Nippon Light Metal Holdings Company, Ltd.

The Value Creation Process

Based on its Management Policy, the NLM Group aims to solve a range of material issues under the slogan of "as Team NLM, becoming a groundbreaking innovator of aluminum and beyond." We will invest both financial and non-financial capital in a wide range of businesses and contribute to the improvement of people's quality of life and environmental protection through the circulation of capital that is achieved by providing value to each stakeholder and creating social value.

Corporate Philosophy

Contribute to improving people's quality of life and environmental protection by continuing to create business, focused on aluminum.

Material Issues

External Environment

  • ❶  Carbon neutrality
  • ❷  Circular economy
  • ❸  Technological innovation
  • ❹  Changing demographics
  • ❺ Advance of globalization
  • ❻  Respect for human rights/diversity & inclusion
  • ❼  Food issues

Opportunities

  • A chieving the Corporate Philosophy
  • Developing new markets and expanding existing businesses by responding to the social structure and environment
  • Building a robust, safe and secure supply chainv
  • Achieving carbon neutrality

Risks

  • Climate change risks
  • Inter-material competition risks
  • Geopolitical risks
  • Risk of the prolongation of the supply chain slowdowns
  • Risks of initiatives being inferior to those of competitors
The Five Material Issue Themes of the NLM Group
  • Protecting the global environment
  • Providing sustainable value
  • Happiness of employees
  • Responsible procurement,
    production and supply
  • Corporate ethics and governance

Creating social value

INPUT

Financial Capital
Shareholders' equity 204.2 billion yen
Interest-bearing debt 156.1 billion yen
Human Capital
Employees：12,489
Annual expenditure on education and training 50,900 yen/employee
Social Capital
Strong relationships that can respond to customer needs
Wide variety of customer groups through a broad range of business field
Fixed Capital
Production sites (49 domestic plants and five countries overseas)
Capital expenditures：23.9 billion yen
Intellectual Capital
Number of patents held：1,295
Research and develop-ment expenses：6,260 million yen
Natural Capital
Electrical energy usage：7.4PJ
Water consumption：1.2 million m3

FY2023/ As of March 31, 2024

Business Activities

FY2023-25 Mid-term Management Plan

  • ❶ Initiatives for the new Team NLM
  • ❷ Providing products and businesses that contribute to the creation of social value

Market Sectors

  • Automotive
  • Electrical machinery, electronics and telecommunications
  • Environment, safety and energy
  • Public facilities, landscaping and architecture
  • Transportation
  • Food and health, industrial products

OUTCOME

Value provided directly to stakeholders

Shareholders and investors
Improving corporate value Stable dividends
Global environment
Environmental impact, reducing CO2 emissions
Business partners and partner companies
Co-existence and co-prosperity
Customers
Provision of solutions to problems
Employees
Safe and secure workplace and job fulfillment
Local communities
Coexisting with local communities
Accumulation of various types of capital through business activities

Creating social value

Conversion into various types of capital through increased social value