Top Message
We aim to transform our corporation based on our history and trust and seek to create new value leveraging art and science.
The business environment surrounding us is changing rapidly and dramatically. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the world for three years. It brought forward many different things in society. As a result of the fast pace of digitalization, we have suffered an irreversible decline in demand for printing inks. Just after becoming president, I myself felt a huge sense of crisis in the face of the issues. This prompted me to think seriously about the corporate transformation.
Let me look back at the starting point. Our founder Kamataro Kobayashi was illiterate and thought that education would be an indispensable part of Japan’s development. He started a business manufacturing and selling printing inks for books and school textbooks. The spirit of looking to the future and serving society has been passed down through the generations to us.
I will always pay attention to the fundamental questions of do we create things that are really needed by society and can we continue to create them. To achieve this, we will resolutely transform the corporation. I will lead our transformation into a company that can continue to create new value.
Let me look back at the starting point. Our founder Kamataro Kobayashi was illiterate and thought that education would be an indispensable part of Japan’s development. He started a business manufacturing and selling printing inks for books and school textbooks. The spirit of looking to the future and serving society has been passed down through the generations to us.
I will always pay attention to the fundamental questions of do we create things that are really needed by society and can we continue to create them. To achieve this, we will resolutely transform the corporation. I will lead our transformation into a company that can continue to create new value.
President and Representative Director, Group CEO
