Expanding Sales of Environmentally Friendly Products in the Road, Flooring and Waterproofing Markets

「In architectural coatings, sales of waterproofing-related products declined because of sluggish demand for detached homes, but high-performance roofing materials grew, causing the business to exceed the previous year's level. In flooring coatings, high-durability products and water-based products grew, driven by the acquisition of new customers and developments in the fourth quarter, causing the business to exceed the previous year's level.」

「床用塗料においては、新規顧客の獲得と第４四半期期間において、高耐久製品及び水性関連製品が伸長し前年を上回りました。」

「The business exceeded the previous year's level as heat-reflective products grew against the backdrop of heatstroke prevention measures and the company acquired new factory customers.」

「In architectural coatings, demand for detached homes continued to stagnate, but water-based roofing materials grew, causing the business to exceed the previous year's level. In flooring coatings, investment activity by factory customers, the company's core customers, slowed in the fourth quarter, but high-durability products and water-based products grew, causing the business to exceed the previous year's level.」

「Environmentally friendly products, particularly water-based products, grew substantially, causing both general-purpose and flooring-material coatings to exceed the previous year's level.」

「In architectural coatings, the company has worked to develop new floor, roofing and waterproofing products and improve their performance under the concept of protecting and preserving buildings and outdoor facilities.」

「Atom Raise (a water-based acrylic rubber-based film-forming waterproofing material) exceeded the previous year's level as orders grew following visits to architectural firms and government offices.」

「Architectural coatings exceeded the previous year's level as water-based waterproofing materials and roofing materials incorporating heat-reflective products grew.」

「Architectural coatings exceeded the previous year's level as heat-reflective products for factory roofs grew, with the effects of price revisions for some products also contributing.」

「Although some raw materials for architectural and floor coatings could not be procured in sufficient quantities and supply shortages continued, sales slightly exceeded the previous year due to growth in water-based waterproofing materials and the acquisition of new customers.」

「Sales of architectural and floor coatings exceeded the previous year as environmentally friendly water-based coatings performed steadily, new applicators were acquired and renovation projects at factories operated by key manufacturing-industry customers increased.」

「Floor coatings grew, driven by water-based coating-related products that employees can easily apply for maintenance and repair work at factories forced to suspend production activities.」

「Development of environmentally friendly products」

「The company is strengthening the development of environmentally friendly products, the competitiveness of each plant, and coordination among business divisions, among other initiatives」

「In the architectural and flooring coatings businesses, although some recovery was seen in certain manufacturing industries, capital investment, which the company views as its main market, remained constrained. Environmentally friendly water-based coatings grew, but sales of other products did not.」

「In the architectural and flooring coatings businesses, some environmentally friendly water-based coatings slightly exceeded the previous year's level.」

「In the architectural and flooring coatings businesses, environmentally friendly water-based coatings in both businesses slightly exceeded the previous year's level.」

「In the current fiscal year, the final year of the 12th Three-Year Plan, in order to achieve the plan's targets, the expansion of sales of environmentally friendly products and customer-focused product development」

「In the current fiscal year, the final year of the 12th Three-Year Plan, the group is pursuing the expansion of sales of environmentally friendly products and customer-focused product development in order to achieve the plan's targets」

「Expanding sales of environmentally friendly products and developing products from the customer's perspective」

「Floor coatings slightly exceeded the previous year's level as water-based products, including Floor Top Aqua Fortis, and products with enhanced safety grew.」

「Floor coatings exceeded the previous year's level as environmentally friendly water-based products and products with enhanced safety grew.」

「In the architectural and flooring coatings businesses, water-based products performed steadily and slightly exceeded the previous year's level, despite a decline in construction projects due to natural disasters and other factors.」

「The water-based acrylic rubber waterproofing material for specialized construction companies handled by the Raise Business Division, which was established this fiscal year, has been growing steadily, helped by the acquisition of large private-sector projects.」

「Water-based products in the flooring coatings business performed steadily, but fell below the previous year's level because of a decline in factory renovation projects.」

「Water-based products in the architectural and flooring coatings businesses performed steadily, slightly exceeding the previous year's level.」

「The company has sought to expand the market by developing water-based floor coatings and water-based waterproofing materials with a low environmental impact.」

「It is further advancing the development of water-based floor coatings with a low environmental impact, among other initiatives.」

「The company has been working to expand sales of environmentally friendly products in the road, flooring and waterproofing markets.」