Timber delivery delays and supply shortages

「輸入木材や副資材の調達コストの上昇、輸送運賃やエネルギーコストの高止まりにより、依然として厳しい事業環境が続きました。」

「In the timber business, the operating environment remained challenging due to higher procurement costs for imported timber and auxiliary materials, as well as persistently high transportation and energy costs.」

「木材事業では、戸建住宅向けの需要が軟調に推移したことに加え、輸入木材・副資材の調達コスト上昇や輸送運賃・エネルギーコストの高止まりにより、厳しい事業環境が続く中、国産材の安定供給体制の強化や非住宅向け大断面木材等付加価値の高いオリジナル製品の販売拡大に注力しました。」

「In the timber business, in addition to sluggish demand for construction timber, uncertainty continued in export industries due to U.S. trade policies, and demand for packaging materials also faced a difficult order environment.」

「In the timber business, demand for imported plywood remained sluggish and sales volumes declined. Meanwhile, we focused on selling and proposing custom timber products for non-residential applications, strengthening collaboration among domestic group companies, and developing new products using domestically sourced timber and exploring new markets.」

「In the timber business, timber demand for both imported and domestically sourced timber remained sluggish due to continued weakness in detached housing starts, and core products faced difficult sales conditions. Although we focused on establishing a new sales network for domestically sourced timber and developing private-label products, net sales amounted to ¥10,308 million, down 16.8% year on year.」

「In the timber business, the sluggish number of housing starts led to falling material prices, while the decline in arrivals of imported timber due to the depreciation of the yen had a significant impact, resulting in difficult sales conditions for core products. We nevertheless worked to establish a domestic sales network centered on recycled materials and develop private-label products.」

「In the timber business, domestic demand remained sluggish and difficult sales conditions continued due to the depreciation of the yen, lockdowns in producing countries and sluggish housing starts, but we worked to develop new suppliers and develop and expand sales of products using domestically sourced timber.」

「In the timber business, although the rapid depreciation of the yen and the impact of lockdowns in producing countries were observed, we worked to develop new suppliers and develop and expand sales of products using domestically sourced timber.」

「In the timber business, sales conditions became difficult due to the rapid depreciation of the yen and the impact of lockdowns in producing countries, but we worked to develop new suppliers and develop and expand sales of products using domestically sourced timber.」

「In the timber business, amid continued difficult sales conditions as the so-called wood shock caused by lockdowns in producing countries and shortages of maritime containers spread to the plywood market, we worked to secure imported timber while also focusing on selling domestically sourced timber.」

「In the timber business, amid continued difficult sales conditions known as the “wood shock,” caused by rising prices due to growing demand in the United States and China, higher transportation costs and delays in receiving goods due to container shortages, we focused on selling domestically sourced timber.」

「In the timber business, amid continued difficult sales conditions known as the “wood shock,” caused by rising prices due to growing demand in the United States and China, higher transportation costs and delays in receiving goods due to container shortages, we focused on selling domestically sourced timber.」

「In the timber business, factory shutdowns and production cuts in countries of origin due to the spread of COVID-19 continued, while domestic construction demand and demand for packaging materials declined.」

「In the timber business, sales conditions became difficult due to a decline in imported products caused by temporary factory shutdowns and substantial production cuts resulting from measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in countries of origin, as well as concerns about the outlook in Japan following the declaration of a state of emergency, including temporary suspensions of construction work and a decline in export cargo.」

「In the timber business, sales of flooring-related materials and imported lumber for housing remained firm. Meanwhile, imported plywood and packaging materials faced difficult sales conditions due to rising costs in producing regions, stagnant movement of goods in the domestic market, delivery delays caused by the spread of COVID-19, and concerns about the outlook.」

「Although imported plywood and packaging materials became scarce in some parts of the market, demand did not recover, resulting in difficult sales conditions.」

「Meanwhile, in the timber business, sales of flooring-related materials and imported lumber for housing remained firm, but the domestic market for imported plywood and packaging materials faced difficult sales conditions as demand remained sluggish.」

「In the timber business, shipments of flooring-related materials remained firm, but the domestic market for imported plywood and packaging materials faced difficult sales conditions as prices continued to decline.」

「In the timber business, disruptions in the balance between supply and demand were observed due to insufficient supply volumes caused by natural disasters and adverse weather conditions in producing regions, among other factors, but domestic demand for plywood remained firm, particularly for packaging materials.」

「In the timber business, supply shortages resulting from export restraint policies in some producing regions, as well as delivery delays caused by natural disasters and adverse weather conditions, were observed, but domestic demand for plywood remained firm.」

「In the timber business, although some delivery delays and supply shortages caused by adverse weather conditions in producing regions and other factors were observed, domestic demand for plywood remained firm.」