Increasing Sales Share and Downstream Strategy

「In the steel products sales business, the company is responding promptly and appropriately to changing user needs, pursuing higher sales volumes, promoting the opening and expansion of locations, and advancing efforts to expand the range of inventory items, processed product types and high-value-added processing」

「The company actively advanced the development of its locations with a medium- to long-term perspective, including the relocation of the Fukuyama Sales Office to a newly constructed facility and the full-scale launch of the Shizuoka Center, while also adding and expanding processing facilities at existing locations, and continued its sales initiatives aimed at securing sales volumes and steadily improving earnings by strengthening sales of high-value-added processed products less susceptible to fluctuations in the steel products market.」

「In the steel products sales business, amid subdued demand, a softening market for steel products and difficulty securing sales volumes due to intensifying competition, the company actively advanced the development of its locations with a medium- to long-term perspective, including relocating the Saga and Yamaguchi Sales Offices to newly constructed facilities and opening the Shizuoka Center in Shizuoka, while also actively expanding processing facilities at existing locations to increase added value」

「The company actively advanced the development of its locations with a medium- to long-term perspective, including the relocation of the Saga and Yamaguchi Sales Offices to newly constructed facilities and the opening of the Shizuoka Center, while also adding and expanding processing facilities at existing locations, and continued its sales initiatives aimed at securing sales volumes and steadily improving earnings less susceptible to fluctuations in the steel products market.」

「We determined that acquiring the shares of 興永鋼材株式会社 and making it a subsidiary would strengthen sales operations through mutual supplementation in the Chugoku and Shikoku regions, improve customer service in western Japan by establishing a coil center in the central part of the western Japan area between the two group coil centers, 西日本スチールセンター株式会社 in Fukuoka and 三協則武鋼業株式会社 in Osaka, and ultimately enhance corporate value as a group.」

「We determined that strengthening sales operations throughout Shikoku through coordination with our Shikoku, Niihama and Marugame Sales Offices, and improving customer service by establishing a logistics hub in Kochi, would have a significant effect on our group’s core strategies of expanding sales areas and increasing market share, thereby enhancing corporate value. Voting rights ratio after acquisition: 82.3%」

「In the steel products sales business, amid sluggish demand and rising procurement costs accompanying a manufacturer-led market upswing, our group worked to reflect these costs in selling prices and actively pursued sales initiatives aimed at securing sales volumes and improving profitability by making maximum use of inventory and processing facilities at each location.」

「In the steel products sales business, amid a manufacturer-led rise in the market for steel products, our group focused on passing higher procurement costs through to selling prices and actively pursued sales initiatives aimed at increasing sales volumes and improving profitability by making effective use of inventory and processing facilities at each location.」

「December 2021 Opened the Saga Sales Office in Saga, Saga」

「In the steel products sales business, amid a continued rise in the market for steel products, our group worked to reflect this in selling prices and actively expanded processing facilities to increase added value, while pursuing higher sales volumes and improved profitability.」

「In the steel products sales business, amid a manufacturer-led rise in the market for steel products, our group worked to reflect higher procurement costs in selling prices and actively pursued sales initiatives aimed at increasing sales volumes and improving profitability by making maximum use of inventory and processing facilities at each location.」

「In the steel products sales business, amid a rise in the market for steel products led by manufacturers, our group focused on passing higher procurement costs through to selling prices, while making effective use of inventory and processing facilities at each location to actively pursue sales initiatives aimed at increasing sales volumes and improving profitability.」

「Amid these conditions, our group is pursuing further sales efforts in the construction contracting business and enhancing processing facilities to expand sales areas and market share, increase orders for steel products and improve profitability, and is actively working to secure stable levels of earnings despite future changes in the business environment.」

「In the steel products sales business, amid sluggish demand and a declining market, our group actively pursued sales initiatives to increase sales volumes, focused particularly on selling processed products through stronger processing capabilities, and concentrated on securing earnings.」

「Amid these conditions, as part of our long-standing core strategies of expanding sales areas and increasing market share, we opened the Mie Sales Office in Tsu, Mie, in April and the Shiga Sales Office in Ryuo, Shiga, in May.」

「Amid these conditions, as part of our long-standing core strategies of expanding sales areas and increasing market share, we opened the Mie Sales Office in Tsu, Mie, in April and the Shiga Sales Office in Ryuo, Shiga, in May.」

「Amid these conditions, as part of our long-standing core strategies of expanding sales areas and increasing market share, we opened the Mie Sales Office in Tsu, Mie, in April and the Shiga Sales Office in Ryuo, Shiga, in May.」

「In addition to seeking to increase our share within the region as a corporate group based in Kyushu, we are actively expanding our business by expanding our sales areas to pursue nationwide operations.」

「Amid these conditions, as part of our long-standing core strategies of expanding sales areas and increasing market share, we newly opened the Sasebo Sales Office in Sasebo, Nagasaki, in October.」

「Amid these conditions, our group is pursuing its long-standing core strategies of expanding sales areas and increasing market share.」

「Amid these conditions, our group is pursuing its long-standing core strategies of expanding sales areas and increasing market share.」

「Amid these conditions, as part of our long-standing core strategies of expanding sales areas and increasing market share, we expanded the warehouse at the Sendai Branch and newly established the Okayama Sales Office in April, newly established the South Osaka Sales Office in May, and, in addition, group company 三協則武鋼業株式会社 relocated to a newly constructed facility in Sakai, Osaka, in May.」

「From a medium- to long-term perspective, as part of our long-standing core strategies of expanding sales areas and increasing market share, we expanded the warehouse at the Sendai Sales Office and newly established the Okayama Sales Office in April, newly established the South Osaka Sales Office in May, and, in addition, group company 三協則武鋼業株式会社 relocated to a newly constructed facility in Sakai, Osaka, in May.」

「As part of our long-standing core strategies of expanding sales areas and increasing market share, we newly opened the Okayama Sales Office in April and the South Osaka Sales Office in May. In addition, group company 三協則武鋼業株式会社 relocated to a newly constructed facility in Sakai, Osaka, in May.」

「As a measure to increase market share, we will seek to increase the number of customers served through a downstream strategy targeting end users, thereby strengthening our sales capabilities and diversifying credit risk.」