Stable Operations, Higher Productivity and Cost Reductions through Energy Conservation
First written in FY2016. 15 of 41 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-09-28.
91 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- 2026-09-28Advancedfinance.yahoo.co.jp
「In addition to progress in revising selling prices, sales remained generally firm across the main building-material and flooring-base-material applications, including structural applications.」
Progress in revising selling prices became a factor behind the upward revision to the first-half earnings forecast. - FY2026Unable to offset cost increases through price revisions and production-side cost reductionsAnnual report
「Manufacturing costs trended higher, as in the previous year, due not only to raw material prices and labor costs but also to higher expenses resulting from inflation. Price revisions continued from the beginning of the period, and production-side cost reductions contributed to a certain improvement in profitability, but were insufficient to absorb the increases, and the company was unable to maintain profitability.」
Although price revisions and production-side cost reductions continued, they could not absorb increases in raw material prices, labor costs and expenses resulting from inflation. - FY2026-H1The persistently high cost of adhesive raw materials could not be absorbed through cost reductionsAnnual report
「Manufacturing costs remained elevated, as in the previous year, due to higher adhesive raw material costs. In this situation, cost reductions on the production side were implemented but were insufficient to absorb the increases, and the company was unable to maintain profitability.」
Adhesive raw material costs remained elevated, as in the previous year. Although cost reductions were implemented on the production side, the cost increases could not be absorbed. - FY2025Increases in energy, adhesive raw material and logistics costs could not be absorbed through price revisionsAnnual report
「Energy and adhesive raw material costs, which are linked to crude oil prices, remained elevated, as in the previous fiscal year. In addition, logistics costs rose due to the 2024 logistics problem. Although selling prices were reviewed, the increases could not be absorbed, and the company was unable to maintain profitability.」
In addition to energy and adhesive raw material costs remaining elevated from the previous fiscal year, logistics costs rose. Although selling prices were reviewed, the cost increases could not be absorbed. - FY2025-H1Increases in energy and logistics costs could not be absorbed through a review of selling pricesAnnual report
「Energy costs, which are linked to crude oil prices, trended higher year on year. In addition, logistics costs rose due to the 2024 logistics problem. Although selling prices were reviewed, the cost increases could not be absorbed, and the company was unable to maintain profitability.」
It was stated that, in addition to higher energy costs, logistics costs rose due to the 2024 logistics problem and that the cost increases could not be absorbed despite a review of selling prices. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「Although energy and adhesive costs, which are linked to crude oil prices, remained elevated, progress in cost reductions through production activities enabled the company to maintain profitability.」
The explanation was reconfirmed for the full fiscal year: the company maintained profitability through cost reductions from production activities despite energy and adhesive costs remaining elevated. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Although energy and adhesive costs, which are linked to crude oil prices, remained elevated, they declined year on year. In addition, progress in cost reductions through production activities enabled the company to maintain profitability.」
It was stated that the company maintained profitability through lower costs year on year and progress in cost reductions through production activities, despite energy and adhesive costs remaining elevated. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Energy and adhesive raw material costs, which are linked to crude oil prices, remained elevated despite signs of easing compared with the second half of the previous fiscal year. The increases could not be absorbed through pass-through to selling prices, and the company was unable to maintain profitability.」
It was reconfirmed that, although costs showed signs of easing, they remained elevated and could not be absorbed through pass-through to selling prices. - FY2024-Q1Profitability deteriorated as persistently high costs could not be absorbed through price pass-throughAnnual report
「Energy and adhesive raw material costs, which are linked to crude oil prices, remained elevated despite signs of easing compared with the second half of the previous fiscal year. The increases could not be absorbed through pass-through to selling prices, and the company was unable to maintain profitability.」
Although costs showed signs of easing, they remained elevated and could not be absorbed through price pass-through, preventing the company from maintaining profitability. - FY2023Cost increases were absorbed through price revisions and cost controls in the first half, but not in the second halfAnnual report
「On the production side, energy and adhesive raw material costs, which are linked to crude oil prices, rose substantially. However, price revisions and controls on manufacturing costs enabled the company to maintain profitability. From the third quarter onward, however, the impact of further increases in raw material and energy costs could not be absorbed through pass-through to selling prices, and the company was unable to maintain profitability.」
The description changed from stating that cost increases were absorbed through price revisions and cost controls in the first half to stating that additional cost increases could not be absorbed through price pass-through in the second half. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Energy and adhesive costs, which are linked to crude oil prices, rose substantially. However, the company maintained profitability through price pass-through and by containing manufacturing costs.」
The policy and results of maintaining profitability through price pass-through and by containing manufacturing costs despite substantially higher energy and adhesive costs were reconfirmed. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Energy and adhesive costs, which are linked to crude oil prices, continued to rise substantially. However, productivity improvements, securing production volumes and cost reductions contained the increase in cost of sales, while price pass-through enabled the company to maintain profitability.」
It was stated that the company maintained profitability through productivity improvements, securing production volumes, cost reductions and price pass-through despite substantially higher energy and adhesive costs. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Energy and adhesive costs, which are linked to crude oil prices, rose substantially. However, the company was able to absorb the cost increases through price pass-through and by containing cost of sales through full production.」
It was stated that price pass-through and full production absorbed the substantial increases in energy and adhesive costs. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「In production, energy and adhesive costs, which are linked to crude oil prices, rose substantially. However, proactive expense controls and full production amid strong sales enabled the company to contain cost of sales to a certain extent.」
Proactive expense controls and full production contained cost of sales to a certain extent despite a business environment of sharply higher energy and adhesive costs. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In production, energy and adhesive costs, which are linked to crude oil prices, rose substantially. However, full production amid strong sales enabled the company to contain cost of sales.」
It was stated that full production supported by strong sales contained cost of sales despite a business environment of sharply higher energy and adhesive costs. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In production, energy and adhesive costs, which are linked to crude oil prices, have been trending upward. However, higher production volumes amid strong sales enabled the company to contain cost of sales.」
It was reconfirmed that higher production volumes driven by strong sales contained cost of sales despite rising energy and adhesive costs. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In production, energy and adhesive costs, which are linked to crude oil prices, increased. However, higher production volumes amid strong sales enabled the company to contain cost of sales.」
It was stated that higher production volumes contained cost of sales despite rising energy and adhesive costs. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「The wood chip foreign-matter removal system, which began operating last year, increased the use of construction and demolition waste and softwood as materials, while also helping contain factory consumables costs, generating an annual benefit of ¥114 million.」
It was stated that operation of the foreign-matter removal system and lower manufacturing expenses generated an annual benefit of ¥114 million. - FY2021-Q3Cost of sales declined despite a substantial production cutAnnual report
「On the production side, production had to be cut substantially in line with lower sales volumes. However, lower crude oil prices, lower raw material and energy prices resulting from looser supply and demand, the effect of the wood chip foreign-matter removal system, and substantial reductions in manufacturing expenses resulted in a year-on-year decrease in cost of sales.」
While production was cut substantially, lower crude oil, raw material and energy prices, the wood chip foreign-matter removal system, and lower manufacturing expenses reduced cost of sales year on year. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「On the production side, lower energy prices due to falling crude oil prices and lower raw material prices resulting from looser supply and demand, together with the full-scale operation of the wood chip foreign-matter removal system introduced in April, contained raw material costs and manufacturing expenses.」
It was reconfirmed that the full-scale operation of the wood chip foreign-matter removal system and lower raw material and energy prices contained raw material costs and manufacturing expenses. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The full-scale operation of the wood chip foreign-matter removal system, which began in April, reduced raw material costs and manufacturing expenses, resulting in a year-on-year decrease in cost of sales.」
The wood chip foreign-matter removal system began full-scale operation in April, helping contain raw material costs and manufacturing expenses and reducing cost of sales year on year. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「On the production side, production was cut in line with lower sales volumes. However, raw material and energy costs, which had surged the previous year, declined as the supply and demand balance for adhesive materials eased amid US-China trade tensions and crude oil prices fell, containing the increase in cost of sales.」
While production was cut, lower adhesive material and crude oil prices reduced raw material and energy costs, containing the increase in cost of sales. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「On the production side, wood chip prices surged as supply and demand tightened in Southeast Asia, while adhesive prices declined as crude oil prices remained low and supply and demand eased. In addition, lower energy costs and improved capacity utilization and productivity, which had recovered from the previous year, resulted in a year-on-year decrease in cost of sales.」
It was reconfirmed that, despite the surge in wood chip prices, lower adhesive and energy costs, together with improved capacity utilization and productivity, reduced cost of sales year on year. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「On the production side, wood chip prices surged as supply and demand tightened in Southeast Asia, while adhesive prices declined as crude oil prices remained low and supply and demand eased. In addition, lower energy costs and improved capacity utilization and productivity, which had recovered from the previous year, resulted in a year-on-year decrease in cost of sales.」
It was stated that, despite the surge in wood chip prices, lower adhesive and energy costs, together with improved capacity utilization and productivity, reduced cost of sales year on year. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「On the production side, wood chip prices surged as supply and demand tightened in Southeast Asia. However, lower adhesive prices due to weak crude oil prices and looser supply and demand, lower energy costs, and improved capacity utilization and productivity, which had recovered from the previous year, resulted in a year-on-year decrease in cost of sales.」
Despite the surge in wood chip prices, lower crude oil, adhesive and energy costs, together with improved capacity utilization and productivity, reduced cost of sales year on year. - FY2019Unable to absorb cost increases, resulting in lower marginsAnnual report
「In production, we were unable to pass on the substantial increases in raw-material and energy unit costs to selling prices, resulting in lower profit margins.」
The company stated that it was unable to absorb increases in raw-material and energy unit costs through higher selling prices or cost reductions, resulting in lower profit margins. - FY2019-Q2Manufacturing costs increased because of surging raw-material and energy costs and lower production caused by a typhoonAnnual report
「On the production side, manufacturing costs increased because of tighter timber-harvesting restrictions in Southeast Asia, the source of imported wood chips, surging raw-material and energy costs affected by crude oil prices, and lower production caused by Typhoon No. 21.」
The description changed from containing cost increases to stating that surging raw-material and energy costs and lower production caused by a typhoon pushed up manufacturing costs. - FY2019-Q1Manufacturing costs pushed up by rising raw-material and energy costsAnnual report
「On the production side, rising imported raw-material unit costs due to tighter restrictions on timber harvesting and other factors, together with higher crude oil prices, increased raw-material and energy costs and pushed up manufacturing costs.」
The description changed from containing cost increases to stating that higher raw-material and energy costs pushed up manufacturing costs. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「On the production side, although imported raw-material unit costs rose because of tighter restrictions on timber harvesting and other factors, and raw-material costs increased as China tightened environmental regulations, we contained the increase in manufacturing costs through multiple sourcing to limit imported raw-material costs, full-capacity production in response to strong sales, and equipment improvements aimed at improving yield and productivity through ongoing raw-material recycling.」
In addition to the established measures of full-capacity production, raw-material recycling and equipment improvements, the company explicitly cited multiple sourcing to limit imported raw-material costs, stating that it contained the increase in manufacturing costs amid rising raw-material costs. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「On the production side, although imported raw-material unit costs rose because of tighter restrictions on timber harvesting and other factors, and energy costs increased as crude oil prices recovered at the end of the previous fiscal year, we contained the increase in manufacturing costs through forward exchange contracts to limit imported raw-material costs, full-capacity production in response to strong sales, and equipment improvements aimed at improving yield and productivity through ongoing raw-material recycling.」
The company reconfirmed that, amid rising raw-material and energy costs, it contained the increase in manufacturing costs through forward exchange contracts, full-capacity production, raw-material recycling and equipment improvements. - FY2018-Q1Containing cost increasesAnnual report
「On the production side, although imported raw-material unit costs rose because of tighter restrictions on timber harvesting and other factors, and energy costs increased as crude oil prices recovered at the end of the previous fiscal year, we contained the increase in manufacturing costs through forward exchange contracts to limit imported raw-material costs, full-capacity production in response to strong sales, and equipment improvements aimed at improving yield and productivity through ongoing raw-material recycling.」
The company stated that, amid rising raw-material and energy costs, it contained the increase in manufacturing costs through forward exchange contracts, full-capacity production, raw-material recycling and equipment improvements. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「To respond flexibly to the challenges generated by these market changes over time, we will not only implement the 4重点 measures of the medium-term management plan, but also advance the cost reductions that a manufacturer should pursue by developing human resources and strengthening improvement capabilities at the production site, thereby stabilizing and strengthening our earnings base.」
The company reconfirmed its policy of advancing cost reductions through human-resource development and stronger improvement capabilities at the production site. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「On the production side, imported raw-material costs rose because of tighter restrictions on timber harvesting and other factors. However, manufacturing costs were reduced through lower energy costs resulting from lower crude oil prices, full-capacity production in response to strong sales, and equipment improvements aimed at improving yield and productivity through raw-material recycling.」
The company continued to cite full-capacity production, raw-material recycling and equipment improvements as measures to reduce manufacturing costs. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「On the production side, imported raw-material costs rose because of tighter restrictions on timber harvesting and other factors. However, manufacturing costs were reduced through lower energy costs resulting from lower crude oil prices, full-capacity production in response to strong sales, and equipment improvements aimed at improving yield and productivity through raw-material recycling.」
The company continued to cite full-capacity production, raw-material recycling and equipment improvements as measures to reduce manufacturing costs. - FY2017-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Manufacturing costs were reduced through full-capacity production in response to strong sales, as well as equipment improvements aimed at improving yield and productivity through raw-material recycling.」
Manufacturing costs were reduced through full-capacity production and equipment improvements aimed at improving yield and productivity. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「On the production side, while maintaining stable operations, we set targets of improving productivity through improvements to equipment and production processes, increasing energy efficiency, and making effective use of raw materials by promoting material recycling. We will advance environmentally responsible cost reductions.」
Policy of reducing manufacturing costs through production-process and equipment improvements, energy savings and more effective use of raw materials.