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TAIHEIYO CEMENT CORPORATION

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Taiheiyo Cement Corporation is Japan's largest cement manufacturer, established in 1998 through the merger of Chichibu Onoda and Nihon Cement, forming a large-scale group comprising 197 subsidiaries and 103 affiliated companies. Centered on Cement and Ready-Mixed Concrete, the company operates Resources businesses such as Aggregates and limestone, an Environmental Business handling Waste Recycling, a Building Materials & Civil Engineering business covering Secondary Concrete Products and ALC (Autoclaved Lightweight Concrete), as well as diversified operations including Real Estate, Transportation, Information Processing, and Electric Power Supply. In addition to its domestic operations, the company has overseas bases in the U.S. (Calportland), Vietnam (Gia Sun Cement), the Philippines, and Indonesia, seeking to expand its presence across the Pacific Rim region. Its major customers include construction companies, ready-mixed concrete operators, and public works contracting authorities, giving it a business structure that captures both domestic infrastructure investment and overseas growth markets.

Business Model

Cement manufacturing and sales, accounting for approximately 74% of net sales of ¥898,441 million, is the core revenue source, securing profits through three channels: domestic sales, exports, and overseas local production. In the Resources segment, stable revenue is built up through the mining and sale of limestone and aggregates, while the Environmental Business generates stable revenue through Waste Recycling utilizing cement kilns. Building Materials & Civil Engineering and Others complement in-group demand, forming a multi-layered revenue structure. The company continues to make capital investments (¥110,508 million in FY2026 (ending March 2026)) to strengthen its production base and expand into new businesses.

Company Strengths

Domestic cement sales volume, including consignment sales, reached 11.93 million tons (FY2026 (ending March 2026)), the largest scale in Japan. The company has concluded consignment sales and business alliance agreements with Tosoh, Hitachi Cement, and Tokuyama, building a unique sales system that also incorporates sales of other companies' brands. It maintains a stable supply system with multiple manufacturing bases and ready-mixed concrete companies nationwide.

The Environmental Business segment recorded net sales of ¥78,368 million and segment profit of ¥9,262 million (FY2026 (ending March 2026)), developing high-value-added businesses that leverage the characteristics of the cement manufacturing process in areas such as coal ash treatment, waste recycling, and desulfurization materials. The company has a track record of continuously capturing social infrastructure demand, including the Maglev Construction Excavated Soil Transshipment Business and disaster waste treatment.

The company acquired Cal Portland in the U.S. in 1990, and in 2022 acquired ready-mixed concrete business assets from Vulcan Materials in California, progressively deepening its operations on the U.S. West Coast. It also has manufacturing bases in Vietnam, the Philippines, and Indonesia, and its track record of building a multi-site presence across the Pacific Rim over more than 30 years is a unique asset that is difficult for competitors to replicate in a short period.

ENVALITH's Perspective

Operating profit for FY2026 (ending March 2026) came to ¥74,620 million (down ¥3,130 million, or 4.0%, year on year), a modest decline, but net income attributable to owners of parent fell sharply to ¥25,401 million (down ¥32,027 million, or 55.8%, year on year). The main cause was the recognition of ¥25,328 million in impairment losses, centered on the Cement segment, with reassessments of domestic and overseas asset values acting as a drag on earnings. Although the effect of price revisions was maintained to a certain extent at the operating profit stage, the scale of extraordinary losses will be a focal point for investors.

On May 19, 2026, a correction was made to the segment asset figures in the earnings report. Building Materials & Civil Engineering segment assets for the prior consolidated fiscal year were revised from ¥48,094 million to ¥44,927 million, and Cement segment assets for the current consolidated fiscal year were revised from ¥1,100,318 million to ¥1,026,837 million; the magnitude of these corrections is not insignificant. While there is no change to the amount recorded in the consolidated financial statements (¥1,479,061 million) and no impact on profit or loss, maintaining market confidence in disclosure accuracy remains a challenge.

Domestic cement demand is on a structural downward trend against the backdrop of population decline and the long-term contraction of construction investment. Meanwhile, the increase in tangible and intangible fixed assets for FY2026 (ending March 2026) amounted to ¥110,508 million (down from ¥126,474 million in the prior period but still at a high level), indicating that active capital investment is continuing. Depreciation expense also rose to ¥70,518 million (from ¥60,876 million in the prior period), making the outlook for investment recovery and trends in interest-bearing debt important indicators for assessing mid- to long-term financial discipline. Attention should also be paid to external risk factors such as rising funding costs amid a rising interest rate environment.

Growth Strategy

A medium-term management plan (FY2024–FY2026) targeting sustainable growth around three pillars: domestic business revitalization, promotion of global strategy, and carbon neutrality

Implemented a price revision of ¥2,000 or more per ton effective from shipments in April 2025. The company will continue to pass on cost increases through pricing and strengthen the profit base of the domestic cement business. Segment profit for the Cement segment in FY2026 (ending March 2026) decreased to ¥49,332 million from ¥54,426 million in the previous fiscal year, and the challenge is to sustain the effect of the price revision while offsetting declining demand.

The company aims to capture the increase in public investment associated with the Los Angeles Olympics (2028) and the U.S. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, seeking to raise local selling prices and expand sales volume. Equity in earnings of affiliates in the Cement segment improved from a loss of ¥82 million in the previous fiscal year to a profit of ¥1,232 million in the current fiscal year, indicating that the profit contribution from overseas operations is becoming evident.

The company is strengthening the profit base of its Environmental Business centered on coal ash processing, transshipment of construction excavated soil, and Biomass Fuel Sales. It continues to capture demand for processing construction excavated soil and disaster waste associated with construction works related to the Chuo Shinkansen (Maglev) line. Segment profit for FY2026 (ending March 2026) increased to ¥9,262 million from ¥8,972 million in the previous fiscal year, confirming steady growth.

The increase in tangible and intangible fixed assets in FY2026 (ending March 2026) reached ¥110,508 million (previous fiscal year: ¥126,474 million), continuing a high level of investment. Depreciation expense increased to ¥70,518 million (previous fiscal year: ¥60,876 million), reflecting ongoing investment in production efficiency improvements and carbon-neutral compatible facilities. The focus going forward will be on assessing the investment payback period.

The company is advancing technology development and capital investment aimed at reducing CO2 emissions in the cement manufacturing process, while also strengthening its contribution to the circular economy through Waste Recycling. This is positioned as one of the three pillars of the medium-term management plan, and it is an initiative that also contributes to improved evaluation from ESG investors.

Last updated: July 19, 2026