Expanding Overseas Market Relationships and Strengthening International Expansion
First written in FY2016. 15 of 33 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 13 of 73 companies on the "Worse" side.
51 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「③ Overseas market expansion and overseas mineral exploration ・Strengthen sales in ASEAN markets in the engineered materials field ・Expand advanced functional materials into Asian, European and U.S. markets」
In addition to the existing focus on expanding overseas sales, particularly in ASEAN, the new medium-term management plan sets out a specific policy for expanding advanced functional materials into Asian, European and U.S. markets. - FY2026-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「Revenue declined mainly because of the impact of lower demand for KUNIPIA clay products for general industrial applications destined for export. As a result, segment revenue was ¥883 million, down 13.1% year on year, and segment profit was ¥81 million, down 58.1%.」
Continued lower demand for KUNIPIA clay products for general industrial applications destined for export resulted in a 13.1% year-on-year decrease in Clay Science business revenue and a 58.1% decrease in segment profit. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「・Promote expansion into ASEAN markets in the engineered materials and Clay Science fields」
The company has reaffirmed its policy of promoting expansion into ASEAN markets in the engineered materials and Clay Science fields. No specific new locations or achieved results are described. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to the recovery in demand for KUNIPIA clay products for general industrial applications destined for export, the effects of price revisions implemented across various fields since the previous fiscal year resulted in higher revenue and profit. As a result, segment revenue was ¥1,016 million, up 31.4% year on year, and segment profit was ¥193 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥22 million in the same period of the previous year.」
Demand for KUNIPIA clay products destined for export recovered, and the Clay Science business posted a 31.4% increase in revenue, moving from a segment loss in the same period of the previous year to a profit of ¥193 million. This demonstrates tangible progress in overseas market expansion in terms of results. - FY2024-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「In addition to lower demand for KUNIPIA clay products for general industrial applications destined for export, higher manufacturing costs resulted in a substantial decrease in both revenue and profit. As a result, revenue in this field was ¥960 million, down 6.3% year on year, and operating loss was ¥20 million, compared with operating profit of ¥107 million in the same period of the previous year.」
Lower demand for KUNIPIA clay products for general industrial applications destined for export and higher manufacturing costs resulted in a 6.3% decrease in revenue, and the business moved from operating profit in the same period of the previous year to an operating loss of ¥20 million. Results in overseas market expansion deteriorated. - FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「In addition to lower demand for KUNIPIA clay products for general industrial applications destined for export, higher manufacturing costs resulted in a substantial decrease in both revenue and profit. As a result, revenue in this field was ¥281 million, down 12.9% year on year, and operating loss was ¥52 million, compared with operating profit of ¥40 million in the same period of the previous year.」
Demand for KUNIPIA clay products for general industrial applications destined for export declined, revenue fell 12.9%, and the business moved from operating profit in the same period of the previous year to an operating loss of ¥52 million. Deterioration in the results of overseas market expansion has continued. - FY2023-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「In the fine chemicals field, demand declined across various areas, mainly for KUNIPIA clay products for general industrial applications destined for export, resulting in lower revenue and profit. As a result, segment revenue was ¥1,145 million, down 16.4% year on year, and segment profit was ¥103 million, down 57.5%.」
Demand for KUNIPIA clay products for general industrial applications destined for export declined, resulting in a 16.4% decrease in Chemicals business revenue and a 57.5% decrease in segment profit. Deterioration in the results of overseas market expansion has continued. - FY2023-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「In the fine chemicals field, demand declined across various areas, mainly for KUNIPIA clay products for general industrial applications destined for export, resulting in lower revenue and profit. As a result, segment revenue was ¥777 million, down 14.0% year on year, and segment profit was ¥95 million, down 34.7%.」
Demand for KUNIPIA clay products for general industrial applications destined for export declined, and revenue and segment profit in the Chemicals business fell year on year. Deterioration in the results of overseas market expansion has continued. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「In the fine chemicals field, demand declined across various areas, mainly for KUNIPIA clay products for general industrial applications destined for export, resulting in lower revenue and profit. As a result, segment revenue was ¥370 million, down 20.7% year on year, and segment profit was ¥36 million, down 54.4%.」
Demand for KUNIPIA clay products for general industrial applications destined for export declined, and revenue and profit in the Chemicals business fell substantially year on year. Deterioration in the results of overseas market expansion is indicated. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「In the bentonite business and the foundry division, we will continue to expand sales in overseas markets, particularly in ASEAN. Through KUNIMINE (THAILAND) CO., LTD., we will strengthen cooperation with Japanese companies expanding into ASEAN and respond to overseas users. In Japan, we will also work to improve customer satisfaction by enhancing useful products and technical services with a view to continuing to expand our market share.」
The company continues to target expanded overseas sales, particularly in ASEAN, cooperation with Japanese companies through its Thai subsidiary, and enhancement of its products and technical services. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the fine chemicals field, demand increased across various areas, mainly for KUNIPIA clay products for general industrial applications destined for export, resulting in a substantial increase in both revenue and profit. As a result, segment revenue was ¥1,369 million, up 43.3% year on year, and segment profit was ¥243 million, up 804.8%.」
Demand increased, mainly for KUNIPIA clay products destined for export, and revenue in the Chemicals business rose 43.3%, while segment profit rose 804.8%. This demonstrates tangible progress in overseas market expansion in terms of results. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the fine chemicals field, demand increased across various areas, mainly for KUNIPIA clay products for general industrial applications destined for export, resulting in a substantial increase in both revenue and profit. As a result, segment revenue was ¥904 million, up 68.5% year on year, and segment profit was ¥146 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥34 million in the same period of the previous year.」
Demand increased, mainly for KUNIPIA clay products destined for export, and revenue in the Chemicals business rose 68.5% year on year, while the business moved from a segment loss in the same period of the previous year to a profit of ¥146 million. This demonstrates tangible progress in overseas market expansion in terms of results. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the fine chemicals business, demand increased across sectors, particularly for Kunipia for general industrial applications destined for export, resulting in significantly higher revenue and earnings. As a result, segment net sales were ¥467 million, up 77.0% year on year, and segment profit was ¥81 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥24 million in the same period of the previous year.」
Demand increased, mainly for KUNIPIA clay products for general industrial applications destined for export, and the Chemicals segment moved from a loss in the same period of the previous year to a profit. This demonstrates tangible progress in overseas market expansion in terms of results. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「In the bentonite business, we will continue to expand sales in overseas markets, particularly in ASEAN, in the foundry-related business.」
The Group continues to pursue sales expansion in overseas markets, particularly in ASEAN. - FY2021-Q3Export demand showing signs of recovery, but lower revenue and earnings continuedAnnual report
「In the fine chemicals business, demand across sectors, particularly for Kunipia for general industrial applications destined for export, was recovering, but the significant decline through the second quarter continued to affect results, resulting in lower revenue and earnings.」
While demand, particularly for Kunipia for export, showed signs of recovery, the impact of the decline through the second quarter remained, resulting in lower revenue and earnings in the chemicals business related to overseas expansion. - FY2021-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「In the fine chemicals business, demand declined across sectors, particularly for Kunipia for general industrial applications destined for export, resulting in lower revenue and earnings.」
Demand for Kunipia, including for export, continued to decline, indicating deterioration in the overseas market expansion performance. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, our Group strengthened its overseas expansion initiatives and sales of high-value-added products, while actively capturing demand for reconstruction, environmental infrastructure and other related businesses, and worked to secure net sales and earnings.」
The Group continued its overseas expansion and strengthened sales of high-value-added products, combining these efforts with the capture of demand for reconstruction, environmental infrastructure and other related businesses. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, our Group strengthened its overseas expansion initiatives and sales of high-value-added products, while actively capturing demand for reconstruction, environmental infrastructure and other related businesses, and worked to secure net sales and earnings.」
The Group continued its overseas expansion and strengthened sales of high-value-added products, combining these efforts with the capture of demand for reconstruction, environmental infrastructure and other related businesses. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, our Group strengthened its overseas expansion initiatives and sales of high-value-added products, while actively capturing demand for reconstruction, environmental infrastructure and other related businesses, and worked to secure net sales and earnings.」
The Group continued its overseas expansion and strengthened sales of high-value-added products, combining these efforts with the capture of demand for reconstruction, environmental infrastructure and other related businesses to secure net sales and earnings. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, in addition to its existing overseas expansion initiatives, our Group focused on measures to actively capture demand related to reconstruction and other areas, strengthen sales of high-value-added products, and minimize price fluctuations in raw materials affected by foreign exchange rates, and worked to secure net sales and earnings.」
The Group continued its overseas expansion and combined this with efforts to capture reconstruction demand and strengthen sales of high-value-added products to secure net sales and earnings. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, our Group continued to capture demand related to overseas expansion and earthquake reconstruction, while focusing on initiatives to minimize price fluctuations in raw materials affected by foreign exchange rates, and worked to secure net sales and earnings.」
The Group continued its overseas expansion initiatives and efforts to capture demand related to earthquake reconstruction. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, our Group strengthened its overseas expansion initiatives and sales of high-value-added products, while focusing on initiatives to minimize price fluctuations in raw materials affected by foreign exchange rates, and worked to secure net sales and earnings.」
While continuing its overseas expansion initiatives, the Group also strengthened sales of high-value-added products to secure net sales and earnings. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, our Group continued to capture demand related to overseas expansion and earthquake reconstruction, while focusing on initiatives to minimize price fluctuations in raw materials affected by foreign exchange rates, and worked to secure net sales and earnings.」
The Group continued its overseas expansion initiatives and efforts to capture demand related to earthquake reconstruction. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, our Group continued to capture demand related to overseas expansion and earthquake reconstruction, while focusing on initiatives to minimize price fluctuations in raw materials affected by foreign exchange rates, and worked to secure net sales and earnings.」
The Group continued its overseas expansion initiatives and efforts to capture demand related to earthquake reconstruction. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, our Group continued to capture demand related to overseas expansion and earthquake reconstruction, while focusing on initiatives to minimize price fluctuations in raw materials affected by foreign exchange rates, and worked to secure net sales and earnings.」
The Group continued its overseas expansion initiatives and states that Kunipia for export was strong in the fine chemicals business. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「In the foundry-related business, we will strengthen cooperation through KUNIMINE(THAILAND)CO.,LTD. with Japanese companies expanding into Southeast Asia, serve overseas users, and work to secure profitability in Japan as well.」
The Group continues to serve Japanese companies in Southeast Asia and overseas users through its Thai subsidiary and strengthen its overseas expansion. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「To develop value-added products that maximize bentonite’s inherent performance and build a high-profitability business structure, our Group has formulated a 3-year medium-term management plan beginning in fiscal 2013, drawing on the knowledge and technologies accumulated over more than 70 years since its founding, with a primary focus on developing further high-value-added products and expanding into overseas markets.」
The Group continues to pursue active expansion into overseas markets as a key focus of its medium-term management plan. It also discusses overseas expansion and the contribution of sales in Thailand. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, our Group continued its overseas expansion initiatives, captured demand related to earthquake reconstruction, and worked to realize synergies between the Koriyama and Onahama plants. It also focused on minimizing price fluctuations in raw materials affected by foreign exchange rates and worked to secure net sales and earnings.」
The Group continued to promote overseas expansion initiatives. In the foundry-related business, sales in Thailand contributed to higher revenue. - FY2017-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「We will continue to promote initiatives for overseas expansion, capture demand related to earthquake reconstruction and realize synergies between the Koriyama and Onahama plants,」
The Group states that it continued its overseas expansion initiatives and that sales in Thailand contributed to higher revenue in the bentonite business. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「① Expanding relationships with overseas markets • Strengthening entry into overseas markets, centered on differentiated and one-of-a-kind products that leverage the characteristics of our domestically sourced ore • Exploring and procuring high-quality ore」
The Group plans to expand overseas, centered on the characteristics of its domestic ore and differentiated products.