We aim for an “ambidextrous strategy” approach to business management based on refractories and high-performance ceramics. We endeavor to improve asset efficiency by clarifying our portfolio and allocating management resources appropriately.
The market for refractories, which we aim to deepen, is a solid market as these are indispensable materials in society. However, in customers’ markets, the growth fields are changing significantly, and furnace operation methods and the characteristics required of refractories are also changing virtually daily. In addition to the agile development of materials and production technologies that respond to these needs, we continue to enhance our presence in the market by supporting customers’ facilities during their life cycles through the provision of design solutions, construction engineering, and operational support. We are further promoting DX, and we are strengthening the entire supply chain by proposing solution services and platform construction, not only to our own development and manufacturing sites, but also to our customers, in cooperation with our sites in China and our global network.
Meanwhile, efforts to explore and create new value in the field of high-performance ceramics promise to generate significant growth. We will leverage the assets of the AGC Group and pursue open innovation to accelerate our business.
In recent years, there are increasing demands for industries that use high-temperature equipment to innovate their processes. Another issue is the decline in the number of skilled engineers and the domestic workforce. As the demand for the realization of a sustainable society increases, by offering refractories suited to new processes and providing peripheral engineering services, we will benefit society and turn changes into opportunities for growth. With quality, integrity, and pride as watchwords, we are committed to being a reliable partner for our customers.
