Group-Wide Overseas Market Expansion through Shared Overseas Networks
First written in FY2017. 1 of 3 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026-H1.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 5 of 45 companies on the "Worse" side.
39 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the cosmetics ingredients division, both sales and profits increased substantially due to contributions from the Ikeda Bussan Group, newly consolidated from the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ending November 2025, and strong exports resulting from expanded overseas operations.」
The contribution of 池田物産 Group and strong exports driven by its strengthened overseas expansion were cited as progress in the Group-wide expansion into overseas markets. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「The pharmaceutical and chemicals businesses of our group are expected to continue achieving strong growth through global expansion and category selection, and we will continue our existing strategy and deliver reliable results.」
It was stated that the growth strategy for the pharmaceutical and chemicals businesses through global expansion and category selection would continue under the new vision. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「Expanding into overseas markets. We will expand businesses that have previously been operated mainly in the domestic market into overseas markets by sharing across our entire group the overseas network of factories, sales companies and agents, primarily in Asia, held by our wholly owned subsidiary メルテックス株式会社.」
A plan was explicitly stated for the group-wide sharing of メルテックス株式会社's Asian sites, sales companies and agent network as a means of expanding overseas across the entire group, rather than only in the chemicals business.