Expanding the building materials business through public-sector demand, high-performance products and new construction methods

「建材及び舗装用材事業においては、工事案件が低調に推移し、原材料費等の高騰が続く厳しい環境下でコスト増加を十分に吸収するには至らず、売上高、利益ともに前年同四半期を下回る結果となりました。」

「Fourth, in the Building Materials and Paving Materials Business, we will promote entry into new markets, including next-generation infrastructure, while improving efficiency and productivity through the digitalization of operations, thereby working to achieve sustainable growth and secure stable profit.」

「In the Building Materials and Paving Materials Business, sales were below those of the same interim period of the previous year partly because construction demand in the Kansai region declined in connection with Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai. However, profit exceeded that of the same interim period of the previous year as a result of measures including the promotion of price revisions. In the Building Materials and Paving Materials Business, sales for the interim consolidated accounting period were ¥958 million, down 7.9% year on year, and segment profit was ¥53 million, up 60.4% year on year.」

「We will secure a stable stream of orders for expanded sales of ceramic road paving materials and functional paving work using those materials. We will also focus on revising prices for various products, developing growth products that contribute to environmental conservation, such as heat-insulating paving aggregates, aggregates for electrified roads and road-surface repair materials, and developing new construction methods, while actively pursuing new customer acquisition and the development of new sales channels.」

「In the Building Materials and Paving Materials Business, sales and profit both increased year on year because capital investment by railway companies, one of our major customer groups, increased as their business performance recovered, and because prices of various products were revised. In the Building Materials and Paving Materials Business, sales for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year were ¥1,692 million, up 6.5% year on year, and segment profit was ¥95 million, up 125.5% year on year.」

「In the Building Materials and Paving Materials Business, sales and profit both increased year on year because capital investment by railway companies, one of our major customer groups, increased as their business performance recovered, and because prices of various products were revised. In the Building Materials and Paving Materials Business, sales for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year were ¥1,033 million, up 5.2% year on year, and segment profit was ¥46 million, up 100.4% year on year.」

「We will continue working to secure a stable stream of public works orders, while focusing on developing high-performance products and new construction methods and actively pursuing new customer acquisition and the development of new sales channels.」

「In the Building Materials and Paving Materials Business, private-sector construction demand, which had contracted during the COVID-19 pandemic, performed steadily as restrictions on economic activity were eased. Together with improvements in productivity, including in sales, this resulted in sales and profit both exceeding those of the same quarter of the previous year. In the Building Materials and Paving Materials Business, sales for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year were ¥1,589 million, up 23.8% year on year, and segment profit was ¥42 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥37 million in the same period of the previous year.」

「Fourth, in the Building Materials and Paving Materials Business, we will continue working to secure a stable stream of public works orders, while focusing on developing high-performance products and new construction methods and actively pursuing new customer acquisition and the development of new sales channels.」

「In the Building Materials and Paving Materials Business, sales and profit were both below those of the same quarter of the previous year because of the impact of construction delays in some projects caused by the spread of COVID-19 and adverse weather conditions.」

「Fourth, in the Building Materials and Paving Materials Business, we will continue working to secure a stable stream of public works orders, while focusing on developing high-performance products and new construction methods and actively pursuing new customer acquisition and the development of new sales channels.」

「Fourth, in the Building Materials and Paving Materials Business, we will continue working to secure orders for public works, while focusing on developing high-performance products and new construction methods and working to acquire new customers.」

「In the Building Materials and Paving Materials Business, sales performed steadily as orders for public investment remained firm. However, profit was below that of the same quarter of the previous year because of shortages of construction workers, higher material costs and intensifying competition for orders.」

「In the Building Materials and Paving Materials Business, sales performed steadily as orders for public investment remained firm.」

「In the Building Materials and Paving Materials Business, sales performed steadily as orders for public investment remained firm. However, profit was below that of the same quarter of the previous year because of shortages of construction workers and higher material costs.」

「In the Building Materials and Paving Materials Business, we will reliably convert demand arising from increased public works related to the Tokyo Olympics into orders, while focusing on developing high-performance products and new construction methods by strengthening technological development and working to acquire new customers.」

「In the Building Materials and Paving Materials Business, we will reliably convert demand related to the Tokyo Olympics into increased orders, while focusing on developing high-performance products by strengthening technological development and working to acquire new customers.」

「We will secure orders for public works, including demand related to the Tokyo Olympics, which is expected to gather momentum, and reliably convert that demand into increased orders. We will also focus on developing high-performance products and new construction methods, while working to expand our customer base and increase added value.」