Product Launches in Growth Areas

「データセンター需要の高まりを中心とした半導体市場の増勢を背景に、好調に推移しました。」

「The hygiene products equipment and medical components markets performed well, with hygiene products equipment benefiting from new demand and sales expansion activities, while medical applications also performed well as demand grew. In the semiconductor and electronic components market, demand from some customers eased, but demand for high-capacity hard disk drives (HDDs) used in data centers and elsewhere remained firm. Demand for automotive electrodes also remained strong. Meanwhile, the industrial equipment and components market posted a lackluster result due largely to a significant decline in demand from China.」

「当社グループがターゲットとする市場におきましては、衛生用品機器・医療用部品市場では、衛生用品機器が、新規需要や拡販活動等により好調に推移し、医療用途においても、需要が伸び、好調に推移しました。半導体・電子部品市場では、一部顧客の需要の一服等もありましたが、データセンター等で使用される大容量ハードディスクドライブ（ＨＤＤ）の需要が堅調に推移しました。自動車部品市場では、電極需要が好調に推移しました。一方、産業用機器・部品市場では、中国向けの大幅な需要の減少が大きく、低調な結果となりました。」

「In the hygiene products equipment and medical components markets, medical applications performed well, while hygiene products equipment lacked the momentum seen in the same quarter of the previous year. The semiconductor and electronic components market remained firm, although demand for high-capacity hard disk drives (HDDs) used in data centers and elsewhere showed no expansion. The automotive components market struggled to grow amid moves by customers to change production materials and product specifications, while the industrial equipment and components market posted a significant decline in revenue as large-scale demand from China through the previous fiscal year subsided.」

「The semiconductor and electronic components market performed well, supported by strong demand for high-volume data storage, including demand from data centers. The hygiene products equipment market also performed well as sales expansion activities progressed, while the medical components market followed a recovery trend as inventory adjustments came to an end and other factors took effect.」

「The semiconductor and electronic components market followed a recovery trend, driven by increased server demand associated with the adoption of generative AI and other factors, while the hygiene products equipment and medical components market also performed well against a backdrop of stronger demand. The industrial equipment and components market remained firm, supported by a recovery trend in corporate capital investment and other factors. Meanwhile, the automotive components market remained sluggish due to declining demand from North America and China.」

「The semiconductor and electronic components market posted lower revenue because the resolution of excess inventories of hard disk drives used in data centers and elsewhere took longer than expected. The automotive components market followed a gradual recovery trend as automobile production increased, but revenue declined because it did not reach the level of the previous fiscal year. The hygiene products equipment and medical components market shifted to a revenue growth trend through new initiatives such as the introduction of new materials, despite a challenging demand environment, including declining demand in China.」

「The semiconductor and electronic components market posted lower revenue as excess inventories of hard disk drives used in data centers and elsewhere persisted. The automotive components market also posted lower revenue, as inventory adjustments had not yet been resolved despite recovering automobile production. The hygiene products equipment and medical components market remained sluggish, affected by weaker demand in China.」

「Meanwhile, the semiconductor and electronic components market posted a significant decline in revenue as inventory adjustments for hard disk drives, following a lull in data center investment that had been active in recent years, lasted longer than expected. The automotive components market also posted lower revenue; although it was recovering as the semiconductor shortage eased, inventory adjustments continued in some areas. The hygiene products equipment and medical components market remained above the same quarter of the previous year but struggled to grow amid the effects of China's economic slowdown and other factors.」

「The industrial equipment and components market performed well, partly because deliveries of certain industrial equipment were concentrated in the first quarter. However, the semiconductor and electronic components market remained affected by inventory adjustments from the second half of the previous fiscal year, while inventory adjustments continued in parts of the automotive components market even as automobile production recovered, limiting growth. The hygiene products equipment market exceeded the level of the same quarter of the previous year but remained sluggish amid a lack of new capital investment projects from customers.」

「The semiconductor and electronic components market was affected by inventory adjustments and other factors from the second half of the fiscal year. The industrial equipment and components market performed well, with robust demand for liquid-crystal display and rechargeable battery manufacturing applications. The automotive components market remained firm despite the continuing impact of reduced automobile production. Meanwhile, the hygiene products equipment market remained sluggish due to changes in the demand environment and delayed recovery from customers' restrained investment.」

「The semiconductor and electronic components market remained strong, while the industrial equipment and components market also performed well, supported by domestic and overseas capital investment demand. Meanwhile, the automotive components market posted lower revenue due in part to the semiconductor shortage. The hygiene products equipment market remained sluggish, as recovery in demand was limited.」

「The semiconductor and electronic components market continued to perform well, while the industrial equipment and components market also remained strong, supported by capital investment demand for machine tools and other equipment. In the automotive components market, conditions remained firm despite continued demand volatility caused by the semiconductor shortage. Meanwhile, the hygiene products equipment market remained sluggish in both domestic and overseas markets.」

「In the markets on which the Group focuses, the semiconductor and electronic components market performed well, the automotive components market recovered sharply by the first half of the fiscal year, and the industrial equipment and components market also continued to recover, supported in part by strong demand. Meanwhile, recovery in the hygiene products equipment and medical components markets remained gradual amid changes in the demand environment and other factors.」

「The semiconductor and electronic components market remained strong, while the automotive components market also performed well despite being slightly affected by the semiconductor supply shortage. The industrial equipment market continued to recover, and the hygiene products and medical components market continued to recover gradually.」

「The automotive components and semiconductor and electronic components markets, which the Group focuses on, performed well, while the industrial equipment market remained on a recovery trend. The hygiene products and medical components market remained sluggish, with recovery progressing slowly.」

「The automotive components market remained strong, continuing from the second half of the previous fiscal year, while the semiconductor and electronic components market also remained above the previous year's level. The industrial equipment and components market continued to recover gradually, but the hygiene products equipment market remained sluggish despite showing slight signs of recovery, as the effects of restrained capital investment persisted.」

「By market, the semiconductor and electronic components market posted higher revenue on firm sales of magnetic head substrates for hard disk drives (HDDs). The automotive market performed slightly below the previous year, despite a sharp recovery from the demand decline caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, the hygiene products and industrial equipment markets posted lower revenue as they had yet to recover from the downturn caused by the pandemic.」

「In the Group's priority markets, demand for automotive components and power distribution equipment recovered sharply in the third quarter as automobile production picked up. Demand for data centers in the semiconductor and electronic components market also remained strong. Meanwhile, the hygiene and medical market remained sluggish, heavily affected by restrained capital investment, while the industrial equipment market remained lackluster without a clear bottom.」

「In our group's priority markets, the semiconductor and electronic components market remained solid, supported by continued strong demand from data centres. The automotive market was significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic but gradually recovered toward the end of the second quarter as automotive production recovered. The hygiene and healthcare market remained sluggish, particularly because customers substantially restrained capital investment.」

「In our group's priority markets, the semiconductor and electronic components market remained solid, while the automotive market remained sluggish after being significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The hygiene and healthcare market also posted lower revenue, particularly in the hygiene segment.」

「By major market, revenue from the hygiene and healthcare market declined as NT die cutters performed poorly, while the automotive market also posted lower revenue because EV contacts were sluggish. In contrast, revenue from the semiconductor and electronic components market increased, supported by solid sales of magnetic head substrates for hard disk drives (HDDs).」

「Revenue from automotive EV contacts and resistance-welding electrodes increased, while revenue from automotive tungsten wire for lighting declined as the shift to LED lighting progressed.」

「Revenue from tungsten wire related to lighting declined, but revenue from automotive EV contact products and electrode products increased in response to the expansion of the electric vehicle market.」

「Revenue from automotive EV contact products and electrode products increased in response to the expansion of the electric vehicle market.」

「Revenue from NT die cutters for hygiene products increased after the company strengthened its production capabilities and its innovation proposals for new products and technologies gained traction in domestic and overseas markets.」

「Revenue from NT die cutters for hygiene products increased, as the company's efforts to strengthen its production capabilities and proposals for innovations such as new products and technologies for customers were recognised, while domestic demand remained strong amid active customer capital investment. Automotive EV contacts also performed strongly.」

「Among major products, NT die cutters for hygiene products posted a substantial increase in revenue, while automotive EV contacts also performed strongly.」

「NT die cutters for hygiene products posted a substantial increase in revenue in Japan, as the adoption of the company's technological innovations and the recovery and increase in customer capital investment from previously restrained levels supported demand. Overseas sales also remained strong.」

「NT die cutters for hygiene products recovered overall. Domestic sales were sluggish due to a temporary adjustment in capital investment, but overseas sales increased on expanded sales activities in Europe and other initiatives.」

「We will focus on continuously launching product groups that leverage our strengths in the automotive, electronics, medical and hygiene, and energy and environmental fields, where new market growth is expected through technological innovation, and will actively work to increase our market share in these fields.」

「The company also seeks to differentiate its products in the automotive, electronics, industrial infrastructure, environmental and energy, and advanced sectors, and to roll out original, high-value-added products across a broad range of markets to capture and expand market share.」

「The company also seeks to differentiate its products in the automotive, electronics, industrial infrastructure, environmental and energy, and advanced sectors, and to roll out original, high-value-added products across a broad range of markets to capture and expand market share.」

「The company also seeks to differentiate its products in the automotive, electronics, industrial infrastructure, environmental and energy, and advanced sectors, and to roll out original, high-value-added products across a broad range of markets to capture and expand market share.」

「We will focus on continuously launching product groups that leverage our strengths in the automotive, electronics, medical and hygiene, and energy and environmental fields, where new market growth is expected through technological innovation,」