products were strong, while sales of yarn and knitted fabrics were weak.」

「In the apparel textiles business, net sales for the fiscal year were ¥30,282 million, down 4.0% year on year, and operating profit was ¥2,645 million, down 23.5%. Sales of materials for general apparel, including suit fabrics, were sluggish in Japan. Overseas, sales were affected by deteriorating market conditions in China, but sales to Europe and North America grew and performed strongly.」

「Although yarn sales were sluggish, sales of knitwear-related knitted fabrics and products were strong, leaving overall performance roughly in line with the year-earlier period.」

「In the apparel textiles business, the operating profit margin improved significantly through a focus on higher-margin products and initiatives to reduce labor and improve efficiency, and the company has established a more robust operating structure.」

「Yarn sales were strong as knitwear-related sales increased significantly.」

「Yarn sales were strong as knitwear-related sales increased significantly.」

「Yarn sales were strong because sales related to knitwear increased.」

「Yarn sales were strong as inquiries related to knitwear increased.」

「Yarn sales were firm as inquiries increased following a decline in distribution inventories.」

「Yarn sales were firm, supported by a recovery in market conditions in anticipation of post-pandemic demand.」

「Yarn sales were weak as deterioration in market conditions resulting from the spread of the novel coronavirus persisted.」

「Yarn sales were weak as deterioration in market conditions resulting from the spread of the novel coronavirus persisted.」

「Business separation date 1 September 2020」

「Yarn sales were sluggish as orders declined from the year-earlier period amid prolonged deterioration in market conditions resulting from the spread of the novel coronavirus, in addition to the impact of narrowing sales to high-value-added products.」

「Yarn sales were sluggish as orders declined from the year-earlier period amid deteriorating market conditions resulting from the spread of the novel coronavirus, in addition to the impact of narrowing sales to high-value-added products.」

「Yarn sales were sluggish because of the impact of narrowing sales to high-value-added products, compounded by deteriorating market conditions following last year's consumption tax increase.」

「Yarn sales were sluggish because sales were narrowed to high-value-added products, but profitability improved. The sale of a Chinese spinning and processing company as part of a review of the business strategy also contributed to the improvement in profitability.」

「Yarn sales were sluggish because sales were narrowed to high-value-added products, but profitability improved. The sale of a Chinese spinning and processing company as part of a review of the business strategy also contributed to the improvement in profitability.」

「Although domestic demand declined due to higher wool raw-material prices, yarn sales were in line with the same period of the previous year as a result of revisions to selling prices and other measures.」

「Against this business environment, our Apparel Textiles business has made concentrating on sales of specialty yarns, one of its strengths, a key initiative to improve profitability. At the same time, we are reviewing our global production structure and have decided to transfer Jiangyin NIKKE Spinning & Weaving Co., Ltd., a Chinese textile processing company primarily manufacturing commodity yarns, to Jiangsu Zhongxin Resources Group Co., Ltd., a leading Chinese textile company.」

「The Apparel Textiles business develops and provides advanced materials derived from wool, as well as hybrid materials and products.」

「The Apparel Textiles business develops and provides advanced materials derived from wool, as well as hybrid materials and products. Yarn sales declined as a result of sluggish sales in the domestic market, where demand for yarn fell due to soaring raw-material prices, as well as the concentration of sales destinations in Europe.」

「Yarn sales declined as a result of sluggish sales in the domestic market, where demand for yarn fell due to soaring raw-material prices, as well as the concentration of sales destinations in Europe. Sales of general apparel materials also declined, despite strong sales of differentiated products in Europe, because sales in Japan decreased.」

「The Apparel Textiles business develops and provides advanced materials derived from wool, as well as hybrid materials and products.」

「The Apparel Textiles business develops and provides advanced materials derived from wool, as well as hybrid materials and products.」

「The Apparel Textiles business develops and provides advanced materials derived from wool, as well as hybrid materials and products.」

「Yarn sales declined significantly as a result of narrowing sales of commodity yarns and shifting to sales of specialty yarns such as original, shrink-resistant and dyed yarns.」

「Yarn sales declined substantially as we narrowed sales of commodity yarns and shifted toward specialty yarns such as original, shrink-resistant and dyed yarns.」