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Promoting new product development

First written in FY2016-Q2. 12 of 25 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q2. Latest entry: FY2026-H1.

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ProgressHeldSoftenedWorseAdvancedFY2020-Q2AdvancedFY2022 – FY20232016: 220162017: 420172018: 220182019: 420192020: 220202021: 020212022: 220222023: 120232024: 120242025: 220252026: 52026
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Continuous Promotion of New Product DevelopmentA theme 43 companies write about · 0 as a headwind · 43 as a tailwind

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

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  1. FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report

    「The company positioned the year as an important milestone for achieving the management targets set out in the plan and bridging to the next medium-term management plan. Based on technologies accumulated over many years since its founding, it strengthened the development of high-value-added products by making maximum use of its strength in organic synthesis technology.」

    Regarding new product development, the company explicitly emphasizes strengthening the development of high-value-added products by making maximum use of its organic synthesis technology.
  2. FY2025AdvancedAnnual report

    「The company will accelerate the market launch of new products in coordination with research and development and marketing, with the aim of realizing the benefits of investment at an early stage and strengthening its earnings structure.」

    The company is moving from conventional new product development and market proposals to accelerating market launches coordinated between research and development and marketing.
  3. FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report

    「Specialty additives based on the company's strength in synthesis technology saw increased sales in both electronic materials and specialty applications, resulting in sales exceeding the same period of the previous year.」

    Sales increased for specialty additives related to new and high-value-added products, both for electronic materials and specialty applications.
  4. FY2024RestatedAnnual report

    「Domestic procurement of pharmaceutical intermediates has become increasingly prominent, and the company regards this as an important field and is actively pursuing opportunities to contribute to earnings. It also plans to develop new products involving dehydrating and condensing agents, whose sales increased significantly during the fiscal year.」

    The company continues to position pharmaceutical intermediates as an important field and pursue a policy of developing new products involving dehydrating and condensing agents.
  5. FY2023AdvancedAnnual report

    「The company actively invested management resources in expanding its market presence in growth fields, including achieving results by introducing new products to the electronic materials market using its strength in synthesis technology.」

    Regarding new product development, the company specifically describes introducing new products to the electronic materials market and achieving results.
  6. FY2022AdvancedAnnual report

    「The company also plans to develop new products involving dehydrating and condensing agents, whose sales increased significantly during the fiscal year.」

    In addition to developing high-performance, high-quality products as before, the company plans to develop new products involving dehydrating and condensing agents, whose sales increased during the fiscal year.
  7. FY2022-Q2ReframedAnnual report

    「Development of high-performance products addressing customer needs」

    The focus of the development policy has become more specific, shifting from conventional new product development to the development of high-performance products that address customer needs.
  8. FY2021RestatedAnnual report

    「① Promotion of new product development」

    The new five-year medium-term management plan continues to position new product development as one of its five business strategies.
  9. FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「In domestic rubber chemicals, sales of new products and vulcanizing agents increased as a result of broader adoption and expanding demand, although」

    The company reported increased sales of new products and vulcanizing agents against a backdrop of broader adoption and expanding demand.
  10. FY2019RestatedAnnual report

    「The company will actively pursue the development and market introduction of new products, as well as contract synthesis, based on its proprietary synthesis technology.」

    The company continues to develop and propose new products to the market based on its proprietary synthesis technology.
  11. FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「Against this backdrop, we focused on responding to new demand and fluctuations in customer demand in Japan and overseas, as well as developing and introducing new products.」

    The company continues to focus on developing and introducing new products.
  12. FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「As a result of focusing on responding to new demand, introducing new products, and actively addressing domestic and overseas demand fluctuations,」

    The company explains that continued introduction of new products contributed to higher sales of rubber chemicals and other chemicals.
  13. FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「Against this backdrop, we focused on responding to demand from existing customers, introducing new products, and developing new customers in Japan and overseas. As a result,」

    The company continues to introduce new products as a sales initiative.
  14. FY2018RaisedAnnual report

    「③ Continued launch of newly developed products」

    The plan has become more specific and advanced, moving from conventional new product development to the stage of continuously launching products under development.
  15. FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「Sales of other chemicals exceeded the same period of the previous year as a result of active sales efforts, which expanded orders for new products and increased sales of existing products.」

    Active sales efforts expanded orders for new products and increased sales of existing products, resulting in sales of other chemicals exceeding the same period of the previous year.
  16. FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「As a result of conducting active sales activities for resin chemicals and other chemicals, sales exceeded the year-earlier period as orders for new products expanded and sales of existing products also increased.」

    Sales of resin chemicals and other chemicals exceeded the year-earlier period as orders for new products expanded and sales of existing products increased.
  17. FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「The company also actively proposed a new product for rubber launched last year to customers in Japan and overseas.」

    The company continues proposal activities for the new rubber product launched the previous year, targeting customers in Japan and overseas.
  18. FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「As a result of conducting active sales activities centered on new products for resin chemicals, intermediates, and other chemicals, orders for newly developed products remained firm and sales to existing customers also increased, resulting in sales in each business category exceeding the year-earlier period.」

    Firm orders for newly developed products, together with increased sales to existing customers, resulted in sales in each business category exceeding the year-earlier period.
  19. FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「As a result of conducting active sales activities centered on new products for resin chemicals, intermediates, and other chemicals, sales in each business category exceeded the year-earlier period, partly because sales of newly developed products remained steady.」

    The company reconfirms its sales activities centered on new products and the continued sale of newly developed products.
  20. FY2016RestatedAnnual report

    「We promoted efforts centered on the new three-year management plan to expand sales of existing businesses, develop new products, and develop new customers in Japan and overseas.」

    New product development continues to be pursued as a growth initiative.
  21. FY2016-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「New product development」

    New product development continues to be pursued as a growth initiative.
  22. FY2016-Q2First statedAnnual report

    「Promoting new product development」

    New product development is identified as one of the growth initiatives.
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"Expanding Existing Businesses Under the New Three-Year Management Plan" moved the same way as this thread, in the same document, in 8 of its 25 moves.

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  1. ★This thread
  2. 1Expanding Existing Businesses Under the New Three-Year Management Plan8×
  3. 2International Expansion Focused on China and Southeast Asia7×
  4. 3Five-Year Medium-Term Management Plan from the Fiscal Year Ending November 2022 Through the Fiscal Year Ending November 20267×
  5. 4Operating Cash Flow Turning into a Source of Cash6×
  6. 5Strengthening Marketing Capabilities Based on Customer Needs and Perspective6×
  7. 6Weakness in Related Industries Due to Sluggish Domestic Automotive Production5×

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