Expanding Sales of High-Performance Products Centered on Decorative Boards

「Meanwhile, the original FG Board, which can be installed on curved surfaces, secured shipment volume at the same level as the previous year through stable orders from public facilities such as cultural and educational facilities. BEoNA, a concrete-look interior board, gained market acceptance across a broad range of applications, including offices, stores and residences, as an interior finish material emphasizing design, and sales grew steadily.」

「Meanwhile, the original FG Board, which can be installed on curved surfaces, has maintained stable orders after receiving high praise as a wall and ceiling material for cultural and educational facilities and other sites. BEoNA, launched last year, has increased orders on favorable reviews of its natural concrete-look finish. The company will focus on order-taking activities to further raise market recognition.」

「The original FG Board, which can be installed on curved surfaces, has maintained stable adoption and sales in the non-residential market, including cultural and educational facilities. High-quality, high-performance products, including Stend #800 Dry, a noncombustible decorative panel for dry rooms, substantially exceeded the previous year. BEoNA, a concrete-look interior board launched at the end of last year, received favorable customer feedback and got off to a solid start. In the next fiscal year, the company will strengthen its adoption efforts with the aim of developing it into a core product.」

「Sales of Stend #400MB-V Guard, treated with antibacterial and antiviral technology and featuring a special finish that prevents metal marks, and Stend #800 Dry, a high-performance noncombustible decorative panel for dry rooms at production facilities, substantially exceeded the previous year as sales strategies leveraging their respective characteristics led to increased orders. Sales of the original FG Board, which can be installed on curved surfaces, have also remained at a high level, supported by firm adoption in the non-residential market, including cultural and educational facilities.」

「Shipments of Stend #400MB-V Guard, part of the high-value-added Stend series of interior noncombustible decorative panels and enhanced with antiviral functionality, increased substantially year on year, and the product's market recognition has gradually spread.」

「The company's core calcium silicate board, Hilac Funen, and its high-value-added interior noncombustible decorative panels continued to post firm shipments as the non-residential market recovered, including factories, logistics facilities, commercial facilities, and healthcare and welfare facilities. Shipments of the original FG Board, which can be installed on curved surfaces, also increased steadily, beginning with shipments to cultural facilities and automotive-related factories.」

「In Japan, shipments of the company's core calcium silicate board, Hilac Funen, and its high-value-added interior noncombustible decorative panels remained firm as the non-residential market recovered, including factories, logistics facilities, commercial facilities, and healthcare and welfare facilities. Shipments of the original FG Board, which can be installed on curved surfaces, also increased as redevelopment projects in the Tokyo metropolitan area became more active.」

「Stend #400MB-V Guard, launched last year with antibacterial and antiviral treatment and a special finish that prevents metal marks, has steadily increased its adoption record at healthcare facilities, schools and other educational facilities.」

「Shipments of the high-value-added interior noncombustible decorative panels remained firm to healthcare-related facilities such as hospitals and pharmaceutical companies, and educational facilities such as schools and school meal centers, supported by the Stend Speed Method, which now also enables ceiling installation. The method has been adopted successively at sites operated by major general contractors, increasing recognition across the industry. In November 2022, the company launched Stend #400MB-V Guard, a decorative panel with a special finish that provides antibacterial performance and prevents metal marks, newly enhanced with antiviral performance. The company will work to stimulate sales of interior noncombustible decorative panels by introducing new products to the market.」

「Shipments of the high-value-added interior noncombustible decorative panels and the original FG Board, which can be installed on curved surfaces, remained firm to healthcare-related facilities such as hospitals and pharmaceutical companies, as well as educational facilities such as schools and school meal centers, offsetting the decline in calcium silicate board shipments. The new Stend Speed Method, which allows installation using tape alone, has also become firmly established in the market and is helping to increase sales volume, and the company is pursuing research and development of new products and installation methods to meet market needs.」

「Meanwhile, shipments of the original FG Board, which can be installed on curved surfaces, remained strong to school and educational facilities, cultural halls and other destinations. Shipments of the high-value-added interior noncombustible decorative panels also remained strong to logistics facilities, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and other healthcare-related facilities, while the new Stend Speed Method, which allows installation using tape alone, helped increase sales volume as it gained acceptance in the market.」

「Interior noncombustible decorative panels, a high-value-added product, supported shipments as the "Stend Speed Method," which shortens installation time on construction sites, reduces waste, and enables ceilings as well as interior walls to be installed using tape alone, began to gain acceptance at worksites amid continued shipment declines caused by construction delays and cancellations.」

「The high-value-added interior noncombustible decorative panels are expected to see further demand following the launch of "Stend Speed Tape S," which uses tape alone to shorten installation time and reduce waste and enables installation not only on interior walls but also on ceilings.」

「The Stend Speed Method, a new method that uses tape alone to shorten installation time at construction sites and reduce waste, became widely adopted in the market and supported shipments of the high-value-added interior noncombustible decorative panels. We also launched "Stend Speed Tape S," which can be used on ceilings as well as interior walls, and expect further demand.」

「In materials sales, shipments of the core calcium silicate board "Hilux" and the original product "FG Board," which can be installed on curved surfaces, declined in Japan and overseas owing to construction postponements and other factors. However, shipments of the high-value-added interior noncombustible decorative panels performed steadily, supported in part by greater awareness of "Stend Speed Tape," which enables installation with tape alone. We also launched "Stend Speed Tape S," which can be used not only on interior walls but also on ceilings, and it has been well received.」

「In materials sales, shipments of the core calcium silicate board "Hilux" and the original product "FG Board," which can be installed on curved surfaces, declined owing to the postponement of construction for commercial facilities and factories. However, interior noncombustible decorative panels, a high-value-added product, helped support shipments through orders for renovation work at education facilities. In addition, the Stend Speed Method, which uses tape alone to shorten installation time at construction sites and reduce waste, became widely adopted in the market, and shipments of "Stend Speed Tape," used with the method, also increased.」

「In materials sales, shipments of our core interior noncombustible decorative panels declined owing to stalled construction at stores, education facilities and other sites.」

「The Stend Speed Method, a new method that uses tape alone to shorten installation time at construction sites and reduce waste, became widely established at construction sites, resulting in strong shipments of interior noncombustible decorative panels.」

「The Stend Speed Method, launched last fiscal year, became widely adopted in the market. The method shortens installation time at construction sites and reduces waste by allowing installation with tape alone, and shipments progressed steadily.」

「The Stend Speed Method, launched last fiscal year, became widely adopted in the market. The method shortens installation time at construction sites and reduces waste by allowing installation with tape alone, and shipments of interior noncombustible decorative panels were strong, exceeding the same period of the previous year.」

「Interior noncombustible decorative panels were in line with the same period of the previous year, but we developed the "Stend Speed Method," a new installation method that uses tape alone, shortens installation time at construction sites and reduces waste, and further sales expansion is expected.」

「In materials sales, shipments of the core calcium silicate board "Hilux" and the original product "FG Board," which can be installed on curved surfaces, exceeded the same period of the previous year on solid domestic and overseas demand. We also developed a new installation method, the "Stend Speed Method," which uses tape alone to install interior noncombustible decorative panels, shortening installation time at construction sites and reducing waste.」

「In the "Stend" series of interior noncombustible decorative panels, we began sales in April of "Stend Hard 8," which has a harder surface coating in addition to antibacterial specifications and is resistant to scratches, and "Stend #400 MB (Metal Block)," which also offers excellent protection against metal marks, and are working to expand the applications of decorative panels.」

「Shipments of the core calcium silicate board "Hilux" and the "Stend" series of interior noncombustible decorative panels exceeded the previous fiscal year and were strong, while the original product "FG Board," which can be installed on curved surfaces, also performed steadily. In particular, awareness among customers of the antibacterial interior noncombustible building material "Stend #400" has gradually increased since 40 new colors were added in April 2017, as it is a building material that allows them to enjoy creating the desired atmosphere.」

「In materials sales, shipments of all 3 core products—the calcium silicate board "Hilux," the original product "FG Board," which can be installed on curved surfaces, and the "Stend" series of interior noncombustible decorative panels—exceeded the same period of the previous year and were strong. In particular, 40 new colors were added to the antibacterial interior noncombustible building material "Stend #400" in April 2017. We proposed it to customers as a building material that allows them to enjoy creating the desired atmosphere, and awareness of the product is gradually increasing. Going forward, we will focus on developing distinctive products and pursue broader sales.」

「Interior noncombustible decorative panels were in line with the same period of the previous year, but we added 40 new colors to "Stend #400," whose key feature is high antibacterial performance, from April and have been pursuing broader sales as a material that allows customers to enjoy creating the desired atmosphere.」

「In interior noncombustible decorative panels, "Stend #400," whose key feature is high antibacterial performance, declined slightly. From April, we have been proposing attractive colors and pursuing broader sales of this material, which allows customers to enjoy creating the desired atmosphere.」

「In interior noncombustible decorative panels, "Stend #400," whose key feature is high antibacterial performance, declined slightly because there were few large projects involving education and healthcare facilities. From the new fiscal year, we will substantially expand the range of colors and pursue broader sales of this attractive material, which allows customers to choose their preferred colors and create the desired atmosphere.」

「In materials sales, our core calcium silicate boards and the high-performance product "FG Board," which can be installed on curved surfaces, performed steadily. Decorative calcium silicate boards, whose key feature is high antibacterial performance, declined slightly, partly because there were few large projects involving education and healthcare facilities.」

「The decorative calcium silicate board has seen wider adoption, particularly in education and healthcare facilities, owing to the high antibacterial performance that is a key feature of the Company's products.」

「Decorative calcium silicate boards, whose high antibacterial performance has been well received, demonstrated their strength mainly in education and healthcare facilities. In addition, partly because construction projects scheduled for completion at the end of the previous fiscal year were pushed back to after April, our core calcium silicate boards and the high-performance product "FG Board," which can be installed on curved surfaces, performed steadily.」

「Going forward, we will continue to strengthen sales of high-performance products, including this product.」