Reduced power consumption, labor-saving, and higher productivity
First written in FY2016. 19 of 27 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
126 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「During the consolidated fiscal year, the Group continued to make only capital investments it deemed essential. As a result, capital investment for the consolidated fiscal year totaled ¥1,133 million. In the bentonite business, ¥97 million was invested in buildings for renovation work at the Kuroiso Research Center, and ¥53 million in machinery and equipment for packaging dust-collection equipment at the Atesawa Plant. Including these investments, the total was ¥642 million.」
Under its policy of limiting investment to essential projects, capital investment totaled ¥1,133 million. Specific investments were made in production and research facilities, including renovations at the Kuroiso Research Center and packaging dust-collection equipment at the Atesawa Plant. - 2026-05-08AdvancedEarnings
「In the agricultural business, we will further enhance our formulation technologies, particularly granulation technology, and use IT to reduce labor requirements and manual work, thereby addressing labor shortages and improving productivity, while expanding into new fields such as the seed-coating business.」
The company is linking the use of IT to reduce labor requirements and manual work with the advancement of granulation technology and expansion into new fields. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「During the consolidated fiscal year, the Group continued to make only capital investments it deemed essential. As a result, capital investment for the consolidated fiscal year totaled ¥1,077 million. In the bentonite business, ¥96 million was invested in machinery and equipment, including bentonite packaging equipment, at the Atesawa Plant, and ¥48 million in machinery and equipment, including electrical equipment, at the Zao Plant. Including these investments, the total was ¥708 million.」
Under its policy of limiting capital investment to essential projects, the Company made annual capital investments of ¥1,077 million, including investments at the Atesawa and Zao plants. - FY2023-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 2021, drawing on the knowledge and technologies accumulated over more than 70 years since its founding, with a primary focus on developing and selling further high-value-added products and reducing labor requirements.」
Labor-saving continues to be one of the key objectives of the three-year medium-term management plan, which began in fiscal 2021. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual 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 2021, drawing on the knowledge and technologies accumulated over more than 70 years since its founding, with a primary focus on developing and selling further high-value-added products and reducing labor requirements.」
Labor-saving continues to be one of the key objectives of the three-year medium-term management plan, which began in fiscal 2021. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「During the consolidated fiscal year, the Group continued to make only capital investments it deemed essential. As a result, capital investment for the consolidated fiscal year totaled ¥769 million.」
The Company maintained its policy of limiting capital investment to essential projects, with capital investment for the fiscal year totaling ¥769 million. - FY2022-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 2021, drawing on the knowledge and technologies accumulated over more than 70 years since its founding, with a primary focus on developing and selling further high-value-added products and reducing labor requirements.」
Labor-saving continues to be one of the key objectives of the three-year medium-term management plan, which began in fiscal 2021. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual 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 2021, drawing on the knowledge and technologies accumulated over more than 70 years since its founding, with a primary focus on developing and selling further high-value-added products and reducing labor requirements.」
Labor-saving continues to be one of the key objectives of the three-year medium-term management plan, which began in fiscal 2021. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「In production-related operations, we are strengthening our production system by continuing to promote labor-saving and labor-efficiency investments, while working to resolve labor shortages and improve productivity in order to capture business opportunities. Capital investment for the consolidated fiscal year totaled ¥818 million.」
The Company continues to prioritize labor-saving, labor-efficiency investments and productivity improvement, and disclosed capital investment of ¥818 million for the fiscal year. - FY2021-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 2018, drawing on the knowledge and technologies accumulated over more than 70 years since its founding, with a primary focus on developing and selling further high-value-added products and reducing labor requirements.」
Labor-saving continues to be one of the key objectives of the three-year medium-term management plan, which began in fiscal 2018. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual 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 2018, drawing on the knowledge and technologies accumulated over more than 70 years since its founding, with a primary focus on developing and selling further high-value-added products and reducing labor requirements.」
Labor-saving continues to be one of the key objectives of the three-year medium-term management plan, which began in fiscal 2018. - FY2020SoftenedAnnual report
「During the consolidated fiscal year, the Group continued to make only capital investments it deemed essential. As a result, capital investment for the consolidated fiscal year totaled ¥794 million.」
While continuing to invest in labor-saving and labor-efficiency measures, the Company shifted to a policy of limiting capital investment to essential projects, resulting in capital investment of ¥794 million. - FY2020-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 2018, drawing on the knowledge and technologies accumulated over more than 70 years since its founding, with a primary focus on developing and selling further high-value-added products and reducing labor requirements.」
Labor-saving continues to be one of the key objectives of the three-year medium-term management plan, which began in fiscal 2018. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual 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 2018, drawing on the knowledge and technologies accumulated over more than 70 years since its founding, with a primary focus on developing and selling further high-value-added products and reducing labor requirements.」
Labor-saving continues to be one of the key objectives of the three-year medium-term management plan, which began in fiscal 2018. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual 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 2018, drawing on the knowledge and technologies accumulated over more than 70 years since its founding, with a primary focus on developing and selling further high-value-added products and reducing labor requirements.」
Labor-saving continues to be one of the key objectives of the three-year medium-term management plan, which began in fiscal 2018. No milestones for the introduction of new equipment or IT systems are specified. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「In the Agri business segment, the Company partially introduced an inventory management system at the Onahama Plant in the fiscal year ended March 2019.」
There was concrete progress on labor-saving, labor-efficiency and productivity-enhancement measures through the partial introduction of an inventory management system at the Onahama Plant. - FY2019-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 2018, drawing on the knowledge and technologies accumulated over more than 70 years since its founding, with a primary focus on developing and selling further high-value-added products and reducing labor requirements.」
Labor-saving remains one of the key objectives of the three-year medium-term management plan, which began in fiscal 2018. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual 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 2018, drawing on the knowledge and technologies accumulated over more than 70 years since its founding, with a primary focus on developing and selling further high-value-added products and reducing labor requirements.」
Labor-saving continues to be one of the key objectives of the three-year medium-term management plan, which began in fiscal 2018. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual 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 2018, drawing on the knowledge and technologies accumulated over more than 70 years since its founding, with a primary focus on developing and selling further high-value-added products and reducing labor requirements.」
Labor-saving remains one of the key objectives of the three-year medium-term management plan, which began in fiscal 2018. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「In the fiscal year ended March 2018, the company expanded the packaging lines at the Onahama and Koriyama plants. In the fiscal year ended March 2019, it planned to introduce an inventory management system and other systems, as well as continue investing in the packaging line at the Onahama plant.」
For labor and workload reduction through the use of IT, the company has expanded the packaging lines at the Onahama and Koriyama plants and progressed to the stage of planning the introduction of an inventory management system and additional investment in the following fiscal year. - FY2018-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 2016, drawing on the knowledge and technologies accumulated over more than 70 years since its founding, with a primary focus on developing and selling further high-value-added products and reducing labor requirements.」
Reducing labor requirements continues to be positioned as one of the key priorities of the medium-term management plan. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual 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 2016, drawing on the knowledge and technologies accumulated over more than 70 years since its founding, with a primary focus on developing and selling further high-value-added products and reducing labor requirements.」
Reducing labor requirements continues to be positioned as one of the key priorities of the medium-term management plan. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual 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 2016, drawing on the knowledge and technologies accumulated over more than 70 years since its founding, with a primary focus on developing and selling further high-value-added products and reducing labor requirements.」
Reducing labor requirements continues to be positioned as one of the key priorities of the medium-term management plan. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「Capital investment during the consolidated fiscal year amounted to ¥1,079 million.」
The company continues capital investment aimed at improving productivity, reducing labor requirements, and replacing aging equipment, and disclosed capital investment of ¥1,079 million for the fiscal year. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual 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 2016, drawing on the knowledge and technologies accumulated over more than 70 years since its founding, with a primary focus on developing and selling further high-value-added products and reducing labor requirements.」
Reducing labor requirements continues to be identified as one of the key priorities of the medium-term management plan. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual 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 2016, drawing on the knowledge and technologies accumulated over more than 70 years since its founding, with a primary focus on developing and selling further high-value-added products and reducing labor requirements.」
Reducing labor requirements continues to be identified as one of the key priorities of the medium-term management plan. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「In the production divisions, the company will continue operating under an energy-saving production structure while pursuing investments to reduce labor requirements.」
The policy is to pursue cost reductions, productivity improvements, labor savings, and the replacement of aging equipment through capital investment.