DOWA CSR Report 2019

Electronic MaterialsDOWA ELECTRONICS MATERIALS

Semiconductor Business
Leading manufacturer of high-purity gallium-indium semiconductor materials, compound semiconductor wafers and high-brightness and high-power LEDs
Electronic materials business
Manufactures and sells conductive powders used in solar panels and electronic components, including silver powder with the top market share
Functional Materials Business
Manufactures and sells functional powders used in magnetic powder and high temperature products, including particulate magnetic powder with the top market share

Business Strategies

  • Launch new businesses, develop new niche/top products, and make them major sources of earnings.
  • Further expand business areas to growth markets such as automobiles, medical treatment and healthcare.

Situation in FY 2018

Sales YOY -16% 649billion yen
Operating profit YOY -61% 21billion yen
Ordinary profit YOY -49% 31billion yen

In the semiconductor business, demand for LEDs for smartphones decreased.
In the electronic materials business, demand for silver powder for solar panels decreased in the Chinese market.
Inventory adjustment for magnetic powders for archival data tapes continued in the functional materials business. For early commercialization of new products, research and development expenses increased for deep ultraviolet LEDs for sterilization applications, and nano silver powder for semiconductor bonding materials.

Initiatives for Growth

The semiconductor business will develop new LEDs for healthcare equipment and freshness sensors, and aims for mass production.
The electronic materials business will work to expand sales of silver powder that meets the need for thinner new solar panels with high power generation efficiency, and conductive atomized powder for electronic components such as condensers.
The functional materials business will work to expand sales of magnetic powder for next-generation archival data tapes, and fuel cell materials.
Research and development will respond quickly to the rapidly changing needs of the electronic materials market, and work on early commercialization of new products, such as improving the characteristics of deep ultraviolet LEDs for sterilization applications, and mass-producing nano silver powder for semiconductor bonding materials, and will expand our areas of business.

Ratio of Sales
FY 2018 Results & Plans (Ordinary Profit)

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