Securing Processing Fees, Improving Yield and Efficient Recovery of Fine Powders
First written in FY2016. 4 of 8 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2021. Latest entry: 2026-05-12.
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- 2026-05-12AdvancedEarnings
「We will promote cost reductions by increasing the recycling rate for metal powders and establishing recycling-processing technologies to achieve a circular economy, as well as improving product yields through manufacturing-process improvements.」
Higher recycling rates, recycling-processing technologies, and improved product yields continue to be specified as cost-reduction measures. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「We will promote cost reductions by increasing the recycling rate for metal powders and establishing recycling-processing technologies to achieve a circular economy, as well as improving product yields through manufacturing-process improvements.」
従来の歩留まり改善・加工費確保に加え、金属粉末のリサイクル率向上、再生処理技術、製品収率向上を原価低減策として具体化している。 - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「For the products in this business, we are expanding the scope of automation in the manufacturing process, an initiative we have pursued for some time. This includes efforts to automate the more technically demanding melting process and make it easier to recover reusable raw materials.」
製造工程自動化の対象を熔解工程へ広げ、再利用可能な原料の回収容易化にも取り組む段階へ進んだ。 - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「We will improve our technical capabilities in our proprietary water atomization process and establish a more efficient manufacturing method than those used previously in order to meet customer needs.」
The company explicitly identified establishing a more efficient manufacturing method using its proprietary water atomization process as a response measure. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「We are working to maintain and improve yields for existing products, continue efforts to reduce costs, propose high-value-added products and secure appropriate processing fee rates in order to maintain and improve earnings.」
The company continues to improve yields, reduce costs, propose high-value-added products and secure appropriate processing fee rates. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「We are working to maintain and improve yields for existing products, continue efforts to reduce costs, propose fine metal powders as high-value-added products, and secure appropriate processing fee rates in order to maintain and improve earnings.」
The company continues to improve and maintain yields, reduce costs, add value to fine powders, and secure appropriate processing fee rates. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「We will improve our technical capabilities in our proprietary water atomization process and establish a more efficient manufacturing method than those used previously, enabling us to provide competitively priced products quickly.」
The company presented improvements to its proprietary water atomization process and the establishment of an efficient manufacturing method as measures to address fine powders and new alloy development. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Although finer powders are expected to generate higher processing-fee revenue per unit, product yields decline, making it essential to secure appropriate processing-fee revenue and improve yields in response to market developments. We are currently working toward further miniaturization.」
The Group is improving processing-fee pricing, yields and recovery processes in response to further miniaturization.