Reducing the Cost of Key Raw Materials and Identifying Suppliers
First written in FY2016-Q2. 19 of 29 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-10-08.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 1 of 10 companies on the "Worse" side.
9 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Amid the strong impact of the situation in the Middle East on raw materials, we focused on procurement across the Company and made every effort to supply our products to customers.」
In response to the impact of the situation in the Middle East on raw material procurement, the Company explicitly stated that it would focus on procurement company-wide. - 2026-07-03AdvancedEarnings
「Amid the strong impact of the situation in the Middle East on raw materials, we focused on procurement across the Company and made every effort to supply our products to customers.」
The company explicitly describes procurement efforts on a group-wide basis amid supply concerns. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「To prepare for geopolitical risks and supply chain instability, the Company will thoroughly implement early ordering of raw materials, inventory optimization and securing multiple suppliers.」
In addition to stable procurement and cost reductions, the Company explicitly stated that it would place orders early, optimize inventories and secure multiple suppliers. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, the Company made company-wide efforts to improve the efficiency of management resources and reduce costs, further implement improvements in the working environment, and actively pursue initiatives to enhance corporate value.」
The Company continues to improve the efficiency of management resources and reduce costs company-wide. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「As raw material prices, energy costs and logistics costs continued to rise, the Company made every effort to pass cost increases through to product prices.」
The Company continues to make every effort to pass higher raw material, energy and logistics costs through to product prices. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Amid difficult conditions for securing profits due to higher raw material prices, energy costs and logistics costs, the Company made every effort to pass cost increases through to product prices.」
The Company continues to make every effort to pass higher raw material, energy and logistics costs through to product prices. - FY2022RaisedAnnual report
「The Company was severely affected by higher raw material prices, energy costs and logistics costs, and, amid difficult conditions for securing profits, made every effort to reduce costs company-wide, respond swiftly and flexibly in raw material procurement and sales to sharp foreign exchange movements, and pass cost increases through to product prices.」
The response to raw material, energy and logistics costs has expanded from procurement and price revisions to a comprehensive approach that includes company-wide cost reductions, procurement and sales responses to foreign exchange movements, and passing costs through to product prices. - FY2022-Q3RaisedAnnual report
「The Company was severely affected by higher raw material prices, energy costs and logistics costs, and, amid difficult conditions for securing profits, made every effort to pass cost increases through to product prices.」
As higher raw material, energy and logistics costs make it increasingly difficult to secure profits, the Company now states that it is pursuing the pass-through of these costs to product prices with all its resources. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The Company was significantly affected by higher raw material prices, energy costs and logistics costs, but revised selling prices in line with cost increases and was able to pass these costs through to the prices of some products.」
The Company continues to review selling prices and pass higher raw material, energy and logistics costs through to some products. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company was affected by a significant rise in raw material prices and higher logistics costs, but was able to pass these costs through to the prices of some products.」
The Company stated that it was able to pass higher raw material and logistics costs through to the prices of some products. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「The Group promotes rationalization on a daily basis to address these issues, works to reduce costs, and works to lower manufacturing costs.」
The Company continues rationalization, cost reductions and lower manufacturing costs in response to international competition and raw material prices. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In production, the Company focused on securing stable procurement of raw materials, responding to changing market requirements, and pursuing cost reductions and more efficient use of management resources company-wide.」
The Company continues to address costs through stable raw material procurement and cost reductions. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In production, the Company focused on securing stable procurement of raw materials and pursued cost reductions through optimization of production and inventories and more efficient use of management resources in the sales, development and manufacturing divisions.」
The Company continues to secure stable raw material procurement, optimize production and inventories, and pursue cost reductions. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In production, the Company focused on securing stable procurement of raw materials from domestic and overseas markets, and pursued cost reductions through optimization of production and inventories and more efficient use of management resources in the sales, development and manufacturing divisions.」
The Company continues to secure stable procurement of raw materials from Japan and overseas, optimize production and inventories, and pursue cost reductions. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In production, the Company focused on securing stable procurement of raw materials from domestic and overseas markets, and pursued cost reductions through optimization of production and inventories and more efficient use of management resources in the sales, development and manufacturing divisions.」
The Company continues to secure stable procurement of raw materials from Japan and overseas and pursue cost reductions. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「The Company's business environment is expected to remain challenging, with unstable raw material prices, foreign exchange volatility and ongoing competition from companies in other countries.」
The Company continues its policy of raw material procurement and cost reductions against the backdrop of a challenging business environment, including unstable raw material prices. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, the Company secured raw material procurement and pursued cost reductions, examined production rationalization, and made company-wide efforts to improve the efficiency of production volumes, timing and personnel allocation.」
The Company continues to secure stable raw material procurement and pursue cost reductions. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「To minimize this impact, the Company secured stable raw material procurement and pursued cost reductions」
The Company continues to secure stable raw material procurement and pursue cost reductions in response to rising raw material prices. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「To minimize this impact, the Company revised product prices, sought and evaluated new suppliers in Japan and overseas, and actively pursued cost reductions.」
The Company continues to address rising raw material prices through a combination of product price revisions, the identification and evaluation of new suppliers, and cost reductions. - FY2018-Q2Added product price revisionsAnnual report
「To minimize this impact, the Company revised product prices while actively seeking and evaluating new suppliers in Japan and overseas.」
In response to rising raw material prices, the Company stated that it was pursuing product price revisions in addition to its existing efforts to seek and evaluate new suppliers. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「To minimize this impact, the Company actively sought and evaluated new suppliers in Japan and overseas.」
The Company continues to seek and evaluate new suppliers in Japan and overseas in response to rising raw material prices. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「To minimize this impact, the Company actively sought and evaluated new suppliers in Japan and overseas.」
In response to higher product costs caused by the weaker yen and higher crude oil prices, the Company continues to seek and evaluate new suppliers in Japan and overseas. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「To minimize this impact, the Company actively sought and evaluated new suppliers in Japan and overseas」
The Company continues to seek and evaluate new suppliers in Japan and overseas in response to higher costs caused by the weaker yen and higher crude oil prices. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「For raw materials, the Company actively sought new suppliers in Japan and overseas amid the impact of the yen's depreciation and rising crude oil prices year on year.」
The Company continues to seek new suppliers in Japan and overseas amid rising crude oil prices and a weaker yen. - FY2016RestatedAnnual report
「In response to the decline in crude oil and naphtha prices, the Company worked to achieve further price reductions for key raw materials while actively seeking suppliers of raw materials.」
The Company continues to pursue lower prices for key raw materials and identify suppliers along the same lines as in the previous quarter. - FY2016-Q3RaisedAnnual report
「In response to the decline in crude oil and naphtha prices, the Company worked to achieve further cost reductions for key raw materials while actively seeking suppliers of raw materials.」
The Company described cost reductions for key raw materials as going "even further" and continues to seek suppliers. - FY2016-Q2First statedAnnual report
「In response to the decline in crude oil and naphtha prices, we worked to reduce the cost of key raw materials and actively sought suppliers of raw materials.」
The company is working to reduce raw material costs and identify procurement sources.