Belt, hose and tube maker Nitta has established a new company, Wakutto Nitta Corporation, to plan, propose, and operate a new business utilizing the natural resources of Hokkaido, and will start selling “domestic maple syrup” next spring, taking advantage of the company’s forest holdings. The company owns a vast forest of approximately 6,700 hectares in the Tokachi region of Hokkaido....
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Nitta Inaugurates Second Plant in Thailand
Nitta is constructing a second plant on the premises of its consolidated subsidiary Nitta Corporation [Thailand] (NCT), and held an inauguration ceremony on November 26. As part of the company’s shift to further globalization of the hose and tube products business in the medium-term management plan SHIFT2030, the group constructed a second plant on the premises of the NCT plant...
Nitta Says Sales Stable in First Half, Maintains Forecast
Nitta announced a 1.3% year-on-year increase in net sales to 44.36 billion yen ($288.40 million), a 1.5% increase in operating income to 2.56 billion yen, a 16.5% increase in ordinary income to 7.25 billion yen, and a 16.3% increase in net income to 5.83 billion yen for the first half (April-September) of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. Sales...
Nitta Says Sales in Food Field Strongest in First Half
Nitta’s sales of plastic belts in the first half of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 (April-September) are expected to increase in the high single digits year-on-year, largely in line with plans. Sales in the food field have been the strongest, with growth in sales to convenience stores for onigiri rice balls, prepared foods, and other snack foods, as...
Nitta Moore Moves Korean Plant
Nitta’s consolidated subsidiary Korea Nitta Moore relocated and expanded its plant in Gumi, Korea, and began operations at the new plant on October 1. The investment was 23 billion won ($17.1 million). With a land area of 30,312 square meters and building area of 21,705 square meters, the new plant is 2.3 times larger than the old one. Air pollution...
Nitta Says Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Drives Tubes and Fittings
Nitta’s Moore Division’s first quarter (April-June) financial results showed sales were flat year-on-year and operating profit increased. In the general industrial business, sales increased year-on-year. Sales of tubing and fittings, which are components of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, improved as customers began to place orders for such equipment. “The semiconductor manufacturing equipment production started in the second half of the previous...