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Message from the president

What Asai Sangyo Can Do in This Once-in-a-Century Period of Change

Asai Sangyo is a 100-year-long trading company specializing in metals and industrial solutions. While we handle a wide range of items such as non-ferrous metals like aluminum, copper and titanium and machinery parts, we have strength especially in special steels and our primary demand area has always been the automotive and related industries since our founding. The environment surrounding the automobile industry has changed drastically since the latter half of the 2010s as we entered a phase that is sometimes referred to as the "once-in-a-century period of change." As vehicle power sources expand beyond gasoline engines to include electricity and hydrogen, we also must change to meet more and more diverse and sophisticated market needs.

In our new medium-term management plan starting in FY2025, we aim to enhance corporate value while keeping our focus on the automotive industry. We will prioritize the development of our most important company asset, 'people,' and strive to become a company chosen by our clients.We already have six domestic and two overseas group companies, all of which are manufacturing companies. We will enhance our network centering on Asai Sangyo to create new value and focus on discovering new needs.

In the past, We have provided industrial solutions such as coatings that make longer life for conventional metal tools and parts possible and have developed a market for oil smoke recovery equipment that improves the factory environment. We believe that we can continue to leverage our strengths in new areas such as carbon-neutral society and disaster response with our sales force and entrepreneurship.

Changing Ourselves to Lead a Changing Society

Personally, what I have been mindful of in communicating recently is that "not changing out of fear of change is a vice." Changes and reforms in business can be redone. Fixed ideas are bad, and preconceptions are a sin. I believe that continuous efforts to change will be the source of new ideas and profits.

The same applies to the way we work. By creating a comfortable working environment with free address offices, flexible working hours, telecommuting, short working hours for childcare, and childcare leave, we have achieved changes that make it easier for a diverse range of people to work. We will continue to create an environment where new ideas and initiatives can emerge, revitalizing the company.

We will actively promote DX and the diversification of work styles, including at group companies, and, as stated in our corporate philosophy, we will continue to achieve results by "taking on challenges without fear of failure."

On the other hand, there are some things we must not change, which, at Asai Sangyo, is integrity. Today, many of our business partners have placed their trust in us because each and every one of our employees, who have been the "face of Asai" over the past 100 years, has worked with sincerity as a part of a window trading company for various companies. We are determined to continue to lead the way in this era of change while valuing the spirit of each individual and fully utilizing our expertise in the field of iron and steel.