Management Messages
I am Yuji Matsuda, Chairman of the Board and Representative Director.
Under the business philosophy of "Unique paper maker with high uniqueness and originality," the Tokushu Tokai Paper Group has been providing various value for social and cultural development and solving environmental problems through paper, a natural resource, from the past to the present. In the Environment Related Business, which we are devoting management resources to as a growth area, we will pursue businesses that are unique to the Tokushu Tokai Paper Group while staying close to customers and social issues, thereby contributing to a sustainable society and achieving significant growth through paper manufacturing and the environment.
In order to bring the growth story to fruition, the entire group, including the business portfolio, must undergo major changes. As a first step to accelerate the transformation, the CEO baton was handed over to the new President Kimura at the General Meeting of Shareholders in June 2025. Under the new management structure, we will differentiate ourselves in all areas of corporate activities, including material procurement, development, manufacturing, quality control, product lines, sales, and after-sales services, and by combining these differentiation efforts, we aim to build a unique business that only the Tokushu Tokai Paper Group can offer.
Led by new President Kimura, all group employees will work together to further enhance corporate value, and we would like to ask for the continued support of all stakeholders.
I am Takashi Kimura, President, effective June 26, 2025.
Tokushu Tokai Paper has a 100-year history continuing from its predecessor. Looking back on our journey to date, I am reminded of the support we have received from our seniors, customers, community members, investors, and many other stakeholders, and I am humbled by the support we have received.
I have been involved in corporate planning for about 20 years, and my capacity as General Manager of the Corporate Planning Division was instrumental in the formulation of the Sixth Medium-term Management Plan, which is currently being finalized. We are also discussing the Seventh Medium-term Management Plan, which is scheduled to be announced in May 2026, across business domains and organizational boundaries with a view to growth over the next 10 years. The basic premise is to firmly support earnings in the Paper Business, which is the foundation of the Company. On top of that, we aim to grow with the Environment Related Business as the engine of growth.
To date, we have steadily increased profits by improving production efficiency in the Paper Business and expanding the business domain of the Environment Related Business, which is a growth driver. We recognize that we are now finally at the stage where we must achieve "intrinsic growth.” We will continue to take on the challenge of growth through imagination and execution that is not an extension of the past in order to evolve into a distinctive business model by integrating both businesses, for example by utilizing the infrastructure and knowhow of the Paper Business in the Environment Related Business.
We ask all of our stakeholders for their continued support and encouragement as well as their expectations for the future of the Tokushu Tokai Paper Group.