Full-scale entry into the high-rise building market with Aslock Neo

「We substantially upgraded the LS construction method, which has a major effect on reducing installation labor, further improved its seismic and wind-pressure resistance, and developed and launched the Aslock Neo-HS construction method, which can be used for high-rise buildings.」

「We developed a version of the Aslock Neo-HS construction method for high-rise buildings with water-tightness performance upgraded to 5,000 Pa and began selling it in October 2018.」

「The water-tightness performance of Aslock Neo-HS has now been upgraded to 5,000 pascals, and we began accepting applications under the upgraded specification in October this year. This water-tightness rating corresponds to a maximum instantaneous wind speed of 84 m/s, exceeding the 69.8 m/s maximum instantaneous wind speed of Typhoon No. 23 in 1965, the strongest typhoon on record. As a result, Aslock Neo-HS can now be adopted for high-rise buildings in Kagoshima and Okinawa prefectures, where strong winds and high performance requirements prevail. In addition to the conventional vertical installation specification, we have also added a horizontal installation specification, enabling designers to use the Aslock Neo-HS construction method dedicated to high-rise buildings without changing the intended exterior appearance.」

「In this milestone year, the Company fully transitioned its extruded cement board product Aslock to Aslock Neo in the first renewal since its launch 47 years earlier, and launched Aslock Neo-HS (High Spec), an original construction method for all markets from low- and mid-rise buildings through high-rise and super-high-rise buildings.」

「In this year marking the 120th anniversary of our founding, we carried out the first comprehensive renewal of the extruded cement board product Aslock since its launch 47 years ago. We launched Aslock Neo, a new material with improved performance and durability through proprietary manufacturing technology that enables its safe use on the exteriors of high-rise buildings, in June 2017. At the same time, we launched Aslock Neo-HS, a construction method dedicated to high-rise buildings that we developed independently. With enhanced safety, including resistance to high-rise wind loads and a 50% reduction in panel movement caused by building sway during major earthquakes, we are now able to provide highly reliable, proprietary construction methods for buildings ranging from low- and mid-rise through high-rise and super-high-rise.」

「In June, we will carry out the first comprehensive renewal of the extruded cement board product Aslock since its launch 47 years ago. With Aslock Neo, a new material whose durability has been dramatically improved, enabling its safe use on the exteriors of high-rise buildings subject to severe environmental conditions and helping enhance the asset value of buildings, together with Aslock Neo-HS (High Spec), a construction method dedicated to high-rise buildings with enhanced safety, we will make a full-scale entry into the high-rise building market and seek to expand the market for extruded cement boards.」