Development and expansion of toner binder resins and charge control agents
First written in FY2016. 18 of 32 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2017-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-08-07.
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- 2026-08-07AdvancedEarnings
「Sales of toner-related materials, including resin-based charge-control agents and external additives, remained firm.」
Sales of resin-based charge-control agents and external additives in toner-related materials, which had been sluggish through the previous fiscal year, became firm. - FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「Sales of toner-related materials and charge-control agents remained sluggish because of market contraction.」
For toner-related materials, which had been recovering, sales of toner-related materials and charge control agents became sluggish due to market contraction. - 2026-05-14WorsenedRevision of earnings forecasts
「Sales of toner-related materials and charge-control agents remained sluggish because of market contraction.」
Toner-related materials and charge-control agents were sluggish because of market contraction, weakening again after the previous recovery. - FY2026-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「Sales of toner resins and charge control agents fell below the previous year.」
For toner-related materials, which had previously been recovering, sales of toner resins and charge control agents fell below the previous year. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Results were strong in areas including fine materials, adhesives, resins and charge control agents.」
Resins, including toner-related materials, and charge control agents performed strongly and contributed to improved revenue and profit for the Chemicals segment as a whole. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Sales of toner resins, charge control agents, adhesives for electronic components and newly launched UV-peelable adhesives remained strong.」
Strong sales of toner resins and charge control agents showed the recovery of previously sluggish toner-related materials in the company’s results. - FY2024WorsenedAnnual report
「Sales of toner-related materials remained sluggish due to the downturn in the copier market.」
Sales of toner-related materials have remained sluggish due to the downturn in the copier market. - FY2024-Q3Overseas sales recovered but remained sluggishAnnual report
「Sales of toner-related materials showed signs of recovery overseas but remained sluggish.」
Although overseas sales of toner-related materials showed signs of recovery, sluggish conditions have continued. - FY2024-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Sales of toner-related materials remained sluggish.」
Continued sluggish sales of toner-related materials left revenue and operating profit for the related Chemicals business below the same period of the previous year. - FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Recovery in overseas markets, particularly China, was delayed for toner-related materials, leaving resins and charge control materials sluggish.」
Resins and charge control materials were sluggish due to the delayed recovery of overseas markets, particularly China. Revenue in the related Chemicals business declined 6.2%. - FY2023WorsenedAnnual report
「Sales of toner resins remained firm in the first half, but were sluggish in the second half due to the impact of customer inventory adjustments and modifications to customers’ production lines.」
For toner resins, which had been recovering since the previous fiscal year, sales became sluggish in the second half due to the impact of customer inventory adjustments and production-line modifications. - FY2023-Q3Inventory adjustments slow growth in toner resinsAnnual report
「Sales of toner resins remained firm in the first half, but increased only slightly in the second half due to the impact of customer inventory adjustments.」
For toner resins, which had been recovering since the previous fiscal year, sales increased only slightly in the second half after being affected by customer inventory adjustments, compared with their strength in the first half. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Sales of toner resins for overseas markets and wallpaper adhesives remained firm.」
The continued strength of overseas demand for toner resins since the previous quarter was reaffirmed. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Demand for toner resins remained firm, led by overseas markets.」
The disclosure confirms that firm demand for toner resins, particularly in overseas markets, has continued since the previous fiscal year. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the Chemicals division, which handles toner resins, resin bases such as ACRYBASE, and medical materials, demand for toner resins remained firm. As a result, revenue was ¥3,006 million, up 20.8% year on year, and operating profit was ¥139 million, up 62.0%.」
Firm demand for toner resins resulted in a 20.8% increase in revenue and a 62.0% increase in operating profit for the related Chemicals division. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The toner market showed signs of recovery from the previous fiscal year’s decline, while demand in the electronics market, including computers, remained at a high level.」
The toner market, which had been sluggish in the previous fiscal year, showed signs of recovery, and demand in the electronics market also remained at a high level. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Toner demand, which had declined as telework spread worldwide, showed signs of recovery, and demand for toner resins remained firm.」
Toner demand, which had been sluggish as telework spread, showed signs of recovery, and demand for toner resins remained firm. - FY2021WorsenedAnnual report
「Sales of toner resins remained sluggish as telework became widespread and offices moved toward paperless operations.」
The spread of telework and the shift toward paperless offices have kept toner resin sales sluggish. - FY2021-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Sales of toner resins remained sluggish as demand in offices declined amid the worldwide adoption of telework.」
The decline in office printing demand resulting from the promotion of telework led to weak toner resin sales, and performance in the related Chemicals division also declined. - FY2021-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Demand for toner resins remained sluggish due to the decline in printed materials accompanying the promotion of telework.」
The decline in printed materials accompanying the promotion of telework was cited as a factor behind weak demand for toner resins. In the related Chemicals division, revenue fell 20.1% and operating profit fell 88.2%. - FY2021-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「In the Chemicals division, which handles toner resins, resin bases such as ACRYBASE, and medical materials, sales of toner resins for overseas markets remained firm, while domestic sales remained sluggish.」
For toner resins, overseas sales remained firm while domestic sales were sluggish. Revenue and operating profit for the Chemicals division as a whole both declined. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「In the Chemicals field, which handles toner resins, demand in the domestic market declined, while demand in overseas markets remained firm. As a result, revenue was ¥3,960 million, up 1.7% year on year, and operating profit was ¥317 million, up 16.7%.」
Although domestic demand declined, overseas demand remained firm, and revenue and operating profit for the Chemicals division as a whole, including toner resins, exceeded the previous year. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the Chemicals division, which handles toner resins, resin bases such as ACRYBASE, and medical materials, domestic sales of toner resins remained sluggish, while overseas sales remained strong. As a result, revenue was ¥3,033 million, up 1.7% year on year, and operating profit was ¥263 million, up 14.8%.」
Although toner resins were sluggish in the domestic market, overseas sales remained strong, resulting in year-on-year increases in revenue and operating profit for the related Chemicals division as a whole. - FY2019WorsenedAnnual report
「In the Chemicals field, which handles toner resins, revenue declined as demand for existing toner resins fell.」
The decline in demand for existing toner resins was also confirmed in the full-year results, indicating continued weakness on the demand side related to the sales expansion theme. - FY2019-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「In the Chemicals division, which handles toner resins, resin bases such as ACRYBASE, and medical materials, demand in the medical materials field remained strong, but the substantial decline in demand in the toner resin field had a significant impact, leaving revenue below the same period of the previous year.」
The decline in demand in the toner resin field continued, and revenue in the Chemicals division fell below the same period of the previous year despite strong performance in medical materials. - FY2019-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「In the Chemicals division, which handles toner resins, resin bases such as ACRYBASE, and medical materials, applications for adhesives expanded and the medical materials field remained strong, but demand in the toner resin field declined, leaving revenue below the same period of the previous year.」
Demand in the toner resin field continued to decline, and despite growth in adhesive applications and medical materials, revenue for the Chemicals division as a whole fell below the same period of the previous year. - FY2019-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「In the Chemicals division, which handles toner resins, resin bases such as ACRYBASE, and medical materials, revenue fell below the same period of the previous year partly because demand for toner resins for overseas markets remained weak.」
Weak demand for toner resins continued, and revenue in the Chemicals division related to the sales expansion theme fell below the same period of the previous year. - FY2017WorsenedAnnual report
「Although demand for toner resins declined, demand for resin bases, particularly adhesives, remained strong, resulting in higher revenue.」
The decline in demand for toner resins was also noted in the full-year results, indicating continued weakness on the demand side. - FY2017-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「In the Chemicals division, which handles toner resins, resin bases such as ACRYBASE, and other products, demand in the adhesives field remained firm, but demand for toner resins declined, leaving revenue broadly flat from the same period of the previous year.」
The description has shifted from weak demand growth in the previous quarter to declining demand for toner resins this time, clarifying the weakness on the demand side. However, operating profit for the division as a whole increased. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Although demand for toner resins remained weak, growth in demand in the adhesives and medical materials fields resulted in higher revenue.」
Although weak demand for toner resins continued, revenue for the Chemicals division as a whole increased on growth in demand in other fields. - FY2017-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「In the Chemicals division, which handles toner resins, resin bases such as ACRYBASE, and other products, demand for toner resins declined, partly due to inventory adjustments, and revenue fell below the same period of the previous year. As a result, revenue was ¥875 million, down 4.2% year on year, while operating profit was ¥44 million, up 103.3%.」
Demand for toner resins declined due to inventory adjustments and other factors, resulting in a 4.2% decline in revenue. Operating profit increased, so the overall theme of expanding sales did not deteriorate uniformly. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Development and expansion of toner binder resins and other products, and commercialization and expansion of charge control agents」
The Chemicals business is targeting the development and expanded sales of existing products, as well as the commercialization of charge control agents.