Profit Improvement and Manufacturing Cost Reduction Through Company-Wide Participation
First written in FY2016. 21 of 34 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q2. Latest entry: 2026-08-06.
3 other companies' latest entry also says "Other".
- 2026-08-06OtherEarnings
「Operating income declined despite earnings-enhancing factors such as fixed-cost reductions from structural reforms and the increasing penetration of price revisions, owing to deterioration in raw material and fuel prices, including wood chips and chemicals, and logistics costs.」
Although the benefits of structural reforms and price revisions were evident, deterioration in raw material and fuel prices and logistics costs caused first-quarter operating income to fall below the same period of the previous year. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating profit increased by ¥14,224 million from the previous consolidated fiscal year, or 145.0% year on year, to ¥24,032 million, owing to benefits from coal prices and improved energy costs following the restart of the boiler at Iwaki Daio Paper Corporation, despite persistently high unit prices for recovered paper and chemicals.」
Despite persistently high raw material and fuel prices, operating profit increased from ¥9,807 million to ¥24,032 million through improved energy costs, price revisions and fixed-cost reductions, among other measures. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the domestic business, sales volume and revenue both exceeded the previous year, as Family Care (hygiene paper) benefited from growth in value-added products such as soft-pack tissues and extra-long toilet paper, supported by expanding demand, as well as from efforts to revise prices in response to soaring logistics and labor costs.」
Paper and paperboard segment profit was ¥5,396 million, up 106.1% year on year. The home and personal care business also returned to profitability, from a segment loss of ¥162 million to segment profit of ¥2,431 million, with growth in value-added products, price revisions and fixed-cost reductions through structural reform contributing to the improvement. - FY2025Paper and paperboard profit down, H&PC loss narrowedAnnual report
「In the paper and paperboard business, revenue was at about the same level as the previous year and segment profit was below the previous year. …In the home and personal care business, revenue was at about the same level as the previous year and the segment loss narrowed.」
Paper and paperboard segment profit was ¥8,887 million, down 44.4% year on year, while the home and personal care business narrowed its segment loss from ¥4,087 million to ¥1,367 million. Profit-improvement trends diverged by business. - FY2025-H1Profit improvement diverged by businessAnnual report
「As a result, in the paper and paperboard business, revenue was at about the same level as the previous year, but segment profit was below the previous year due to declining domestic demand, higher raw material and fuel prices including recovered paper and imported chips, and increased fixed costs such as repair expenses.」
In the paper and paperboard business, profit improvement regressed due to higher raw material and fuel prices and increased fixed costs. In contrast, the home and personal care business narrowed its loss through price revisions and expanded sales of value-added products, resulting in divergent profit-improvement trends by business. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating profit increased by ¥35,808 million from the previous consolidated fiscal year, when an operating loss of ¥21,441 million was recorded, to ¥14,367 million, mainly because the effect of price revisions absorbed negative factors including surging procurement prices for raw materials and fuel and deteriorating performance in overseas operations.」
Through selling-price revisions, optimization of the production structure and energy mix, and cost reductions including labor savings, operating profit recovered from an operating loss to ¥14,367 million. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「On the sales side, we are steadily maintaining the revised selling prices for nearly all products in the paper and paperboard business and the home and personal care business. On the production side, we are optimizing the energy mix and production structure and pursuing uncompromising cost reductions, including labor savings.」
While maintaining selling prices, optimizing the energy mix and production structure, and pursuing cost reductions including labor savings, paper and paperboard segment profit improved from a loss of ¥10,680 million in the previous year to profit of ¥12,377 million. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, in the paper and paperboard business, revenue and segment profit exceeded those of the previous year.」
While maintaining selling prices, reviewing the energy mix and production structure, and pursuing cost reductions including labor savings, the paper and paperboard business returned to profit of ¥8,586 million from a loss in the previous year. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「To overcome the challenging business environment, we will steadily maintain selling prices for nearly all products in the paper and paperboard business and the home and personal care business, review the energy mix and production structure at our major plants, and pursue uncompromising cost reductions, including labor saving. We will also accelerate measures to establish a resilient business portfolio through structural transformation from the paper and paperboard business to the home and personal care business, thereby achieving a recovery in performance and returning to growth.」
The company has specified maintaining selling prices, reviewing the energy mix and production structure, and reducing costs including through labor savings, and says it will accelerate measures aimed at earnings recovery and renewed growth. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「At our company, as well, prices for key raw materials and fuels, including coal, heavy oil, chips and pulp, have remained high as rising resource prices coincided with yen depreciation. Higher logistics costs and prices for packaging materials have added to the pressure, significantly worsening manufacturing costs. In both the paper and paperboard business and the home and personal care business, we are working to revise selling prices for all products, reviewing our energy mix and production structure, and pursuing uncompromising cost reductions, including labor saving. We believe these measures will contribute to earnings recovery from the fourth quarter onward.」
In response to deteriorating manufacturing costs caused by raw materials, fuel, logistics expenses and other factors, we are continuing price revisions for all products, reviewing the energy mix and production structure, pursuing labor savings and reducing costs, and expect earnings to recover from the fourth quarter onward. No specific recovery results have yet been reported. - FY2023-Q2Loss as deterioration in manufacturing costs could not be offset through cost reductions and price pass-throughAnnual report
「Although we promoted a shift in product mix toward high-value-added products, thoroughly pursued energy savings and fixed-cost reductions, and continued efforts to pass higher costs through to the selling prices of major products in both the paper and paperboard business and the home and personal care business, these measures were insufficient to offset the deterioration in manufacturing costs. Operating profit, ordinary profit and net profit attributable to owners of the parent for the quarter were therefore significantly below the previous year.」
Although we pursued product-mix shifts, energy savings, fixed-cost reductions and sales-price pass-through, we could not absorb the sharp deterioration in manufacturing costs, resulting in a shift to an operating loss of ¥7,265 million, among other losses. - FY2023-Q1Profit declined as higher raw material and fuel prices could not be offset through price pass-throughAnnual report
「Segment profit was significantly below that of the previous year because we could not offset the greater-than-expected deterioration in raw material and fuel prices, including coal and chips.」
Although we proceeded with sales-price reviews and cost reductions, we could not offset the greater-than-expected increase in raw material and fuel prices, and paper and paperboard segment profit was significantly below the previous year. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「Segment profit ¥22,328 million (up 14.1% year on year) Although revenue and segment profit were significantly affected by surging raw material and fuel prices, they exceeded the previous year through a shift to more profitable products, productivity improvements and thorough cost reductions.」
Despite surging raw material and fuel prices, a shift to more profitable products, productivity improvements and cost reductions resulted in paper and paperboard segment profit of ¥22,328 million, up 14.1% year on year. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Although the second quarter was affected by higher costs resulting from surging raw material and fuel prices, revenue and segment profit exceeded those of the same quarter of the previous year through structural transformation and productivity improvements from shifts in product mix and other measures.」
Despite higher costs from surging raw material and fuel prices, structural transformation, product-mix shifts and productivity improvements resulted in paper and paperboard segment profit of ¥12,199 million, up 77.1% year on year. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「Segment profit exceeded that of the previous year due to the widespread implementation of price revisions for woodfree paper and paperboard, raw material and fuel prices being lower than expected, and increased collection and use of difficult-to-process recovered paper.」
Price revisions and increased collection and use of difficult-to-process recovered paper, among other factors, resulted in paper and paperboard segment profit of ¥19,936 million, up 145.2% year on year. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Segment profit exceeded that of the same quarter of the previous year due to the widespread implementation of price revisions for woodfree paper and paperboard, raw material and fuel prices remaining lower than expected, and increased collection and use of difficult-to-process recovered paper.」
Price revisions, lower raw material and fuel prices, and increased collection and use of difficult-to-process recovered paper resulted in paper and paperboard segment profit of ¥14,944 million, up 220.0% year on year. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Segment profit exceeded that of the same quarter of the previous year because higher costs resulting from surging prices for raw materials and fuel, including chips and coal, were absorbed through increased collection and use of difficult-to-process recovered paper and the implementation of price revisions for woodfree paper and paperboard.」
Higher raw material and fuel costs were absorbed through increased collection and use of difficult-to-process recovered paper and price revisions, resulting in paper and paperboard segment profit of ¥9,560 million, up 97.1% year on year. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Segment profit exceeded that of the same quarter of the previous year because higher costs resulting from surging prices for raw materials and fuel, including chips, recovered paper and coal, were absorbed through increased collection and use of difficult-to-process recovered paper and the implementation of price revisions for woodfree paper and other products.」
Higher costs from surging raw material and fuel prices were absorbed through increased collection and use of difficult-to-process recovered paper and price revisions, resulting in paper and paperboard segment profit of ¥4,695 million, up 94.8% year on year. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「Although segment profit was affected by surging prices for raw materials and fuel, including chips, coal and chemicals, and reduced production following the fire at the Mishima Plant, it exceeded that of the previous year owing to price revisions for containerboard, corrugated products and printing paper, as well as cost reductions including fixed-cost reductions.」
Despite the impact of higher raw material and fuel prices and reduced production following the fire, paper and paperboard segment profit was ¥8,130 million, exceeding the previous year. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Despite higher raw material and fuel prices, segment profit turned positive from a segment loss in the same quarter of the previous year, owing to price revisions for containerboard and corrugated products and cost reductions at the plants.」
Despite the impact of surging raw material and fuel prices, profit improvement through price revisions and cost reductions at the plants continues. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Despite higher costs resulting from surging raw material and fuel prices, segment profit turned positive from a segment loss in the same quarter of the previous year, owing to price revisions for containerboard and corrugated products and cost reductions at the plants.」
Following price revisions and cost reductions at the plants, the paper and paperboard segment returned to profitability, from a loss of ¥1,602 million in the previous year to profit of ¥4,850 million. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Segment profit turned positive from a segment loss in the same quarter of the previous year, owing to price revisions for containerboard and corrugated products and cost reductions at the plants.」
Following price revisions and cost reductions at the plants, the paper and paperboard segment returned to profitability, from a loss of ¥469 million in the same quarter of the previous year to profit of ¥2,411 million. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「Segment profit turned positive for the full year due to price increases for containerboard, but was below the previous year because of the significant impact of higher recovered-paper, raw material and fuel prices.」
The paper and paperboard business returned to profitability for the full year following a price increase for containerboard, with segment profit of ¥700 million, down 93.0% year on year. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Although segment profit turned positive in the October–December third quarter due to price increases for printing paper and containerboard, it was below that of the same quarter of the previous year because of higher recovered-paper, raw material and fuel prices and delays beyond the initial forecast in finalizing the printing-paper price increase.」
The segment returned to profitability in the third quarter due to price increases for printing paper and containerboard, but cumulative results were below the previous year because of higher recovered-paper, raw material and fuel prices and delays in finalizing the price increases. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Regarding initiatives for fiscal 2017, in the paper and paperboard business, we are improving profitability in response to declining demand for newsprint and printing paper and higher costs caused by rising recovered-paper prices. We are also continuing profit-improvement efforts through the effect of price revisions for printing paper, containerboard and corrugated products, as well as through a structural reform of the sales mix involving a shift toward value-added products such as uncoated paper and functional materials and expansion of flat-sheet sales to wholesalers.」
Profit improvement continues through price revisions, a shift to value-added products and changes in customer channels in response to declining demand and rising recovered-paper prices. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Regarding initiatives for fiscal 2017, in the paper and paperboard business, we are improving profitability in the woodfree paper business in response to declining domestic demand by reviewing the sales mix through a shift toward value-added products such as uncoated paper and expansion of flat-sheet sales to wholesalers, as well as through a shift in the customer-channel mix. In the paperboard and corrugated products businesses, we are working to establish an optimal production-and-sales balance from a total-optimization perspective and reduce manufacturing costs, while sequentially investing in corrugated-product production equipment to improve productivity and expand sales and strengthening our sales structure.」
Profit-improvement measures, including manufacturing cost reductions, are continuing. However, the paper and paperboard segment posted a loss of ¥469 million in the first quarter due to higher raw material costs resulting from rising recovered-paper prices and other factors. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「Under the Second Medium-Term Business Plan, the Group will promote initiatives including the structural transformation of the printing paper business, the strengthening of the paperboard and corrugated packaging businesses, and the acceleration of growth in the home and personal care business, while pursuing thorough cost reductions and the utilization of diverse human resources. Through these efforts, it aims to improve profitability and its financial position and establish a stronger management base and corporate structure.」
Thorough cost reductions have been reiterated as a continuing measure under the Second Medium-Term Business Plan. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Segment profit exceeded that of the same quarter of the previous year, owing to the effect of increased kraft pulp production following equipment modifications at the plant, lower costs for energy and chemicals, and decreases in raw material and fuel costs resulting from the stronger yen, among other factors.」
Driven by increased production following equipment modifications, lower energy and chemical costs, and lower raw material and fuel costs, paper and paperboard segment profit was ¥8,030 million, up 13.4% year on year. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Segment profit exceeded that of the same quarter of the previous year, owing to the effect of increased kraft pulp production following equipment modifications at the plant, lower costs for energy and chemicals, and decreases in raw material and fuel costs resulting from the stronger yen, among other factors.」
Increased production following equipment modifications and lower energy and chemical costs were identified as specific drivers of profit improvement, and profit in the paper and paperboard segment increased 17.6% year on year. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the fiscal year, in the paper and paperboard business, we are promoting the structural transformation of the woodfree paper business and thorough cost reductions, as well as strengthening the paperboard and corrugated products businesses.」
Cost reductions in the woodfree paper business continue to be identified as a key initiative. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「In addition, we will further strengthen profit-improvement activities involving all employees under our proprietary profit-improvement method launched in fiscal 2013, while responding to changes in the paper business environment, and will continue reducing manufacturing costs.」
This describes measures to continue and strengthen cost reductions at each of the company's plants and profit-improvement activities using its proprietary method launched in fiscal 2013.