Establishing New Businesses Through In-House Product Development and Joint Development with Customers
First written in FY2017. 17 of 30 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2022. Latest entry: 2026-09-25.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 2 of 9 companies on the "Worse" side.
6 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026ReframedAnnual report
「③ In new business development, we aim to create a company-wide business that follows the Mold Rock business. ④ By developing and establishing the business foundation for EV-related operations, we seek to generate appropriate earnings and secure a growth trajectory.」
The direction of new business development has been organized around a framework that includes, in addition to conventional new products and new injection molding models, the creation of a company-wide business following Mold Rock and the establishment of the foundation for the EV business. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, with the aim of restructuring the business and strengthening its growth platform, we are working to uncover new businesses focused on high-end, high-value-added products, using a business alliance with the transferee company as a springboard, while expanding the sales network and fundamentally reforming the production structure, following the transfer of 60% of the shares in our Chinese subsidiary to a Chinese company.」
The transfer of the interest in the Chinese subsidiary has set out specific directions for business development, including a business alliance with a Chinese company, high-value-added products, new businesses, expansion of the sales network, and reform of the production structure. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「The New Business Development Department is continuing its R&D activities to acquire the technical expertise needed to establish a new injection molding business model using new molding machines and to further develop the new mold and new product businesses jointly with consolidated subsidiary Yamato Techno Center Co., Ltd.」
The company has given concrete form to the acquisition of technical expertise and continued joint R&D for the business model using new molding machines and the new mold and new product businesses pursued by the New Business Development Department. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「The Group actively pursued expansion into new businesses, while reorganizing its efficient production structure and working to improve performance through the implementation of streamlining measures.」
The policy of actively pursuing expansion into new businesses continues to be reported in combination with the restructuring and rationalization of an efficient production system. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「2. Development of general-purpose lithium battery modules 3. Development of lightweight automotive parts using high-performance resin materials」
The letter of intent with IAT Automobile Technology Co.,Ltd. identified specific targets for new product and business development: general-purpose lithium battery modules and lightweight automotive parts using high-performance resin materials. The initial term of the letter of intent is 2 years. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The Group actively pursued expansion into new businesses, while reorganizing its efficient production structure and working to improve performance through the implementation of streamlining measures.」
The policy of actively pursuing expansion into new businesses continues to be reported in combination with the restructuring and rationalization of an efficient production system. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The company and IAT will consider entering into a business alliance covering the matters set out below by collaborating in the synthetic resin molding business for automotive parts, with the aim of enhancing the corporate value of both companies, and will mutually discuss the specific details and methods of the alliance.」
Specific areas of collaboration for the new business were presented, including product design for automotive parts, prototype production, mold and tooling design and production, mass production, selection of resin and molding processes, customer development, personnel and technology exchanges, and collaboration among Chinese affiliates. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The company and IAT will consider entering into a business alliance covering the matters set out below by collaborating in the synthetic resin molding business for automotive parts, with the aim of enhancing the corporate value of both companies, and will mutually discuss the specific details and methods of the alliance.」
The framework for considering the design, prototyping, mold production, and mass production of automotive parts, resin technology, customer development, personnel and technology exchanges, and collaboration among Chinese affiliates through a capital and business alliance with IAT was presented. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「② Establish a New Business Development Department and pursue the creation of new customers, new products, and new businesses across the company.」
In contrast to the previous policy of pursuing new businesses and developing in-house products, the company explicitly established a New Business Development Department to create new customers, new products, and new businesses on a company-wide basis. - FY2022-Q3SoftenedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group worked to improve performance by reorganizing its domestic and overseas structures and implementing streamlining measures.」
The current quarter does not mention the previous wording on pursuing new businesses or developing in-house products, instead presenting performance improvement as being driven by the restructuring and rationalization of domestic and overseas operations. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「To commercialize a new business that can become a new pillar, the company aims to make maximum use of the technical expertise and know-how accumulated through mold manufacturing, plastic processing, and metal processing, while considering the development of in-house products, including joint development with customers, and pursuing the establishment of a new business.」
The policy of establishing a new business through joint development with customers and in-house product development leveraging technical expertise and know-how continues to be reported. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group worked to improve performance through a forward-looking investment strategy, challenges in new businesses, the reorganization of its domestic and overseas structures, and the implementation of streamlining measures.」
The comprehensive initiatives of improving performance through proactive investment, pursuing new businesses, restructuring domestic and overseas operations, and implementing rationalization measures continue to be reported. - FY2020ReframedAnnual report
「Amid these conditions, the Group sought to improve performance through a proactive investment strategy, entry into new fields, restructuring of its domestic and overseas operations, implementation of rationalization measures, and further strengthening of its collaborative framework with customers, among other initiatives.」
The previous wording on in-house product development and new businesses was recast as a broader set of initiatives, including entry into new fields and strengthening the collaborative framework with customers. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Proactive investment strategy and pursuit of new businesses」
The broader strategy of proactive investment and pursuing new businesses, encompassing the previous focus on in-house product development, continues to be reported. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Proactive investment strategy and pursuit of new businesses」
The broader strategy of proactive investment and pursuing new businesses, encompassing the previous focus on in-house product development, continues to be reported. - FY2019-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「Proactive investment strategy and pursuit of new businesses」
The wording was recast from the specific objective of establishing a new business through in-house product development and joint development with customers to the broader concept of pursuing new businesses. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「To commercialize a new business that can become a new pillar, the company aims to make maximum use of the technical expertise and know-how accumulated through mold manufacturing, plastic processing, and metal processing, while considering the development of in-house products, including joint development with customers, and pursuing the establishment of a new business.」
The policy of making in-house product development, including joint development with customers, a new business pillar by leveraging existing technical expertise and know-how continues to be stated. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「To commercialize a new business that can become a new pillar, the company aims to make maximum use of the technical expertise and know-how accumulated through mold manufacturing, plastic processing, and metal processing, while considering the development of in-house products, including joint development with customers, and pursuing the establishment of a new business.」
The company set out, in a consolidated manner for the first time, a strategy to make in-house product development, including joint development with customers, a new business pillar by leveraging its existing mold, resin-processing, and metal-processing technologies and know-how.