Strengthening the Steel Pipe Business through Consultative Sales, Proprietary Product Development and Group Collaboration

「In its core steel pipe business, the company worked to rebuild its production structure and review profitability, while also pursuing expanded sales of new products and developing new customers. However, sales volume declined slightly, and net sales fell, partly because of lower selling prices.」

「Although we continued to restructure the production system and review profitability, while working to expand sales of new products and develop new customers, sales volume declined slightly and lower selling prices also had an impact, resulting in a decrease in net sales.」

「Against this business backdrop, the Group worked mainly through its core steel pipe business to secure sales volume by building an optimal production structure and reviewing profitability in response to declining domestic demand, while also focusing on developing new customers and selling new products.」

「Against this backdrop, the Group will take a medium- to long-term view and seek to strengthen its ability to respond to customer needs and its market competitiveness by optimizing its production structure and developing high-value-added products. It will also work to improve profitability by strengthening sales of specified-order products and reviewing its sales channels, with the aim of achieving sustainable growth and establishing a stable business foundation.」

「Against this backdrop, the Group focused on developing new customers and selling new product categories, while also working to secure sales volume, mainly in its core steel pipe business. However, gross profit declined because of falling sales prices resulting from deteriorating market conditions and rising manufacturing costs, and profitability did not improve.」

「Under these conditions, the Group will strengthen coordination among its businesses in manufacturing, sales, and technology development, and focus on developing new demand for stainless steel.」

「Against this backdrop, the Group focused on its core steel pipe business. With no increase in sales volume expected, it worked to improve factory productivity by identifying customer needs and reviewing its production structure, while also working to maintain sales at appropriate prices.」

「Against this backdrop, the Group focused on its core steel pipe business, producing in line with changes in demand, maintaining appropriate inventory levels, and working to sell products at appropriate prices in order to secure profitability.」

「The company worked to maintain sales at appropriate prices by focusing on solution-based sales that meet customer needs.」

「Against this backdrop, the Group focused on its core steel pipe business, working to maintain sales at appropriate prices through proactive sales activities in response to various cost increases, while producing in line with changes in demand.」

「To meet customer needs, the company is pursuing solution-based sales and actively developing a framework for responding flexibly and appropriately to society's needs.」

「To meet customer needs, the company is pursuing solution-based sales and actively developing a framework for responding flexibly and appropriately to society's needs.」

「To meet customer needs, the company is pursuing solution-based sales and actively developing a framework for responding flexibly and appropriately to society's needs.」

「To meet customer needs, the company is pursuing solution-based sales and actively developing a framework for responding flexibly and appropriately to society's needs.」

「To meet customer needs, the company is pursuing solution-based sales and actively developing a framework for responding flexibly and appropriately to society's needs.」

「To meet customer needs, the company is pursuing solution-based sales and actively developing a framework for responding flexibly and appropriately to society's needs.」

「Amid this challenging business environment, the Group worked to correct product pricing and ensure a stable supply. It pursued proactive sales activities, centered on its core steel pipe business, to respond flexibly and promptly to a wide range of customer needs, while also working to improve equipment operating rates and reduce costs.」

「Amid this challenging business environment, the Group worked to ensure a stable supply of products, conducted proactive sales activities to respond flexibly and promptly to a range of customer needs centered on its core steel tube business, and worked to improve capacity utilization and reduce costs.」

「Amid this challenging business environment, the Group worked to ensure a stable supply of products, conducted proactive sales activities to respond flexibly and promptly to a range of customer needs centered on its core steel tube business, and worked to improve capacity utilization and reduce costs.」

「While working to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Group continued to focus on promoting consultative sales and developing proprietary products centered on its core steel tube products, strengthened collaboration among Group companies, concentrated on reorganizing the production structure of the steel tube business centered on the Kansai Plant, and pursued further cost reductions to further stabilize its management base and achieve efficient production and sales activities.」

「As economic uncertainty increased, the Group worked to ensure a stable supply of products, conducted proactive sales activities to respond flexibly and promptly to a range of customer needs centered on its core steel tube business, and focused on improving capacity utilization and reducing costs.」

「Amid concerns about the economic outlook, the Group worked to ensure a stable supply of products, conducted proactive sales activities to respond flexibly and promptly to a range of customer needs centered on its core steel tube-related business, and focused on improving capacity utilization and reducing costs.」

「Amid rising raw material prices for ordinary steel and stainless steel products and concerns about the economic outlook, the Group worked to ensure a stable supply of products, conducted proactive sales activities to respond flexibly and promptly to a range of customer needs centered on its core steel tube business, and focused on improving capacity utilization and reducing costs.」

「The Group will continue to focus on promoting consultative sales and developing proprietary products centered on its core steel tube products, further stabilize its management base by strengthening collaboration among Group companies, concentrate on reorganizing the production structure of the steel tube business centered on the Kansai Plant, and pursue further cost reductions to achieve efficient production and sales activities.」

「As raw material prices rose for both ordinary steel and stainless steel products, the Group worked to adjust prices, while engaging in proactive sales activities to respond flexibly to a range of customer needs centered on its core steel tube business, and working to improve capacity utilization and reduce costs.」

「As raw material prices rose for both ordinary steel and stainless steel products, the Group worked to adjust prices, while engaging in proactive sales activities to respond flexibly to a range of customer needs centered on its core steel tube business, and working to improve capacity utilization and reduce costs.」

「As raw material prices rose for both ordinary steel and stainless steel products, the Group worked to adjust prices, while engaging in proactive sales activities to respond flexibly to a range of customer needs centered on its core steel tube business, and working to improve capacity utilization and reduce costs.」

「The Group will continue to focus on promoting consultative sales and developing proprietary products centered on its core steel tube products, further strengthen collaboration among Group companies, and concentrate on reorganizing the production structure of the steel tube business centered on the Kansai Plant, thereby pursuing efficient production and sales activities.」

「As material prices rose for ordinary steel and stainless steel products, the Group continued working to adjust prices, while engaging in proactive sales activities to respond flexibly to a range of customer needs centered on its core steel tube business, and working to improve capacity utilization and reduce costs.」

「The Company engaged in proactive sales activities to respond flexibly to a range of customer needs, centered on its core steel tube business, and worked to improve capacity utilization and reduce costs.」

「The Company engaged in proactive sales activities to respond flexibly to a range of customer needs, centered on its core steel tube products, and worked to improve capacity utilization and reduce costs.」

「The Group engaged in proactive sales activities to respond flexibly to a range of customer needs, centered on its core steel tube business and including its bicycle-related businesses, and worked to improve capacity utilization and reduce costs.」

「The Group engaged in proactive sales activities to respond flexibly to a range of customer needs, centered on its core steel tube business and including its bicycle-related businesses, and worked to improve capacity utilization and achieve further cost reductions.」

「The Group engaged in proactive sales activities to respond flexibly to a range of customer needs, and worked to improve capacity utilization and reduce costs.」

「The Group will continue to focus on promoting consultative sales and developing proprietary products, further strengthen collaboration among Group companies, and concentrate on efficient production and sales activities.」