Strengthening Cost Competitiveness and Total Factor Productivity

「Returning to the basic principle that “productivity is a matter of the human mindset,” the company conducted the “Polish Your Mind” training for all employees over a 3-year plan beginning in fiscal 2022. The training was held 305 times, with 4,893 people participating. Drawing on the expertise accumulated through this experience, the company has since fiscal 2025 been conducting productivity training by employee level and in each division, tailored to the issues facing individual workplaces and departments.」

「By March 2025, approximately 4,500 employees had completed the training (305 sessions, with cumulative attendance of 6,609 people). To further strengthen capabilities at operating sites and improve productivity, the company will continue investing in its people and developing human resources, and will roll out these initiatives across the entire Group.」

「The company analyzes all factors affecting productivity and works jointly with labor and management to improve total factor productivity, while also considering how people work and their state of mind alongside technological innovation. Since fiscal 2022, it has rolled out company-wide training focused on developing people under the slogan “Polish Your Mind,” returning to the basic principle that “productivity is a matter of the human mindset.” All employees will take the training over 3 fiscal years. The first phase was nationwide training for section managers and supervisors at manufacturing sites, followed by training rolled out sequentially across nationwide offices, individual offices and divisions, and by employee level and occupation. By March 2024, total attendance had reached approximately 3,500 people.」

「The company analyzes all factors affecting productivity and works jointly with labor and management to improve total factor productivity, while also considering how people work and their state of mind alongside technological innovation. Since fiscal 2022, it has rolled out company-wide training focused on developing people under the slogan “Polish Your Mind,” returning to the basic principle that “productivity is a matter of the human mindset.” All employees will take the training over 3 fiscal years. The first phase consisted of 8 sessions for 240 section managers and supervisors at manufacturing sites.」

「As the General Packaging Industry, or GPI Rengo, our Group is enhancing its comprehensive packaging capabilities across a broader range of fields, centered on its six core businesses: paper manufacturing, corrugated packaging, paperboard packaging, flexible packaging, heavy-duty packaging and overseas operations, while working to increase orders through development- and proposal-based sales, improve cost competitiveness and strengthen its financial position.」

「As the General Packaging Industry, or GPI Rengo, our Group is enhancing its comprehensive packaging capabilities across a broader range of fields, centered on its six core businesses: paper manufacturing, corrugated packaging, paperboard packaging, flexible packaging, heavy-duty packaging and overseas operations, while working to increase orders through development- and proposal-based sales, improve cost competitiveness and strengthen its financial position.」

「As the General Packaging Industry, or GPI Rengo, our Group is enhancing its comprehensive packaging capabilities across a broader range of fields, centered on its six core businesses: paper manufacturing, corrugated packaging, paperboard packaging, flexible packaging, heavy-duty packaging and overseas operations, while working to increase orders through development- and proposal-based sales, improve cost competitiveness and strengthen its financial position.」

「Centered on six core businesses, namely papermaking, corrugated products, paper containers, flexible packaging, heavy-duty packaging, and overseas operations, the Group has worked diligently to expand its business and improve profitability as “Rengo, the General Packaging Industry” (GPI Rengo), a corporate group that proposes comprehensive solutions to the packaging needs of every industry through packaging innovation, proactive capital investment, M&A, and other initiatives.」

「As the General Packaging Industry, or GPI Rengo, our Group is enhancing its comprehensive packaging capabilities across a broader range of fields, centered on its six core businesses: paper manufacturing, corrugated packaging, paperboard packaging, flexible packaging, heavy-duty packaging and overseas operations, while working to increase orders through development- and proposal-based sales, improve cost competitiveness and strengthen its financial position.」

「Regarding reductions in manufacturing and logistics costs and improvements in productivity, we have established and operated project teams as needed, in addition to our existing initiatives, to solve various issues creatively through new ideas, taking into account the improvement of total factor productivity (TFP), a challenge shared across industry as a whole.」

「As the General Packaging Industry, or GPI Rengo, our Group is enhancing its comprehensive packaging capabilities across a broader range of fields, centered on its six core businesses: paper manufacturing, corrugated packaging, paperboard packaging, flexible packaging, heavy-duty packaging and overseas operations, while working to increase orders through development- and proposal-based sales, improve cost competitiveness and strengthen its financial position.」

「We had worked to maintain product prices through thorough cost reductions in response to soaring prices for recovered paper and rising fuel, chemical, and logistics costs.」

「As the General Packaging Industry, or GPI Rengo, our Group is enhancing its comprehensive packaging capabilities across a broader range of fields, centered on its six core businesses: paper manufacturing, corrugated packaging, paperboard packaging, flexible packaging, heavy-duty packaging and overseas operations, while working to increase orders through development- and proposal-based sales, improve cost competitiveness and strengthen its financial position.」

「Regarding reductions in manufacturing and logistics costs and improvements in productivity, we have established and operated project teams as needed, in addition to our existing initiatives, to solve various issues creatively through new ideas. We will also take the lead in improving total factor productivity (TFP), a challenge shared across industry as a whole.」

「As the General Packaging Industry, or GPI Rengo, our Group is enhancing its comprehensive packaging capabilities across a broader range of fields, centered on its six core businesses: paper manufacturing, corrugated packaging, paperboard packaging, flexible packaging, heavy-duty packaging and overseas operations, while working to increase orders through development- and proposal-based sales, improve cost competitiveness and strengthen its financial position.」

「As the General Packaging Industry, or GPI Rengo, our Group is enhancing its comprehensive packaging capabilities across a broader range of fields, centered on its six core businesses: paper manufacturing, corrugated packaging, paperboard packaging, flexible packaging, heavy-duty packaging and overseas operations, while working to increase orders through development- and proposal-based sales, improve cost competitiveness and strengthen its financial position.」

「We are working to expand orders through development- and proposal-based sales, improve cost competitiveness, and strengthen our financial position.」

「Regarding reductions in manufacturing and logistics costs and improvements in productivity, we have established and operated project teams as needed, in addition to our existing initiatives, to solve various issues creatively through new ideas. We will also take the lead in improving total factor productivity (TFP), a challenge shared across industry as a whole.」