Intensifying competition and rising demands for competitiveness in the plastics processing industry
First written in FY2017-Q1. 27 of 31 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025-H1.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「In the plastics processing industry in which the Company operates, strong caution toward capital investment is prevailing because of higher manufacturing costs. The industry must pursue further streamlining and strengthen its competitiveness,」
The report continues to describe an industry environment in which customers are strongly cautious about capital investment because of higher manufacturing costs, while streamlining and stronger competitiveness are required. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「In the plastics processing industry in which the company operates, there is strong caution toward capital investment, and the industry is in a position where it must pursue further rationalization and enhance its competitiveness,」
The report continues to describe an industry environment marked by strong caution toward capital investment, in which streamlining and stronger competitiveness are required. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The plastics processing industry in which the Company operates must pursue further streamlining and strengthen its competitiveness.」
The report continues to describe an industry environment in which streamlining and stronger competitiveness are required. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the plastics processing industry in which the company operates, there is strong caution toward capital investment, and the industry is in a position where it must pursue further rationalization and enhance its competitiveness,」
The report continues to describe an industry environment marked by strong caution toward capital investment, in which streamlining and stronger competitiveness are required. - FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「In the plastics processing industry in which the company operates, there is strong caution toward capital investment, and the industry is in a position where it must pursue further rationalization and enhance its competitiveness,」
The report describes an industry environment marked by strong caution toward capital investment, indicating both demands for stronger competitiveness and streamlining and a challenging demand environment. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「Although the market is maturing, the Company is required to develop products with new functions that outperform those of competitors, and must invest in development, including the development of new functions and the acquisition of patents in fields with expanding applications such as biodegradable films.」
The report continues to recognize a competitive environment in which products with new functions that outperform competitors, patent acquisition and development investment are required in a mature market. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The plastics processing industry in which the Company operates must pursue further streamlining and strengthen its competitiveness.」
The report continues to describe an industry environment in which streamlining and stronger competitiveness are required in the plastics processing industry. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The plastic processing industry in which the company operates is in a situation requiring it to pursue ever-greater rationalization and strengthen its competitiveness. The company is therefore moving forward with proposals to develop more energy-saving and labor-saving products.」
The Company continues to pursue streamlining and stronger competitiveness in an industry environment that demands both, together with proposals for the development of energy-saving and labor-saving products. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The plastic-processing industry in which we operate must pursue further rationalization and improve its competitiveness. We too need to pursue further rationalization and improve competitiveness, while proposing the development of energy-saving and labor-saving products.」
The Company continues to pursue a policy of streamlining and strengthening competitiveness in an industry environment that demands both, together with proposals for the development of energy-saving and labor-saving products. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The plastic processing industry in which the company operates is in a situation requiring it to pursue ever-greater rationalization and strengthen its competitiveness. The company is therefore moving forward with proposals to develop further energy-saving and labor-saving products.」
The Company continues to pursue a policy of streamlining and strengthening competitiveness in an industry environment that demands both, together with proposals for the development of energy-saving and labor-saving products. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The plastic processing industry in which the company operates is in a situation requiring it to pursue ever-greater rationalization and strengthen its competitiveness. The company is therefore moving forward with proposals to develop more energy-saving and labor-saving products.」
The Company continues to pursue a policy of streamlining and strengthening competitiveness in the plastics processing industry, together with proposals for energy-saving and labor-saving products. - FY2021WorsenedAnnual report
「Although the market is maturing, the Company is required to develop products with new functions that outperform those of competitors, and must invest in development, including the development of new functions and the acquisition of patents in fields with expanding applications such as biodegradable films.」
The report explicitly identifies market maturation and the need to develop products with new functions that outperform competitors, linking the demand for competitiveness to development investment and patent acquisition. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The plastic-processing industry in which we operate must pursue further rationalization and improve its competitiveness. We too need to pursue further rationalization and improve competitiveness, while proposing the development of energy-saving and labor-saving products.」
The Company continues to pursue a policy of streamlining and strengthening competitiveness in an industry environment that demands both, together with proposals for the development of energy-saving and labor-saving products. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The plastic processing industry in which the company operates is in a situation requiring it to pursue ever-greater rationalization and strengthen its competitiveness. The company is therefore moving forward with proposals to develop further energy-saving and labor-saving products.」
The Company continues to pursue a policy of streamlining and strengthening competitiveness in the plastics processing industry, together with proposals for the development of energy-saving and labor-saving products. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The plastic processing industry in which the company operates is in a situation requiring it to pursue ever-greater rationalization and strengthen its competitiveness. The company is therefore moving forward with proposals to develop more energy-saving and labor-saving products.」
The Company continues to pursue a policy of streamlining and strengthening competitiveness in an industry environment that demands both, together with proposals for the development of energy-saving and labor-saving products. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「The plastic processing industry in which the company operates is in a situation requiring it to pursue ever-greater rationalization and strengthen its competitiveness. The company is therefore moving forward with proposals to develop further energy-saving and labor-saving products.」
The Company continues to pursue a policy of streamlining and strengthening competitiveness in an industry environment that demands both, together with proposals for energy-saving and labor-saving products. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The plastic-processing industry in which we operate must pursue further rationalization and improve its competitiveness. We too need to pursue further rationalization and improve competitiveness, while proposing the development of energy-saving and labor-saving products.」
The Company continues to pursue a policy of streamlining and strengthening competitiveness in an industry environment that demands both, together with proposals for energy-saving and labor-saving products. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The plastic processing industry in which the company operates is in a situation requiring it to pursue ever-greater rationalization and strengthen its competitiveness. The company is therefore moving forward with proposals to develop further energy-saving and labor-saving products.」
The Company continues to pursue a policy of streamlining and strengthening competitiveness in an industry environment that demands both, together with proposals for energy-saving and labor-saving products. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the plastics processing industry in which the company operates, synthetic resin prices, a raw material, continue to rise as naphtha prices increase due to higher crude oil prices. The industry is in a position where it must pursue further rationalization and enhance its competitiveness, and the company is also moving toward proposing the development of products that save energy and labor.」
The report continues to state that higher synthetic resin prices are creating a need for streamlining, stronger competitiveness, and proposals for energy-saving and labor-saving products. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「In the plastics processing industry in which the Company operates, petrochemical manufacturers have repeatedly raised synthetic resin prices as higher crude oil prices have pushed up the price of naphtha, the main raw material, or crude gasoline. Accordingly, the Company must pursue further streamlining, strengthen its competitiveness, and propose the development of energy-saving and labor-saving products.」
Against a backdrop of higher synthetic resin prices resulting from higher crude oil and naphtha prices, the Company continues to pursue streamlining, stronger competitiveness, and proposals for energy-saving and labor-saving products. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the plastics processing industry in which the Company operates, petrochemical manufacturers have repeatedly raised synthetic resin prices as higher crude oil prices have pushed up the price of naphtha, the main raw material, or crude gasoline. Accordingly, the Company must pursue further streamlining, strengthen its competitiveness, and propose the development of energy-saving and labor-saving products.」
The report continues to state that higher raw material prices are creating a need for streamlining and stronger competitiveness across the industry, together with a policy of proposing energy-saving and labor-saving products. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the plastics processing industry in which the Company operates, prices for synthetic resins, the raw material, continue to rise as a result of higher crude oil and naphtha prices since last year. The industry must pursue further streamlining and strengthen its competitiveness,」
The report continues to explain that higher synthetic resin prices are creating a need for streamlining and stronger competitiveness across the industry. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the plastics processing industry in which the Company operates, prices for synthetic resins, the raw material, continue to rise as a result of higher crude oil and naphtha prices since last year. The industry must pursue further streamlining and strengthen its competitiveness,」
The report continues to explain that higher synthetic resin prices are creating a need for streamlining and stronger competitiveness across the industry. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「In the plastics processing industry in which the Company operates, profitability has not improved because low-priced imports are increasing. Companies are responding by improving the operating rates of existing equipment and extending its useful life, and there is little momentum for capital investment.」
The report continues to describe a competitive and demand environment characterized by low-priced imports, the extension of existing equipment's useful life, and sluggish capital investment. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The plastic-processing industry in which we operate is seeing active developments, including business integrations among major film manufacturers, and is moving into an environment where competitiveness will be tested increasingly. We are therefore moving toward proposing increasingly differentiated, high-value-added products.」
The report continues to describe intensifying competition resulting from business integrations and similar moves by major film manufacturers, as well as the continued proposal of high-value-added products to strengthen competitiveness. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The plastic-processing industry in which we operate is seeing active developments, including business integrations among major film manufacturers, and is moving into an environment where competitiveness will be tested increasingly. We are therefore moving toward proposing increasingly differentiated, high-value-added products.」
The report continues to describe an industry environment in which competitiveness is being increasingly tested as a result of business integrations and similar moves by major film manufacturers. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The plastic-processing industry in which we operate is seeing active developments, including business integrations among major film manufacturers, and is moving into an environment where competitiveness will be tested increasingly. We are therefore moving toward proposing increasingly differentiated, high-value-added products.」
The report continues to describe an industry environment in which competitiveness is being increasingly tested as a result of business integrations and similar moves by major film manufacturers. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「Regarding the future business environment, moves toward business integration and restructuring by major manufacturers are accelerating. While efforts to strengthen competitiveness are generally driving active capital investment, some companies remain unable to invest proactively because they have not secured sufficient earnings, and uncertainty continues.」
The uncertain competitive environment continues, with accelerating integration and restructuring among major manufacturers coexisting with both increased and restrained capital investment. - FY2017-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「In the plastics processing industry in which the Company operates, moves toward business integration and restructuring by major manufacturers are accelerating. While efforts to strengthen competitiveness are driving generally active capital investment, some companies remain unable to invest proactively because they have not secured sufficient earnings.」
The report states that moves toward business integration and restructuring by major manufacturers are accelerating, emphasizing changes in the external environment surrounding competitiveness. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「There were no newly arising business or other risks during the cumulative second quarter. There were also no material changes to the business and other risks described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
The report states that there have been no significant changes to the previously disclosed risks, including intensifying competition and rising demands for competitiveness in the plastics processing industry. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「With major film manufacturers actively pursuing moves such as business integrations, the industry is entering a period in which competitiveness will be increasingly tested.」
Amid moves such as business integrations by major film manufacturers, the report identifies an external environment in which the industry's competitiveness is being increasingly tested.