DOWA CSR Report 2019

Metal ProcessingDOWA METALTECH

Copper Rolled Products Business
Manufactures copper, brass and copper alloy strips, and brass rods and forged products used for terminals and connectors for automobiles and semiconductors
Electroplating Business
Precious electroplating processing for automotive parts such as connectors and switches
Metal-Ceramics Substrate Business
Manufactures metal-ceramic substrates used for power control equipment such as industrial machinery

Business Strategies

  • Expand businesses by focusing efforts on the automobiles and IoT-related fields.
  • Increase earning potential further by establishing a business base that is resistant to changes in the business environment.

Situation in FY 2018

Sales YOY +2% 920billion yen
Operating profit YOY -14% 62billion yen
Ordinary profit YOY -15% 64billion yen

In the copper rolled products business, demand for smartphones decreased mainly in the Chinese market from around the end of 2018, but sales for automobiles were steady.
The electroplating business absorbed demand for automotive electrical equipment.
In the metal-ceramics substrate business, despite expanding sales for railways and automobiles, demand for industrial machinery decreased in the circuit board business.

Initiatives for Growth

The copper rolled products business will promote sales of high-performance copper alloys in response to increasing electrification and intelligence in automobiles, and expanding demand for IoT-related electronic components. In addition, to respond to growing demand over the medium to long term, we will strengthen production capacity at our domestic locations and expand sales to Asia using our locations in China, Thailand and Taiwan.
The electroplating business will respond steadily to the overseas production of Japanese manufacturers, and the production expansion by foreign-affiliated customers, through full-scale operation of our Mexico and Thailand bases, and by improving productivity and increasing production of metal plating lines in Japan and Thailand.
The metal-ceramics substrate business will increase production of core products and new products, and expand sales for railways and automobiles.

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

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