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Nihon Kagaku Sangyo (4094) · InitiativeRestatedLatest Earnings (2026-05-14): "Advanced"

Low-Cost Structure through More Efficient Equipment and Personnel and the Use of Low-Cost and Recycled Raw Materials

First written in FY2017-Q1. 20 of 26 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-05-14.

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ProgressHeldSoftenedWorseRestatedFY2017-Q1 – FY2020-Q2RestatedFY2022-Q1 – FY2024-Q32016: 220162017: 420172018: 420182019: 320192020: 420202021: 220212022: 320222023: 220232024: 120242025: 020252026: 1
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Profitability Improvement through Rationalization, Cost Reduction and Productivity ImprovementA theme 56 companies write about · 0 as a headwind · 58 as a tailwind

39 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".

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  1. 2026-05-14AdvancedEarnings

    「Under these circumstances, in existing fields our group will further strengthen its efforts to generate early results from new products and products under development for new applications, and to develop new customers, areas on which we have focused to date. We will also thoroughly reduce production costs, including by expanding the use of lower-cost raw materials, and work to secure and expand sales and production volumes.」

    Expanded use of lower-cost raw materials and production cost reductions were emphasized as specific measures in existing fields.
  2. FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「We will further improve the efficiency of equipment and personnel and make greater use of low-cost and recycled raw materials to establish a low-cost structure capable of securing a certain level of profit even at low utilization rates.」

    The policy of establishing a low-cost structure through more efficient equipment and staffing and the use of low-cost and recycled raw materials is continuing.
  3. FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「In terms of profit, we pursued improvements in manufacturing costs, expanded the mix of highly profitable products, and more efficient use of management resources in response to rising prices and declining demand, but operating profit decreased due partly to the decline in sales volume.」

    The company said it had pursued improvements in manufacturing costs, expanded the mix of highly profitable products, and more efficient use of management resources to strengthen its low-cost structure, but operating profit decreased due to the impact of lower sales volume.
  4. FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「We also continued working to strengthen our low-cost structure through the expanded use of recycled raw materials in the chemicals segment and greater operational efficiency using IT across the company.」

    Efforts to strengthen the low-cost structure through the expanded use of recycled raw materials and operational efficiency using IT are continuing.
  5. FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「We continued working to strengthen our low-cost structure and improve price competitiveness through the expanded use of recycled raw materials in the chemicals segment and greater operational efficiency using IT and productivity gains from optimization of production sites and processes across the company.」

    Efforts to improve productivity and price competitiveness through the expanded use of recycled raw materials, the use of IT, and optimization of production sites and processes are continuing.
  6. FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「In the chemicals segment, we sought to reduce costs and expenses through the expanded use of recycled raw materials, while across the company we continued working to strengthen our low-cost structure and improve price competitiveness through greater operational efficiency using IT and productivity gains from optimization of production sites and processes.」

    Efforts to strengthen the low-cost structure through the expanded use of recycled raw materials, the use of IT, and optimization of production sites and processes are continuing.
  7. FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「We continued working to strengthen our low-cost structure by thoroughly reducing costs and expenses through the expanded use of recycled raw materials, while improving price competitiveness through productivity gains from greater operational efficiency using IT and optimization of production sites and processes.」

    Efforts to reduce costs and expenses and improve price competitiveness through recycled raw materials, the use of IT, and optimization of production sites and processes are continuing.
  8. FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「We will further improve the efficiency of equipment and personnel and make greater use of low-cost and recycled raw materials to establish a low-cost structure capable of securing a certain level of profit even at low utilization rates.」

    The policy of establishing a low-cost structure through more efficient equipment and staffing and the use of low-cost and recycled raw materials is continuing.
  9. FY2021AdvancedAnnual report

    「The achievement of cost and expense reductions and some productivity improvements」

    Concrete progress was shown in that cost and expense reductions and some productivity improvements were achieved.
  10. FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「We will further improve the efficiency of equipment and personnel and make greater use of low-cost and recycled raw materials to establish a low-cost structure capable of securing a certain level of profit even at low utilization rates.」

    The policy of establishing a low-cost structure through more efficient equipment and staffing and the use of low-cost and recycled raw materials is continuing.
  11. FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「We achieved cost and expense reductions and some productivity improvements, although」

    Concrete progress was shown in that cost and expense reductions and productivity improvements were achieved in part. Operational efficiency through the use of IT and optimization of production sites and processes are also continuing.
  12. FY2020AdvancedAnnual report

    「To remain competitive amid increasingly intense cost competition, we have begun examining efficient production technologies.」

    It was newly disclosed that the company had begun examining efficient production technologies in response to cost competition.
  13. FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「We broadly achieved stable supplies of contract processing for cathode materials for secondary batteries after establishing a monthly production capacity of 600 tonnes, and achieved a certain degree of the targeted cost reduction through improved productivity, although」

    Concrete progress was shown in that cost reductions through improved productivity were achieved to a certain extent relative to the target.
  14. FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「We will further improve the efficiency of equipment and personnel and make greater use of low-cost and recycled raw materials to establish a low-cost structure capable of securing a certain level of profit even at low utilization rates.」

    The policy of establishing a low-cost structure capable of securing a certain level of profit even at low operating rates through more efficient equipment and staffing and the use of low-cost and recycled raw materials is continuing.
  15. FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「We will further improve the efficiency of equipment and personnel and make greater use of low-cost and recycled raw materials to establish a low-cost structure capable of securing a certain level of profit even at low utilization rates.」

    The policy of establishing a low-cost structure through more efficient equipment and staffing and the use of low-cost and recycled raw materials is continuing.
  16. FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「We will further improve the efficiency of equipment and personnel and make greater use of low-cost and recycled raw materials to establish a low-cost structure capable of securing a certain level of profit even at low utilization rates.」

    The policy of reducing costs through more efficient equipment and staffing and the use of low-cost and recycled raw materials is continuing.
  17. FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「We will further improve the efficiency of equipment and personnel and make greater use of low-cost and recycled raw materials to establish a low-cost structure capable of securing a certain level of profit even at low utilization rates.」

    The policy of reducing costs through more efficient equipment and staffing and the use of low-cost and recycled raw materials is continuing.
  18. FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「We will further improve the efficiency of equipment and personnel and make greater use of low-cost and recycled raw materials to establish a low-cost structure capable of securing a certain level of profit even at low utilization rates.」

    The policy of reducing costs through more efficient equipment and staffing and the use of low-cost and recycled raw materials is continuing.
  19. FY2018RestatedAnnual report

    「We will further improve the efficiency of equipment and personnel and make greater use of low-cost and recycled raw materials to establish a low-cost structure capable of securing a certain level of profit even at low utilization rates.」

    The policy of reducing costs through more efficient equipment and staffing and the use of low-cost and recycled raw materials is continuing.
  20. FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「We will further improve the efficiency of equipment and personnel and make greater use of low-cost and recycled raw materials to establish a low-cost structure capable of securing a certain level of profit even at low utilization rates.」

    The policy of reducing costs through more efficient equipment and staffing and the use of low-cost and recycled raw materials is continuing.
  21. FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「We worked to strengthen our low-cost structure to increase price competitiveness by optimizing production sites and processes, among other measures.」

    Optimization of production sites and processes is explicitly cited, in addition to the conventional efficiency improvements in equipment and staffing and use of raw materials, as a means of reducing costs.
  22. FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「We will further improve the efficiency of equipment and personnel and make greater use of low-cost and recycled raw materials to establish a low-cost structure capable of securing a certain level of profit even at low utilization rates.」

    The policy of reducing costs through more efficient equipment and staffing and the use of low-cost and recycled raw materials is continuing.
  23. FY2017RestatedAnnual report

    「We intend to pursue further efficiency improvements in equipment and staffing and greater use of low-cost and recycled raw materials, thereby establishing a low-cost structure capable of securing a certain level of profit even at low operating rates.」

    The policy of reducing costs through more efficient equipment and staffing and the use of low-cost and recycled raw materials is continuing.
  24. FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「We will further improve the efficiency of equipment and personnel and make greater use of low-cost and recycled raw materials to establish a low-cost structure capable of securing a certain level of profit even at low utilization rates.」

    The policy of reducing costs through more efficient equipment and staffing and the use of low-cost and recycled raw materials has been reiterated.
  25. FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「We will further improve the efficiency of equipment and personnel and make greater use of low-cost and recycled raw materials to establish a low-cost structure capable of securing a certain level of profit even at low utilization rates.」

    The policy of reducing costs through more efficient equipment and staffing and the use of low-cost and recycled raw materials has been reiterated.
  26. FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report

    「We will further improve the efficiency of equipment and personnel and make greater use of low-cost and recycled raw materials to establish a low-cost structure capable of securing a certain level of profit even at low utilization rates.」

    To secure a certain level of profit even at low utilization rates, the company cites greater equipment and personnel efficiency and lower raw-material costs.
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