Expanding Global Operations through Business Alliances and M&A
First written in FY2020. 8 of 14 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2021-Q1. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2021: 8 of 55 companies on the "Worse" side.
50 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「The Roihi-Tsuboko TM Coin Plaster launched in South Korea during the current fiscal year contributed to higher sales. As a result, total field revenue was ¥1,317 million, up 18.0% year on year.」
With respect to global expansion, the launch of a new product in South Korea contributed to overseas field revenue, which increased 18.0% year on year. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「The new Roihi-Tsuboko TM Coin Plaster launched in South Korea made a substantial contribution to sales. As a result, total field revenue was ¥1,317 million, up 18.0% year on year.」
Global business expansion has produced tangible progress through the launch of new products in priority regions and growth in overseas field revenue. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Following the overseas bases in Thailand and Germany, we began actively pursuing initiatives such as launching research into the Chinese market from the Shanghai representative office, which opened in July」
With respect to global business expansion, the company began researching the Chinese market in Shanghai in addition to its existing bases in Thailand and Germany, and overseas sales in both the medical and tape businesses exceeded the same period of the previous year. - FY2024-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「In the priority regions of Asia and Europe, the company focused on building sales channels and developing products, targeting the Hong Kong and Indonesian markets for PanfixTM cellulose tape and the European and Chinese markets for Japanese paper masking tape for painting. Although signs of improvement had emerged from the first half, the effects of the reaction to front-loaded demand following price revisions by distributors and other factors remained, and sales of both products were below the same period of the previous year. As a result, total field revenue was ¥1,645 million, down 20.4% year on year.」
The company continued to build sales channels and develop products in Asia and Europe, and noted signs of improvement from the first half, while overseas sales of the tape business fell 20.4% year on year due to the reaction following distributors' price revisions and other factors. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Searching for strategic partners and realizing collaboration to expand the overseas business (use of business alliances and M&A)」
The company continues to pursue the search for strategic partners, collaboration, and the use of business alliances and M&A as means of expanding its overseas business. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Searching for strategic partners and realizing collaboration to expand the overseas business (use of business alliances and M&A)」
The company continues to pursue the search for strategic partners, collaboration, and the use of business alliances and M&A as means of expanding its overseas business. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, in the priority regions of Asia and Europe, the company strengthened its efforts in the Hong Kong and Indonesian markets for PanfixTM cellulose tape and in the European market for Japanese paper masking tape for painting, while focusing on building sales channels and developing products. In addition, the yen's depreciation contributed to results, and overseas field revenue from the tape business was ¥2,066 million, up 43.6% year on year.」
With respect to global expansion, the company strengthened its efforts in the Hong Kong and Indonesian markets for Panfix and in Europe for Japanese paper masking tape for painting, resulting in overseas field revenue for the tape business rising 43.6% year on year. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the company strengthened its efforts in the Hong Kong and Indonesian markets for PanfixTM cellulose tape and in the European market for Japanese paper masking tape for painting. As a result of focusing on building sales channels and developing products in its priority regions of Asia and Europe, overseas field revenue from the tape business was substantially higher than in the same period of the previous year.」
With respect to global expansion, the company strengthened its efforts in Hong Kong and Indonesia for Panfix and in Europe for Japanese paper masking tape for painting, resulting in overseas sales for the tape business substantially exceeding the same period of the previous year. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「Development and cultivation of new markets in priority regions (East Asia, ASEAN and Europe) through a 3-location structure comprising the Japanese headquarters and sales companies in Thailand and Germany Search for and selection of strategic partners in priority regions (business alliances and M&A)」
The company continues to pursue a policy of developing markets through its 3-location structure and searching for strategic partners through business alliances and M&A. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Development and cultivation of new markets in priority regions (East Asia, ASEAN and Europe) through a 3-location structure comprising the Japanese headquarters and sales companies in Thailand and Germany Search for and selection of strategic partners in priority regions (business alliances and M&A)」
The company continues to pursue a policy of operating through 3 locations in Japan, Thailand and Germany, developing markets in priority regions, and using business alliances and M&A. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「NICHIBAN EUROPE GmbH was established in Düsseldorf, Germany, and began sales activities more closely aligned with the local market.」
Global expansion has progressed through stronger efforts to roll out Roihi-Tsuboko and Roihi-Tsuboko medicated plaster in China, cross-border e-commerce, and the launch of European sales operations by the German sales subsidiary. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「During the third quarter consolidated accounting period, NICHIBAN EUROPE GmbH was established in Düsseldorf, Germany, to strengthen business operations and expand sales throughout Europe.」
As a specific development in its global business expansion, the company established a German sales subsidiary responsible for expanding sales across Europe. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In this environment, we began expanding AtfineTM, a tape designed specifically for caring for postoperative scars, in China.」
As a specific development in its global expansion, the company began rolling out Atfine in China. - FY2020First statedAnnual report
「② Rapid rollout and expansion in global markets ＊Establishment of a global business promotion structure and overseas business platform ＊Use of business alliances and M&A to secure distribution channels and expand the business ＊Proactive recruitment and development of global talent」
As means of global expansion, the company for the first time explicitly identified the use of business alliances and M&A, in addition to establishing overseas bases and sales channels, as a key theme aimed at securing distribution channels and expanding the business.