Improving Smelting-Process Efficiency and Energy Conservation
First written in FY2016. 7 of 18 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
Toho Zinc moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2022.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Mitigated".
- FY2025MitigatedAnnual report
「Although electricity and other material costs remained high during the fiscal year, they declined from the previous fiscal year, while higher zinc prices and the weaker yen contributed to improved earnings.」
Electricity and other material costs remain high but declined from the previous fiscal year, partially mitigating the downward pressure from higher costs in the Smelting Business. - FY2025-H1MitigatedAnnual report
「Although electricity and other materials costs remained high during the period, they declined from the same period of the previous year. Higher zinc prices and a weaker yen also contributed to improved earnings.」
Electricity and other material costs remain high but declined year on year, partially mitigating the factors behind the deterioration in the Smelting Business's earnings. - FY2024WorsenedAnnual report
「The zinc smelting business, whose operating structure entails high costs, will review the future direction of the business from the ground up, beyond the earnings improvement efforts currently under way to increase the ratio of recycled raw materials.」
While continuing to improve process efficiency and conserve energy, the zinc smelting business has entered a stage of reviewing the future direction of the business from the ground up because of its high-cost structure. - FY2024-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「In addition to the continued increase in electricity costs and prices of various materials from the previous fiscal year,」
Continued high electricity costs and prices of various materials contributed to higher processing costs, higher costs in the Smelting Business and an ordinary loss. - FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「In addition to the continued increase in electricity costs and prices of various materials from the previous fiscal year,」
Continued high electricity costs and prices of various materials contributed to higher processing costs, higher costs in the Smelting Business and an ordinary loss. - FY2023WorsenedAnnual report
「The Smelting Division is working on process improvements to achieve thorough cost reductions and improve quality. In particular, we are working on technological and energy improvements in response to the substantial increase in electricity costs. We will continue to pursue measures to improve process efficiency and conserve energy.」
Although the policy of improving process efficiency and conserving energy remains in place, higher electricity tariffs and material prices resulted in higher costs and lower profit in the Smelting Business. - FY2023-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「In addition, although the performance of the business division, including other products such as sulfuric acid, increased revenue, profit declined year on year as processing costs deteriorated significantly amid higher energy costs, including electricity, and higher prices for other materials.」
Soaring energy costs, including electricity expenses, and higher prices of various materials significantly worsened processing costs, making the operating environment for process efficiency and energy conservation even more difficult. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「The Smelting Business reported lower profit year on year due to soaring energy and other material costs and the recognition of a year-end lower-of-cost-or-market valuation loss caused by falling market prices.」
Higher energy and other material costs became an actual factor behind lower profit in the Smelting Business, creating an operating environment in which the need for energy conservation and process efficiency improvements has increased. - FY2022Soaring energy costs and stepped-up energy conservationAnnual report
「We will promote thorough energy conservation activities, including measures to address soaring electricity tariffs, coke costs and prices of various materials.」
In response to soaring electricity tariffs, coke costs and material prices, the Company indicated that it would pursue energy conservation activities thoroughly. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「The Smelting Division is working on process improvements to achieve thorough cost reductions and improve quality. In particular, we are working on technological and energy improvements in response to the substantial increase in electricity costs. We will continue to pursue measures to improve process efficiency and conserve energy.」
The policy of continuing cost reductions, process improvements, technological and energy improvements, process efficiency improvements and energy conservation has been reaffirmed. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「The Smelting Division is working on process improvements to achieve thorough cost reductions and improve quality. In particular, we are working on technological and energy improvements in response to the substantial increase in electricity costs. We will continue to pursue measures to improve process efficiency and conserve energy.」
The Company continues to cite cost reductions, process improvements, technological and energy improvements, process efficiency improvements and energy conservation as research and development and operational measures. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Ore purchasing terms for zinc improved substantially from the previous fiscal year, but those for lead remain difficult for the Smelting Business. Together with worsening ore purchasing terms and higher processing costs, including electricity expenses, this has created a difficult operating environment for the Smelting Business.」
Although high processing costs, including electricity expenses, continue, no material changes have been indicated in the measures to improve process efficiency and conserve energy. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「The Smelting Division is working on process improvements to achieve thorough cost reductions and improve quality. In particular, we are working on technological and energy improvements in response to the substantial increase in electricity costs. We will continue to pursue measures to improve process efficiency and conserve energy.」
The Company states that cost reductions, process improvements, technological and energy improvements, and energy conservation are continuing. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, treatment and refining terms for raw ore, particularly lead ore, have deteriorated due to tight ore supply and demand. Although this has benefited the resource operations, soaring energy-related costs and other factors have created a challenging business environment for the smelting operations.」
The sharp increase in energy-related costs continues to be cited, together with worsening ore purchasing terms, as a factor contributing to the difficult operating environment for the Smelting Business. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「On the production side, treatment and refining terms for raw ore have continued to deteriorate due to tight ore supply and demand. Although this has benefited the resource operations, soaring energy-related costs and other factors have created a challenging business environment for the smelting operations.」
The sharp increase in energy-related costs continues to be cited as a factor contributing to the difficult operating environment for the Smelting Business. - FY2019-Q1Impact of soaring energy-related costsAnnual report
「On the production side, treatment and refining terms for raw ore have continued to deteriorate due to tight ore supply and demand. Although this has benefited the resource operations, soaring energy-related costs and other factors have created a challenging business environment for the smelting operations.」
The sharp increase in energy-related costs is explicitly identified as a burden in the operating environment for the Smelting Business's process efficiency and energy conservation initiatives. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「We are working on technological and energy improvements in response to the substantial increase in electricity costs. We will continue to pursue measures to improve process efficiency and conserve energy.」
The Company continues to pursue technological improvements, process efficiency improvements and energy conservation in response to rising electricity costs. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「We are working on technological and energy improvements in response to the substantial increase in electricity costs. We will continue to pursue measures to improve process efficiency and conserve energy.」
For the Smelting Division's cost and energy initiatives, the Company cites technological improvements, process efficiency improvements and energy conservation.