Business expansion across all types of transport equipment
First written in FY2016. 9 of 21 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025-H1.
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- FY2025-H1Weak demand due to lower automobile productionAnnual report
「Automotive materials remained weak due to a decline in automotive production volumes.」
Automotive materials changed from the previously reported recovery in automotive production and increase in demand to weak performance due to a decline in automotive production volumes. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「For automotive materials, we will work to expand sales of insulating materials and sub-gasket materials used around motors and batteries, and develop thermal management materials that contribute to improving EV performance.」
In the transportation and mobility fields, the company has specified its focus areas, moving beyond conventional automotive materials to EV insulation, sub-gasket and thermal management materials. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, excluding the NVH (Noise, Vibration, Harshness) business transferred during the first quarter, automotive production recovered mainly in Japan and Europe, and demand for automotive materials increased.」
The company has reaffirmed the increase in automotive materials demand accompanying the recovery in automotive production. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, excluding the NVH (Noise, Vibration, Harshness) business transferred during the first quarter, automotive production recovered mainly in Japan and Europe as the semiconductor shortage eased, and demand increased for automotive materials.」
Against the backdrop of the easing semiconductor shortage, the company has reaffirmed the recovery in automotive production, mainly in Japan and Europe, and the resulting increase in automotive materials demand. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Demand for automotive materials increased as automotive production volumes recovered.」
The company reported an increase in automotive materials demand accompanying the recovery in automotive production, updating demand trends related to its business expansion policy in the transportation sector. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「In the next-generation mobility field, we will also promote the creation of innovation in CASE areas (connected, autonomous driving, shared and electric mobility).」
The company has reaffirmed its policy of creating innovation in CASE areas and expanding into next-generation mobility. - FY2022-Q3Recovery in automotive materials demandAnnual report
「In addition, demand for automotive materials, general industrial components and protective materials for metals recovered from the impact of COVID-19 seen in the cumulative third quarter of the previous fiscal year.」
The company states that demand for automotive materials and other products in the industrial tapes field, including Transportation, recovered from the impact of COVID-19. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「Beginning with the fiscal year ending March 2022, we will integrate Transportation into Basic Functional Materials. In anticipation of the expected acceleration in the expansion of the next-generation mobility market and the associated changes in the supply chain, we will maximize synergies by integrating it with Basic Functional Materials and strengthen our efforts to create innovation in areas such as CASE (connected, autonomous, shared and electric mobility).」
The company has detailed its plan to integrate Transportation into Basic Functional Materials from the fiscal year ending March 2022, maximize synergies and strengthen its response in next-generation mobility and CASE-related fields. - FY2021-Q2Recovery in automotive demand and continued weaknessAnnual report
「In the Transportation business, the impact of lower automotive production volumes in Europe and the United States due to COVID-19 was significant. Although demand gradually began to recover, it remained below the level of the cumulative second quarter of the previous fiscal year, and the company responded with measures including production adjustments.」
Although automotive demand gradually recovered, it did not reach the level of the same period of the previous year, and the company responded with measures including production adjustments. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「The company will also promote the creation of new products in automotive electronics and mobility fields beyond automobiles, including aircraft, in response to changes such as vehicle electrification, autonomous driving, connected vehicles and sharing, with the aim of achieving further business growth.」
The company has reaffirmed its policy of expanding its product offerings beyond automotive applications into other mobility fields, including aircraft, in addition to new automotive technologies. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the Transportation Business, demand was weak as automobile production slowed in major markets worldwide, including China. Going forward, the company will work to improve productivity, respond to new automotive technologies and expand into mobility fields beyond automobiles, including aircraft.」
The company reports weak demand due to slower automobile production, while indicating its policy of continuing to improve productivity, respond to new automotive technologies and expand into mobility beyond automobiles, including aircraft. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the Transportation Business, demand was weak as automobile production slowed in major markets worldwide, including China.」
Slower automobile production and weak demand have continued in major markets, including China. - FY2020-Q1Declining demand due to slower automobile productionAnnual report
「In the Transportation Business, demand declined and production remained weak due to slower automobile production.」
While advancing its expansion across the transportation equipment sector, the company experienced weak demand and production due to slower automobile production. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「The company will also create new products in response to changes such as vehicle electrification, autonomous driving, connected vehicles and sharing, thereby addressing changes in the market and customer needs.」
For expansion across the transportation equipment sector, the company has specified electrification, autonomous driving, connected vehicles and sharing as areas targeted for new-product creation. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the Transportation Business, insulating materials and interior-pressure control materials related to the shift toward automotive electronics performed well.」
The company reports strong performance in materials related to the shift toward automotive electronics in the Transportation Business. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「In the Transportation Business, the company is optimizing supply structures by location in each overseas region and improving earnings, while developing new products for next-generation automobiles and mobility applications beyond automobiles to address changes in the market and customer needs.」
The company identifies new-product development for next-generation automobiles and mobility beyond automobiles, together with optimization of region-specific supply structures, as specific initiatives. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In automotive materials within the Transportation Business, the company continued improving productivity in structural materials, including by changing production sites, while expanding applications and markets for interior-pressure control materials for automotive electronics and tapes for wire harnesses, thereby improving profitability.」
The company continued transferring production sites and improving productivity in automotive materials, while expanding the applications and markets for materials related to automotive electronics. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「In the Transportation Business, the company is promoting production efficiencies and developing new products in the next-generation automotive and mobility fields, while responding to needs across the transportation equipment sector.」
The company has reaffirmed its policy of expanding beyond automobiles to the broader transportation equipment sector, including next-generation automobiles and mobility. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the Transportation Business, the company acquired the functional-film business for curtain airbags from Swiss company nolax, laying the groundwork for expanding its business domain over the long term.」
The company acquired the functional-film business for curtain airbags from Swiss company nolax, gaining a new business domain in its expansion across the transportation equipment sector. - FY2017-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「For aircraft, the company's anticorrosion materials have been adopted by the maintenance departments of airlines.」
Regarding expansion across the transportation equipment sector, the company states that its anticorrosion materials for aircraft have been adopted by airline maintenance departments. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Following the establishment of the Transportation Business Division in April 2016, the automotive business is using the full strength of the group to address next-generation needs across the transportation equipment sector, including automobiles, aircraft, railways and ships.」
Organizational and business expansion from an automobile-centered business to the broader transportation equipment sector, including aircraft, railways and ships.