Advancing Medium- to Long-Term Strategy and New Market Development Centered on the Strategic Planning Office

「The basic strategy for period 187 (the fiscal year ending March 2027) will be advanced in each division, in addition to expanding the management planning, strategy formulation and new business creation functions led by the Strategic Planning Department and providing effective follow-up for the new medium-term management plan.」

「Based on our group's management philosophy, we have established the long-term vision, "Toward the 22nd Century, Advancing NIKKAN — Founded in 1885, Aiming to Become a Company Connecting Four Centuries." As a target for approximately 20 years from now under this long-term vision, we have set the goal of achieving consolidated ordinary profit of ¥2 billion in 2040, with net sales of ¥20 billion and an ordinary profit margin of at least 10%. We aim to achieve this goal by maximizing our group's core competency, namely our comprehensive ability to provide solutions related to refractories and services.」

「For medium- to long-term strategy, we will assess the management environment surrounding our group from a long-term perspective, identify management issues to enable the sustainable creation of corporate value, transform our business structure to maximize our group's core strengths, or core competencies, and pursue new business opportunities. In the next medium-term plan currently being formulated, we will clarify the target indicators and proceed with plans to transform our organizational structure and personnel allocation in line with the above medium- to long-term strategy, as well as plans for capital investment and investment in technological development.」

「In April of this year, the Corporate Planning Office was reorganized and renamed the Strategic Planning Office, with additional personnel assigned. It now serves as the department responsible for formulating medium- to long-term management strategies, developing new markets and entering new fields.」