Productivity Improvement and Energy and Procurement Cost Reduction

「On the profit side, the impact of higher various costs was partially offset by increased prototype revenue and productivity improvements at production sites, making it smaller than initially expected. The company also achieved better-than-expected results in passing costs through to prices.」

「On the profit side, despite higher costs resulting from increases in raw material and fuel prices, profit increased year on year owing to passing the cost increases through to product prices, along with various cost reduction benefits.」

「On the profit side, despite higher costs resulting from increases in raw material and fuel prices, profit increased year on year owing to passing the cost increases through to product prices, along with various cost reduction benefits.」

「Following the shutdown of 2 papermaking machines, the company will improve the profitability of low-margin businesses by consolidating coating equipment in the semiconductor and display-related businesses.」

「Although affected by higher raw material and fuel prices, the company narrowed its loss compared with the same period of the previous year through the effects of structural reforms, including the shutdown of 2 large papermaking production facilities in December 2019 and March 2022, as well as adjustments for cost variances and other factors.」

「The company benefited from cost reductions by responding to production requirements arising from fluctuations in demand through multiskilling and flexible workforce allocation. In addition, the effects of structural reforms implemented to date and further cost reduction activities were added,」

「In addition, the effects of structural reforms, including the partial shutdown of papermaking production equipment, specifically Papermaking Machine No. 7, and the suspension of production at the US toner plant, as well as continued further cost reduction activities, resulted in operating income of ¥1,051 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥865 million in the same period of the previous year.」

「On the profit side, fixed-cost savings from structural reforms implemented before the previous consolidated fiscal year, including the partial shutdown of papermaking production equipment in December 2019, with 1 of 4 machines shut down, and the closure of the US toner plant in September 2020, were added to steady sales in the electronic materials and toner businesses.」

「The company is recovering as fixed-cost reduction measures associated with ending toner production in North America, along with short-term expense control activities, have produced results.」

「Although there were fixed-cost savings from the partial shutdown of papermaking production equipment at the end of last year, the company was unable to fully offset the decline in profit caused by lower sales and the impact of lower plant utilization due to production adjustments.」

「On the profit side, profits improved owing to significant expense reduction benefits, as well as fixed-cost savings from the partial shutdown of papermaking production equipment at the end of last year, with 1 of the 4 machines shut down, although」

「On the profit side, although the company worked on company-wide cost reduction measures and productivity improvements,」

「On the profit side, although the company worked on company-wide cost reduction measures and productivity improvements,」

「In the functional paper business, which includes existing products in shrinking markets, margins improved as the company actively expanded sales and strongly promoted productivity improvement measures, while the increase in raw material costs also began to stabilize.」

「On the profit side, cost reduction measures, including containing increases in electricity costs through operation of the cogeneration facility, produced better-than-expected results, while」

「Cost reductions from logistics costs and productivity improvements, as well as the effect of containing increases in energy procurement costs through the cogeneration facility that began operating in the fourth quarter, among other factors, contributed.」

「The company benefited from steady progress in measures to contain increases in electricity and other costs.」

「In the functional paper business as well, despite some products being in shrinking markets, sales exceeded the year-earlier period owing to efforts to expand sales and contributions from new product sales. In production, the company also worked intensively to reduce electricity consumption and implement various cost reduction measures.」

「The benefits of reducing electricity consumption and implementing various cost reduction measures emerged as planned, while productivity improvements were also pursued intensively to meet strong orders, resulting in」

「The company steadily implemented planned cost reductions for electricity and other expenses and measures to restrain fixed costs, while also working to improve productivity against a backdrop of strong orders, resulting in」

「As sales increased over the course of the fiscal year, the benefits of productivity improvements and lower energy and procurement costs also gradually began to emerge.」

「In the third quarter, in addition to the effects of recovering sales and improving productivity, the benefits of lower energy and procurement costs under the stronger yen trend through the second quarter began to emerge through inventory.」

「In addition to the recovery in sales, the benefits of bringing forward improvements expected in the second half of the fiscal year, including productivity improvements and measures to reduce energy and procurement costs, were realized.」