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Expanding routes for round-trip transportation using double-linked trucks

鴻池運輸 will add new round-trip transportation routes using double-trailer trucks to transport Suntory Group alcoholic beverages and soft drinks and DAIKIN INDUSTRIES,LTD. air-conditioning products. The outbound route will run between Gunma Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture, and the return route between Osaka Prefecture and Kanagawa Prefecture. Operations are scheduled to begin on 25 May 2026.

Worth reading
67In focus
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Direction
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
250
Annual reduction in the number of trucks operated (approximately 250 trucks)
Wording
Conditional
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Announced details

Suntory Group alcoholic beverages and soft drinksDAIKIN INDUSTRIES,LTD. air-conditioning productsRound-trip transportation using double-trailer trucks
Applicable field (uses covered by this announcement)

Logistics; round-trip transportation of products from different industries; transportation of alcoholic beverages, soft drinks and air-conditioning products

Launch date25 May 2026 (scheduled; start of round-trip transportation on the new routes)
What the company reported numerically
Quantitative Effects

The number of trucks operated annually is expected to decrease by approximately 250.

CO2 emissions are expected to decrease by approximately 140 tonnes.

Usage history

Since July 2024, 鴻池運輸 has been working on round-trip transportation of products from different industries, transporting products for Suntory Group and DAIKIN (utilization record for the new routes: Not disclosed).

Relationship between the counterparty and the company
Konoike Transport Co.,Ltd.9025
Relationship with the Company

A business relationship in which 鴻池運輸 transports products for both companies. Since July 2024, 鴻池運輸 has been working with Suntory Group and DAIKIN INDUSTRIES,LTD. on round-trip transportation of products from different industries. Capital and personnel relationships: Not disclosed.

CounterpartySuntory Holdings LimitedDAIKIN INDUSTRIES,LTD.

Suntory Holdings Limited: Kita-ku, Osaka; Representative Director, President Torii Nobuhiro (鳥井 信宏). DAIKIN INDUSTRIES,LTD.: Kita-ku, Osaka; Representative Director, President and COO Takenaka Naofumi (竹中 直文). Other company information: Not disclosed.

Location (as indicated in this announcement)

Gunma Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, Osaka Prefecture, Kanagawa Prefecture

In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.

Source (materials cited by the company)

Related press releases dated 4 July 2024 and 21 May 2025 (medium-term management plan)

Announced details
ItemDetails
Names of Products / Services CoveredSuntory Group alcoholic beverages and soft drinks, DAIKIN INDUSTRIES,LTD. air-conditioning products, Round-trip transportation using double-trailer trucks
CounterpartySuntory Holdings Limited, DAIKIN INDUSTRIES,LTD.
Counterparty overviewSuntory Holdings Limited: Kita-ku, Osaka; Representative Director, President Torii Nobuhiro (鳥井 信宏). DAIKIN INDUSTRIES,LTD.: Kita-ku, Osaka; Representative Director, President and COO Takenaka Naofumi (竹中 直文). Other company information: Not disclosed.
Relationship with the CompanyA business relationship in which 鴻池運輸 transports products for both companies. Since July 2024, 鴻池運輸 has been working with Suntory Group and DAIKIN INDUSTRIES,LTD. on round-trip transportation of products from different industries. Capital and personnel relationships: Not disclosed.
Launch date25 May 2026 (scheduled; start of round-trip transportation on the new routes)
Applicable areaLogistics; round-trip transportation of products from different industries; transportation of alcoholic beverages, soft drinks and air-conditioning products
LocationGunma Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, Osaka Prefecture, Kanagawa Prefecture
Quantitative EffectsThe number of trucks operated annually is expected to decrease by approximately 250., CO2 emissions are expected to decrease by approximately 140 tonnes.
Usage historySince July 2024, 鴻池運輸 has been working on round-trip transportation of products from different industries, transporting products for Suntory Group and DAIKIN (utilization record for the new routes: Not disclosed).
SourceRelated press releases dated 4 July 2024 and 21 May 2025 (medium-term management plan)
Items this document does not state (8)
Contract ValueOffering priceContract DateAward/certification nameAwarding / certifying bodyRegistration number and expiry dateLocation scaleImpact on Business Performance

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The reasons the company gives

The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.

To strengthen the supply chain by improving load factors, address the shortage of truck drivers, improve working conditions, reduce CO2 emissions and lower the environmental burden.

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