Mid-to-long-term policy and initiatives

With the organizational restructuring in April 2025, we will enhance the functions of both applied and development research (Business Implementation Division), which accelerates the speed of commercialization, and basic research, which aims to create new technologies from a long-term perspective, in order to pursue more efficient and strategic innovation. To support this dual system, in terms of human resources, we will deepen specialization and realize co-creation with entirely new fields by implementing course-specific recruitment, introducing a discretionary work system, and establishing bases within universities.

Furthermore, we will maintain close communication with relevant government ministries and ceramics research institutions/associations to improve our ability to identify market challenges and new technologies.

1. Research that contributes to the realization of a circular economy

Aiming to reduce the environmental impact throughout the entire product lifecycle, we are working on recycling and adding high value to used ceramics. Specifically, we are developing a unique decomposition process that returns sintered bodies back to powder, and technologies to separate and recover valuable materials such as precious metals from composite components. This will allow us to circulate materials that would have previously been discarded as valuable resources, contributing to the realization of a regenerative and circular society that thoroughly utilizes minimal resources.

2. Exploring "quantum technology" that will support the future social infrastructure.

Our company aims to create groundbreaking innovations that solve societal challenges by combining our long-cultivated strengths in ceramics technology with next-generation quantum technology. Currently, we are exploring the feasibility of establishing "quantum sensing" technology that surpasses conventional limits, and realizing new key devices that will support next-generation computing and communication infrastructure, in collaboration with external partners.

Through this fundamental research, we aim to establish our new core competencies for the next 10 or 20 years and contribute to the development of a sustainable society.