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Toyo Steel Plate is a materials manufacturer specializing in steel sheet surface treatment technology. The company manufactures a wide range of products, primarily tinplate and surface-treated steel sheets, as well as magnetic disk substrates, optical films, and automotive dies. As a member of the Toyo Seikan Group, it focuses on steel sheets for containers while also offering high-performance materials for the IT and automotive sectors.

The company's revenue structure is closely tied to its parent company, Toyo Seikan Group. It procures raw materials from Toyo Seikan and supplies finished products to the parent company, while also selling to external customers. In the steel sheet business, it leverages a sales network through its subsidiary Kouhan Shoji. In the functional materials business, major customers include IT equipment manufacturers and optical equipment makers. The company actively pursues overseas expansion, with production facilities in Turkey, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

The business is divided into three main segments, with steel sheet operations as the core. The functional materials segment manufactures aluminum substrates for magnetic disks and optical functional films to meet IT industry demand. The machinery segment handles automotive press dies and steel strips for packaging materials, expanding operations into the automotive and packaging industries.

Toyo Steel Plate is pursuing a group-wide growth strategy aimed at enhancing corporate value through improved profitability in existing businesses and execution of medium- to long-term growth initiatives. In its core steel plate business, the company is accelerating overseas expansion to counter domestic market contraction, with plans to increase sales volumes through its joint venture in Turkey. At its flagship Kudamatsu Works, the company is implementing production process reforms and cost reduction measures to strengthen its stable supply of competitive products.

In the functional materials business, the company is focusing on securing quality advantages in aluminum substrates for magnetic disks and improving productivity, driven by growing data center demand. For optical functional films, the company is advancing productivity improvements and cost competitiveness to meet increased demand from larger displays. Through these high-value-added products, the company aims to capture demand from the IT industry.

In new market development, the company has begun full-scale deployment of its DNA chip business, targeting entry into the medical and healthcare sectors. The company is expanding its business scope beyond traditional manufacturing through the launch of gene analysis kit sales and development of new chips. In the machinery business, the company is strengthening coordination with affiliated companies in Southeast Asia to enhance sales capabilities and improve responsiveness to the rapidly changing automotive industry.

Regarding technological innovation, the company is advancing proprietary technology development to meet high-capacity and high-quality requirements for hard disk substrates. The company is also prioritizing human resource development capable of flexible adaptation to changing business environments through "work style reform" initiatives and fostering an organizational culture aligned with SDG achievement. Through the acquisition of Toyo Seikan Group Holdings as a wholly owned subsidiary, the company aims to realize further growth by strengthening group synergies.