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Hiroshima Gas operates primarily through two business segments: gas utility and LPG business. In its gas utility segment, the company manufactures, supplies, and sells city gas centered in Hiroshima City, Hatsukaichi City, Higashi-Hiroshima City, Kure City, Onomichi City, Mihara City, and Fukuyama City within Hiroshima Prefecture. The company also provides wholesale supply to other gas operators and outsources gas processing to Seto Inland Pipeline.

Natural gas, the primary raw material for city gas, is imported mainly from overseas via LNG carriers, with operational management delegated to HG LNG SHIPPING CORPORATION. Gas appliance sales are conducted through Hiroshima Gas Life, while gas equipment installation is handled by Hiroshima Gas Life and Hiroshima Gas Techno-Service. Hiroshima Gas Mate handles meter reading, bill collection, and customer service operations.

In the LPG business, Hiroshima Gas Northern Sales and other subsidiaries sell LPG in areas not served by city gas. Hiroshima Gas Propane supplies and sells LPG in residential complexes outside its service area, primarily in Hiroshima City, with filling operations outsourced to Family Gas Hiroshima and others. Hiroshima Gas Propane Industrial manages these operations.

In other business areas, Hiroshima Gas Techno-Service conducts high-pressure gas equipment inspections and engineering-related services. B-Smile operates elderly care and senior services. Through these operations, Hiroshima Gas contributes to the local community.

Hiroshima Gas views itself as an essential energy provider for the local community, with a mission to supply stable and safe energy. For LNG procurement, the company ensures stable supply by utilizing diverse sourcing locations and transportation methods. Over the medium to long term, the company aims to stabilize raw material procurement and earn the trust of the local community.

The company has established the "Hiroshima Gas Group 2030 Vision" and "Initiatives Toward Carbon Neutrality by 2050" to pursue a sustainable future. In the 2025 fiscal year medium-term management plan, the company will promote CO2 reduction through efficient use of gaseous energy and aims to become a company that develops together with the local community.

As management indicators, the company targets improved ROE to strengthen profitability and financial position. The 2030 Vision sets a goal of growing into a corporate group with consolidated ordinary profit of approximately 7 billion yen, with additional targets set for metrics including ROA and EBITDA.

The 2025 fiscal year medium-term management plan focuses on three priority areas: "deepening city gas and LPG business," "creating innovation," and "strengthening management foundations." Through these efforts, the company seeks to achieve sustainable growth and contribute to the local community.

Hiroshima Gas is advancing digital transformation to improve operational efficiency and optimize organizational functions. The company also aims to strengthen the overall capabilities of the entire group through securing and developing human capital. In this way, the company is building a corporate group that develops together with the local community.