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 The 
TORAY 
WAY

AN NUAL  REPORT

April 1, 2016–March 31, 2017

2017

Toray Group is an integrated chemical industry group aiming to be a global top company 

in advanced materials based on the firm belief that, “as the foundation of products, 

materials have the power to bring about fundamental transformations in society.”

“Innovation by Chemistry”

We are constantly striving to create new value in each of our businesses—

Fibers & Textiles, Performance Chemicals, Carbon Fiber Composite Materials, Environ-

ment & Engineering, and Life Science—which are all founded on our core technologies: 

organic synthetic chemistry, polymer chemistry, biotechnology, and nanotechnology. 

CORPORATE PHILOSOPHY

Contributing to society through the creation of new value with innovative ideas, 

technologies and products

CORPORATE MISSIONS

For our customers 

 To provide new value to our customers through high-quality 

products and superior services

For our employees  

 To provide our employees with opportunities for self development 

in a challenging environment 

For our stockholders 

 To provide our stockholders with dependable and trustworthy 

management

For society 

 To establish ties and develop mutual trust as a responsible 

corporate citizen

C O N T E N T S

04  Financial & Non-financial Highlights

06  To Our Stockholders and Investors

09 

Medium-term Management Program:

“Project AP-G 2019”

19  Founded on Technology and Knowledge

25  Business Summaries and Strategies by Segment

34  Sustainable Management System

47 Organization

48 Toray Group Worldwide Network

49

Financial Section

89 Independent Auditor’s Report

90 Investor Information

90 Corporate Data

02

Cautionary statement with respect to 

forward-looking statements

Descriptions  of  predicted  business  results,  projections  and 

business  plans  contained  in  this  annual  report  are  based  on 

forecasts and assumptions regarding the future business envi-

ronment made at the present time. This annual report is not a 

guarantee of the Company’s future business performance.

Toray aims to be a corporate group 

with high value for all stakeholders 

and seeks to use the power of 

chemistry to address social issues 

worldwide while guided by our 

corporate philosophy of “contribut-

ing to society through the creation 

of new value with innovative ideas, 

technologies and products.”

OUR
PHILOSOPHY

03

0919342549Financial Highlights

Toray Industries, Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries

Years ended March 31

3%
3%

1%
1%

9%
9%

8%
8%

42%
42%

14%
14%

1%
1%

1%
1%

6%
6%

13%
13%

¥2,026.5
¥2,026.5
billion
billion

¥146.9
¥146.9
billion
billion

18%
18%

39%
39%

 Fibers & Textiles

 Plastics & Chemicals

 IT-related Products

 Carbon Fiber Composite Materials

 Environment & Engineering

 Life Science

 Other Businesses

25%
25%

20%
20%

Net Sales Ratio by Segment

Operating Income Ratio by Segment

(2017)

(2017)

Years ended March 31

For the year: 
Net sales

Operating income

Net income attributable to owners of parent

Cash flows from operating activities

Cash flows used in investing activities

Free cash flows

Cash flows from financing activities

Capital expenditures

Depreciation and amortization
R&D expenditure

At year-end:
Total assets

Net assets

Per share of common stock (in yen and U.S. dollars):

Net income attributable to owners of parent:

  Basic

  Diluted

Cash dividends

Net assets

Ratios (%):

Operating income to net sales

Equity ratio

ROA

ROE

Debt/equity ratio (times)

2015

2016

2017

2017

Billions of yen

Millions of
U.S. dollars*1

¥2,010.7

¥2,104.4

¥2,026.5

$18,061

123.5

71.0

141.3

(140.7)

0.6

(10.0)

124.9

81.5
59.5

154.5

90.1

196.1

(154.4)

41.7

(77.6)

136.6

91.2
58.8

146.9

99.4

174.0

(135.2)

38.7

(18.0)

152.0

89.1

59.2

1,309

886

1,550

(1,205)

345

(161)

1,355

794

528

¥2,357.9

1,080.8

¥2,278.4

1,024.9

¥2,396.8

1,100.2

$21,362

9,805

$0.55

0.55

0.12

5.69

¥44.33

  44.28

  11.00

616.70

6.1

 41.8

   5.5

   7.7

 0.71

¥56.38

  56.31

  13.00

591.50

7.3

 41.5

   6.7

   9.3

 0.74

¥62.17

  62.10

  14.00

638.64

7.2

 42.6

   6.3

  10.1

 0.70

*1  U.S. dollar amounts have been converted from yen at the exchange rate of ¥112.2=US$1, the approximate exchange rate prevailing on March 31, 2017.

04

Non-financial Highlights

Toray Industries, Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries

Years ended March 31

(1,000 tons-CO2 eq)

(Tons)

(%)

5,488 5,605

5,228

957

1,013

994

1.5

1.1

0.6

2015

2016

2017

2015

2016

2017

2015

2016

2017

Greenhouse Gas Emissions 

Atmospheric Emissions of VOC

Landfill Waste Rate 

(Toray Group)

(Toray Group)

(Toray Industries, Inc. and  

its group companies in Japan)

Years ended March 31

2015

2016

2017

Number of employees—consolidated

Male

Female

Percentage of women in management positions—non-consolidated*2 (%)

Employment rate for the handicapped—non-consolidated*3 (%)

Index of Environmental Impact

Greenhouse gas emissions—Toray Group (1,000 tons-CO2 eq)

Atmospheric emissions of VOC—Toray Group (tons)

Atmospheric emissions (SOx)—Toray Group (tons)

Water emissions (BOD)—Toray Group (tons)

Water emissions (COD)—Toray Group (tons)

Landfill waste rate— 
Toray Industries, Inc. and its group companies in Japan (%)

45,789

—

—

8.3

2.1

5,228

957

3,658

935

2,462

1.1

45,839

32,629

13,210

8.7

2.1

5,488

1,013

3,192

973

2,475

1.5

46,248

33,274

12,974

8.9

2.2

5,605

994

3,374

927

2,403

0.6

Facility investment in safety, health, accident prevention, and 
   environmental preservation projects—Toray Group (billions of yen)

10.34

11.60

11.22

Social contribution expenditure—consolidated basis (billions of yen)*4

1.2

1.5

1.6

*2  As of end April each year

*3  As of end June each year

*4  Social contribution expenditure consists of the amount of expenditure for academics, science research, education; art, culture, sports; community 

social welfare, international exchange; environmental preservation; and disaster relief and other activities.

05

To Our Stockholders and Investors 

Toray’s Performance in  
Fiscal 2016

We  would  like  to  express  our  sincere 

appreciation  for  the  continuous  sup-

port  and  understanding  of  our  stock-

holders and investors.

In fiscal 2016 (the year ended March 

31,  2017),  the  global  economy,  on  the 

whole, maintained its recovery. The Jap-

anese  economy  also  continued  on  a 

gradual recovery track.

Under  such  circumstances,  Toray 

Group, based on the Medium-term Man-

agement Program, “Project AP-G 2016,” 

which spans the three years from fiscal 

2014  to  fiscal  2016,  implemented  a 

growth  strategy  focused  on  taking  ad-

vantage  of  growth  business  fields,  pur-

suing  business  expansion  in  growth 

countries  and  regions,  and  further  bol-

stering  its  competitiveness  in  accor-

dance  with  the  program. As  for  foreign 

exchange rates, the yen remained stron-

ger against the U.S. dollar and other ma-

jor  currencies  compared  with  a  year 

earlier, resulting in declines in net sales 

and  profits  at  overseas  subsidiaries 

when converted into yen.

As  a  result,  consolidated  net  sales 

for fiscal 2016 declined 3.7% compared 

with  the  same  period  of  the  previous 

fiscal year to ¥2,026.5 billion. Operating 

income  decreased  4.9%  to  ¥146.9  bil-

lion,  and  ordinary  income  fell  4.3%  to 

¥143.7  billion.  Net  income  attributable 

to owners of parent increased by 10.3% 

to ¥99.4 billion.

Promotion of Long-term 
Corporate Vision and  
Medium-term Management 
Program

Toray Group established a ten-year, long-

term corporate vision, “AP-Growth TORAY 

2020” (Vision 2020) in 2011, aiming to be 

Akihiro Ni kkaku

President

Toray Industries, Inc.

TURNING 
TECHNOLOGY
INTO VALUE

“Innovation by Chemistry” expresses our drive to be-

come a global top company in advanced materials, 

with chemistry at our core. 

06

 
 
 
a  corporate  group  that  continually  in-

nesses  in  fields  that  contribute  to  re-

our  hollow  fiber  ultrafiltration  mem-

creases  revenues  and  profits  and  that 

solving global environmental, resource, 

brane modules, in April 2015, from the 

provides  high  value  for  all  stakeholders. 

and  energy  issues.  We  have  steadily 

Republic  of  Korea’s  largest  membrane 

“Vision 2020” sets our sights on sustain-

expanded  this  business,  taking  net 

filtration  water  purification  facility  and, 

ably increasing revenue and profit, as we 

sales  from  ¥463.1  billion  in  fiscal  2013 

in  December  2015,  from  a  water  filtra-

aim to have consolidated net sales of ¥3 

to  ¥628.2  billion  in  fiscal  2016. We  had 

tion  facility  in  Thailand,  which  is  the 

trillion,  operating  income  of  ¥300  billion 

important progress in the aircraft field, 

largest such facility in Southeast Asia. 

and ROE of 13% around 2020. 

in  which  we  signed  a  long-term,  com-

In  our  LI  Project,  we  have  been 

As  the  first  stage  of  “Vision  2020,” 

prehensive  supply  contract  for  carbon 

working  to  improve  quality  of  health-

we  established  “Project  AP-G  2013,”  a 

fiber prepreg with The Boeing Company 

care,  ease  burdens  on  medical  profes-

three-year  medium-term  management 

in  November  2015.  We  have  started 

sionals,  and  contribute  to  health  and 

program starting in fiscal 2011. We fol-

joint development under a new frame-

longevity. 

lowed  this  with  our  second  stage,  

work  and  have  decided  to  build  new, 

  We have steadily increased our net 

“Project AP-G 2016,” from fiscal 2014. 

integrated  production  facilities  for  car-

sales from ¥119.6 billion in fiscal 2013 to 

Under  “Project  AP-G  2016,”  we  fo-

bon  fiber  prepreg  in  South  Carolina, 

¥195.5  billion  in  fiscal  2016.  In  the  ad-

cused  on  growth  business  fields—

United States. 

vanced  materials  field,  demand  for  PP 

Green  Innovation  Business  Expansion 

  Meanwhile,  in  the  automotive  in-

spunbond for hygiene products is rapid-

(GR)  Project  and  Life  Innovation  Busi-

dustry,  Toray  started  supplying  carbon 

ly increasing in Asia, and we have con-

ness Expansion (LI) Project—and grow-

fiber components for fuel cell vehicles, 

tinued to strengthen our production ca-

ing  in  growth  countries  and  regions—

in  November  2014,  to  Toyota  Motor 

pacity  in  our  plants  in  the  Republic  of 

Asia,  Americas,  Developing  Countries 

Corporation and, in April 2016, to Hon-

Korea, China, and Indonesia. Thus, Toray 

Business Expansion (AE-II) Project.

da Motor Co., Ltd. We expect this sector 

has  built  a  strong  supply  network  as  a 

Combined  with  the  Total  Cost  Re-

to grow in the future. 

main supplier of PP spunbond in Asia. 

duction  (TC-III)  Project,  for  bolstering 

As  the  demand  for  lithium  battery 

In the pharmaceutical and medical 

competitiveness, the entire Toray Group 

separators increases in the battery ma-

devices  field,  we  obtained  approval  of 

is  moving  forward  jointly  on  these  four 

terials field, we are following increased 

an additional indication for our oral an-

projects.

capacity in Japan from September 2015 

tipruritus  drug  REMITCH®  (a  registered 

Review of  
“Project AP-G 2016” 

with  additional  production  capabilities 

trademark  of  Torii  Pharmaceutical  Co., 

in the Republic of Korea. 

Ltd.),  as  well  as  approval  in  February 

In  the  water-treatment  membrane 

2017  to  start  clinical  trials  of  our  new 

field, we contribute to solving water re-

cancer drug TRK-950.

Our  GR  Project  aims  to  expand  busi-

source  issues.  We  received  orders  for 

In the AE-II Project, we have worked 

Long-term Corporate Vision and Medium-term Management Program

Long-term Corporate Vision

AP-Growth TORAY 2020 (Vision 2020)

Medium-term Management Program

AP-G 2013

Reform and Proactive

Management

A New Growth Track

AP-G 2016

Innovation and

Proactive Management

Implementation of Growth Strategy

AP-G 2019

Innovation and

Proactive Management

To Achieve the Vision 2020 Goals

2011 April

2014 April

2017 April

2019 March

07

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
To Our Stockholders and Investors 

to  open  new  markets  and  expand  our 

gram,  “Project  AP-G  2019.”  It  follows 

be  the  best  we  can  be,  and  do  what 

business  by  organically  strengthening 

“Project AP-G 2016” as the third stage of 

should be done.

collaboration  with  Toray  Group’s  over-

“Vision  2020,”  which  covers  the  period 

People-centric management is also 

seas bases, resulting in steadily increas-

from  fiscal  2017  to  fiscal  2019. With “In-

important. To this end, we are investing 

ing net sales from ¥809.3 billion in fiscal 

novation and Proactive Management” as 

in human resource development based 

2013  to  ¥919.6  billion  in  fiscal  2016.  In 

its  overarching  theme,  “Project  AP-G 

on the concept that the success or fail-

this  period,  Toray  established  a  new 

2019”  is  for  completing  our  ongoing  ini-

ure of a company is decided by its peo-

joint-venture  water  treatment  company 

tiatives while also enhancing initiatives to 

ple—employees shape its destiny.

in China, Toray WBD Membrane Technol-

create new revenue sources for increas-

Valuing  human  resources  is  an  as-

ogy  (JS)  Co.,  Ltd.,  in  June  2016.  In  the 

ing  our  corporate  value  and  supporting 

pect  in  which  Japanese  management 

Americas,  Toray  established  a  resin 

sustainable  growth  from  2020  onwards. 

excels. At Toray Group, we are not only 

compounding company in Mexico in Oc-

(For  more  information  on  “Project  AP-G 

managing  in  this  style  in  Japan  but  in 

tober 2014. In March 2016, we expanded 

2019,” please see pages 9–18.) 

our entire global operations.

large tow carbon fiber capacity, and de-

cided to build a new integrated plant for 

airbag fibers and fabrics in July 2016. 

In  our  TC-III  Project  we  have  been 

Toray Management Style 
and Sustainability

  We  hold  a  medium-  to  long-term 

view  of  our  environment  and  have  a 

solid  grasp  on  our  situation,  which  al-

lows us to do what should be done and 

thoroughly  reducing  variable  and  fixed 

Our corporate philosophy of “contribut-

address  the  issues  we  need  to  in  ad-

costs  while  pursuing  production  pro-

ing  to  society  through  creating  new 

vance of our global competitors. We are 

cess  innovation  and  total  operational 

value  with  innovative  ideas,  technolo-

growing sustainably as we face our next 

cost  reduction  in  sales  and  marketing. 

gies and products,” is the basis for our 

step,  and  continue  to  be  a  corporate 

We  thus  reduced  cost  by  a  total  of 

strong belief that “technology changes 

group  that  provides  high  value  to  our 

¥194.9 billion over the three years from 

materials  and  materials  change  soci-

stockholders,  and  all  our  stakeholders. 

fiscal 2014 to fiscal 2016. 

ety.” Vital in creating new value is man-

We hope you share our long-term vision 

agement from a long-term perspective. 

and we ask for your continued support. 

Aiming for Sustainable  
Medium- to Long-term 
Growth

Developing  materials  takes  time  and 

accumulated  technology;  as  such,  it 

September 2017

also requires unwavering management 

Akihiro Nikkaku

in  the  long  term.  To  achieve  unwaver-

In  February  2017,  Toray  formulated  the 

ing, farsighted management it is vital to 

new  Medium-term  Management  Pro-

be faithful to the fundamentals, work to 

Targets and Results of Medium-term Management Program: Project AP-G 2016

Net Sales
(Trillions of yen)

Operating Income 
(Billions of yen)

200

150

100

50

0

ROE
(%)

12

9

6

3

0

FY2013 

FY2016 
(Target)  (Result)

FY2013 

FY2016 
(Target)  (Result)

FY2013 

FY2016 
(Target)  (Result)

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.0

0.5

0

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Medium-term Management Program: 

“Project AP-G 2019”

Toray  Group  established  a  long-term  cor-

porate  vision,  “AP-Growth  TORAY  2020” 

(Vision  2020),  taking  into  consideration 

our  corporate  structure  from  2011  until 

2020, aiming to become a corporate group 

that  continually  increases  revenues  and 

profits and that provides high value for all 

stakeholders. 

The  third  medium-term  management 

program  under  “Vision  2020,”  “Project 

AP-G  2019,”  sets  out  three  basic  strate-

gies for achieving “Vision 2020”: business 

expansion  in  growth  business  fields;  ex-

pansion and advancement of global busi-

ness; and strengthening competitiveness. 

Moreover, under this program we are pro-

actively  creating  new  revenue  streams 

with our sights set on increasing our cor-

porate  value  and  continuing  sustainable 

growth beyond 2020. 

09

09 
Medium-term Management Program:

“Project AP-G 2019”

Innovation and Proactive Management—

To Achieve the “Vision 2020” Goals

BASIC STRATEGIES

01  Business Expansion in Growth Business Fields

Contribute  to  resolving  global  environmental 

Improve quality of healthcare, ease burden on 

issues and energy and resources issues 

medical professionals, and contribute to health 

 Expansion of Green Innovation  
Businesses 

and longevity

 Expansion of Life Innovation  
Businesses

Please see pages 12-13.

Please see pages 14-15.

Target net sales in fiscal 2019:

Target net sales in fiscal 2019:

¥900.0 billion

¥270.0 billion

KEY INITIATIVES

01  New Business Creation

02  R&D and Intellectual Property

Toray will create new businesses with  
revenues of 
¥1 trillion in the 2020s.

Toray will invest a total of
¥220 billion in R&D
over three years from the start of  
fiscal 2017.

In order to make sources of earnings for the next 

growth  stage,  we  will  identify  several  large-scale 

themes that will lead to the creation of new busi-

ness domains in the 2020s, and accelerate product 

development and business formation by allocating 

the resources selectively.

50%

25%

Half of R&D expenses 

will be allocated to 

Green Innovation, and 

one-quarter to Life 

Innovation

 Green Innovation
 Life Innovation

5

10

3Financial Targets

FY2016
(Actual)

FY2019
(Target)

Net Sales 

¥2,026.5 billion 

¥2,700.0 billion 

Dividend Policy

Operating Income 

¥146.9 billion 

¥250.0 billion 

Operating Income
to Net Sales 

ROA (Operating 
Income/Total Assets)

ROE (Net Income/
Owners’ Equity)

7.2%

6.3%

9%

about 9%

10.1%

about 12%

Aim for sustainable dividend 
increase linked to business 
performance

Guideline of D/E Ratio

 Below 1

*Exchange rate assumption: ¥100/US$

02   Expansion and Advancement  

of Global Business

03   Strengthening  
Competitiveness 

Expand  business  globally  by  capturing  profit 

Pursue  total  cost  reduction,  and  strengthen 

opportunities in growth countries and regions

corporate structure, and sales and marketing

Please see pages 16-17.

Please see page 18.

Target net sales in fiscal 2019:

¥1,500.0 billion

Target cost reductions fiscal 2017–fiscal 2019: 

¥220 billion

03  Capital Investment

04  M&A and Business Alliances

Toray will make a total of
¥500 billion in capital investment
in the three years from the start of  
fiscal 2017.

To increase and to complement growth of existing 

businesses, Toray  will  proactively  utilize  M&A  and 

business alliances as means to adjust to the chang-

ing business environment and to attain sustainable 

growth.

60%

Allocate 60% of total capital 

expenditures to growth and 

expansion fields 

 Growth and Expansion     

 Maintenance/Improvement

05  Human Resources

Toray will develop leaders at management level for 

the  next  generation,  and  secure  and  develop  core 

60%

Allocate 60% of total capital 

human  resources  who  will  exhibit  “strong  opera-

expenditures to overseas 

tional competency” at the frontlines.

 Overseas     

 Japan

11

3 BASIC STRATEGIES 01

Business Expansion in Growth Business Fields
Expansion of Green Innovation Businesses

Toray Group’s Green Innovation businesses contribute to society by providing solutions to is-

sues such as the global environment, energy and resources, as well as supporting the Group’s 

sustainable growth. In this field, we are seizing various opportunities for business growth such 

as reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, decreasing environmental impact, water treat-

ment, recycling, and air purification.

  We will further expand our businesses in this field by prioritizing investment of business 

resources such as capital investment and R&D in existing large business themes. In the fields 

such as renewable energy and environmentally friendly vehicles we will contribute to solving 

social issues by creating and supplying advanced materials. As a result, we will achieve greater 

profits. Moreover, we will continue with our environmental management initiative of lifecycle 

management (LCM), which considers environmental impacts throughout the entire lifecycle of 

products and services. 

Net Sales of Green Innovation 

Businesses

¥628.2
billion
(31%)

¥463.1
billion
(25%)

¥900.0
billion
(33%)

FY2013

FY2016

FY2019 (Target)

 GHG Reduction  

 Low Environmental Impact  

 Water Treatment

 Recycling  

 Air Purification  

 Other

*( ) net sales ratio

12

Carbon fiber, which is one-quarter of the weight 

and  ten  times  the  tensile  strength  of  steel, 

accounts  for  50%  of  the  structural  weight  of 

Boeing 787s. The environmental impact of aircraft 

is drastically reduced by making them lighter. 

Automobiles  with  a  lighter  environmental  foot-

print,  such  as  electric  and  fuel  cell  vehicles,  are 

becoming more common. Toray is contributing to 

the  realization  of  low-carbon  societies  through 

our  proprietary  carbon  fiber  components  and 

separators for lithium-ion secondary batteries. 

Main Business Fields

GHG Reduction

Carbon  fiber  for  aircraft,  automobiles,  wind-turbine 
blades, pressure vessels, etc.
Separators for lithium-ion secondary batteries

Low Environmental Impact

Non-halogen flame retardant material
TORAY WATERLESS PLATE®

Water Treatment

Water treatment membranes such as RO, MBR, MF/UF 
membranes 
Home water purifiers

Recycling

Regeneration-type recycling, circulation-type recycling 
Material, chemical recycling 

Air Purification

Dust-collecting filters
Air filters

Water  resource 

issues  are 

growing  around  the  world. 

Toray  is  tackling  such  water 

scarcity issues through mem-

brane treatment technologies 

for seawater desalination and 

wastewater reclamation.

13

3 BASIC STRATEGIES 01

Business Expansion in Growth Business Fields
Expansion of Life Innovation 
Businesses 

Our Life Innovation businesses aim to improve the quality of health-

care,  ease  the  burden  on  medical  professionals,  and  contribute  to 

health  and  longevity  from  various  avenues  by  using  our  extensive 

range of group-wide managerial resources. 

In Toray’s pharmaceuticals and medical devices business, which 

is  primarily  based  on  products  such  as  pharmaceuticals,  dialysis 

machines, and catheters, we will continue to restructure the busi-

ness  by  changing  our  business  portfolio  and  expanding  our  busi-

ness overseas.

In  advanced  materials  fields—such  as  high-functional  polypro-

pylene  spunbond  and  sports  fabrics,  disposable  protective  cloth-

ing, and clothing using functional materials for vital signs monitor-

ing—we  will  accelerate  expansion  of  each  product  business, 

including further expansion globally. We will also enhance building 

of  business  models  to  expand  business  related  to  downstream 

fields and the final market.

Toray’s proprietary advanced materials 

are  used  in  numerous  fields  and  help 

our lives become safer and more com-

fortable. 

14

 
 
Net Sales of Life Innovation 

Businesses

¥195.5
billion
(10%)

¥119.6
billion
(7%)

¥270.0
billion
(10%)

FY2013

FY2016

FY2019 (Target)

 Advanced Materials in LI Businesses    

 Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices 

*( ) net sales ratio

Main Business Fields

Advanced Materials in
LI Businesses

Pharmaceuticals/
Medical Devices

PP spunbond for hygiene 
products

Functional materials for vital 
signs monitoring

Disposable protective clothing

Air filters

Pharmaceuticals

Artificial kidneys

Catheters

Dialysis machines

Extracorporeal circulation 
therapeutic columns

X-ray CT cradles, cartridges

Contact lenses

DNA chips

High-sensitivity protein 
detection system

Fabric for sportswear

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3 BASIC STRATEGIES 02
Expansion and Advancement of Global Business

In  the  United  States  and  Europe  there  is  increasing  de-

mand for advanced materials in industries such as auto-

motive  and  energy  fields.  Meanwhile,  noticeable  trends 

in China and other emerging countries are improvements 

in their standard of living associated with rising income 

levels  and  strengthening  of  environmental  regulations. 

We will expand our business globally by capturing profit 

opportunities by foreseeing such trends in growth coun-

tries and regions.

Overseas Net Sales

¥883.7
billion

¥1,042.1
billion

¥1,500.0
billion

FY2013

FY2016

FY2019 (Target)

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FOR GLOBAL BUSINESS EXPANSION 

AND ADVANCEMENT

01 Promote “AE (Asia, Americas, Europe, and Emerging Regions) 

Project” targeting overseas businesses on a group-wide basis

02 Prioritize allocation of capital investment and R&D resources to 

growth countries and regions

03 Establish a supply system for cost competitive products

04 Radically reform business composition and organizational struc-

tures for advancement of business

05

In the businesses that have a global platform, differentiated prod-

ucts, and core technologies, implement brand initiatives based on 

integrated business strategies and establish a supply chain

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3 BASIC STRATEGIES 03
Strengthening Competitiveness

We will strengthen our competitiveness by pursuing total cost reduction, and 

strengthening our corporate structure, and sales and marketing. 

We aim to reduce costs by a total of ¥220 billion in three years from fiscal 2017 

under the current Medium-term Management Program, “Project AP-G 2019.” 

PURSUE TOTAL COST REDUCTION, AND STRENGTHEN CORPORATE STRUCTURE 

AND SALES AND MARKETING

t Promote Total Cost Reduction (TC) Project on a group-wide basis
t Activities of variable cost reduction (annual target at over 3.6%)

t Control fixed costs through P-ratio* accounting method (P-ratio of under 0.96 each fiscal year)

TOTAL COST 
REDUCTION

t  For innovation of production process, identify themes by category in terms of “innovative 
cost reduction,” “large-scale total cost reduction,” and “capacity increase of existing fa-
cilities” to achieve reduction effects by more than ¥50 billion in three years

* P (Performance) - ratio = fixed cost growth rate/marginal profit growth rate

  Target: less than 1.0 or monitored by division under budget

STRENGTHENING 
CORPORATE 
STRUCTURE

t  Clarify  issues  of  companies  and  businesses  with  profitability  problems,  and  gather 

Toray Group’s collective efforts to improve revenue and profit

 Options include reducing or withdrawing from businesses with limited growth poten-
tial or excessive competition

t Manage the Group’s assets effectively and expand revenue and profit

STRENGTHENING 
SALES AND 
MARKETING

t  Sales  and  marketing  lead  the  way  in  building  a  profit-making  system  in  cooperation 

with production, the technology and R&D departments, and external partners

t  Maximize revenue and profit of existing businesses through improvement in price poli-

cies, distribution systems and brand initiatives

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Founded on Technology and Knowledge

Since  its  founding, Toray  has  carried  out 

R&D on advanced materials based on the 

firm conviction that “research and techni-

cal development provide the key to build-

ing  the  Toray  of  tomorrow.”  Materials 

have  a  low  profile  because  they  are  hid-

den  in  the  final  product,  but  history  at-

tests to the fact that advanced materials 

have  created  next-generation  industries. 

For  example,  the  invention  of  synthetic 

polymers sparked the creation of numer-

ous industries including today’s synthetic 

fiber and plastic industries. Similarly, the 

discovery of semiconductors led to tran-

sistors,  large-scale  integrated  circuits, 

and the modern IT industry. Today, a new 

aircraft  industry  is  developing  thanks  to 

the advent of carbon fiber composite ma-

terials. Without technological and materi-

als innovation, we cannot solve essential 

problems. We at Toray will continue creat-

ing  innovative  materials  that  help  solve 

many of the world’s social and economic 

challenges.

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19Founded on Technology and Knowledge

Toray’s Technical Fields

Fusing Core Technologies to Develop Advanced Materials

Toray Group’s core technologies are “organic synthetic chemistry,” “polymer chemistry,” “bio-

technology” and “nanotechnology.” Based on these, we are working toward greater depth and 

fusion  of  fundamental  technologies  such  as  polymerization,  yarn-making,  fibers  application 

processing, film processing, and organic synthesis, while expanding our operations from fibers 

and textiles to films, chemicals, and plastic resins. We are also creating advanced materials and 

developing businesses in the fields of electronics & information materials, carbon fiber com-

posite materials, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and water treatment.

Material
Design

TORAY’s
Core
Technologies

Organic
Synthetic
Chemistry

Polymer
Chemistry

Biotechnology

Nano-
technology

Textile Technology

Fiber
Technology

Fine Technology

Carbonization
Technology

Molding 
Technology

Film
Technology

Film Processing
Technology

Dispersion Control
Technique

Coating 
Technology

Fine Patterning

Surface Control
Technology

Microstructure 
Technology

Gene Utilization 
Technology

Medicinal 
Technology

Fermentation 
Technology

Synthetic
Fibers

Textiles,
Apparels

Industrial Materials,
Amenity Materials

Man-made Suede

Carbon Fibers

Advanced Composite
Materials

Engineering
Plastics

High-performance
Films

Electronic Materials

Printing Materials

High-performance
Membranes, Water
Treatment Systems

Artificial Organs,
Medical Devices

Biotools

Pharmaceuticals

Veterinary Medicines,
Fine Chemicals

Synthetic, Plastic
Raw Materials

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Founded on Technology and Knowledge

Basic Approach to R&D

¥59.2

billion

53.3

10.8

55.5

12.6

59.5

58.8

15.0

16.1

17.3

42.5

42.9

44.5

42.7

41.9

 Toray

 Consolidated

  subsidiaries

FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016

R&D Expenses (Billions of yen)

Persistent Efforts Based on Insight into Material Value

It inevitably takes a certain amount of time to develop and commercialize a mate-

rial. As  an  example, Toray  began  research  on  carbon  fibers  in  1961.  Commercial 

production began 10 years later in 1971, and today these fibers are used in numer-

ous aircraft, such as the Boeing 787. Many overseas chemical companies withdrew 

from development of carbon fibers or scaled down their efforts, but Toray saw their 

potential  value  as  a  material,  and  worked  persistently,  developing  the  business 

through applications such as fishing rods and golf shafts. While we were building 

cashflow  and  refining  our  technology,  we  worked  with  the  long-term  goal  of  the 

eventual application of carbon fibers in aircraft. This ability to foresee value in ma-

terials together with our strong commitment to persist forms the basic approach 

and real strength of our research and development at Toray.

The Philosophical DNA of Toray Researchers  
and Engineers: “The Deeper, the Newer”

The  phrase, “The  Deeper,  the  Newer,”  has  been  passed  down  as  a  key  phrase  at 

Toray, and is part of the philosophical DNA of our researchers and engineers. The 

concept underlying this is that when you dig deep into something, the result will be 

new discoveries and inventions. We are always in pursuit of the ultimate limits. This 

pursuit of R&D cannot be achieved with a complacent attitude; it must be based on 

an understanding of the needs of society and with a grand vision of the times. Only 

then can we create genuinely innovative materials that have value to society and 

the economy.

Basic Policies and Strategies

Our basic policy of research and development is to strengthen the stable revenue 

base and increase revenue of our Core Growth Driving Businesses while continuing 

to  produce  advanced  materials  in  Strategically  Expanding  Businesses  and  Inten-

sively Developing and Expanding Businesses. Fundamental to this is organic growth 

based on deepening and fusing our core technologies, and further, through open 

innovation with high synergistic effects. Based on our “Project AP-G 2019” medium-

term management program, we will create new technologies and materials focus-

ing on our Green Innovation and Life Innovation businesses. Moreover, we aim to 

put the intrinsic values of these new technologies and materials to practical use.

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Founded on Technology and Knowledge

Fiscal 2016 Topics

Development of TORAYCA® Prepreg  
for Next-generation Aerospace Applications

We  at  Toray  have  developed  the  world’s  highest  perfor-

mance  prepreg  (resin-impregnated  carbon  fiber  sheet), 
TORAYCA®,  which  has  30%  improved  tensile  strength  and 
impact  resistance  compared  with  conventional  materials, 

for  next-generation  aerospace  applications.  Toray  has 

been  supplying  the  aerospace  industry  with  high-perfor-
mance  TORAYCA®  3900  series  prepregs,  particularly  for 
primary  aircraft  structures,  for  more  than  20  years.  We 

have  now  developed  a  high-performance  thermosetting 

matrix resin series, including the 3940 matrix resin, which 

solves  a  difficult  trade-off  problem  and  combines  a  high 

level of elasticity and toughness. A new composite material 

of this matrix resin and the world’s highest strength carbon 
fiber,  TORAYCA®  T1100G  provides  an  improved  tensile 
strength  and  impact  resistance  of  30%  over  conventional 

materials, and greatly improves the mechanical properties 

such  as  compression  strength  and  peel  resistance.  De-

pending  on  the  type  of  application,  there  is  a  possible 

weight reduction of up to 20%. This is expected to further 

improve the efficiency and reliability of aircraft parts such 

as the main wing, fuselage and engine parts.

Technological Demonstration of Cellulosic  
Sugar-manufacturing System Using Membranes

Toray, in a joint venture with Mitsui Sugar Co., Ltd., has started 

a technological demonstration to manufacture cellulosic sug-

ar—a  raw  material  used  for  producing  various  biochemical 

products—from the bagasse (sugar cane biowaste) generat-

ed at sugar mills in Thailand. The technological demonstration 

is part of the research and technical development of a biopro-

cess  using  membranes  that  combines  Toray’s  water  treat-

ment membrane and biotechnologies. The  bioprocess  using 

membranes is a technology enabling the production of high 

quality, low cost cellulosic sugar from inedible biomass. It also 

saves 50% energy in manufacturing by using water treatment 

membranes in the saccharification and refining processes. 

Commencement of Clinical Trial of  
Cancer Drug in the United States

Toray was allowed by the United States Food and Drug Ad-

ministration (FDA) in February 2017 to commence a Phase I 

clinical trial of TRK-950, a therapeutic agent for solid cancer, 

the  first  such  trial  to  be  originated  by  Toray.  TRK-950  is  a 

monoclonal  antibody  preparation  that  recognizes  and  at-

tacks  cancer  cells.  Currently,  we  are  promoting  its  global 

clinical  development,  including  in  Europe  and  the  United 

States, seeking prompt marketing approval of a first-in-class 

cancer treatment drug.

R&D Achievements by Segment

Fibers & Textiles

We at Toray have developed a polyester textile, which is moder-
ately bulky and stretchable with a smooth and flexible texture 
characteristic  of  ultra-fine  micro-crimped  fibers,  using  our  in-
novative composite spinning technology NANODESIGN®. We are 
also  working  on  product  development  of  hitoe®,  a  functional 
material  for  vital  signs monitoring,  and have started  a service 
for protecting workers by continually monitoring the biological 
information of the wearer. 

Plastics & Chemicals

We  have  made  a  world-first  innovation  by  developing  a  super-
tough  polyamide  material  that  is  difficult  to  break,  even  under 
impact, and maintains its strength and rigidity. We achieved this 
by incorporating a movable cross-link structure in which the mo-
lecular bond can slide, enabling it to disperse applied force at the 
molecular level. Moreover, we have obtained approval to manu-
facture and market DORNER® to treat feline chronic kidney dis-
ease. This drug is the first of its kind in Japan and was developed 
utilizing much accumulated basic and clinical data for DORNER®.

IT-related Products

Toray has developed a waterless UV printing system using wa-
ter-soluble  inks,  a  very  eco-friendly  approach  to  printing  as  it 
uses no volatile organic solvents. The system is made possible 
through the use of a newly designed hydrophilic polymer and 
TORAY waterless plates. We also have been awarded the 63rd 
Okochi  Memorial  Production  Prize  (fiscal  2016)  by  the  Okochi 
Memorial  Foundation  for  our  photosensitive  polyimide  for  the 
insulating layer in an organic electro luminescence display.

Carbon Fiber Composite Materials

We have developed the world’s highest performance TORAYCA® 
prepreg.  We  were  awarded  the  65th  CSJ  Award  for  Technical 
Development (fiscal 2016) by the Chemical Society of Japan for 
development of high performance CFRP with the use of epoxy 
resin  NANOALLOY®  technology  applying  reaction-induced 
phase separation.

Environment & Engineering

Toray, in collaboration with the University of Tokyo Institute for 
Solid State Physics, shed new light on water mobility in reverse 
osmosis  (RO)  membrane  pores.  This  has  opened  the  way  for 
developing innovative energy saving RO membranes. Moreover, 
our  development  of  highly  functional  RO  membranes  was 
awarded  both  the  Minister  of  Economy,  Trade  and  Industry 
Award and the Minister of the Environment Award at the 15th 
Green Sustainable Chemistry (GSC) Awards.

Life Science

Toray has commenced a Phase I clinical trial of TRK-950, a ther-
apeutic agent for solid cancer, in the United States. In Japan, we 
have  obtained  manufacturing  and  marketing  approval  for  OD 
tablets as an additional orally disintegrating tablet formulation 
of REMITCH® CAPSULES 2.5 µg, used for treating pruritus in he-
modialysis and chronic liver disease patients.

–  REMITCH® is a registered trademark of Torii Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

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Founded on Technology and Knowledge

Research and Development Framework

Technology Center: Our Headquarters for R&D

The  Technology  Center  is  the  headquarters  for  all  of  our  research  and  technical 

development capabilities at Toray Group, and it serves as our international head-

quarters for R&D. By having so many experts from so many fields in one undivided 

R&D organization, the fusion of technologies gives birth to new technologies, and 

we can solve an issue in one business field by applying the entirety of our technical 

expertise from a range of fields. Moreover, we are building a framework to enable 

various  advanced  materials  and  technologies  created  for  use  in  one  field  to  be 

rapidly applied to other fields.

Promoting Open Innovation

We are promoting open innovation in collaboration with customers, business part-

ners and external organizations at our Automotive & Aircraft Center, our base for 

developing advanced materials for automotive and aircraft application, and at our 

Environment & Energy Center, which is an organization for technological collabora-

tion in the environmental and energy fields. 

Our center for life innovations is our Life Innovation Business Strategic Planning 

Department,  with  offices  in  Kobe,  Hyogo  Prefecture,  Japan  and  Minnesota,  U.S.  It 

works  closely  with  the  Technology  Center  and  with  domestic  and  international 

medical institutions, laboratories and medical equipment companies.

Toray Group R&D Framework

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Research Laboratories

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Intellectual Property Division

R&D Bases

Intellectual Property Department

Toray Intellectual Property Center, Ltd.

lChina ........................ 3 locations
lRepublic of Korea ..... 3 locations
lSingapore ................. 1 location
lUSA .......................... 3 locations

lEurope ....... 4 locations
lMalaysia .... 1 location
lThailand ..... 1 location

Overseas Information Bases

lUSA ................ 3 locations
lEurope ............ 1 location

Global R&D Bases

(As of June 2017)

23

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Founded on Technology and Knowledge

Intellectual Property

The  Toray  Group  recognizes  intellectual  property  as  an  important  management  re-

source. Our intellectual property strategy takes a trilateral approach, organically coor-

dinating  with  our  R&D  strategies  and  business  strategies. While  continuing  to  create 

innovative new materials and technologies, Toray Group will promote intellectual prop-

erty strategies consisting of the four points below in order to build barriers to entry that 

will protect the results of our R&D and firmly maintain our technological advantages.

1. Further enhance the quality of patents

2. Construct a globally competitive patent portfolio 

3.  Protect  the  Company’s  technical  advantages  with  effective  measures 

including strategic patent applications 

4.  Cultivate personnel with deep knowledge of overseas intellectual property

Toray Group is currently stepping up patent applications and rights acquisitions and 

constructing  a  strong  patent  portfolio  with  a  priority  in  the  growth  areas  of  the 

“Project AP-G 2019” medium-term management program’s Green Innovation Busi-

ness  Expansion  (GR)  Project  and  Life  Innovation  Business  Expansion  (LI)  Project. 

Moreover,  with  an  aim  of  expanding  and  advancing  our  business  globally,  Toray 

Group is formulating and pursuing intellectual property strategies correlated with 

the  business  strategies  and  R&D  strategies  we  are  implementing  globally  with  a 

focus on growth countries and regions.

Domestic:
1,651

Domestic:
613

5,632

2,389

Overseas:
3,981

Overseas:
1,776

Toray Patents Filed in Fiscal 2016

Toray Patents Held to Date

Toray  publishes  an  annual  Intellectual  Property  Report  describing  the  intellectual 

property initiatives by the Toray Group. 

The report is available for download at:

 http://www.toray.com/ir/library/lib_005.html

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Business Summaries and 

Strategies by Segment

Until  fiscal  2016  (the  year  ended  March 

31, 2017), Toray had six segments: Fibers & 

Textiles,  Plastics  &  Chemicals,  IT-related 

Products,  Carbon  Fiber  Composite  Mate-

rials, Environment & Engineering, and Life 

Science.

Recently,  however,  growth  business 

fields that are considered socially impor-

tant are becoming more diverse, ranging 

from  transportation  to  the  environment, 

resources  and  energy,  and  health  care 

and longevity. As a result, our Group prod-

ucts are increasingly being used in more 

complex and varied ways. To meet these 

changing societal needs, in fiscal 2017 we 

eliminated  the  Plastics  &  Chemicals  and 

IT-related  Products  to  create  a  new  seg-

ment called Performance Chemicals.

For  ease  of  understanding,  we  will 

first go over our fiscal 2016 performance 

in the former six segments. We will then 

outline our future key initiatives and fore-

cast based on the five new segments.

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25 
 
Results by Segment for Fiscal 2016

Years ended March 31

Net sales

Operating income

Assets

Operating income to net sales

ROA (Operating income/Assets)

Capital expenditures

2015

856.7

55.6

705.5

6.5 %

8.4 %

37.0

2016

892.0

68.9 

680.9

7.7 %

9.9 %

35.4

(Billions of yen)

2017

856.1

66.8

722.1

7.8 %

9.2 %

41.1

Results
In Japan, demand for apparel and industrial applications remained weak. Against this background, 
Toray Group strived to expand sales on the whole and worked to improve profitability by upgrading 
the business primarily through promotion of a business format that integrates fibers to textiles to 
final products and improving profitability through cost reduction. Overseas, mainly in apparel appli-
cations, business performance of some subsidiaries in Southeast Asia and other regions were af-
fected by a slowdown in final demand in Europe and China. On the other hand, materials for auto-
motive applications and hygiene products remained strong in general. 

As a result, overall sales of Fibers & Textiles segment declined 4.0% to ¥856.1 billion from the 

previous year and operating income fell 3.1% to ¥66.8 billion.

I

S
C
P
O
T

Toray to Start Airbag  
Nylon Fiber and  
Fabric Business in Mexico 

Toray has decided to start an au-
tomobile  airbag  nylon  fiber  and 
fabric  business  at  our  Mexican 
subsidiary, Toray Advanced Textile 
Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (TAMX). TAMX 
will introduce production facilities 
with  annual  production  capacity 
of  about  10,000  tons  of  nylon  fi-
bers and fabrics for airbags by in-
vesting  approximately  ¥10  billion. 
Operations  are  set  to  begin  in 
March  2018.  Demand  for  airbag 
fabrics in the Americas is expect-
ed  to  continue  growing  signifi-
cantly.  This  is  creating  increased 
demand  for  production  of  those 
fabrics in Mexico.

The  establishment  of  the 
new production base in Mexico is 
in  response  to  such  growing  de-
mand  by  building  an  integrated 
production  system  for  yarn  to 
fabric  in  the  Americas,  which  is 
one of the most prominent airbag 
fabric  markets  in  the  world,  and 
capture  the  robust  demand  for 
airbag  fabric  around  the  world 
including in Asia and Europe.

Toray’s Italian Subsidiary  
to Enhance Production  
Capacity of Alcantara® 

Toray  has  decided  to  increase 
production  of  luxury  material Al-
cantara®  at  Alcantara  S.p.A.  The 
company plans to invest approxi-
mately  ¥35  billion  in  a  phased 
manner over the next five years, 
in  response  to  the  trend  in  de-
mand, to roughly double the cur-
rent production capacity.

Alcantara® has been adopted 
as  automobile  interior  material 
primarily  in  luxury  models  due  to 
its global brand recognition and a 
varied product lineup. Demand for 
use in electric vehicles is also ex-
panding. Demand for Alcantara® is 
not  limited  to  automobile  interior 
application, with growing new de-
mand for it as a material to deco-
rate  consumer  electronics  devic-
es such as PCs and headphones, 
which  is  expected  to  lead  to  a 
shortfall in production capacity of 
the material in 2019. The decision 
to  enhance  production  is  in  re-
sponse to such robust demand.

Toray to Enhance Production 
Capacity of High-performance 
Polypropylene Spunbond 
Nonwoven Fabric in Republic 
of Korea

Toray has decided to enhance the 
production  capacity  of  its  high-
performance polypropylene spun-
bond  for  hygiene  products  at 
Toray  Advanced  Materials  Korea 
Inc. (TAK), which is Toray’s Korean 
subsidiary. TAK will build an addi-
tional facility—to start operations 
in  April  2018—with  a  production 
capacity  of  approximately  18,000 
tons per year. 

Demand  for  disposable  dia-
pers  has  been  rapidly  increasing 
in  ASEAN  member  countries,  In-
dia, and China, and major hygiene 
products  manufacturers  have 
been successively declaring plans 
to expand plants producing prod-
ucts  for  these  countries.  Accord-
ingly,  demand  for  PP  spunbond, 
the  main  raw  material  of  dispos-
able diapers, is expected to grow, 
and  there  could  be  shortages  in 
supply.  Toray’s  PP  spunbond  is 
currently  sold  widely  throughout 
Asia.  The  PP  spunbond  produc-
tion  facility  being  added  at  P.T. 
Toray Polytech Jakarta (TPJ) start-
ed  operation  in  September  2016. 
Toray  will  continue  to  expand  its 
business 
in  emerging  markets 
such as rapidly growing China, In-
dia, and ASEAN countries.

Core Growth Driving 
Business

Fibers & Textiles

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Core Growth Driving 
Business

Plastics & Chemicals

I

S
C
P
O
T

Years ended March 31

Net sales

Operating income

Assets

Operating income to net sales

ROA (Operating income/Assets)

Capital expenditures

2015

496.4

23.9

562.1

4.8 %

4.5 %

21.5

2016

521.2

29.4

524.6

5.6 %

5.4 %

31.2

(Billions of yen)

2017

499.1

33.8

542.0

6.8 %

6.2 %

25.1

Results
In the resin business, shipment for automotive applications was strong in general, both in Japan and 
overseas. Besides automotive applications, Toray Group also promoted sales expansion of ABS and 
PPS resins. In the film business, while overseas demand for some applications in the U.S. and Europe 
was  sluggish,  the  Group  made  efforts  to  expand  sales  of  high  value-added  products  in Asia  and 
other regions, and the products for packaging applications performed strongly in Japan. Toray Group, 
despite many of the business’s products being affected by price competition in Japan and abroad, 
strived to improve profitability of the business by focusing on sales expansion of high value-added 
products as well as on cost reduction. 

As a result, overall sales of Plastics & Chemicals segment declined 4.2% to ¥499.1 billion from 

the previous year while operating income increased 15.0% to ¥33.8 billion.

Toray is Now the World’s 
Largest PPS Resin  
Manufacturer 

Toray to Increase Production 
Capacity of TORAYPEF®  
Polyolefin Foam at U.S. 
Subsidiary

Veterinary Drug to Treat 
Chronic Kidney Disease in 
Cats Approved  
for Manufacture and Sale

We have decided to increase our 
production  capacity  of  TORAY-
PEF®  polyolefin  foam  manufac-
tured  at  our  subsidiary,  Toray 
Plastics  (America),  Inc.  (TPA),  in 
Rhode  Island.  TORAYPEF®  is  a 
polyolefin  foam  developed  using 
Toray's  proprietary  manufactur-
ing method with a wide range of 
uses including for automobile in-
teriors, as insulation for consum-
er electronics, and as cushioning 
material for housing and civil en-
gineering  applications  due  to  its 
excellent moldability, heat insula-
tion,  cushioning  and  moisture-
barrier properties. We are invest-
ing  about  ¥4.0  billion  to  add  a 
manufacturing  facility  with  an 
annual  production  capacity  of 
3,000  tons,  which  will  become 
operational  in  early  2018.  With 
this,  our  total  TORAYPEF®  pro-
duction  capacity  at  TPA  will  in-
crease significantly to 7,500 tons 
a year.

Toray’s  new  veterinary  drug  to 
treat  chronic  kidney  disease  in 
cats,  RAPROSTM,  an  oral  prostacy-
clin  (PGI2),  attained  approval  for 
manufacture  and  sale  on  January 
13,  2017.  Kyoritsu  Seiyaku  Corpo-
ration  started  sales  in  April  this 
year. RAPROSTM is an oral prostacy-
clin  (PGI2),  with  beraprost  sodium 
as its active ingredient. It works to 
protect  vascular  endothelial  cells, 
to  widen  blood  vessels,  to  inhibit 
inflammatory  cytokine  production 
and  has  an  antiplatelet  effect. 
These pharmacological actions are 
thought  to  improve  the  ischemia 
and  hypoxia  of  the  kidney,  and  to 
help  limit  the  deterioration  in  kid-
ney function and to improve clini-
cal symptoms.

RAPROSTM  is  the  first  drug 
approved in Japan clinically prov-
en to help limit the deterioration 
of  kidney  function.  We  believe 
this paves the way to provide en-
couraging  treatment  options  for 
cats. We at Toray will continue to 
respond  to  veterinarians’  unmet 
medical  needs  in  caring  for  ani-
mals by developing new drugs.

In  July  2016,  we  held  the  comple-
tion ceremony for a new plant that 
produces  polyphenylene  sulfide 
(PPS) resin TORELINA® at our whol-
ly  owned  Korean  subsidiary  Toray 
Inc. 
Advanced  Materials  Korea 
Moreover,  by  manufacturing  sodi-
um  hydrogen  sulfide  (NaSH)  and 
paradichlorobenzene  (p-DCB),  the 
two main raw materials for manu-
facturing  PPS  resin  at  the  same 
plant,  Toray  intends  to  make  it  a 
cost competitive integrated manu-
facturing  base  producing  every-
thing from raw materials and poly-
mers to compounds. The plant has 
a capacity to produce 8,600 tons of 
PPS resin annually, which, with our 
existing Tokai plant, will boost our 
annual production capacity of PPS 
resin to 27,600 tons.

Toray Group is a comprehen-
sive  PPS  manufacturer,  which  of-
fers  PPS  not  only  as  compounds 
but also as films and fibers, and is 
the largest player in the field. With 
the establishment of the new pro-
duction  facility  announced  this 
time, the Group will pursue expan-
sion of its compounds lineup into 
high-performance  and  environ-
mentally friendly products, whose 
demand  is  expected  to  grow  in 
the future, and further enhance its 
position  as  the  world’s  number-
one in the PPS resin field.

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Years ended March 31

Net sales

Operating income

Assets

Operating income to net sales

ROA (Operating income/Assets)

Capital expenditures

2015

248.0 

24.5

360.4

9.9 %

6.8 %

16.3

2016

251.1

26.2

362.9

10.4 %

7.2 %

29.8

(Billions of yen)

2017

254.4

30.5

384.8

12.0 %

7.9 %

32.4

Results
Among  materials  for  flat  panel  displays,  smartphone-  and  tablet  terminal-related  materials  per-
formed strongly with shipments for organic EL applications growing. Shipment of battery separator 
films  for  lithium-ion  secondary  batteries  expanded  reflecting  demand  growth. While  many  of  the 
business’s applications were affected by price competition, Toray Group strived to improve profit-
ability of the business by focusing on sales expansion of high value-added products as well as on 
cost reduction. 

As a result, overall sales of IT-related Products segment increased 1.3% to ¥254.4 billion from 

the previous year and operating income rose 16.7% to ¥30.5 billion.

Strategically Expanding 
Business

IT-related Products

I

S
C
P
O
T

Strengthening Group  
Structure for Separators  
for Lithium-ion Secondary 
Batteries

Toray’s Printing-type CNT 
Semiconductor Achieves 
World's Highest Level of 
Carrier Mobility

Toray Develops World’s First 
UV Printing System Free of 
Organic Solvents 

In the field of semiconductor sin-
gle-walled 
carbon  nanotubes 
(CNTs), Toray’s printing-type semi-
conductor  achieved  the  world's 
highest  level  of  carrier  mobility 
(an  index  of  mobility  of  carriers, 
such  as  electron  holes  and  elec-
trons,  within  the  semiconductor) 
of  81  cm2/Vs. With  this  result,  we 
became  the  world’s  first  to  show 
that  it  is  possible  to  use  printing 
technology to manufacture at low 
cost  highly 
functional  devices 
such  as  ultra-high  frequency  ra-
dio-frequency  identification  (UHF 
RFID)  tags,  IC  tags  with  a  long 
transmission distance, that are ar-
guably vital in the IoT era.

Toray  decided  to  absorb  Toray 
Battery  Separator  Film  Co.,  Ltd. 
(Toray  BSF),  a  wholly  owned  con-
solidated  subsidiary  that  manu-
factures  and  markets  separators 
for  lithium-ion  secondary  batter-
ies (LIB), effective April 1, 2017. In 
the LIB market, the business envi-
ronment  is  significantly  changing 
as  the  demand  for  electric  vehi-
cles is expected to grow rapidly in 
addition to the existing consumer 
electronics  applications,  which 
makes  it  even  more  important  to 
have the ability to quickly respond 
to  the  growth  and  sophistication 
of functions of separators for LIB. 
Based on the recognition of these 
trends,  Toray  decided  to  absorb 
Toray BSF to strengthen the foun-
dation  of  our  Group  structure  to 
appropriately  respond  to  the  LIB 
separator business.

Toray  has  developed  a  waterless 
UV  printing  system  using  water-
soluble  inks,  an  extremely  eco-
friendly approach to printing as it 
uses  no  volatile  organic  solvents. 
is  made  possible 
The  system 
through  the  use  of  Toray’s  newly 
developed  hydrophilic  polymer 
and  TORAY  WATERLESS  PLATE®. 
The  developed  waterless  UV  off-
set  printing  system  can  be 
cleaned  with  a  water-based 
cleaning agent—as it contains no 
volatile  organic  solvents  and  the 
inks used are water soluble—thus 
reducing  emissions  and  use  of 
volatile  organic  solvents  generat-
ed  in  the  printing  process.  Fur-
thermore,  printing 
conditions 
such  as  temperature  are  greatly 
improved,  significantly  reducing 
generation  of  volatile  organic 
compounds (VOCs).  

TORAY WATERLESS PLATE®

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Results by Segment for Fiscal 2016

Years ended March 31

Net sales

Operating income

Assets

Operating income to net sales

ROA (Operating income/Assets)

Capital expenditures

2015

158.4

26.2

436.8

16.6 %

6.7 %

45.5

2016

186.2

36.1

429.5

19.4 %

8.3 %

32.1

(Billions of yen)

2017

161.6

24.0

461.0

14.8 %

5.2 %

46.5

Results
In the Carbon Fiber Composite Materials segment, while the final demand for aircraft was strong, 
demand for carbon fiber intermediate products (prepreg) remained on a weak note, reflecting the 
inventory adjustment in the supply chain. Demand of products for compressed natural gas tank ap-
plications was slow due to the impact of the decline in crude oil prices. Meanwhile, shipment for 
wind turbine blade applications expanded on the back of growing demand.

As a result, overall sales of Carbon Fiber Composite Materials segment declined 13.2% to ¥161.6 

billion from the previous year and operating income fell 33.6% to ¥24.0 billion.

Strategically Expanding 
Business

Carbon Fiber 
Composite Materials

I

S
C
P
O
T

Toray to Enhance Production 
Facilities of Large Tow  
Carbon Fiber 

Toray has decided to enhance the 
production  facilities  for  large  tow 
carbon fiber at Zoltek Companies, 
Inc. By the end of 2017, Zoltek will 
begin  increasing  production  ca-
pacity  and  will  continue  to  do  so 
until capacity at the Mexico plant 
is  doubled  to  more  than  10,000 
tons per year. With this expansion, 
Zoltek’s  total  global  production 
capacity  will  grow  to  more  than 
20,000 tons per year from the cur-
rent 15,000 tons. 

This  capacity  expansion  is  a 
key move, as the demand for large 
tow carbon fiber is growing rapidly 
for industrial applications including 
wind  turbine  blades,  and  the  in-
dustry  is  already  experiencing  a 
supply shortage, especially in Asia, 
led  by  China  and  India.  While  the 
current  expansion  in  production 
capacity will address this surge in 
demand in the short term, usage of 
large tow carbon fiber is expected 
to  increase  exponentially  in  auto-
mobile  structures  in  the  future.  In 
order to respond to this active de-
mand, Toray plans to continue ex-
panding  carbon  fiber  production 
capacities  at  Zoltek  and  to  estab-
lish a stable supply structure.

Toray to Establish  
Large-scale Production 
Facility for Fuel Cell  
Electrode Substrates at its 
Ehime Plant in Japan

Toray  has  decided  to  develop  a 
new large-scale production facil-
ity at our Ehime Plant, Japan, for 
manufacturing  carbon  paper  for 
the  electrode  substrates  of  fuel 
cell  stacks. With  a  planned  com-
pletion date of May 2018, we will 
build  a  cutting-edge  facility—ap-
proximately five times the capac-
ity of our current Shiga Plant—to 
efficiently produce carbon paper. 
Toray’s  carbon  paper 
for 
electrode  substrates  of  fuel  cell 
stacks  has  now  been  consecu-
tively adopted for the fuel cell ve-
hicle MIRAI, by Toyota Motor Cor-
poration,  and  for  the  fuel  cell 
vehicle  CLARITY  FUEL  CELL,  by 
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Fuel cell ve-
hicles are the ultimate in environ-
mentally friendly driving, emitting 
no  carbon  dioxide,  and  mark  a 
huge  step  towards  building  a  hy-
drogen-based  society.  Currently, 
Japanese  vehicle  manufacturers 
are  starting  serious  development 
of next-generation models. More-
over,  demand  for  other  applica-
tions, such as forklifts, is expected 
to increase. Therefore, we decided 
it  was  necessary  to  dramatically 
expand production capacity.

29

 
 
 
 
Years ended March 31

Net sales

Operating income

Assets

Operating income to net sales

ROA (Operating income/Assets)

Capital expenditures

2015

180.0

8.0 

204.2

4.5 %

3.9 %

3.3

2016

183.3

9.6 

193.8

5.2 %

4.8 %

3.6

(Billions of yen)

2017

186.1

9.9 

204.3

5.3 %

4.8 %

4.5

Results
In  the  water  treatment  business,  although Toray  Group  continued  to  work  on  sales  expansion  of 
reverse osmosis membranes and other products, exports from Japan were affected by the further 
appreciation  of  the  yen.  Among  domestic  subsidiaries  in  the  segment,  pharmaceuticals-related 
plant construction and lithium-ion secondary battery-related machinery at an engineering subsid-
iary performed strongly.

As a result, overall sales of Environment & Engineering segment increased 1.5% to ¥186.1 billion 

from the previous year and operating income rose 3.3% to ¥9.9 billion.

Intensively Developing and 
Expanding Business

Environment &
Engineering

I

S
C
P
O
T

Toray Establishes New  
Company to Manufacture 
and Sell Water Treatment 
Membranes in China

Toray Celebrates  
30th Anniversary of  
Household Water Purifier 
TORAYVINO®

Toray’s  line  of  household  water 
TORAYVINO®,  which 
purifiers, 
reached  its  30th  anniversary  this 
fiscal year since debuting in 1986 
as  a  counter  top  water  purifier, 
has expanded to meet the chang-
ing  needs  and  lifestyles  of  cus-
tomers to include faucet mounted 
and  under-the-sink  water  purifi-
ers, and pitchers and dechlorinat-
ing shower heads. In 2014, the line 
boasted  total  cumulative  sales  of 
100  million  units  and  filter  car-
tridges.  We  will  continue  to  pro-
vide  delicious  and  safe  water  for 
everyone’s  family  as  the  leading 
household  water  purifier  manu-
facturer.

Faucet mounted TORAYVINO®

In June 2016, Toray established a 
new  company,  Toray  WBD  Mem-
brane  Technology  (JS)  Co.,  Ltd. 
(TWMT), in a joint venture with Ji-
angsu Water Business Doctor En-
vironmental Technology Co., Ltd., 
a  leading  engineering  company 
in the industrial wastewater field 
in  China.  TWMT  plans  to  manu-
facture  and  sell  water  treatment 
membranes for use in membrane 
bioreactor  (MBR)  systems  and 
rapidly  expand  its  presence  in 
the  Chinese  market  with  its  pro-
prietary membrane, MEMBRAY®. 
Demand for MBRs for waste-
water  recycling  is  expected  to 
increase in China on the back of 
tightening  regulations  for  water 
quality  and  demand  for  use  in 
solving  water  shortages—both 
byproducts of industrial develop-
ment.  Toray’s  water  treatment 
membranes  are  the  core  of  our 
Green  Innovation  business.  We 
will continue to target large-scale 
orders  for  projects  using  our 
MEMBRAY®  MBR  membrane.  In 
addition,  we  will accumulate fur-
ther  sales  for  our  membranes 
that hold top-level market shares, 
reverse  osmosis 
namely  our 
membrane ROMEMBRA® and our 
UF  membrane  TORAYFIL®,  which 
is  used  for  applications  such  as 
treating river water.

30

 
 
Results by Segment for Fiscal 2016

Years ended March 31

Net sales

Operating income

Assets

Operating income to net sales

ROA (Operating income/Assets)

Capital expenditures

2015

57.0

4.1

82.9

7.1 %

5.1 %

2.5

2016

55.8

3.1

83.3

5.5 %

3.7 %

3.2

(Billions of yen)

2017

54.2

2.1

79.7

4.0 %

2.7 %

3.4

Results
In the pharmaceutical business, sales volume of pruritus treatment REMITCH® grew solidly, as the 
product received approval for an additional indication in 2015, while it was affected by the National 
Health Insurance drug price revision in April 2016. Shipment of natural-type interferon beta prepara-
tion FERON® and orally active prostacyclin derivative DORNER® remained sluggish due to the impact 
of alternative medicines and their generic drugs. In the medical devices business, shipment of dia-
lyzers grew strongly in Japan and overseas.

As a result, overall sales of Life Science segment declined 3.0% to ¥54.2 billion from the previous 

year and operating income fell 30.0% to ¥2.1 billion.

Intensively Developing and 
Expanding Business

Life Science

I

S
C
P
O
T

Toray Expands Range of 
Pruritus Treatment REMITCH®

Full-scale Release of  
New Dialysis Machine TC-R

In  March  2017,  Toray  received  ap-
proval to manufacture and market a 
new dosage form of REMITCH® CAP-
SULES 2.5 µg, an orally disintegrating 
tablet  formulation  (REMITCH®  OD 
Tablets  2.5  µg).  These  new  tablets 
can be taken with or without water. 
Therefore,  it  is  expected  to  expand 
the  options  available  to  patients 
whose swallowing capabilities have 
deteriorated, such as the elderly, or 
those who have restrictions on wa-
ter intake.

Also,  in  September  2016,  we 
filed an additional indication of ef-
ficacy for REMITCH® CAPSULES 2.5 
µg to treat pruritus (use only when 
sufficient  efficacy  is  not  obtained 
with the existing therapies or treat-
ments)  in  peritoneal  dialysis  pa-
tients  in  Japan.  By  obtaining  this 
indication—adding another option 
to  available  treatments—we  ex-
pect to be able to greatly contrib-
ute to the treatment of pruritus in 
peritoneal dialysis patients.

Toray  has  begun  full-scale  sale  of 
its  multi-patient  dialysis  machine 
TC-R in June 2016. TC-R achieves a 
new level in safety and comfort for 
dialysis  treatments,  meeting  the 
high  requirements  of  the  medical 
industry  for  safety,  dependability, 
operability,  workability,  functional-
ity and cleaning of dialysate. Com-
pared  to  previous  Toray  dialysis 
machines  it  has  improved  dialy-
sate adjustment and supply capa-
bilities, as well as dialysate clean-
ing capacity through its endotoxin 
retentive filter (ETRF).

TC-R

– REMITCH® is a registered trademark of Torii Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

31

 
 
Breakdown of Medium-term Business Strategies by New Segments

The  new  segments,  which  apply  from  fiscal  2017,  are  categorized  as  follows.  Fibers  &  Textiles  is  a  Core 

Growth  Driving  Business.  Newly  created  Performance  Chemicals,  which  eliminated  the  former  Plastics  & 

Chemicals and IT-related Products, and Carbon Fiber Composite Materials are Strategically Expanding Busi-

nesses,  while  Environment  &  Engineering  and  Life  Science  are  Intensively  Developing  and  Expanding  Busi-

nesses.  Under  this  new  five  segment  structure  we  will  aim  to  sustainably  grow  revenue  in  each  business. 

Moreover, while Performance Chemicals is basically a Strategically Expanding Business, chemicals and some 

resin products are Core Growth Driving Businesses.

Business Categories

Basic Policies

Financial Targets (Billions of yen)

Fibers & Textiles

Performance 
Chemicals

As  a  core  growth  driving  business  of Toray, 

strengthen its earnings structure, and expand 

business in growth business fields and regions.

Further  enhance  global  operations  to  pursue 

for significant growth.

Expand  business  by  sales  expansion  of  high 

value-added products in growth business fields 

and maximum utilization of global bases.

Strengthen  earnings  base  by  business  struc-

ture reform.

Carbon Fiber 
Composite Materials

Further  expand  the  business  as  the  world’s 

number-one manufacturer of carbon fibers.

Environment & 
Engineering

Expand  business  in  the  environment  and 

energy  field  with  focus  on  water  treatment 

membranes and facility design capabilities.

Net sales

Operating income

0
.
0
2
1
,
1

1
.
6
5
8

0
.
2
9

8
.
6
6

Fiscal 2016 
(Actual)

Fiscal 2019
(Target)

Fiscal 2016 
(Actual)

Fiscal 2019
(Target)

Net sales

Operating income

0
.
0
5
9

6
.
4
2
7

0
.
3
0
1

8
.
1
6

Fiscal 2016 
(Actual)

Fiscal 2019
(Target)

Fiscal 2016 
(Actual)

Fiscal 2019
(Target)

Net sales

Operating income

0
.
0
6
2

6
.
1
6
1

0
.
5
4

0
.
4
2

Fiscal 2016 
(Actual)

Fiscal 2019
(Target)

Fiscal 2016 
(Actual)

Fiscal 2019
(Target)

Net sales

Operating income

0
.
0
7
2

.

5
2
1
2

0
.
0
2

.

7
1
1

Fiscal 2016 
(Actual)

Fiscal 2019
(Target)

Fiscal 2016 
(Actual)

Fiscal 2019
(Target)

Net sales

Operating income

Life Science

Expand  sales  of  strategic  products  globally, 

enhance effective product development.

2
.
4
5

0
.
0
8

0
.
9

1
.
2

Fiscal 2016 
(Actual)

Fiscal 2019
(Target)

Fiscal 2016 
(Actual)

Fiscal 2019
(Target)

Note: Fiscal 2016 results have been restated to conform with new segments.

32

Segment

Changes

Business Categories

Former Segment

New Segments (from fiscal 2017)

Core Growth Driving 
Businesses

Strategically  
Expanding Businesses

Intensively Developing 
and Expanding  
Businesses

Fibers & Textiles

Plastics & Chemicals

IT-related Products

Fibers & Textiles

Performance Chemicals

Carbon Fiber Composite Materials

Carbon Fiber Composite Materials

Environment & Engineering

Environment & Engineering

Life Science

Life Science

Basic Strategies

Main Products

l  Maintain and reinforce domestic business foundation and processing platform, and further strengthen 

business competitiveness

l  Reinforce business foundation of its existing operations at overseas locations, and expand business in 

growth business fields and regions

l  Strengthen Toray Group’s global operations and create new business areas by developing and expand-
ing business on multiple levels combining its strengths in diverse product lines, supply chain, and glob-
al sales

Aim to achieve significant growth by the global fibers/textiles/final products integrated business for-
mat and SCM, reinforce value chain of strategic products, and expand new business areas

Filament yarns, staple fibers spun 
yarns,  woven  and  knitted  fabrics 
of  nylon,  polyester,  acrylics  and 
others;  non-woven  fabrics;  ultra-
microfiber non-woven fabric with 
suede texture; apparel products

 Resins, Chemicals Business 
l  Allocate management resources and promote business expansion in growing businesses including PPS resin, 

resin compounds overseas and automotive materials

 Films Business 
l  Invest in lithium-ion battery separator films and promote sales expansion through product development
l  Reorganize manufacturing of PET film, increase value of existing products by utilizing global operations, and 

enhance sales expansion

 Electronic & Information Materials Business 
l  Expand sales of organic EL-related materials and accelerate technology development and commercialization 

Resins and molded products, poly-
olefin  foam,  films  and  processed 
film  products,  raw  materials  for 
synthetic  fibers  and  plastics,  fine 
chemicals,  veterinary  medicine, 
electronic & information materials, 
graphic materials, etc.

of products beyond the LCD display field

 Aerospace Applications 
l Further strengthen existing partnerships
l Capture new programs

 Industrial Applications 
l  Reinforce the overwhelming top position in the market by leveraging comprehensive strength with lineups 

of regular tow and large tow products

l  Reinforce the overwhelming top position in the wind-turbine application market through strengthening alli-

ances with major customers, supported by the cost competitiveness in large tow products

l  Develop  intermediate  products/molding  technology  and  enhance  the  supply  chain  to  meet  the  full-scale 

expansion of demand for automotive applications

 Water Treatment Business 
l Expand business and improve revenue and profit in the membrane business
l Enhance new development of reverse osmosis membrane products and strengthen cost competitiveness
l Expand sales of UF membranes in China and the USA
l Strengthen business foundation in the water treatment system and plant business

 Engineering Business 
l Expand plant business and industrial machinery (in the environment and energy fields, and life science field)
l Make use of external resources in growth areas 
l Strengthen cost competitiveness 
l Accelerate overseas expansion

Carbon  fibers,  carbon  fiber  com-
posite materials, and molded prod-
ucts from those materials

Comprehensive  engineering;  con-
dominiums;  industrial  equipment 
and machinery; environment-relat-
ed  equipment;  water  treatment 
membranes  and  related  equip-
ment; materials for housing, build-
ing  and  civil  engineering  applica-
tions

 Pharmaceutical Business 
l Expand sales of oral antipruritus drug, REMITCH®
l Create next-generation drug with new process
l Adjust management system associated with downsizing of existing pharmaceutical business

 Medical Devices Business 
l Expand sales of emergency and intensive care products 
l Develop dialyzer products and expand sales in Japan and overseas 
l Enhance expansion of bio-tools

– REMITCH® is a registered trademark of Torii Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Pharmaceuticals; medical devices

33

Sustainable Management System

We at Toray Group believe a company is a 

public  institution  for  the  public  good. 

Therefore, we run our business based on 

a long-term perspective. The word “Chem-

istry” in our corporate slogan “Innovation 

by Chemistry” has two meanings. The ob-

vious  one  is  the  science  that  forms  the 

basis for the advanced materials that we 

supply. The other is rapport. We will work 

to  realize  a  sustainable  society  by  main-

taining  good  rapport  and  cooperation 

with  everyone  involved  with Toray—cus-

tomers,  employees,  stockholders,  busi-

ness  partners,  and  people  in  the  local 

community.  It  is  our  mission  to  create  a 

global  group  with  high  inherent  value 

that  is  ready  to  take  on  global  social  is-

sues related to our environment, resourc-

es and energy.

Principal SRI indexes in which  

Toray is included

 DJSI Asia Pacific

 MSCI ESG Indexes

 Ethibel Pioneer & Excellence Registers

  Morningstar Socially Responsible  
Investment Index

 Euronext Vigeo World 120 Index

 SNAM Sustainability Indices

(as of March 31, 2017)

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34Sustainable Management System

Toray Group’s Sustainability

Contributing to a Sustain-
able Society

ciety’s  health  and  welfare. We  will  thus 

tainable growth founded on principles. As 

maximize the utilization of our advanced 

a  materials  manufacturer,  we  will  man-

The world is facing increasing challenges. 

We  believe  it  is  our  public  duty  to  help 

address social issues, such as increasing 

global warming, food and water scarcity 

due to population increases, sustainabili-

ty  of  resources  and  energy,  and  uncer-

tainty over security and health. 

As the foundation of products, mate-

rials have the power to bring about fun-

damental  transformations  in  society. We 

materials  and  core  technologies  to 

age our Group based on trustworthiness, 

wrestle with the rising costs of medical 

fairness, and transparency, while always 

care and ageing populations. 

maintaining thorough product safety and 

Our role as a basic materials manu-

quality,  and  safety,  accident  prevention, 

facturer is to constantly develop innova-

and  environmental  preservation.  This  is 

tive  materials  for  society.  This  will  also 

because we believe that we are a public 

drive our sustainable growth. 

institution  with  a  duty  to  make  valuable 

contributions  to  society  and  the  public 

Achieving Sustainable  
Corporate Growth

good.

believe we can help realize a sustainable 

At Toray we want to grow sustainably and 

society  and  fulfill  our  social  responsibili-

make  significant  progress  with  our  ad-

ties  in  a  way  that  is  only  possible  for 

vanced materials globally under our long-

Toray:  by  producing  original  materials 

term corporate vision, “AP-Growth TORAY 

that bring new value to the world. This is 

2020” (Vision 2020). We have established 

based  on  our  corporate  philosophy  of 

a  new  medium-term  management  pro-

“contributing to society through the cre-

gram, “Project AP-G 2019,” starting in fis-

ation of new value with innovative ideas, 

cal 2017 (year ending March 2018), as the 

technologies and products.”

Social Role as a  
Manufacturer of  
Advanced Materials

third stage in achieving this long-term vi-

sion. One of the basic strategies of this is 

business  expansion  in  growth  business 

fields. Under this we are working on two 

group-wide  projects,  Green  Innovation 

Business Expansion (GR) Project and Life 

Toray’s  carbon  fiber  composite  materi-

Innovation  Business  Expansion  (LI)  Proj-

als are making aircraft and automobiles 

ect.  Through  these  we  are  working  to 

lighter.  This  is  helping  to  drastically  re-
duce  CO2  emissions  and  bringing  low-
carbon  societies  closer  to  becoming  a 

solve critical issues relating to the global 

environment,  resources,  and  energy,  as 

well as to enhance the quality of medical 

reality.  Toray’s  advanced  materials  can 

care  and  contribute  to  health  and 

also  make  a  major  contribution  to  the 

longevity. 

renewable energy field, such as carbon 

Sustainable growth is essential for a 

fiber for wind turbine blades and battery 

company to survive for more than a cen-

separator  films  for  lithium-ion  second-

ary batteries.

tury.  Numerous  factors  are  needed  to 

maintain  sustainable  growth.  We  must 

To realize a recycling-oriented soci-

develop  diverse  human  resources  and 

ety  we  must  overcome  water  resource 

partnerships,  domestically  and  abroad, 

issues. Our membrane separation tech-

and  maintain  a  competitive  advantage 

nology, developed over many years, can 

based  on  proprietary  technological  ca-

help  resolve  water  scarcity  by  enabling 

pabilities and intellectual property strat-

seawater  desalination  and  wastewater 

egies. It is also vital we, as members of 

treatment. 

society, maintain good relations with all 

  We  are  pushing  forward  with  re-

stakeholders.

search and development to improve so-

  We, at Toray Group, will achieve sus-

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Sustainable Management System

Stakeholder Engagement

Toray  Group  has  established  Basic 

Policies  to  Promote  Dialogue  with 

Stakeholders.  We  are  proactively 

communicating with various stake-

holders in all aspects of our corpo-

rate activities.

Engaging with  
Shareholders and Investors

The  Group  actively  communicates  with 

institutional 

investors  and  securities 

company analysts by providing informa-

tion  materials  when  requested  and 

holding same-day results briefings when 

quarterly  earnings  are  announced.  The 

Group also provides a wide variety of in-

formation  about  management  policy 

and  strategy  as  well  as  financial  and 

earnings information through its annual 

report,  IR  materials,  and  information 

Engaging with  
Business Partners

Engaging with  
the Mass Media

While  providing  materials  and  products 

Toray  recognizes  that  public  relations 

as  a  manufacturer  of  advanced  materi-

and corporate communication activities 

als,  Toray  Group  must  engage  in  up-

have a role in fulfilling responsibilities for 

stream management of its supply chains 

information  disclosure  as  well  as  influ-

to better fulfill the needs of its custom-

encing  public  opinion.  Accordingly, 

ers,  including  the  areas  of  production 

Toray’s  Corporate  Communications  De-

facilities  and  procured  raw  materials 

partment  reports  directly  to  the  presi-

and  resources.  Accordingly,  the  Group 

dent,  and  actively  engages  with  a  wide 

has  established  its  Basic  Purchasing 

range of media organizations, acting as 

Policies to emphasize this approach and 

the  public’s  point  of  contact  with  the 

ensure fair purchasing practices. 

Company. Based on Toray’s Information 

Toray’s  Basic  Distribution  Policies 

Disclosure  Principles,  the  department 

emphasize  environmental  preservation 

provides  fair  and  impartial  information, 

and continuous work to improve quality 

even if it may cast the Company in a bad 

and  reduce  environmental  impact  from 

light,  in  a  timely  and  appropriate  man-

transportation,  together  with  fair  and 

ner.  In  fiscal  2016,  the  Company  issued 

equitable  transactions.  Together  with 

187  press  releases  and  responded  to 

our  business  partners  we  are  working 

289 media requests for information.

pages  on  its  website  for  stockholders 

toward more secure supply chain man-

and  investors.  In  fiscal  2016, Toray  held 

agement.

four results briefings and held 646 meet-

ings with investors and analysts.

Engaging with Customers 

Toray believes that the customer comes 

first. We  closely  communicate  with  our 

customers, mainly through our sales de-

partments,  and  periodically  conduct 

customer  satisfaction  surveys.  The  re-

sults  of  these  surveys  are  shared  inter-

nally at Board meetings and through in-

house  newsletters  as  we  strive  to 

provide  even  higher  quality  customer 

Engaging with Employees 

Engaging with  
Local Communities

Toray  Group  strives  to  engage  in  more 

active dialogue with nearby residents in 

The Group communicates with employ-

a variety of settings, including participat-

ees  through  in-house  newsletters,  in-

ing in events sponsored by local govern-

tranet,  company-wide  bulletin  boards 

ments  and  inviting  local  residents  onto 

and  other  media.  To  share  information 

factory grounds for summer festivals. 

and  deepen  understanding  of  manage-

Following the Toray Group Social Ini-

ment  and  business  topics,  messages 

tiatives  Policies,  we  aim  for  our  social 

from  the  President,  Japanese,  English, 

contribution  activities  to  contribute  to 

and Chinese versions of in-house news-

sustainable development while meeting 

letters,  and  explanations  of  manage-

the  expectations  of  local  communities. 

ment  and  business  topics  and  projects 

We  are  proactively  improving  science 

are  made  available  via  all  types  of 

and technology in various countries. We 

service.

media.

contribute  through  our  Toray  Science 

Foundation in Japan and similar founda-

tions  in  Malaysia, Thailand  and  Indone-

sia. We  also  actively  promote  sports  in 

Asia  by  co-sponsoring  the  Shanghai  In-

ternational Marathon.

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Sustainable Management System

Nurturing Human Resources and Respecting Human Rights

Retaining and Nurturing 
Employees who Generate 
New Value

Respect for Human Rights

Promoting Diversity

Toray  Group  believes  that  respect  for 

Toray Group is committed to promoting 

The  success  or  failure  of  a  company  is 

human  rights  is  a  mandatory  principle 

employee diversity to help build thriving 

decided by its people—employees shape 

for  corporate  management,  without 

workplaces where each individual’s abil-

its destiny. Guided by this concept, Toray 

which  it  would  not  be  possible  to  en-

ities can flourish. We believe this is key 

Group  considers  securing  and  develop-

gage in corporate activities while build-

to  sustainable  growth.  We  are  employ-

ing outstanding human resources as one 

ing  positive  relationships  with  stake-

ing  personnel  regardless  of  nationality 

of its most important tasks and a funda-

holders. Toray  Group  works  to  promote 

not only at our Group companies around 

mental  management  priority.  As  part  of 

and  raise  awareness  of  human  rights, 

the  world  but  also  at  our  headquarters 

future  global  business  development, 

and,  in  its  Corporate  Ethics  and  Legal 

in  Japan,  in  line  with  the  trend  of  in-

Toray Group will continue to secure and 

Compliance  Code  of  Conduct,  outlines 

creasing globalization. 

develop  human  resources  that  operate 

the  importance  of  respecting  human 

  We are currently actively promoting 

on  a  global  level  with  a  strong  sense  of 

rights. Discrimination of any kind based 

female  employees  to  managerial  posi-

commitment. Based on the following four 

on  race,  creed,  skin  color,  gender,  reli-

tions and improving the working condi-

goals,  Toray  Group  is  promoting  human 

gion,  nationality, 

language,  physical 

tions  of  our  female  employees. We  are 

resource development.

characteristics,  possessions,  place  of 

also expanding our employment of peo-

•  Development of fair-minded individu-

als  who  act  with  high  ethical  stan-

dards and a sense of responsibility 

•  Training  of  professionals  with  ad-

vanced expertise, technical skills and 

originality in problem solving 

•  Development of leaders who act with 

foresight and a sense of balance

•  Development of leaders and profes-

sionals  who  can  competently  com-

pete on a global level

birth, or any other personal characteris-

ple with disabilities and re-employment 

tic  is  strictly  forbidden  in  every  pro-

of retirees (60 and older). Moreover, we 

cess—from recruiting and hiring to work 

are working to improve the work-life bal-

placement, compensation, training, and 

ance of our employees. We are improv-

retirement. In fiscal 2014, the Group ex-

ing and expanding our welfare and child 

panded this commitment to address dis-

care support systems, as well as reduc-

crimination  based  on  gender  identifica-

ing overtime hours and encouraging use 

tion and sexual orientation.

of paid leave.

Internationally,  Toray  Group  takes 

stringent  measures  to  comply  with  the 

related  laws  and  regulations  of  each 

country  in  which  it  operates.  Further-

more,  the  Group  respects  international 

standards  including  the  United  Nations 

Universal  Declaration  of  Human  Rights 

To achieve these goals, Toray Group con-

and  the  International  Labour  Organiza-

ducts various kinds of training programs 

tion’s  standards  prohibiting  all  forced 

tailored to each of the four goals. These 

labor and child labor. Toray Group makes 

programs are systematic and logically or-

every effort to prevent it from becoming 

ganized, and they are offered to employ-

complicit in human rights abuses. 

ees of all levels working in every field in 

  We  hold  human  rights  promotion 

the  Group. With  a  view  to  strengthening 

campaigns annually, promoting a better 

international operations, Toray Group has 

understanding  about  preventing  sexual 

designed  the  training  to  improve  man-

harassment,  power  harassment  and 

agement capabilities, sales performance, 

maternity  harassment.  The  campaigns 

production  technical  skills,  and  special-

also  address  lesbian,  gay,  bisexual,  and 

ized skills.

transgender  (LGBT)  issues  (i.e.,  sexual 

minorities).

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Sustainable Management System

Environmental Management Initiatives

Promotion of  
LCM-based Environmental 
Management

Voluntary Reduction in 
Atmospheric Emission of 
Chemical Substances

Initiatives to  
Reduce Waste

Toray Group recognizes the importance 

To solve global environmental problems, 

Since we are engaged in the chemicals 

of effectively utilizing resources and fa-

it  is  vital  that  we  address  these  prob-

business, Toray Group believes that the 

cilitating  zero  emissions  in  creating  a 

lems across the entire life cycle of prod-

reduction of environmental impacts, in-

sustainable,  recycling-oriented  society. 

ucts  and  services.  Thereby  reducing 

cluding release of chemical substances 

We have set group-wide targets toward 

their environmental footprint while also 

into  the  atmosphere,  is  one  of  its  most 

attaining zero emissions and are making 

improving  their  economic  and  social 

important priorities.

steady progress toward our various nu-

value. To this end, Toray Group promotes 

  We are actively reducing emissions. 

merical  goals  for  our  ratios  of  directly 

lifecycle management (LCM).

Our  Fifth  Medium-term  Environmental 

disposed waste, landfill, and recycling.

This  approach  is  the  foundation  of 

Plan (fiscal 2016 to fiscal 2020) sets out 

Toray’s  Green  Innovation  Businesses. 
Toray  Group  has  adopted  LCA*1  meth-
ods and the Toray Eco-Efficiency Analy-
sis  (T-E2A)*2  tool  to  promote  and  en-
trench LCM.

*1  Life cycle assessment: Assessment of envi-
ronmental impacts taking into account the 
entire life cycle of products and services—
from resource extraction to manufacturing, 
use, and disposal. 

*2  Toray  Eco-Efficiency  Analysis  (T-E2A):  Envi-
ronmental analysis tool developed by Toray. 
It produces a map of multiple products plot-
ted along the axes of environmental impact 
and economic performance, enabling users 
to select the most environmentally friendly 
and economical products.

Initiatives to Conserve 
Energy and Efforts against 
Global Warming

Toray  Group  was  an  early  adopter  of 

greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduc-

our  targets  for  such  initiatives,  particu-

Biodiversity Initiatives 

larly  for  substances  covered  by  the 

PRTR law and volatile organic substanc-

es (VOCs).

Initiatives to Prevent Air 
and Water Pollution

Toray Group recognizes the protection of 

biodiversity as an important theme in its 

initiatives for reducing greenhouse gases 

and  confronting  global  environmental 

problems. We  aim  to  help  realize  a  sus-

Toray Group has ongoing environmental 

tainable society by analyzing the impact 

protection initiatives in place at its pro-

of our business activities on biodiversity. 

duction  facilities.  The  Group  will  focus 

Based  on  the  Toray  Group’s  Biodi-

efforts  on  reducing  sulfur  oxide  (SOx) 

versity Initiatives, we have been formu-

emissions  by  installing  desulfurization 

lating  three-year  road  maps  and  imple-

systems  and  converting  to  alternative 

menting measures in order of priority. 

fuels,  as  well  as  on  lowering  chemical 

The plants of Toray industries, Inc. and 

oxygen demand (COD) levels by expand-

its  affiliated  companies  in  Japan  operate 

ing  our  wastewater  treatment  facilities 

greenery policies and plans through 2020, 

and other measures.

Water Resource  
Management Initiatives

guided by the Toray Group Basic Policy for 

Increasing Green Areas. The plans encom-

pass  initiatives  to  conserve  green  areas, 
including natural forests*3 that have been 
protected since the plants began operat-

tion  initiatives  in  order  to  help  realize 

Toray  Group,  through  its  water  treat-

ing.  Sustainable  greenery  conservation 

sustainable, low-carbon societies. In fis-

ment  business,  is  addressing  water  re-

initiatives also help to conserve the envi-

cal 2016 we announced our Fifth Medi-

source  issues  around  the  world.  The 

ronment for communities.

um-term  Environmental  Plan,  under 

Group  also  takes  steps  to  ensure  the 

  We periodically conduct a survey to 

which we are systematically conserving 

proper management of water resources 

determine  the  usage  of  bio-based  raw 

energy by improving our processes and 

used in its business activities, including 

materials in product manufacturing. We 

installing  gas  cogeneration  systems, 

using  recycled  water  to  enhance  water 

also incorporated into our management 

among other initiatives.

usage efficiency. 

rules a process for checking for impact 

Toray  Group  practices  the  3Rs  (re-

on  biodiversity,  while  also  looking  to 

duce,  reuse,  recycle)  in  consuming  wa-

conserve biodiversity through our social 

ter  resources,  and  monitors  the  quality 

contribution activities.

of water that is released into public bod-

ies of water.

*3  Natural forests: Natural groves or forestation 
formed of vegetation native to that area

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Sustainable Management System

Corporate Governance

Basic Policy 

From  the  outset,  one  of  Toray  Group’s 

managerial principles has been that the 

purpose of a company is to contribute to 

society.  The  Group  has  developed  a 

tations by acting fairly while maintaining 

entrusted them with management. They 

high  ethical  standards  and  a  strong 

seek to appropriately fulfill their respec-

sense  of  responsibility  and  maintaining 

tive roles while fulfilling their duty to re-

transparency in management.” 

port  on  management  status  to  stock-

  When  establishing  the  corporate 

holders and other stakeholders.

governance  structure,  the  Group  seeks 

Toray’s Board of Directors consists of 

to realize these philosophies as its basic 

25 members. Since Toray Group supplies 

Management  Philosophy  that  incorpo-

policy.

rates  this  principle.  The  Group  system-

atizes the Management Philosophy as a 

Corporate  Philosophy,  Corporate  Mis-

sions, and Corporate Guiding Principles. 

Among  these,  the  Corporate  Missions 

call 

for  desirable  relationships  with 

stakeholders and enunciate the Group’s 

commitment “To provide our stockhold-

ers  with  dependable  and  trustworthy 

management.”  In  addition,  the  Corpo-

rate  Guiding  Principles  stipulate  the 

Group’s  commitment  to  “Obtaining  the 

trust of society and meeting the expec-

Systems for Executing and 
Supervising Management

materials  to  a  wide  range  of  industries 

and  globally  plays  an  active  part  in  a 

broad scope of business fields, it is nec-

essary to evaluate various risks multilat-

erally  based  on  expertise  relevant  to 

Toray is a company with a Board of Cor-

worksites,  not  only  for  management 

porate  Auditors,  and  the  members  of 

judgment  and  decision-making  but  also 

the  Board  and  corporate  auditors  are 

for  oversight.  To  that  end,  the  Board  of 

elected at the general meeting of stock-

Directors formulates a structure in which 

holders. Members of the Board and cor-

members of the Board familiar with Toray 

porate  auditors,  as  officers  directly 

Group businesses oversee management 

elected at the general meeting of stock-

and  make  decisions  from  various  view-

holders, clearly recognize their fiduciary 

points. Meanwhile, Toray also elects two 

responsibility to stockholders, who have 

outside directors to the board to ensure 

Corporate Governance System

Election

Election

Election

General Stockholders Meeting

Accounting
Auditor

Board of Corporate Auditors
(Corporate Auditors)

Audit

Board of Directors

Audit

Audit

Auditing Department

Conference Organs

Executive Committee

Board of
Senior Vice Presidents

Business Execution 
Divisions

Internal Audit

Oversight &
Decision-making Functions

Report

Governance Committee

President

Company-wide Committees

Business Execution Functions

Corporate Ethics
Committees

CSR Committee

Divisions, offices
and plants in Japan

Japanese subsidiaries
and affiliates

Overseas subsidiaries
and affiliates

Departmental Committees

Toray Group’s Management Philosophy: 

  http://www.toray.com/aboutus/philosophy.html

Toray Group’s Basic Policy on Corporate Governance: 

  http://www.toray.com/aboutus/governance/gov_001.html

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transparency  and  fairness,  to  ensure 

Toray  has  established  the  Gover-

operation of the Board of Directors

oversight from an even broader perspec-

nance  Committee,  as  an  advisory  body 

  •  Policy on nominating candidates for 

tive, and to obtain appropriate manageri-

to the Board of Directors in order to re-

members of the Board and corporate 

al  advice  from  a  medium-  to  long-term 

port on important medium- to long-term 

auditors

perspective.  Furthermore,  the  Board  of 

issues  regarding  our  corporate  gover-

  •  Remuneration  system  for  members 

Corporate Auditors  oversees  the  execu-

nance. The Governance Committee con-

of the Board and corporate auditors

tion  of  operations  by  members  of  the 

sists of the Chairman of the Board, Pres-

  •  Basic  policy  on  electing  the  senior 

Board based on professional knowledge 

ident, and all of the outside directors of 

management, including the President

in fields such as finance, accounting and 

Toray.  An  outside  director  chairs  the 

law  in  addition  to  an  understanding 

committee.  The  Committee  deliberates 

about businesses, from a standpoint en-

on  matters  regarding  the  Company’s 

tirely independent of the Board of Direc-

overall corporate governance, including:

Election of  
Outside Directors

tors as a system to secure transparency 

  •  Structure  of  the  Board  of  Directors 

At Toray, we ensure objectivity and trans-

and  fairness  of  oversight  and  decision-

and the Board of Corporate Auditors

parency of corporate governance by es-

making. 

  •  Evaluation  of  the  management  and 

tablishing  and  disclosing  standards  for 

The following table outlines the basis for election of our outside 
directors/corporate auditors and details of their independence.

•  Is highly expert in accounting and business administration as a 

Kunio Ito
(Director)

university professor

•  Has extensive experience as a corporate outside director
• No matters affect his independence from Toray

Ryoji Noyori
(Director)

•  Has  extensive  experience  as  a  university  professor  and  highly 
specialized expertise in organic synthetic chemistry, which is a 
core Toray technology

• Has experience as a corporate outside director
•  Although he served as a special adviser for Toray’s research and 
technology strategy until April 2015, the annual remuneration he 
was paid by Toray over the past three years, even at its peak, was 
less than 10% of his total income; therefore, this is considered to 
have no impact on his independence

Toshio Nagai
(Corporate auditor)

•  Has an excellent track record of high standing in the legal profes-
sion and a solid character and judgement, so we believe he can 
audit appropriately from an objective standpoint

•  No matters affect his independence from Toray

Kazuya Jono
(Corporate auditor)

•  Has held key positions in the corporate world and has solid char-
acter and judgement, so we believe he can audit appropriately 
from an objective standpoint

•  Formerly  employed  by  Sumitomo  Mitsui  Banking  Corporation 
and  Citibank  Bank  Ltd.; Toray  has  regular  banking  transactions 
with both banks. With respect to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Cor-
poration, over three years have passed since he retired from the 
board, and we have no borrowing from Citibank Bank Ltd., there-
fore independence is not affected. Toray’s balance of borrowing 
from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (including syndicated 
loans) as of 31 March 2017 is 0.9% of total assets, which is not 
high compared with other banks.

independence  of  outside  directors  and 

outside  corporate  auditors.  Toray's  out-

side directors and outside corporate au-

ditors  meet  Toray’s  standards  for  inde-

pendence  and  meet  the  independence 

requirements set by the Tokyo Stock Ex-

change.  We,  therefore,  have  submitted 

notification to the Tokyo Stock Exchange 

of their status as independent officers.

Progress in Establishing 
Risk Management and  
Internal Control Systems

To  realize  the  Management  Philosophy, 

the Company shall establish a structure 

to execute its business legally and effec-

tively  by  improving  its  internal  control 

system according to the following basic 

policy as a structure to enable it to ap-

propriately  establish  organization,  for-

mulate  regulations,  communicate  infor-

mation,  and  monitor  the  execution  of 

operations.

1.  System to ensure that the execution 

of duties by members of the Board 

and  employees  complies  with  laws 

and regulations and the Company’s 

Articles of Incorporation

Standards for Judging the Independence of 
Outside Directors/Corporate Auditors

 http://www.toray.com/aboutus/governance/gov_002.html

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Sustainable Management System
Corporate Governance

  Toray shall establish the Corporate Eth-

policy,  while  the  Board  of  Senior  Vice 

management  systems  appropriate  for 

ics Committee, as one of the company-

Presidents shall be in charge of issues 

their  respective  business  forms  and 

wide  committees  to  promote  obser-

related to implementation.

business  environments,  and  shall  re-

vance  of  corporate  ethics  and  legal 

3.  System  for  preserving  and  manag-

ceive  regular  reports  on  the  status  of 

compliance, and shall take other mea-

ing information pertaining to the ex-

sures to improve the required internal 

ecution of duties by the members of 

systems,  including  the  establishment 

the Board

their activities. 
  To establish a system for ensuring that 

members of the Board, etc. of subsid-

of dedicated organizations.

  Toray shall establish regulations for im-

iaries  effectively  execute  their  duties, 

  We shall establish the Corporate Ethics 

portant  documents  and  important  in-

the Company shall provide regulations 

and  Legal  Compliance  Code  of  Con-

formation  related  to  management, 

on the scope under which the Compa-

duct  as  specific  provisions  to  be  ob-

confidential  information  and  personal 

ny  can  reserve  its  authority  over  the 

served  by  members  of  the  Board  and 

information,  and  appropriately  pre-

execution  of  business  operations.  In 

employees, and shall take other mea-

serve and manage them in accordance 

addition, the Company shall endeavor 

sures  to  improve  the  required  guide-

with the regulations.

to grasp management information in a 

lines,  etc.  Especially  with  regard  to 

4.  Regulations and other systems per-

unified manner and provide assistance 

eliminating  relations  with  antisocial 

taining to controls over risks of loss

and guidance necessary for subsidiar-

forces,  the  Company  shall  act  as  one 

  Toray  shall  identify  potential  risks  in 

ies  by  determining  divisions,  etc.  with 

to stand firmly against them. 

business activities, promote company-

control over its respective subsidiaries. 

  We shall establish an internal reporting 

wide risk management to strive to re-

  To establish a system for ensuring that 

system  (whistle-blowing  system)  for 

duce  the  level  of  risk  under  normal 

the execution of duties by members of 

the reporting of the discovery of viola-

business  conditions,  and  prevent  fu-

the Board, etc., and employees of sub-

tion  of  laws,  regulations,  or  the  Com-

ture crises, as well as improve regula-

sidiaries complies with laws and regu-

pany’s Articles of Incorporation. 

tions and establish an internal commit-

lations  and  the  Articles  of  Incorpora-

  We  shall  establish  a  Security  Trade 

tee  so  we  can  respond  rapidly  in  the 

tion,  the  Company  shall  thoroughly 

Control Program, one of the most im-

event of a major crisis. 

familiarize  its  subsidiaries  with  the 

portant  legal  compliance  issues,  and 

  We  shall  establish  an  internal  control 

Company’s Corporate Ethics and Legal 

establish an organization dedicated to 

system  for  financial  reporting  that  en-

Compliance  Code  of  Conduct  as  a 

security export control.

sures the reliability of financial reporting.

code  of  conduct  in  common  for  the 

2.  System to ensure the efficient exe-

5.  System for ensuring appropriate busi-

Toray  Group.  At  the  same  time,  the 

cution of duties by members of the 

ness operations within subsidiaries

Company  shall  request  the  subsidiar-

Board

  To  establish  a  system  under  which 

ies  to  establish  their  own  codes  of 

  Toray  shall  establish  the  Authority  of 

subsidiaries report to the Company on 

conduct,  guidelines,  etc.  in  consider-

Top  Management  to  stipulate  matters 

matters regarding the execution of du-

ation of the laws and regulations, busi-

with respect to which decision-making 

ties  by  members  of  the  Board,  etc.  of 

ness  practices,  business  forms,  and 

authority  is  reserved  by  the  Board  of 

the  subsidiaries,  the  Company  shall 

other factors in their respective coun-

Directors  and  matters  with  respect  to 

provide  regulations  on  the  regular  re-

tries.  In  addition,  the  Company  shall 

which decision-making is delegated to 

porting  of  important  management  in-

direct its subsidiaries to establish sys-

the President, General Managers, etc., 

formation  to  the  Company  and  regu-

tems  under  which  the  status  of  inter-

from  among  matters  necessary  for 

larly  hold  conferences  at  which  the 

nal whistle-blowing by members of the 

decision-making. 

Company’s  management  receives  di-

Board, etc. and employees of the sub-

  Toray  shall  establish  the  Executive 

rect reports on the status of the man-

sidiaries  is  appropriately  reported  to 

Committee  and  Board  of  Senior  Vice 

Presidents  as  deliberative  organs  for 

agement of the subsidiaries. 
  To establish regulations and other sys-

the Company. 

6.  System for reporting to corporate au-

important  matters  decided  by  the 

tems  pertaining  to  controls  over  risks 

ditors and systems for ensuring that 

Board  of  Directors  or  the  President. 

of  loss  for  subsidiaries,  the  Company 

persons who report to corporate au-

The  Executive  Committee  shall  be  re-

shall  provide  subsidiaries  with  guid-

ditors  are  not  treated  disadvanta-

sponsible  for  the  general  direction  of 

ance  to  help  them  to  establish  risk 

geously because of their reporting

41

  Members  of  the  Board,  etc.  and  em-

  Toray shall pay expenses, etc. incurred 

  Corporate  auditors  shall  attend  Board 

ployees of Toray Group and corporate 

from the execution of duties by corpo-

of Directors meetings and other impor-

auditors  of  subsidiaries  shall  report 

rate auditors.

tant  meetings  so  that  they  may  ascer-

matters regarding the execution of du-

8.  Items pertaining to employees assist-

tain  important  decision-making  pro-

ties to corporate auditors in response 

ing  with  corporate  auditors’  duties, 

cesses and the execution of operations. 

to  requests  from  the  corporate  audi-

items pertaining to the independence 

  Corporate  auditors  shall  hold  regular 

tors. 

of said employees from members of 

meetings  with  members  of  the  Board 

  The department in charge of the inter-

the  Board,  and  items  pertaining  to 

and management and conduct regular 

nal  reporting  system  (whistle-blowing 

the assurance of effectiveness of in-

visiting  audits  of Toray  offices,  plants, 

system)  shall  regularly  report  the  sta-

structions  from  the  corporate  audi-

and subsidiaries.

tus  of  internal  whistle-blowing  in  the 

tors to said employees

Toray Group to the corporate auditors. 

  Toray shall assign a full-time employee 

  Toray shall stipulate regulations to the 

to provide assistance if and when cor-

effect that members of the Board and 

porate  auditors  request  assistance. 

Remuneration for  
Members of the Board

employees  who  report  to  corporate 

The  said  employee  shall  exclusively 

Given 

their  roles,  remuneration 

for 

auditors shall not be subjected to any 

follow  the  corporate  auditors’  com-

members  of  the  Board  consists  of 

disadvantageous  treatment  because 

mands and instructions, and the Com-

monthly  remuneration,  a  bonus  and 

of the said reporting, and shall provide 

pany shall consult with corporate audi-

stock acquisition rights as stock options. 

subsidiaries  with  guidance  to  help 

tors  in  advance  with  respect  to  the 

Remuneration for outside directors con-

them stipulate the same regulations.

personnel  arrangements  for  the  said 

sists only of monthly remuneration. Re-

7.  Items  pertaining  to  the  handling  of 

employee.

muneration is set at a level that enables 

expenses and liabilities arising from 

9.  Other systems for ensuring effective 

the Company to secure superior human 

the execution of duties by corporate 

implementation of audits by corpo-

resources and further motivate them to 

auditors

rate auditors

improve  performance,  referring  to  the 

Details of Remuneration in Fiscal 2016

Position

Total  
remuneration  
(millions of yen)

Total remuneration by type (millions of yen)

Basic

Bonuses

Provision for  
the allowance for 
retirement benefits

Stock options as 
remunerations

Recipients

Members of the Board  
(excluding outside directors) 

Corporate auditors  
(excluding outside corporate auditors)

Outside directors

Outside corporate auditors

1,334

928

154

81

24

19

81

24

19

—

—

—

0

—

—

—

252

—

—

—

29

3

2

2

Notes:  1. Recipients included six members of the Board and one corporate auditor who retired during fiscal 2016.

2. Total amounts of remuneration do not include the ¥81 million paid in salaries to eleven employee-directors.

Total Remuneration Received by Members of the Board and Corporate Auditors

Name

Total consolidated 
remuneration 
(millions of yen)

Position

Status of company

Basic

Bonuses

Provision for  
the allowance for 
retirement benefits

Stock options as 
remuneration

Total consolidated remuneration by type (millions of yen)

Akihiro Nikkaku

149

Member of the 
Board

Filing company

104

20

—

25

Note: Total remuneration only includes persons receiving more than ¥100 million. 

42

 
Sustainable Management System
Corporate Governance

results of a survey of other companies’ 

companies’ remuneration by an external 

to  implement  initiatives  rooted  in  the 

remuneration by an external third-party 

third-party  organization.  With  respect  to 

workplace  and  fully  engage  all  employ-

organization. 

monthly  remuneration,  the  maximum 

ees. 

  With  respect  to  monthly  remunera-

limit of total remuneration is determined 

Toray  has  established  CSR/legal 

tion, the maximum limit of total remuner-

at  general  meetings  of  stockholders. 

compliance committees at its domestic 

ation  is  determined  at  general  meetings 

Within  the  scope  of  the  maximum  limit, 

Group companies, and appointed exec-

of  stockholders. Within  the  scope  of  the 

monthly remuneration to each corporate 

utives  and  section  managers  in  charge 

maximum limit, monthly remuneration to 

auditor  is  determined  through  negotia-

of  legal  compliance.  Furthermore,  rele-

each member of the Board is determined 

tions with the said auditor based on the 

vant  departments  at  Toray’s  headquar-

by the President based on the Company’s 

Company’s internal regulations.

ters  collaborate  to  hold  a  group-wide 

internal regulations with a resolution at a 

Board of Directors meeting. 

The  provision  and  the  total  amount 

of bonuses are determined each time at 

Status of Compliance  
Initiatives

corporate  ethics  and  legal  compliance 

meetings  annually  to  improve  under-

standing  of  revised  laws  and  particular 

issues. 

a  general  meeting  of  stockholders.  Par-

Toray  Group  is  keenly  aware  that  strict 

CSR/legal  compliance  committees 

ticulars  of  the  agenda  at  the  general 

adherence  to  laws,  regulations  and  so-

have  also  been  established  at  Group 

meeting of stockholders are resolved by 

cial norms is an essential facet of corpo-

companies around the world. With sup-

the  Board  of  Directors  through  confer-

rate  management. Toray’s  top  manage-

port  from Toray’s  International  Division, 

ence  among  the  senior  management, 

ment takes a clear position on corporate 

CSR  Operations  Department,  and  other 

including the President, in consideration 

ethics and legal compliance, and strives 

relevant sections, the committees inde-

of the consolidated and non-consolidat-

to improve the conduct of all companies 

pendently promote initiatives related to 

ed  business  results  for  each  fiscal  year 

in Toray Group.

plus  the  historical  record.  A  bonus  to 

each  member  of  the  Board  is  deter-

mined  by  the  President  according  to 

each  member’s  performance  based  on 

the Company’s internal regulations with 

Framework for Promoting 
Corporate Ethics and  
Legal Compliance

legal compliance and corporate ethics. 

The  Corporate  Ethics  and  Legal 

Compliance Code of Conduct is a strict 

set of standards that every Toray Group 

executive and employee closely follows 

when performing corporate activities. In 

a  resolution  at  a  Board  of  Directors 

Toray operates a Corporate Ethics Com-

the event that a violation is discovered, 

meeting. 

mittee  chaired  by  the  President.  The 

strict discipline is carried out in consul-

The maximum limit of total number 

committee  oversees  corporate  policies 

tation with the Company’s Rewards and 

of Stock Acquisition Rights as well as the 

relating  to  corporate  ethics,  and  imple-

Sanctions Committee. Toray has put to-

limit  of  remuneration  relating  to  the 

ments initiatives through the joint efforts 

gether  the  Corporate  Ethics  and  Legal 

granting of the Stock Acquisition Rights 

of labor and management. Underneath it 

Compliance  Handbook,  which  explains 

as  stock  options  to  members  of  the 

is  a  Company-Wide  Legal  Compliance 

the code and gives details of the compli-

Board is resolved at the general meeting 

Committee that functions as a forum for 

ance helpline, to ensure comprehensive 

of  stockholders,  and  within  that  limit, 

sharing  the  views  of  management  and 

understanding  for  all  Toray  and  Japa-

the  total  number  of  Stock  Acquisition 

the policies that are decided by the Cor-

nese affiliated company executives and 

Rights to be allocated to the members of 

porate Ethics Committee and for report-

employees,  including  contracted,  part-

the Board shall be decided at the Board 

ing status of implementation of corporate 

time and temporary workers. 

of Directors meeting based on the Com-

ethics and compliance initiatives at work-

Overseas Group and affiliated com-

pany’s internal regulations. 

places. This committee is primarily com-

panies make corporate ethics and legal 

Given  their  roles,  remuneration  for 

prised  of  section  managers  and,  while 

compliance handbooks for each country 

corporate  auditors  consists  only  of 

communicating  with  upper  manage-

or region. These are then distributed to 

monthly  remuneration.  Remuneration  is 

ment, takes initiatives that address com-

all  managers  and  employees  to  ensure 

set at a level that enables the Company 

pany-wide  compliance  issues.  Further-

comprehensive  understanding  of  the 

to secure superior human resources, re-

more, CSR/legal compliance committees 

code of conduct.

ferring to the results of a survey of other 

operate at the divisional and plant levels 

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Status of Risk Manage-
ment Initiatives

Addressing 
Priority Risks

Supply Chain 
Risk Reduction

Toray  has  established  a  Risk  Manage-

Once  every  three  years,  Toray  reviews 

In  fiscal  2016,  we  analyzed  the  results 

ment  Committee  under  the  CSR  Com-

its priority risks. The activities for reduc-

and gave feedback to the suppliers sur-

mittee to regularly monitor the progress 

ing each risk are led by a specific depart-

veyed  in  last  year’s  CSR  procurement 

of  risk  reduction  measures  across  all 

ment or working group, and implement-

survey.  We  also  further  reviewed  ways 

Group companies and conduct planning 

ed  in  line  with  a  three-year  roadmap. 

of  addressing  global  human  rights  is-

and  promotion  of  risk  management 

Fiscal 2016 was the second year of im-

sues, particularly in our overseas Group 

measures.  Under  the  Risk  Management 

plementing  initiatives  identified  in  the 

supply chain.

Committee, local risk management com-

third  risk  priority  screening. As  a  result 

  Moreover,  Toray  Group  conducts 

mittees  have  been  established  at  each 

of these efforts, Toray surpassed its tar-

checks for the use of conflict minerals in 

of  Toray’s  divisions,  departments,  offic-

get  for  priority  risks  identified  and  miti-

all  products  and  has  been  working  to 

es, and plants.

gated in fiscal 2016.

make  its  responses  to  customers'  re-

Group-wide  measures  determined 

Considerable progress was made in 

quests for surveys quicker and more ef-

by the Risk Management Committee are 

improving  the  accuracy  of  the  existing 

ficient by integrating data management.

given to local risk management commit-

business continuity plan, particularly for 

tees, which then incorporate these mea-

major  earthquakes  and  new  strains  of 

sures  in  their  own  initiatives  to  reduce 

influenza.  Moreover,  tighter  information 

risks  particular  to  their  respective  divi-

security  measures  were  undertaken  in 

Maintaining 
Information Security

sion,  department,  office  or  plant,  while 

certain  business  fields,  above  and  be-

In fiscal 2016, we changed the IT Promo-

carrying  out  coordinated  risk  manage-

yond Group standards.

tion  Committee,  which  has  been  work-

ment activities. 

Toray  also  conducted  a  simple  risk 

ing for greater dissemination of informa-

Toray  Group  has  also  established  a 

evaluation  questionnaire  of  each  de-

tion in general at Toray, to an organization 

risk management system for the Group 

partment  head  in  fiscal  2016.  This  was 

specifically  focused  on  Toray  Group  in-

and  affiliated  companies  in  Japan  and 

used to evaluate whether any potential 

formation security.

overseas,  led  by  their  presidents.  The 

risks  had  dramatically  increased  since 

Besides this, we have established a 

system  promotes  initiatives  to  reduce 

the  group-wide  fiscal  2014  evaluation. 

group-wide  committee  working  to  re-

the specific risks faced by each compa-

This  evaluation  confirmed  that  there 

duce existing serious risks, such as legal 

ny. Each Group company reports on the 

were  no  issues  to  be  added  as  priority 

compliance; fluctuations in raw material 

results  of  these  initiatives  to  the  Risk 

risks for the current term. 

prices,  exchange  rates  or  economic 

Management  Committee  every  fiscal 

The status of risk at Group and affili-

conditions; business strategy; and secu-

year. 

ated  companies  in  Japan  was  investi-

rity export control at Toray Group. When-

Toray  Group  regularly  evaluates 

gated  through  a  questionnaire  on  the 

ever  necessary,  the  committee  reports 

company-wide risks, identifies risks that 

status  of  their  risk  management  activi-

on the status of risk reduction activities 

should be prioritized in light of their po-

ties. Interviews were conducted at some 

to the Board of Directors.

tential  impact  on  management  of  the 

of these companies, and specific mitiga-

Group,  and  is  working  to  reduce  these 

tion  measures  for  risk  were  discussed 

risks through the PDCA cycle.

with leading sections in headquarters.

In  fiscal  2016,  we  also  started  dis-

cussions  on  methods  and  procedures 

for conducting a risk assessment group- 

wide, including affiliated companies.

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Sustainable Management System
Corporate Governance

Crisis Management 
System

plans for these selected products.

In  addition,  we  finished  introducing 

a  safety  confirmation  system  covering 

Preparedness for  
New Influenza Pandemic 

In  its  Crisis  Management  Regulations, 

all  domestic  affiliated  companies  and 

In June 2015, we revised the Toray Group 

Toray Group has clearly defined the ba-

continued systematic earthquake-proof-

Business  Continuity  Plan  for  Pandemic 

sic principles for a group-wide response 

ing of plant buildings.

Influenza  to  address  both  strongly  and 

to serious risks affecting Toray Group in 

Since  fiscal  2012,  Toray  Group  has 

weakly virulent influenzas. Toray Group’s 

order  to  ensure  a  consistent  and  com-

conducted  drills  to  create  a  temporary 

business offices and plants have revised 

prehensive response in a crisis situation. 

group-wide headquarters. In fiscal 2016, 

and  begun  implementing  their  crisis 

The regulations are revised as appropri-

the Group began conducting drills based 

management systems and measures to 

ate  so  as  to  prepare  for  new  risks  that 

on  a  disaster  scenario  involving  an 

prevent the spread of infection by virus.

may emerge as a result of change in the 

earthquake  comparable  to  the  March 

In  fiscal  2016,  we  continued  finaliz-

social environment.

2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and a 

ing  our  Guidelines  for  Continuity  Plan 

In  fiscal  2016, Toray  reviewed  crisis 

secondary  earthquake  striking  directly 

and Scale-down Plan of Business Opera-

management  regulations  focusing  on 

underneath  Tokyo  simultaneously  that 

tions to prevent the spread of infection 

the  risk  management  of  domestic  and 

would  cause  extensive  damage 

to 

in an emergency and to fulfill our social 

overseas  affiliated  companies  and  re-

Group companies and plants situated in 

responsibility for the supply of products. 

vised them in May 2017.

all areas of Japan to the east of and in-

This involved planning for securing man-

As  part  of  our  crisis  management 

cluding  Shizuoka  Prefecture.  First,  drills 

agement  resources  such  as  our  supply 

activities,  we  also  recognize  the  impor-

were  held  to  establish  a  temporary 

chain  and  operational  structure  based 

tance of, and continue to provide appro-

group-wide  headquarters 

in  Kansai. 

on a classification of the importance of 

priate and timely advice to Toray Group 

Then,  in  a  scenario  in  which  the  Tokyo 

each of our products and operations ac-

employees on, issues such as managing 

headquarters  has  been  restored,  drills 

cording to the level of epidemic.

personal  safety  on  overseas  business 

simulating moving the temporary group-

Domestic affiliated companies have 

trips,  and  countermeasures  for  terror-

wide  headquarters  back  to Tokyo  were 

established and started operating crisis 

ism or political instability risks. 

held.  Efforts  were  made  to  make  the 

management  systems  and 

infection 

Preparedness for a  
Major Earthquake 

drills  as  realistic  as  possible  with  some 

prevention measures similar to Toray’s. 

parts of the scenario undisclosed to drill 

Moreover,  overseas  affiliated  compa-

participants.  Also,  in  conjunction  with 

nies are working to reduce the particu-

the drills, we reviewed the most impor-

lar  risks  they  face  in  their  respective 

Identifying major earthquakes as a prior-

tant tasks of the headquarters’ staff and 

countries.

ity risk factor, Toray Group continues to 

the departments.  

develop its business continuity plan for 

The  Group  launched  the  Toray  Di-

large-scale  earthquakes.  In  fiscal  2016, 

saster Map System after the Great East 

we formulated the Toray Group Business 

Japan Earthquake. This system is for rap-

Continuity  Plan  for  Large-scale  Earth-

idly  and  accurately  grasping  the  extent 

quakes by systematizing our previously 

of damage caused by an earthquake to 

held preparedness activities. Further, we 

Toray  Group  and  at  its  business  part-

selected  products  for  which  we  have  a 

ners. The system helped to ensure busi-

strong responsibility to supply to society 

ness  continuity  after  the April  2016  Ku-

in  the  event  of  an  earthquake.  To  this 

mamoto earthquake. 

end we compiled procedures for devel-

oping  business  continuity  plans  for  im-

portant  products  that  are  essential  to 

society  and  strategically  important  to 

our business. In fiscal 2017, we will con-

tinue  developing  business  continuity 

45

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sustainable Management System

Board of Directors and Corporate Auditors
(As of June 27, 2017)

President
and Representative
Member of the Board
Akihiro Nikkaku

Executive Vice President
and Representative
Member of the Board
Koichi Abe

Executive Vice President
and Representative
Member of the Board
Kazushi Hashimoto

Senior Vice President
(Member of the Board and Member 
of the Executive Committee)
Ryo Murayama

Senior Vice President
(Member of the Board and Member 
of the Executive Committee)
Yukichi Deguchi

Senior Vice President
(Member of the Board and Member 
of the Executive Committee)
Akira Umeda

Senior Vice President
(Member of the Board and Member 
of the Executive Committee)
Mitsuo Ohya

Senior Vice President
(Member of the Board)
Hiroshi Otani

Senior Vice President
(Member of the Board)
Toru Fukasawa

Senior Vice President
(Member of the Board)
Yasuo Suga

Senior Vice President
(Member of the Board)
Hirofumi Kobayashi

Senior Vice President
(Member of the Board)
Kazuhiko Shuto

Senior Vice President
(Member of the Board)
Tetsuya Tsunekawa

Senior Vice President
(Member of the Board)
Kazuo Morimoto

Senior Vice President
(Member of the Board)
Osamu Inoue

Vice President
(Member of the Board)
Satoru Nishino

Vice President
(Member of the Board)
Yoshiyuki Tanaka

Vice President
(Member of the Board)
Takashi Fujimoto

Vice President
(Member of the Board)
Yuji Fukuda

Vice President
(Member of the Board)
Shigeki Taniguchi

Vice President
(Member of the Board)
Toshiyuki Kondo

Vice President
(Member of the Board)
Kenichiro Miki

Vice President
(Member of the Board)
Hideki Hirabayashi

Vice President
(Member of the Board)
Kunio Ito*1

Vice President
(Member of the Board)
Ryoji Noyori*1

Corporate Auditor
Shogo Masuda

Corporate Auditor
Shoshiro Taneichi

Corporate Auditor
Toshio Nagai*2

Corporate Auditor
Kazuya Jono*2

*1 Kunio Ito and Ryoji Noyori are outside directors.     *2 Toshio Nagai and Kazuya Jono are outside corporate auditors.

46

Organization
(As of July 1, 2017)

Board of Directors

Corporate Strategic Planning Division

General Administration & Legal Division

President & Executive Vice Presidents

Personnel & Industrial Relations Division

Executive Committee &
Board of Senior Vice Presidents

Finance & Controller’s Division

Investor Relations Dept.

Corporate Communications Dept.

Auditing Dept.

Intellectual Property Division

Information Systems Division

Purchasing & Logistics Division

International Division

Advertising Dept.

Corporate Marketing Planning Dept.

Automotive Material Strategic Planning Dept.

Global Environment Business Strategic Planning Dept.

Life Innovation Business Strategic Planning Dept.

Branch

Affiliated Companies Division

Fibers & Textiles Division

Resins & Chemicals Division

Board of Corporate Auditors

Films Division

Corporate Auditors

Electronic & Information Materials Division

Torayca & Advanced Composites Division

Pharmaceuticals & Medical Products Division

Water Treatment & Environment Division

HS Business Development Dept.

Product Safety & Quality Assurance Planning Dept.

Technology Center

Manufacturing Division

Engineering Division

Research & Development Division

47

Toray Group Worldwide Network
(As of March 31, 2017)

Toray Group operates businesses in  
26 countries and regions including Japan.

Japan Overseas

Total

Consolidated subsidiaries
Subsidiaries accounted 
   for by equity method
Total subsidiaries
Affiliates accounted for by equity method
Companies subject to consolidation

60

26

86
13
99

98

35

133
23
156

158

61

219
36
255

EUROPE

United Kingdom
Consolidated Subsidiaries

  ● Toray Textiles Europe Ltd. (TTEL)
  ◆ Toray International U.K. Ltd. (TIUK)

France
Consolidated Subsidiaries
  ◉ ○ Toray Films Europe S.A.S. (TFE)

  ■ Toray Carbon Fibers Europe S.A.(CFE)

Switzerland
Subsidiary Accounted for by Equity Method
  ☆ Toray Membrane Europe AG (TMEu)

Italy
Consolidated Subsidiary

  ● Alcantara S.p.A. (Alcantara)

Subsidiaries Accounted for by Equity Method
  ◆ Toray International Italy S.r.l. (TIIT)
  ■ Composite Materials (Italy) S.r.l. (CIT)
  ■ Delta-Tech S.p.A (DELTA)

Czech Republic
Consolidated Subsidiary

  ● Toray Textiles Central Europe s.r.o. (TTCE)

Germany
Consolidated Subsidiaries

  ■  Euro Advanced Carbon Fiber 
Composites GmbH (EACC)

  ◆  Toray International Europe GmbH (TIEU) 

Others

ASIA

China
Consolidated Subsidiaries

  ★ Toray Industries (China) Co., Ltd. (TCH)
  ● Toray Fibers (Nantong) Co., Ltd. (TFNL)
  ●  Toray Sakai Weaving & Dyeing (Nantong) 

Co., Ltd. (TSD)

  ● Toray Polytech (Nantong) Co., Ltd. (TPN)
  ● Toray Jifa (Qingdao) Textile Co., Ltd. (TJQ)

  ◉ ○ Toray Plastics (China) Co., Ltd. (TPCH)
  ◉ ○ Toray Plastics (Shenzhen) Ltd. (TPSZ)
  ◉ ○ Toray Plastics (Chengdu) Co., Ltd. (TPCD)
  ◉ ○  Toray Plastics Precision (Hong Kong) Ltd. 

(TPPH)

  ◉ ○  Toray Plastics Precision (Zhongshan) Ltd. 

(TPPZ)

  ◆ Toray Industries (H.K.) Ltd. (THK)
  ◆ Toray International (China) Co., Ltd. (TICH)
  ◉ Toray Film Products (Hong Kong) Ltd. (TFH)
  ◉ Toray Film Products (Zhongshan) Ltd. (TFZ)
  ☆ Toray BlueStar Membrane Co., Ltd. (TBMC)
  □  Toray Medical (Qingdao) Co., Ltd. (TMQ) 

Malaysia
Consolidated Subsidiaries

  ● Penfabric Sdn. Berhad (PAB)

● ◉ ○ Penfibre Sdn. Berhad (PFR)
  ◉ ○  Toray Plastics (Malaysia) Sdn. Berhad (TPM) 

Others

Subsidiary Accounted for by Equity Method

  ★  Toray Industries (Malaysia) Sdn. Berhad (TML)

Affiliate Accounted for by Equity Method

  ◉ Toray BASF PBT Resin Sdn. Berhad (TBPR)

Singapore
Consolidated Subsidiary

  ◆  Toray International Singapore Pte. Ltd. (TISP)

Japan
Consolidated Subsidiaries
  ● ◉ Ichimura Sangyo, Co., Ltd.
● ◉ ○ Toray Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd.
  ◉ ○ Toray Plastics Precision Co., Ltd.
  ◉ ○ Toray Advanced Film Co., Ltd.

  ○ Toray KP Films Inc.
  ○ Toray Battery Separator Film Co., Ltd.*1
  ◉ Soda Aromatic Co., Ltd.
  ○ ☆ Toray Engineering Co., Ltd.
  ☆ Toray Construction Co., Ltd.
  ☆ Suido Kiko Kaisha, Ltd.
  □ Toray Medical Co., Ltd.
  □ Toray Research Center Inc.
  ◆ Toray International, Inc.
  ◆  Chori Co., Ltd. 
Others

Subsidiaries Accounted for by Equity Method

  ■ Toray Carbon Magic Co., Ltd.
  □  Toyo Business Support Inc. 

Others

Affiliates Accounted for by Equity Method
● ◉ ○ Du Pont-Toray Co., Ltd.

  ● Toray Opelontex Co., Ltd.
  ◉ ○ Dow Corning Toray Co., Ltd.

  ◉  Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd. 

Others

*1  Toray Battery Separator Film Co., Ltd. was absorbed 

into Toray Industries, Inc. on April 1, 2017.

Indonesia
Consolidated Subsidiaries

  ● P.T. Acryl Textile Mills (ACTEM)
  ● P.T. Century Textile Industry Tbk (CENTEX)
  ● P.T. Easterntex (ETX)
  ●  P.T. Indonesia Synthetic Textile Mills (ISTEM)
  ● P.T. Indonesia Toray Synthetics (ITS)
  ● P.T. Toray Polytech Jakarta (TPJ)

Subsidiaries Accounted for by Equity Method
  ★  P.T. Toray Industries Indonesia (TIN) 

Others

Affiliates Accounted for by Equity Method

  ◉  P.T. Petnesia Resindo (PNR) 

Others

Thailand
Consolidated Subsidiaries

  ● Luckytex (Thailand) Public Co., Ltd. (LTX)
  ●  Thai Toray Textile Mills Public Co., Ltd. (TTTM)

● ◉ ○ Thai Toray Synthetics Co., Ltd. (TTS)

  ■ Carbon Magic (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (CMTH)

Subsidiary Accounted for by Equity Method

  ★ Toray Industries (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (TTH)

Affiliate Accounted for by Equity Method
  ◉ Thai PET Resin Co., Ltd. (TPRC)

NORTH AMERICA

U.S.A.
Consolidated Subsidiaries

  ● Toray Fluorofibers (America), Inc. (TFA)
  ● ◆ Toray International America Inc. (TIAM)
  ◉ Toray Plastics (America), Inc. (TPA)
  ◉ Toray Resin Co. (TREC)
  ■ Toray Carbon Fibers America, Inc. (CFA)*2
  ■ Toray Composites (America), Inc. (TCA)*2
  ■ Zoltek Companies, Inc. (Zoltek)
  ☆  Toray Membrane USA, Inc. (TMUS) 

Others

*2  CFA and TCA were merged on April 1, 2017, to estab-
lish Toray Composite Materials America, Inc. (CMA) 
as the new company.

Mexico
Subsidiary Accounted for by Equity Method

  ◉ Toray Resin Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (TRMX)

★ Regional Supervisory Organization  ■ Carbon Fiber Composite Materials
● Fibers & Textiles 
◉ Plastics & Chemicals 
○ IT-related Products 

☆ Environment & Engineering
□ Life Science & Other Businesses
◆ Trading

Others

Major Offices in Japan

Overseas Offices and Branches

Affiliate Accounted for by Equity Method

  ◉  Yihua Toray Polyester Film Co., Ltd. (YTP)

Taiwan
Consolidated Subsidiary

  ◉  Toray Advanced Film Kaohsiung Co., Ltd. (TAFK)

Subsidiaries Accounted for by Equity Method
  ◆  Toray International Taipei Inc. (TITP) 

Others

Republic of Korea
Consolidated Subsidiaries
● ◉ ○ Toray Advanced Materials Korea Inc. (TAK)

  ○ STEMCO, Ltd. (STEMCO)

● ◉ ☆ Toray Chemical Korea Inc. (TCK)
Affiliates Accounted for by Equity Method

  ○  STECO, Ltd. (STECO) 

Others

Osaka Head Office
Nakanoshima  
Mitsui Building, 3-3, 
Nakanoshima 3-chome,
Kita-ku, Osaka 530-8222,
Japan
Telephone:  
81 (6) 6445-4101
Facsimile:  
81 (6) 7688-4001

New York
Toray Industries (America), Inc. (TAM)
9th Fl., 461 Fifth Ave., New York,
NY 10017, U.S.A.
Telephone: 1 (212) 697-8150
Facsimile: 1 (212) 972-4279

Germany
Toray Industries Europe GmbH (TEU)
Hugenottenallee 175, 63263
Neu-Isenburg, Germany
Telephone: (49) 6102-7999-1000
Facsimile: (49) 6102-7999-1008

Beijing
Toray Industries, Inc., Beijing Office
Beijing Fortune Bldg., No. 702,
5, Dong San Huan Bei-Lu, Chao Yang
District, Beijing 100004, China
Telephone: 86 (10) 6590-8961~3
Facsimile: 86 (10) 6590-8964

Seoul
Toray Industries, Inc., Seoul Office
36F. FKI Tower, 24, Yeoui-daero,
Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, 150-881 Korea
Telephone: 82 (2) 707-0381~2
Facsimile: 82 (2) 707-0067

India
Toray Industries (India) Private Limited (TID)
Unit No. 504, 5th Floor, Vatika City
Point, MG Road Gurgaon, Haryana
122002, India
Telephone: 91 (12) 4387-7900
Facsimile: 91 (12) 4387-7901

Brazil
Toray do Brasil Ltda. (TBL)
Av. Paulista, 1048-Conj 71 Bela Vista
Sao Paulo - SP 01310-100, Brasil
Telephone/Facsimile: 55 (11) 4314-7792

48

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Section

C O N T E N T S

Ten-Year Summary of Selected Financial Data 50

Management’s Discussion and Analysis 52

Consolidated Balance Sheets 58

Consolidated Statements of Income 60

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income 60

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets 61

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 62

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 63

Independent Auditor’s Report 89

49

49Ten-Year Summary of Selected Financial Data

Toray Industries, Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries

Years ended March 31

Net sales*1

Fibers & Textiles

Plastics & Chemicals

IT-related Products

Carbon Fiber Composite Materials

Environment & Engineering

Life Science

Others

Life Science & Other Businesses

Operating income

Income (loss) before income taxes and non-controlling interests

Net income (loss) attributable to owners of parent

Net cash provided by operating activities

Depreciation and amortization

Capital expenditures

Total assets

Property, plant and equipment, net

Interest-bearing liabilities

Net assets

Per share of common stock:

Net income (loss) attributable to owners of parent:

Basic

Diluted

Cash dividends

Net assets

Ratios:

Operating income to net sales

Net income (loss) attributable to owners of parent to net sales

Equity ratio

Return on equity

Debt/equity ratio (times)

Common stock price range:

High

Low

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013*2

2014

2015

2016

2017

¥1,649,670

¥1,471,561

¥1,359,631

¥1,539,693

¥1,588,604

¥1,592,279

¥1,837,778

¥2,010,734

¥2,104,430

¥2,026,470

637,343

404,015

283,734

83,580

173,213

—

—

67,785

103,429

78,565

48,069

110,367

86,423

146,787

568,996

377,644

229,421

70,390

160,207

—

—

64,903

36,006

(19,751)

(16,326)

38,447

83,764

92,349

525,204

332,735

230,433

50,676

159,787

46,656

14,140

—

40,107

(2,415)

(14,158)

166,215

74,904

57,073

1,698,226

1,523,603

1,556,796

1,567,470

1,581,501

1,731,933

2,119,683

2,357,925

2,278,386

2,396,785

680,993

591,182

642,159

596,261

663,945

512,610

580,344

632,160

518,216

1,080,757

1,024,909

1,100,176

¥       34.34 

¥      (11.66)

¥      (10.12)

¥       36.41 

¥       39.41 

¥       29.75 

¥       36.59 

¥       44.33 

¥       56.38 

¥      62.17 

—

10.00 

423.78 

6.27

2.91 

34.9

8.1 

1.00 

—

7.50 

335.04 

2.45

(1.11)

30.8

(3.1)

1.42

—

5.00 

336.65 

2.95

(1.04)

30.3

(3.0)

1.34

¥          998

¥          694

¥          591

¥          643

¥          631

¥          654

¥          786

¥    1,057.5 

¥    1,146.0 

¥   1,027.5

529

350

390

420

511

421

584

626

871.7

854.0

584,115

382,299

262,027

67,018

178,183

52,430

13,621

—

100,087

82,893

57,925

129,214

70,479

55,942

531,595

493,509

640,970

34.43 

7.50 

363.90 

6.50

3.76

37.8

10.9

0.83

638,375

397,815

243,404

69,914

170,247

55,554

13,295

—

107,721

101,091

64,218

104,410

67,443

98,384

561,923

481,906

674,149

37.46 

10.00 

384.90 

6.78

4.04

39.7

10.5

0.77

632,150

395,835

237,593

77,620

178,355

56,599

14,127

—

83,436

77,828

48,477

100,815

67,588

99,135

627,240

532,002

778,626

28.90 

10.00 

444.45 

5.24

3.04

41.8

7.2

0.73

755,474

470,542

245,741

113,342

180,197

58,205

14,277

—

105,253

97,760

59,608

161,455

78,743

118,207

781,235

654,163

944,625

35.70 

10.00 

527.32 

5.73

3.24

40.5

7.5

0.76

856,676

496,370

247,975

158,365

179,988

57,039

14,321

—

123,481

114,469

71,021

141,282

81,480

124,929

855,593

700,258

44.28 

11.00 

616.70 

6.14

3.53

41.8

7.7

0.71

892,039

521,238

251,072

186,196

183,324

55,841

14,720

—

154,480

137,808

90,132

196,142

91,168

136,556

830,612

704,253

56.31 

13.00 

591.50 

7.34

4.28

41.5

9.3

0.74

Millions of yen

856,124

499,099

254,439

161,608

186,113

54,150

14,937

—

146,893

139,012

99,418

173,958

89,073

152,039

881,434

716,399

Yen

62.10 

14.00 

638.64 

%

7.25

4.91

42.6

10.1

0.70 

Yen

Number of employees

38,565

37,924

37,936

38,740

40,227

42,584

45,881

45,789

45,839

46,248

*1  Effective from the year ended March 31, 2011, “Revised Accounting Standard for Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information” (Accounting Standards Board of  
Japan (ASBJ) Statement No.17, March 27, 2009) and “Guidance on the Accounting Standard for Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information” (ASBJ Guidance No. 20, 
March 21, 2008) are applied. Accordingly, segment information for the year ended March 31, 2010 is restated.

*2  Effective from the year ended March 31, 2014, certain overseas subsidiaries applied IAS 19 “Employee Benefits” (revised on June 16, 2011). As this change in accounting policy is applied  

retrospectively, the related financial data for 2013 reflect the retrospective application.

50

Net sales*1

Fibers & Textiles

Plastics & Chemicals

IT-related Products

Carbon Fiber Composite Materials

Environment & Engineering

Life Science

Others

Life Science & Other Businesses

Operating income

Income (loss) before income taxes and non-controlling interests

Net income (loss) attributable to owners of parent

Net cash provided by operating activities

Depreciation and amortization

Capital expenditures

Total assets

Property, plant and equipment, net

Interest-bearing liabilities

Net assets

Per share of common stock:

Net income (loss) attributable to owners of parent:

Basic

Diluted

Cash dividends

Net assets

Ratios:

Operating income to net sales

Equity ratio

Return on equity

Debt/equity ratio (times)

Common stock price range:

High

Low

Net income (loss) attributable to owners of parent to net sales

637,343

404,015

283,734

83,580

173,213

—

—

67,785

103,429

78,565

48,069

110,367

86,423

146,787

680,993

591,182

642,159

—

10.00 

423.78 

6.27

2.91 

34.9

8.1 

1.00 

568,996

377,644

229,421

70,390

160,207

—

—

64,903

36,006

(19,751)

(16,326)

38,447

83,764

92,349

596,261

663,945

512,610

—

7.50 

335.04 

2.45

(1.11)

30.8

(3.1)

1.42

525,204

332,735

230,433

50,676

159,787

46,656

14,140

—

40,107

(2,415)

(14,158)

166,215

74,904

57,073

580,344

632,160

518,216

—

5.00 

336.65 

2.95

(1.04)

30.3

(3.0)

1.34

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013*2

2014

2015

2016

2017

¥1,649,670

¥1,471,561

¥1,359,631

¥1,539,693

¥1,588,604

¥1,592,279

¥1,837,778

¥2,010,734

¥2,104,430

¥2,026,470

Millions of yen

584,115

382,299

262,027

67,018

178,183

52,430

13,621

—

100,087

82,893

57,925

129,214

70,479

55,942

638,375

397,815

243,404

69,914

170,247

55,554

13,295

—

107,721

101,091

64,218

104,410

67,443

98,384

632,150

395,835

237,593

77,620

178,355

56,599

14,127

—

83,436

77,828

48,477

100,815

67,588

99,135

755,474

470,542

245,741

113,342

180,197

58,205

14,277

—

105,253

97,760

59,608

161,455

78,743

118,207

856,676

496,370

247,975

158,365

179,988

57,039

14,321

—

123,481

114,469

71,021

141,282

81,480

124,929

892,039

521,238

251,072

186,196

183,324

55,841

14,720

—

154,480

137,808

90,132

196,142

91,168

136,556

856,124

499,099

254,439

161,608

186,113

54,150

14,937

—

146,893

139,012

99,418

173,958

89,073

152,039

1,698,226

1,523,603

1,556,796

1,567,470

1,581,501

1,731,933

2,119,683

2,357,925

2,278,386

2,396,785

531,595

493,509

640,970

561,923

481,906

674,149

627,240

532,002

778,626

781,235

654,163

944,625

855,593

700,258

830,612

704,253

881,434

716,399

1,080,757

1,024,909

1,100,176

Yen

¥       34.34 

¥      (11.66)

¥      (10.12)

¥       36.41 

¥       39.41 

¥       29.75 

¥       36.59 

¥       44.33 

¥       56.38 

¥      62.17 

34.43 

7.50 

363.90 

6.50

3.76

37.8

10.9

0.83

37.46 

10.00 

384.90 

6.78

4.04

39.7

10.5

0.77

28.90 

10.00 

444.45 

5.24

3.04

41.8

7.2

0.73

35.70 

10.00 

527.32 

5.73

3.24

40.5

7.5

0.76

44.28 

11.00 

616.70 

6.14

3.53

41.8

7.7

0.71

56.31 

13.00 

591.50 

7.34

4.28

41.5

9.3

0.74

62.10 

14.00 

638.64 

%

7.25

4.91

42.6

10.1

0.70 

Yen

Number of employees

38,565

37,924

37,936

38,740

40,227

42,584

45,881

45,789

45,839

46,248

¥          998

¥          694

¥          591

¥          643

¥          631

¥          654

¥          786

¥    1,057.5 

¥    1,146.0 

¥   1,027.5

529

350

390

420

511

421

584

626

871.7

854.0

51

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

OVERVIEW

INCOME ANALYSIS

During  the  period  covered  by  the  year  ended  March 

Net Sales

31, 2017 (fiscal 2016), the global economy as a whole 

Consolidated net sales for fiscal 2016 were in ¥2,026.5 

maintained  its  recovery  trend  despite  some  delay 

billion, down by ¥78.0 billion (3.7%) from the previous 

seen  in  the  U.S.  and  Europe.  The  Chinese  economy 

fiscal year. Regarding the sales by business segment, 

has been heading toward a rally, and there were also 

net  sales  in  the  IT-related  Products,  Environment  & 

signs of economic improvement in many of the other 

Engineering  and  Others  segments  increased,  while 

emerging countries. The Japanese economy in general 

those  in  the  Fibers  &  Textiles,  Plastics  &  Chemicals, 

continued on a gradual recovery track on the back of 

Carbon  Fiber  Composite  Materials  and  Life  Science 

an improving employment and income situation.

segments decreased.

U n d e r   s u c h   c i r c u m s t a n c e s ,   T o r a y   G r o u p 

implemented  a  growth  strategy  focused  on  taking 

Costs and Expenses

advantage  of  growth  business  fields  and  business 

The ratio of total costs and expenses to net sales for 

opportunities  while  pursuing  business  expansion  in 

the fiscal year under review was 92.8%, slightly up by 

growth  countries  and  regions,  as  well  as  further 

0.1 percentage points year on year.

bolstering its competitiveness. These initiatives were 

C o n s o l i d a t e d   n e t   s a l e s   a n d   c o s t   o f   s a l e s 

guided  by  the  medium-term  management  program 

decreased from the previous fiscal year by 3.7% and 

“Project  AP-G  2016,”  which  spans  the  three  years 

4.0%, respectively. As a result, the cost of sales ratio 

from  fiscal  year  2014  to  2016.  Unfavorable  foreign 

improved by 0.2 percentage points to 78.8%.

exchange  rates  meant  that,  the  yen  was  stronger 

Selling,  general  and  administrative  expenses 

against  the  U.S.  dollar  and  other  major  currencies 

decreased by ¥4.3 billion (1.5%) to ¥283.1 billion. The 

compared  with  a  year  earlier,  which  resulted  in 

ratio  of  selling,  general  and  administrative  expenses 

declines  in  net  sales  and  profits  at  overseas 

to net sales rose by 0.3 percentage points to 14.0%.

subsidiaries when converted into yen.

R&D expenses increased by ¥0.4 billion (0.8%) to 

As  a  result,  Toray  Group  posted  a  year-on-year 

¥59.2 billion.

decrease in both consolidated net sales and operating 

income,  while  posting  an  increase  in  net  income 

attributable to owners of parent, a record-high.

Net Sales by Segment

(Billions of yen)

Operating Income by Segment

(Billions of yen)

2,500

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

0

2,010.7

2,104.4

2,026.5

1,837.8

1,588.6 1,592.3

Mar/’12 ’13

’14

’15

’16

’17

200

150

100

50

0

-50

154.5

146.9

123.5

107.7

105.3

83.4

Mar/’12 ’13

’14

’15

’16

’17

Fibers & Textiles
Carbon Fiber Composite Materials
Life Science

Others

Plastics & Chemicals

IT-related Products
Environment & Engineering

Fibers & Textiles
Carbon Fiber Composite Materials
Life Science

Others

Plastics & Chemicals

Adjustment

IT-related Products
Environment & Engineering

52

* Operating income by segment that is not attributable to any segment 

is included in “Adjustment.”

 
 
 
 
 
Operating Income and Net Income

Business Performance by Segment 

Consolidated  operating  income  declined  by  ¥7.6 

Fibers & Textiles

billion  (4.9%)  year  on  year  to  ¥146.9  billion,  and  the 

In  Japan,  the  demand  for  apparel  and  industrial 

ratio of operating income to net sales declined slightly 

applications remained weak. Against this background, 

by  0.1  percentage  points  to  7.2%.  Operating  income 

Toray Group strived to expand sales on the whole and 

by business segment declined in the Fibers & Textiles, 

worked  to  improve  profitability  by  upgrading  the 

Carbon  Fiber  Composite  Materials  and  Life  Science 

business,  primarily  through  the  promotion  of  a 

segments, while that in the Plastics & Chemicals, IT-

business  format  that  integrates  the  process  from 

related  Products,  Environment  &  Engineering  and 

fibers to final products through textiles, as well as by 

Others segments increased.

advancing cost reductions.

In  net  other  income  (expenses),  Toray  Group 

Overseas,  mainly  in  apparel  applications,  the 

reported  net  expenses  of  ¥7.9  billion  in  fiscal  2016, 

business performance of some subsidiaries, mainly in 

down by ¥8.8 billion (52.7%) from the previous fiscal 

Southeast Asia, was affected by the slowdown in final 

year. Interest and dividend income decreased slightly 

demand  in  Europe  and  China.  On  the  other  hand, 

by  ¥0.0  billion  (0.6%)  to  ¥5.0  billion,  and  interest 

materials  for  automotive  applications  and  hygiene 

expense also decreased by ¥0.7 billion (13.0%) to ¥4.7 

products remained strong in general.

billion. As a result, net financial income of ¥0.4 billion 

As a result, overall sales of the Fibers & Textiles 

was recorded in fiscal 2016, reversing ¥0.3 billion net 

segment for fiscal 2016 declined by ¥35.9 billion (4.0%) 

financial expenses posted in the previous fiscal year. 

to ¥856.1 billion from the previous year, and operating 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries and 

income fell by ¥2.1 billion (3.1%) to ¥66.8 billion.

affiliated companies rose year on year by ¥2.5 billion 

(49.6%)  to  ¥7.5  billion.  Loss  on  impairment  of  fixed 

Plastics & Chemicals

assets decreased by ¥6.1 billion (67.7%) to ¥2.9 billion. 

In  the  resin  business,  shipments  of  automotive 

Net loss on sales and disposal of property, plant and 

applications were strong in general, both in Japan and 

equipment  decreased  by  ¥0.1  billion  (2.5%)  to  ¥5.0 

overseas. Toray Group also promoted expanded sales 

billion.  Gain  on  sales  and  loss  on  write-down  of 

of ABS and PPS resins for non-automotive applications.

investment  securities,  net,  increased  by  ¥0.7  billion 

In the film business, while the demand for some 

(29.8%) to ¥3.0 billion.

applications  in  the  U.S.  and  Europe  was  sluggish, 

As  a  result  of  the  above,  income  before  income 

Toray Group moved to expand the sales of high value-

taxes  and  non-controlling  interests  grew  by  ¥1.2 

added  products  in  Asia  and  other  regions.  In  Japan, 

billion  (0.9%)  from  the  previous  fiscal  year  to  ¥139.0 

products  for  packaging  applications  performed 

billion.  After  deductions  for  income  taxes  and  net 

strongly.

income  attributable  to  non-controlling  interests,  net 

Despite  many  of  the  segment’s  products  being 

income attributable to owners of parent amounted to 

affected  by  price  competition  in  Japan  and  abroad, 

¥99.4 billion, up by ¥9.3 billion (10.3%) year on year.

Toray Group strived to improve the profitability of the 

Net income per share was ¥62.17, an increase of 

business  by  focusing  on  the  sales  expansion  of  high 

¥5.79. The Company declared a year-end cash dividend 

value-added products, as well as on cost reduction.

of ¥7.00 per share in light of the profit conditions for 

As a result, overall sales of the Plastics & Chemicals 

the year under review and the profit outlook for the 

segment  declined  by  ¥22.1  billion  (4.2%)  to  ¥499.1 

next  fiscal  year.  When  added  to  the  interim  cash 

billion from the previous year, while operating income 

dividend, the total annual dividend for fiscal 2016 was 

increased by ¥4.4 billion (15.0%) to ¥33.8 billion.

¥14.00 per share.

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IT-related Products

and  operating  income  fell  by  ¥12.2  billion  (33.6%)  to 

Among materials for flat panel displays, smartphone- 

¥24.0 billion.

and  tablet  terminal-related  materials  performed 

strongly,  with  growing  shipments  of  organic  EL 

Environment & Engineering

applications. Shipments of battery separator films for 

In  the  water  treatment  business,  although  Toray 

lithium-ion  secondary  batteries  expanded,  reflecting 

Group  continued  to  work  on  expanding  sales  of 

growth in demand.

reverse  osmosis  membranes  and  other  products, 

  While  many  of  the  segment’s  applications  were 

exports  from  Japan  were  affected  by  the  further 

affected by price competition, Toray Group endeavored 

appreciation of the yen. Among domestic subsidiaries 

to  improve  the  profitability  of  this  business  by 

in  the  segment,  pharmaceutical-related  plant 

concentrating efforts on expanding sales of high value-

construction  and  lithium-ion  secondary  battery-

added products, as well as on cost reduction.

related  machinery  at  an  engineering  subsidiary 

As a result, overall sales of the IT-related Products 

performed strongly.

segment  increased  by  ¥3.4  billion  (1.3%)  to  ¥254.4 

As  a  result,  overall  sales  of  the  Environment  & 

billion from the previous year, and operating income, 

Engineering segment increased by ¥2.8 billion (1.5 %) 

as well, rose by ¥4.4 billion (16.7%) to ¥30.5 billion.

to  ¥186.1  billion  from  the  previous  year,  and 

operating  income  also  rose  by  ¥0.3  billion  (3.3%)  to 

Carbon Fiber Composite Materials

¥9.9 billion.

In  the  Carbon  Fiber  Composite  Materials  segment, 

while  final  demand  for  aircraft  was  strong,  the 

Life Science

demand  for  carbon  fiber  intermediate  products 

(prepreg)  remained  on  a  weak  note,  reflecting 

inventory adjustment in the supply chain. Demand for 

In  the  pharmaceutical  business,  while  the  sales 
volume of pruritus treatment REMITCH®* grew solidly, 
as  the  product  received  approval  for  an  additional 

products for compressed natural gas tank applications 

indication in 2015, it was also affected by a National 

was  slow  due  to  the  impact  of  declining  crude  oil 

Health Insurance drug price revision in April 2016. The 

prices.  Meanwhile,  shipments  of  products  for  wind 

turbine  blade  applications  expanded  on  the  back  of 

growing demand.

As  a  result,  overall  sales  of  the  Carbon  Fiber 

shipment of natural-type interferon beta preparation 
FERON®  and  orally  active  prostacyclin  derivative 
DORNER®  remained  sluggish  due  to  the  impact  of 
alternative medicines and generic drugs.

Composite  Materials  segment  declined  by  ¥24.6 

In the medical devices business, the shipment of 

billion (13.2%) to ¥161.6 billion from the previous year, 

dialyzers grew strongly both in Japan and overseas.

Total Assets and Net Assets

(Billions of yen) 

2,400

2,357.9

2,278.4

2,396.8

2,119.7

1,800

1,731.9

1,581.5

(%)

80

60

1,200

600

0

41.8

40.5

41.8

41.5

1,080.8

1,024.9

39.7

674.1

944.6

778.6

42.6
1,100.2

40

20

0

Mar/’12 ’13

’14

’15

’16

’17

Total Assets

Net Assets

Equity Ratio

* Effective from the year ended March 31, 2014, certain overseas sub-
sidiaries applied IAS 19 “Employee Benefits” (revised on June 16, 2011). 
As this change in accounting policy is applied retrospectively, the relat-
ed financial data for 2013 reflect the retrospective application.

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As  a  result,  overall  sales  of  the  Life  Science 

controlling interests and stock acquisition rights stood 

segment declined by ¥1.7 billion (3.0%) to ¥54.2 billion 

at ¥1,021.3 billion. The equity ratio at the end of the 

from the previous year, and operating income fell ¥0.9 

year under review came to 42.6%, a 1.1 percentage-

billion (30.0%) to ¥2.1 billion.

point increase compared with the level at the end of 

*REMITCH® is a registered trademark of Torii Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

the previous fiscal year.

Others

Net  sales  increased  by  ¥0.2  billion  (1.5%)  from  the 

previous  fiscal  year  to  ¥14.9  billion,  and  operating 

income as well increased by ¥0.0 billion (1.4%) to ¥2.0 

billion.

FINANCIAL POSITION

CASH FLOWS

For  fiscal  2016,  net  cash  provided  by  operating 

activities  exceeded  net  cash  used  in  investing 

activities by ¥38.7 billion. On the other hand, net cash 

used  in  financing  activities  resulted  in  ¥18.0  billion. 

Including the cash and cash equivalents at subsidiaries 

not previously included in consolidation and the effect 

Analysis of Assets, Liabilities and Net Assets

of exchange rate changes, cash and cash equivalents 

Total assets of Toray Group as of March 31, 2017 stood 

as of March 31, 2017 amounted to ¥131.4 billion, up 

at ¥2,396.8 billion, up by ¥118.4 billion compared to 

by ¥21.6 billion (19.7%).

the previous fiscal year-end. Current assets increased 

by  ¥57.2  billion  mainly  due  to  the  increases  in  cash 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

and time deposits as well as trade receivables. Total 

Net cash provided by operating activities decreased by 

non-current  assets  also  increased  by  ¥61.2  billion 

¥22.2 billion compared to the previous fiscal year to 

mainly  due  to  the  increases  in  property,  plant  and 

¥174.0 billion. Major cash-increasing factors included 

equipment and investment securities.

income  before  income  taxes  and  non-controlling 

Total liabilities rose by ¥43.1 billion year on year 

interests  of  ¥139.0  billion,  and  depreciation  and 

to  ¥1,296.6  billion,  primarily  due  to  the  increases  in 

amortization  of  ¥89.1  billion.  Major  cash-decreasing 

trade payables and interest-bearing liabilities.

factors, on the other hand, were the increase in trade 

Total  net  assets  increased  by  ¥75.3  billion  from 

receivables of ¥25.0 billion, the increase in inventories 

the  previous  fiscal  year-end  to  ¥1,100.2  billion, 

of ¥16.5 billion, and income taxes paid of ¥28.3 billion.

reflecting the increase in retained earnings due to net 

income  posted  for  fiscal  2016.  Net  assets  less  non-

Interest-bearing Liabilities and D/E Ratio

(Billions of yen) 

800

600

532.0

481.9

700.3

704.3

716.4

654.2

(Times)

1.60

1.20

400

0.77

0.73

0.76

0.71

0.74

0.80

0.70

200

0

Mar/’12 ’13

’14

’15

’16

’17

Interest-bearing Liabilities

D/E Ratio

0.40

0

Cash Flows

(Billions of yen)

200

150

100

50

0

-50

-100

-150

-200

-250

196.1

174.0

161.5

141.3

104.4

100.8

41.7

38.7

0.4

-6.7

0.6

-53.4

-104.0

-107.5

-140.7

-154.4

-135.2

-214.8

Mar/’12 ’13

’14

’15

’16

’17

Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Free Cash Flows

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Cash Flows from Investing Activities

(2) Rising prices of fuel and raw materials

Net  cash  used  in  investing  activities  totaled  ¥135.2 

The  prices  of  petrochemical  raw  materials  and  fuel 

billion,  down  by  ¥19.2  billion  compared  to  the 

used  by  Toray  Group  are  subject  to  significant 

previous fiscal year. Major cash-flow factors included 

fluctuations. If Toray Group is unable to fully pass the 

capital expenditures of ¥143.9 billion.

increases  in  such  prices  on  to  its  product  prices,  or 

cannot raise its product prices due to lack of progress 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

in shifting to high-value-added products, its results of 

Net  cash  used  in  financing  activities  decreased  by 

operations  and  financial  conditions  could  be 

¥59.6 billion year on year to ¥18.0 billion. Repayment 

negatively affected.

of  long-term  debt  of  ¥49.3  billion  was  offset  by 

proceeds  from  long-term  debt  of  ¥50.9  billion.  In 

(3)  Capital  expenditures,  joint  ventures,  alliances 

addition, short-term debt recorded a net increase of 

and acquisitions

¥8.6 billion, reversing the net decrease of ¥42.3 billion 

Toray  Group  makes  capital  expenditures  in  a  wide 

for the previous fiscal year.

range  of  business  fields.  Its  other  activities  include 

formation  of  various  joint  ventures  or  strategic 

alliances  with  third  parties,  as  well  as  business 

BUSINESS RISKS

acquisitions.

  When  Toray  Group  becomes  involved  in  capital 

Operational and other risks faced by Toray Group that 

e x p e n d i t u r e s ,   j o i n t   v e n t u r e s ,   a l l i a n c e s   a n d 

could  have  a  major  influence  on  the  decisions  of 

acquisitions, it considers the potential for profitability 

investors  are  described  below.  Toray  Group  works 

and  return  on  investment.  However,  there  is  not 

constantly to avoid such potential risks, minimize their 

necessarily  any  guarantee  that  the  outcome  will  be 

impact, and build a system to enable swift responses 

consistent  with  expectations.  If  unforeseen  market 

a n d   a c c u r a t e   i n f o r m a t i o n   d i s c l o s u r e   o n   t h e 

changes  or  significant  discrepancies  between  actual 

occurrence of unforeseen situations. Please note that 

results and initial business plans occur due to sudden 

the  risks  described  below  are  those  identified  by 

changes in the operating environment, there could be 

Toray Group when this annual report was produced, 

a  loss  on  impairment  of  fixed  assets  or  equity  in 

and  do  not  represent  all  the  operational  and  other 

losses  of  unconsolidated  subsidiaries  and  affiliated 

risks that could affect Toray Group.

companies.  As  a  result,  Toray  Group’s  results  of 

operations  and  financial  conditions  could  be 

(1)  Domestic  and  overseas  demand  and  market 

negatively affected.

trends

As  a  supplier  of  basic  materials  to  a  broad  range  of 

(4)  Foreign  currency,  interest  rate  and  securities 

industries, Toray Group is exposed to various factors 

market fluctuations

that  could  cause  a  sharp  drop  in  demand  for  its 

Foreign  currency  exchange  rate  fluctuations  affect 

products.  These  include  changes  in  both  worldwide 

Toray Group’s consolidated financial statements when 

and regional supply-demand conditions, increased use 

the  financial  statements  of  the  overseas  operations 

of substitute materials, and changes to the purchasing 

presented in local currencies are translated into yen. 

policies  of  business  partners.  In  addition  to  severe 

Toray  Group  takes  measures,  such  as  entering 

competition  with  other  companies,  Toray  Group’s 

forward  exchange  contracts,  to  alleviate  risks 

various businesses also face the risk of new players 

associated with transactions denominated in foreign 

entering  the  market.  Price  fluctuations,  stemming 

currencies.  However,  unforeseen  exchange  rate 

from the reduction of National Health Insurance (NHI) 

fluctuations  could  have  an  impact  on  Toray  Group’s 

drug prices and reimbursement prices, also affect the 

results of operations and financial conditions.

pharmaceuticals  and  medical  products  business. 

  Moreover,  rapid  and  unforeseen  changes  in 

Although  Toray  Group  takes  steps  to  maintain  its 

interest  rates  and  other  aspects  of  financial  market 

competitive  advantage,  a  decline  in  demand  for,  or 

turmoils, as well as changes in the value of securities 

falling  prices  of,  such  items,  or  the  appearance  of  a 

and pension assets held by Toray Group, may have an 

credit risk affecting Toray Group’s business partners, 

impact  on  Toray  Group’s  results  of  operations  and 

could have a negative impact on Toray Group’s results 

financial conditions.

of operations and financial conditions.

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(5)  Changes in assumptions on which forecasts are 

(9)  Laws and regulations, taxes, competition poli-

based  that  might  affect  employee  retirement 

cies and internal controls

benefit obligations and deferred tax assets

Various  laws  and  regulations  apply  in  the  countries 

Toray’s  consolidated  financial  statements  contain 

and regions where Toray Group conducts its business. 

employee  retirement  benefit  obligations  based  on 

These laws and regulations include regulations related 

future  pension  payments  calculated  in  accordance 

to  the  environment,  commercial  trading,  labor, 

with  certain  criteria,  as  well  as  deferred  tax  assets 

intellectual  property, taxation and  foreign exchange, 

stated according to likely tax refunds based on taxable 

investment  approval  protocols  and  import/export 

income estimates for the future fiscal years. However, 

controls,  and  policies  on  competition  based  on 

if  changes  in  the  criteria  used  to  calculate  pension 

antitrust  laws.  Through  the  establishment  and 

payments were to occur, or if fluctuations arose in the 

maintenance of internal control systems, Toray Group 

estimates  of  future  taxable  income,  Toray  Group’s 

e n d e a v o r s   t o   c o m p l y   w i t h   a l l   s u c h   l a w s   a n d 

results of operations and financial conditions could be 

regulations.  However,  changes  to  such  laws  and 

affected.

(6) Overseas operations

regulations,  including  the  introduction  of  new 

environmental  regulations  and  taxes,  as  well  as 

changes to the corporate income tax rate could affect 

Toray  Group  is  developing  a  broad  geographical 

Toray  Group’s  results  of  operations  and  financial 

presence, with operations in various countries of Asia, 

conditions.  Also,  if  Toray  Group  is  judged  as  having 

Europe, and the Americas. Some of the major potential 

violated  such  laws  and  regulations,  is  subject  to 

risks associated with various regions are summarized 

government  sanctions  initiated  by  a  fair  trade 

below.  If  such  risks  were  to  become  reality,  Toray 

commission, receives a notice of correction from tax 

Group’s results of operations and financial conditions 

authorities,  has  an  employee  who  engages  in  illicit 

could be negatively affected.

behavior,  or  is  unable  to  uphold  internal  controls 

pertaining  to  financial  statements,  its  results  of 

—  Unforeseen  introduction,  changes  or  abolition  of 

operations  and  financial  conditions  could  be 

laws  and  regulations  such  as  changes  in  taxation 

negatively affected.

systems

— Unforeseen economic or political events

(10) Natural disasters and accidents

— Social upheaval, including acts of terror or war

Toray  Group  places  top  priority  on  safety,  accident 

(7) Product liability

prevention,  and  environmental  preservation.  To 

minimize  losses  caused  by  the  suspension  of 

Toray Group strives to supply the world’s best-in-class 

production,  Toray  Group  conducts  regular  accident 

product quality. However, it cannot always guarantee 

p r e v e n t i o n   i n s p e c t i o n s ,   m a i n t e n a n c e   o f   i t s 

against a major unforeseen quality problem. If quality-

manufacturing  facilities,  and  safety  activities. 

related  serious  situations  were  to  occur,  Toray 

However,  the  advent  of  a  major  natural  disaster  or 

Group’s results of operations and financial conditions 

unprecedented accident could cause damage to Toray 

could be negatively affected.

(8) Lawsuits

Group’s  manufacturing  facilities,  or  could  cause 

inadequate supply of raw materials, which could have 

a  negative  impact  on  its  results  of  operations  and 

In the course of conducting its wide range of business 

financial conditions.

activities, Toray Group faces the risk of being targeted 

by legal action pertaining to various matters such as 

(11) Information security risk

intellectual  property,  product  liability,  environment, 

The Toray Group’s information systems and networks 

and  labor  issues.  If  Toray  Group  were  subject  to  a 

are fundamentally essential elements in the execution 

major  lawsuit,  its  results  of  operations  and  financial 

of the Group’s business operations and every security 

conditions could be negatively affected.

precaution is taken in their formulation and operation. 

Unauthorized access, data alteration, theft or deletion, 

an  interruption  of  system  operations  that  causes  a 

work stoppage or leads to a lost of trust in the Group, 

or  a  leak  of  confidential  information  outside  the 

Company,  or  other  such  incident  could  negatively 

impact  the  Toray  Group’s  earnings  and  financial 

conditions.

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

Toray Industries, Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries

March 31, 2017 and 2016

ASSETS

Current assets:
Cash (Note 5)
Time deposits (Notes 4 and 5)
Trade receivables (Notes 5 and 7):

Notes receivable
Accounts receivable 

Inventories (Note 3)
Deferred tax assets (Note 10)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (Notes 5 and 6)
Allowance for doubtful accounts

Total current assets

Property, plant and equipment (Notes 4 and 13):

Land
Buildings
Machinery and equipment
Construction in progress
Other

Accumulated depreciation

Property, plant and equipment, net

Intangible assets (Note 13):

Goodwill
Other

Total intangible assets

Investments and other assets:

Millions of yen

Thousands of
U.S. dollars (Note 2)

2017

2016

2017

¥      97,920
45,191

¥      89,976
30,192

$      872,727
402,772

53,213
372,909
409,332
26,438
63,911
(2,205)
1,066,709

79,831
602,423
1,859,050
107,562
111,307
2,760,173
(1,878,739)
881,434

35,633
366,587
394,034
24,113
70,815
(1,791)
1,009,559

474,269
3,323,610
3,648,235
235,633
569,617
(19,652)
9,507,210

76,942
584,763
1,808,732
97,497
106,510
2,674,444
(1,843,832)
830,612

711,506
5,369,189
16,569,073
958,663
992,041
24,600,472
(16,744,554)
7,855,918

45,779
31,516
77,295

54,299
32,860
87,159

408,012
280,891
688,904

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and affiliated companies (Note 5)
Investment securities (Notes 4, 5 and 6)
Long-term loans receivable
Deferred tax assets (Note 10)
Other (Notes 4 and 8)
Allowance for doubtful accounts

Total investments and other assets

113,206
186,512
1,566
13,513
59,813
(3,263)
371,347

118,949
158,541
1,494
12,633
62,868
(3,429)
351,056

1,008,966
1,662,317
13,957
120,437
533,093
(29,082)
3,309,688

Total assets

¥ 2,396,785

¥ 2,278,386

$ 21,361,720

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

Current liabilities:

Short-term bank loans (Notes 4, 5 and 7)
Current portion of long-term debt (Notes 4, 5 and 7)
Commercial paper (Note 5)
Trade payables (Notes 5 and 7):

Notes payable
Accounts payable

Income taxes payable (Note 10)
Accrued liabilities
Other current liabilities (Notes 4 and 10)

Total current liabilities

Millions of yen

Thousands of
U.S. dollars (Note 2)

2017

2016

2017

¥   132,014
110,244
19,000

¥   135,960
48,507
6,000

$  1,176,595
982,567
169,340

40,814
188,378
18,560
58,244
102,722
669,976

38,273
174,870
15,815
57,645
94,278
571,348

363,761
1,678,948
165,419
519,109
915,526
5,971,266

Long-term debt (Notes 4, 5 and 7)

450,757

510,349

4,017,442

Deferred tax liabilities (Note 10)

43,320

34,632

386,096

Net defined benefit liability (Note 8)

103,459

104,803

922,094

Customers’ guarantee deposits and other liabilities (Note 4)

Total liabilities

29,097
1,296,609

32,345
1,253,477

259,332
11,556,230

Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 12)

Net assets (Note 11):
Stockholders’ equity:

Common stock: 
   Authorized—4,000,000,000 shares
   Issued—1,631,481,403 shares

Capital surplus
Retained earnings
Treasury stock, at cost

Total stockholders’ equity

Accumulated other comprehensive income:

Net unrealized gains on securities
Net deferred gains (losses) on hedges
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Remeasurements of defined benefit plans

Total accumulated other comprehensive income

Stock acquisition rights (Note 9)
Non-controlling interests
Total net assets
Total liabilities and net assets

147,873

121,091
691,290
(20,822)
939,432

66,513
21
13,764
1,542
81,840
1,205
77,699
1,100,176
¥2,396,785

147,873

119,180
614,334
(21,163)
860,224

61,272
(490)
29,270
(4,708)
85,344
1,181
78,160
1,024,909
¥2,278,386

1,317,941

1,079,242
6,161,230
(185,579)
8,372,834

592,807
187
122,674
13,743
729,412
10,740
692,504
9,805,490
$21,361,720

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Consolidated Statements of Income

Toray Industries, Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries

Years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

Net sales
Costs and expenses:

Cost of sales (Notes 3, 8, 13 and 14)
Selling, general and administrative expenses (Notes 8, 9, 13 and 14)

Operating income
Other income (expenses):

Interest expense
Interest and dividend income
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries and affiliated companies
Loss on sales and disposal of property, plant and equipment, net
Loss on impairment of fixed assets (Note 15)
Gain on sales and loss on write-down of investment securities, net
Other, net

Income before income taxes and non-controlling interests

Income taxes (Note 10):

Current
Deferred

Net income

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

Net income attributable to owners of parent

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

Millions of yen

Thousands of
U.S. dollars (Note 2)

2017

2016

2017

¥2,026,470

¥2,104,430

$18,061,230

1,596,472
283,105
1,879,577
146,893

1,662,556
287,394
1,949,950
154,480

14,228,806
2,523,217
16,752,023
1,309,207

(4,654)
5,010
7,506
(4,971)
(2,925)
2,951
(10,798)
(7,881)
139,012

(5,350)
5,042
5,016
(5,098)
(9,063)
2,273
(9,492)
(16,672)
137,808

(41,480)
44,652
66,898
(44,305)
(26,070)
26,301
(96,239)
(70,241)
1,238,966

31,361
1,708
33,069
105,943
(6,525)
¥     99,418

31,435
9,191
40,626
97,182
(7,050)
¥     90,132

279,510
15,223
294,733
944,234
(58,155)
$     886,078

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

Toray Industries, Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries

Years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

Net income
Other comprehensive income (Note 16)

Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities
Net deferred gains (losses) on hedges
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Remeasurements of defined benefit plans
Share of other comprehensive income of unconsolidated subsidiaries and 
   affiliated companies accounted for by the equity method

Total other comprehensive income
Comprehensive income

Total comprehensive income attributable to:

Owners of parent
Non-controlling interests

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

Millions of yen

Thousands of
U.S. dollars (Note 2)

2017

2016

2017

¥105,943

¥ 97,182

$ 944,234

5,131
643
(14,114)
6,305

(1,950)

(3,985)
¥101,958

(17,868)
(100)
(59,118)
(3,273)

(3,933)

(84,292)
¥ 12,890

45,731
5,731
(125,793)
56,194

(17,380)

(35,517)
$ 908,717

¥  95,914
6,044

¥ 10,881
 2,009

$ 854,848
53,868

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Toray Industries, Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries

Years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

Balance as of April 1, 2015
Changes in:
Dividends

Net income attributable 
   to owners of parent

Purchase of treasury stock
Disposition of treasury stock

Change in equity attributable 
   to parent arising 
   from transaction with 
   non-controlling shareholders

Effect of change in accounting 
   period of subsidiaries 
   and affiliated companies

Other
Items other than 

stockholders’ equity, net

Total changes
Balance as of March 31, 2016
Balance as of April 1, 2016
Changes in:
Dividends

Net income attributable 
   to owners of parent

Purchase of treasury stock
Disposition of treasury stock

Change in equity attributable 
   to parent arising 
   from transaction with 
   non-controlling shareholders

Effect of change in accounting 
   period of subsidiaries 
   and affiliated companies

Other
Items other than 

stockholders’ equity, net

Stockholders’ equity

Accumulated other comprehensive income

Millions of yen

Common
stock

Capital 
surplus

Retained 
earnings

Treasury  
stock,  
at cost

Total 
stockholders’ 
equity

Net 
unrealized 
gains on 
securities

Net 
deferred 
gains (losses) 
on hedges

Foreign 
currency 
translation 
adjustments

Remeasure-
ments of
defined 
benefit plans

Total 
accumulated 
other 
comprehen-
sive income

Stock 
acquisition 
rights

Non- 
controlling
interests

Total net 
assets

¥147,873 

¥136,727 

¥544,557 

¥(21,345)

¥807,812 

¥ 79,093 

¥(387)

¥100,097 

¥   (947)

¥177,856 

¥1,207 

¥ 93,882  ¥1,080,757 

(19,191)

90,132 

(64)
246 

(52)

(17,547)

(1,105)

(59)

52 

(19,191)

90,132 

(64)
194 

 (17,547)

 (1,105)

(7)

(19,191)

90,132 

(64)
194 

(17,547)

(1,105)

(7)

—
¥147,873 
¥147,873 

(17,547)
¥119,180 
¥119,180 

69,777 
¥614,334 
¥614,334 

182 
¥(21,163)
¥(21,163)

52,412 
¥860,224 
¥860,224 

(17,821)
(17,821)
¥ 61,272 
¥ 61,272 

(103)
(103)
¥(490)
¥(490)

(70,827)
(70,827)
¥  29,270 
¥  29,270 

(3,761)
(3,761)
¥(4,708)
¥(4,708)

(92,512)
(92,512)
¥  85,344 
¥  85,344 

(26)
 (26)
¥1,181 
¥1,181 

(108,260)
(15,722)
(15,722)
(55,848)
¥ 78,160  ¥1,024,909 
¥ 78,160  ¥1,024,909 

(22,396)

99,418 

 (22,396)

99,418 

 (25)
323 

(25)
366 

(43)

1,911 

43 

(66)

 (22,396)

99,418 

 (25)
323 

1,911 

—

 (23)

5,241 
5,241 
¥ 66,513 

511 
511 
¥   21 

(15,506)
(15,506)
¥  13,764 

6,250 
6,250 
¥ 1,542 

(3,504)
(3,504)
¥  81,840 

24 
24 
¥1,205 

(461)
(461)

(3,941)
75,267 
¥ 77,699  ¥1,100,176 

1,911 

—

 (23)

Stockholders’ equity

Accumulated other comprehensive income

Thousands of U.S. dollars (Note 2)

Common
stock

Capital 
surplus

Retained 
earnings

Treasury  
stock,  
at cost

Total 
stockholders’ 
equity

Net 
unrealized 
gains on 
securities

Net 
deferred 
gains (losses) 
on hedges

Foreign 
currency 
translation 
adjustments

Remeasure-
ments of
defined 
benefit plans

Total 
accumulated 
other 
comprehen-
sive income

Stock 
acquisition 
rights

Non- 
controlling
interests

Total net 
assets

$1,317,941  $1,062,210  $5,475,348  $(188,619) $7,666,881  $546,096 

$(4,367)

$ 260,873  $(41,961)

$760,642 

$10,526 

$696,613  $9,134,661 

Total changes
Balance as of March 31, 2017

—
¥147,873 

1,911 
¥121,091 

76,956 
¥691,290 

341 
¥(20,822)

79,208 
¥939,432 

Balance as of April 1, 2016
Changes in:
Dividends

Net income attributable 
   to owners of parent

Purchase of treasury stock
Disposition of treasury stock

Change in equity attributable 
   to parent arising 
   from transaction with 
   non-controlling shareholders

Effect of change in accounting 
   period of subsidiaries 
   and affiliated companies

Other
Items other than 

stockholders’ equity, net

Total changes
Balance as of March 31, 2017

(199,608)

 (199,608)

886,078 

886,078 

 (223)
2,879 

(223)
3,262 

(383)

17,032 

383 

(588)

17,032 

—

 (205)

46,711 
46,711 
$1,317,941  $1,079,242  $6,161,230  $(185,579) $8,372,834  $592,807 

685,882 

705,954 

17,032 

3,039 

—

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 (199,608)

886,078 

 (223)
2,879 

17,032 

—

 (205)

4,554 
4,554 
$    187 

55,704 
(138,200)
(138,200)
55,704 
$ 122,674  $ 13,743 

(31,230)
(31,230)
$729,412 

214 
214 
$10,740 

(4,109)
(4,109)

(35,125)
670,829 
$692,504  $9,805,490 

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Toray Industries, Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries

Years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

Cash flows from operating activities:

Income before income taxes and non-controlling interests

¥ 139,012

¥ 137,808

$ 1,238,966

Millions of yen

Thousands of
U.S. dollars (Note 2)

2017

2016

2017

Adjustments to reconcile income before income taxes and non-controlling 
   interests to net cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization
Loss on impairment of fixed assets
Interest and dividend income
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries and affiliated companies
Interest expense
Loss on sales and disposal of property, plant and equipment, net
Gain and loss on sales and loss on write-down of investment securities, net
Decrease in net defined benefit liability
Increase in trade receivables
Increase in inventories
Increase (decrease) in trade payables 
Other, net

Subtotal
Interest and dividends received
Interest paid
Income taxes paid
Net cash provided by operating activities

Cash flows from investing activities:

Capital expenditures
Purchases of investment securities
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment
Proceeds from sales of investment securities

Acquisition of shares of consolidated subsidiaries resulting in 
   change in scope of consolidation
Other, net
Net cash used in investing activities

Cash flows from financing activities:

Net increase (decrease) in short-term debt
Proceeds from long-term debt
Repayment of long-term debt
Cash dividends paid

Payments from changes in ownership interests in subsidiaries that do not 
   result in change in scope of consolidation
Other, net
Net cash used in financing activities

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

89,073
2,925
(5,010)
(7,506)
4,654
4,971
(3,010)
(234)
(24,993)
(16,483)
17,982
(3,714)
197,667
9,175
(4,572)
(28,312)
173,958

(143,894)
(4,616)
2,114
7,009

—
4,145
(135,242)

8,621
50,929
(49,323)
(24,316)

(3,064)
(865)
(18,018)

(847)
19,851

91,168
9,063
(5,042)
(5,016)
5,350
5,098
(1,998)
(2,829)
(20,775)
(15,207)
(473)
16,817
213,964
14,945
(5,212)
(27,555)
196,142

(129,114)
(11,308)
1,702
5,762

(6,226)
(15,230)
(154,414)

(42,255)
88,182
(66,894)
(20,600)

(32,024)
(4,014)
(77,605)

(7,860)
(43,737)

793,877
26,070
(44,652)
(66,898)
41,480
44,305
(26,827)
(2,086)
(222,754)
(146,907)
160,267
(33,102)
1,761,738
81,774
(40,749)
(252,335)
1,550,428

(1,282,478)
(41,141)
18,841
62,469

—
36,943
(1,205,365)

76,836
453,913
(439,599)
(216,720)

(27,308)
(7,709)
(160,588)

(7,549)
176,925

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

109,778

112,489

978,414

Beginning balance of cash and cash equivalents at subsidiaries not 
   previously included in consolidation

1,712

57

15,258

Increase in cash and cash equivalents resulting from 
   change in accounting period of consolidated subsidiaries

Increase in cash and cash equivalents resulting from 
   merger with unconsolidated subsidiaries

—

64

40,969

—

—

570

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

¥ 131,405

¥ 109,778

$ 1,171,168

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Toray Industries, Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries

Years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

a) Basis of Presenting Consolidated Financial Statements
The accompanying consolidated financial statements of Toray 
Industries,  Inc.  (the  “Company”)  and  its  consolidated 
subsidiaries  have  been  prepared  in  accordance  with  the 
provisions  set  forth  in  the  Financial  Instruments  and 
Exchange Act of Japan and its related accounting regulations, 
and  in  conformity  with  accounting  principles  and  practices 
generally  accepted  in  Japan,  which  are  different  in  certain 
respects  as  to  application  and  disclosure  requirements  of 
International Financial Reporting Standards.

For the preparation of consolidated financial statements, 
the  accounting  policies  and  procedures  applied  to  a  parent 
company  and  its  subsidiaries  for  similar  transactions  and 
events  under  similar  circumstances  should  be  unified,  in 
principle.  However,  financial  statements  prepared  by 
overseas  subsidiaries  in  accordance  with  International 
Financial  Reporting  Standards  or  the  generally  accepted 
accounting principles in the United States tentatively may be 
used for the consolidation process. In addition, some items 
should be adjusted in the consolidation process so that net 
income  is  accurately  accounted  for,  unless  they  are  not 
material.

Certain  items  presented  in  the  original  consolidated 
financial  statements  in  Japanese  have  been  reclassified  for 
the convenience of readers outside Japan.

b) Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include 
the  accounts  of  the  Company  and  substantially  all  of  its 
subsidiaries.

Assets and liabilities of the consolidated subsidiaries are 
revalued  to  fair  market  value  when  the  Company  acquires 
control over the subsidiaries.

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and affiliated 

companies are accounted for by the equity method.

All  intercompany  accounts  and  transactions  have  been 
eliminated  in  consolidation.  The  difference  between  the 
acquisition  cost  and  the  underlying  net  assets  of  the 
subsidiaries  is  recognized  as  goodwill  and  amortized 
principally over its estimated useful life not exceeding twenty 
years on a straight-line method.

c) Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash  and  cash  equivalents  at  March  31,  2017  and  2016 
include  cash,  short-term  time  deposits  which  may  be 
withdrawn  on  demand  without  diminution  of  principal  and 
highly  liquid  investments  with  original  maturities  of  three 
months or less.

Cash and cash equivalents consisted of:

Millions of yen

2017
¥  97,920
45,191

2016
¥  89,976
30,192 

Thousands of
U.S. dollars

2017
$   872,727 
402,772 

(11,746)

(10,390)

(104,688)

40
¥131,405

—
¥109,778

357 
$1,171,168 

Cash
Time deposits
Less—Time deposits with 
   maturities of over 
   3 months
Marketable securities with 
   original maturities of 
   3 months or less
Cash and cash equivalents

d) Financial Instruments
Derivatives:

 All derivatives are stated at fair value, with changes in fair 
value  included  in  net  income  or  loss  for  the  period  in 
which  they  arise,  except  for  derivatives  that  are 
designated  as  “hedging  instruments”  (see  Hedge 
Accounting below).

Securities:

 Held-to-maturity debt securities that the Company and its 
consolidated  subsidiaries  have  the  intent  to  hold  to 
maturity, are stated at cost after accounting for premium 
or discount on acquisition, which are amortized over the 
period to maturity.

Other  securities  for  which  market  quotations  are 
available are stated at fair value. Net unrealized gains or 
losses on these securities are reported as a separate item 
in net assets at a net-of-tax amount.

Other  securities  for  which  market  quotations  are 
unavailable  are  stated  at  cost,  except  as  stated  in  the 
paragraph below.

In cases where the fair value of held-to-maturity debt 
securities  or  other  securities  has  declined  significantly 
and  such  impairment  of  the  value  is  not  deemed 
temporary, those securities are written down to fair value 
and  the  resulting  losses  are  included  in  net  income  or 
loss for the period.

Hedge Accounting:

 Gains  or  losses  arising  from  changes  in  fair  value  of 
derivatives  designated  as  “hedging  instruments”  are 
deferred as a separate item of net assets at a net-of-tax 
amount and included in net income or loss in the same 
period during which the gains and losses on the hedged 
items or transactions are recognized.

The derivatives designated as hedging instruments by 
the  Company  and  its  consolidated  subsidiaries  are 
principally  interest  rate  swaps  and  forward  foreign 
exchange contracts. The related hedged items are trade 
accounts  receivable  and  payable,  long-term  bank  loans 
and  debt  securities  issued  by  the  Company  and  its 
consolidated subsidiaries.

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The Company and its consolidated subsidiaries have 
a policy to utilize the above hedging instruments in order 
to reduce their exposure to the risk of interest rate and 
foreign currency fluctuations. Thus, their purchases of the 
hedging  instruments  are  limited  to,  at  maximum,  the 
amounts of the hedged items.

The  Company  and  its  consolidated  subsidiaries 
evaluate  the  effectiveness  of  hedging  activities  by 
reference  to  the  accumulated  gains  or  losses  on  the 
hedging instruments and the related hedged items from 
the commencement of the hedges.

e) Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
In the Company and its domestic consolidated subsidiaries, 
an allowance for doubtful accounts, including receivables and 
loans, is determined from the amounts considered unlikely to 
be  recovered,  estimated  from  past  actual  bad  debt  ratio 
records  for  general  receivables  and  from  studying  the 
probability  of  recovery  in  individual  cases  where  there  is 
concern over claims.

f) Inventories
Inventories  are  stated  at  the  lower  of  acquisition  cost, 
principally determined by the moving average method, or net 
selling  value  to  reflect  any  decreased  profitability  of 
inventories.

g) Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost.

Depreciation  for  property,  plant  and  equipment  (except 
leased  assets)  is  principally  computed  by  the  straight-line 
method at rates based on estimated useful lives that are as 
follows:

Buildings 

  Machinery and equipment 

3–60 years
3–15 years

Principally,  a  depreciation  method  of  leased  assets  is 

identical to the method applicable to its own fixed assets. 

h) Income Taxes
Income taxes of the Company and its domestic consolidated 
subsidiaries  consist  of  corporate  income  taxes,  local 
inhabitants  taxes  and  enterprise  taxes.  Deferred  income 
taxes are determined using the asset and liability approach, 
where  deferred  tax  assets  and  liabilities  are  recognized  for 
temporary  differences  between  the  tax  basis  of  assets  and 
liabilities  and  their  reported  amount  in  the  financial 
statements.  The  Company  also  provides  for  the  anticipated 
tax  effect  of  future  remittances  of  retained  earnings  from 
subsidiaries and affiliated companies.

The  Company  and  some  of  its  domestic  consolidated 

subsidiaries adopt the consolidated taxation system.

i) Consumption Taxes
Transactions  subject  to  consumption  taxes  are  recorded  at 
amounts exclusive of consumption taxes.

j) Retirement Benefits
The  Company  and  its  domestic  consolidated  subsidiaries 
have  an  unfunded  lump-sum  benefit  plan,  a  funded 
contributory pension plan and a defined contribution pension 
plan covering all eligible employees.

Under the terms of the unfunded lump-sum benefit plan, 
eligible  employees  are  entitled  under  most  circumstances, 
upon mandatory retirement or earlier voluntary severance, to 
indemnities based on compensation at the time of severance 
and years of service.

The  funded  contributory  pension  plan  and  the  defined 
contribution  pension  plan  provide,  in  general,  pension 
payments for life commencing from age 60.

To  provide  for  the  payment  of  retirement  benefits  to 
employees,  net  defined  benefit  liability  is  recognized  at  an 
amount equal to the expected retirement benefit obligations 
net  of  the  fair  value  of  pension  assets  at  the  end  of  the 
period.

Past  service  cost  is  amortized  as  incurred  using  the 
straight-line  method  over  a  certain  period  within  the 
employees’ average remaining years of service (primarily 13 
years).

Actuarial  gains  and  losses  are  amortized  from  the 
following fiscal year after recognition using the straight-line 
method over a certain period within the employees’ average 
remaining years of service (primarily 13 years).

Unrecognized actuarial gains and losses and unrecognized 
past  service  cost  are  recognized  in  remeasurements  of 
defined  benefit  plans  in  accumulated  other  comprehensive 
income under the net assets section, net of deferred taxes.

Allowance  for  retirement  benefits  for  members  of  the 
Board and corporate auditors (“executives”) of the Company 
and  certain  of  its  domestic  consolidated  subsidiaries  is 
provided  based  on  the  companies’  pertinent  rules  and  is 
calculated as the estimated amount which would be payable 
if all executives were to retire at the balance sheet date. Any 
amounts payable to executives upon retirement are subject 
to approval at the annual stockholders’ meeting. The amount 
is  included  in  “customers’  guarantee  deposits  and  other 
liabilities” on the consolidated balance sheets.

k) Appropriation of Retained Earnings
Cash  dividends  are  recorded  in  the  fiscal  year  when  the 
proposed appropriation of retained earnings is approved by 
the Board of Directors and/or stockholders.

l) Foreign Currency Transactions
All  monetary  assets  and  liabilities  denominated  in  foreign 
currencies, whether long-term or short-term, are translated 
into  Japanese  yen  at  the  exchange  rates  prevailing  at  the 
balance sheet date. Resulting gains and losses are included in 
net income or loss for the period.

m) Translation of Foreign Currency Financial Statements
Translation  of  foreign  currency  financial  statements  of 
overseas  subsidiaries  into  Japanese  yen  for  consolidation 
purposes  is  made  by  using  the  current  exchange  rates 

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prevailing  at  their  balance  sheet  dates,  with  the  exception 
that the translation of stockholders’ equity is made by using 
historical  rates.  Revenue  and  expense  accounts  are 
principally  translated  at  the  average  exchange  rates  during 
the year. Differences in yen amounts arising from the use of 
different rates are presented as “foreign currency translation 
adjustments” in net assets except for the portion belonging 
to  non-controlling  shareholders,  which  is  included  in  “non-
controlling interests” in net assets.

2. U.S. DOLLAR AMOUNTS

n)  Application  of  Revised  Implementation  Guidance  on 

Recoverability of Deferred Tax Assets 

The  Company  and  its  consolidated  subsidiaries  adopted 
“Revised  Implementation  Guidance  on  Recoverability  of 
Deferred Tax Assets” (ASBJ Guidance No. 26, March 28, 2016) 
from the beginning of the year ended March 31, 2017.

The  Company  and  its  domestic  consolidated  subsidiaries 
maintain  their  accounting  records  in  yen.  The  U.S.  dollar 
amounts included in the accompanying consolidated financial 
statements  and  notes  thereto  represent  the  arithmetic 
results of translating yen into U.S. dollars at the rate of ¥112.2 
to $1.00, the approximate exchange rate prevailing on March 

31, 2017. The inclusion of such U.S. dollar amounts is solely 
for  the  convenience  of  readers  outside  Japan  and  is  not 
intended to imply that the assets and liabilities that originated 
in yen have been or could be readily converted, realized or 
settled in U.S. dollars at this or at any other rate.

3. INVENTORIES

At March 31, 2017 and 2016, inventories consisted of the following:

Merchandise and finished goods
Work in process
Raw materials and supplies

Millions of yen

2017
¥235,127
78,646
95,559
¥409,332

2016
¥229,199
75,992
88,843
¥394,034

Thousands of
U.S. dollars

2017
$2,095,606
700,945
851,684
$3,648,235

Losses recognized and charged to cost of sales as a result of valuation at March 31, 2017 and 2016 were ¥6,246 million ($55,668 
thousand) and ¥6,443 million, respectively.

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4. SHORT-TERM BANK LOANS, LONG-TERM DEBT AND LEASE OBLIGATIONS

Short-term  bank  loans  at  March  31,  2017  and  2016  represented  bank  overdrafts  and  short-term  notes.  The  Company  is  not 
required to pay commitment fees on unused balances of the bank overdraft agreements.

Long-term debt and lease obligations at March 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

Loans principally from banks and insurance companies with interest rates
   primarily from 0.02% to 11.50%, maturing serially through 2026:

Unsecured
Secured

Lease obligations maturing serially through 2036:

Unsecured

Yen notes with an interest rate of 0.42% due 2018
Yen notes with an interest rate of 0.93% due 2022
Yen notes with an interest rate of 1.01% due 2023
Zero coupon convertible bonds due 2019
Zero coupon convertible bonds due 2021

Less amounts due within one year

At March 31, 2017, assets pledged as collateral were as follows:

Time deposits
Property, plant and equipment, net
Investment securities
Others

Millions of yen

2017

2016

Thousands of
U.S. dollars

2017

¥420,399
592

4,384
10
20,000
20,000
50,000
50,000
565,385
111,376
¥454,009

¥418,581
 255 

$3,746,872
5,276

3,437
20
20,000
20,000
50,000
50,000
562,293
49,558
¥512,735

39,073
89
178,253
178,253
445,633
445,633
5,039,082
992,656
$4,046,426

Millions of yen

Thousands of
U.S. dollars

¥   828
4,045
1,023
518
¥6,414

$  7,380
36,052
9,118
4,617
$57,166

The annual maturities of long-term debt and lease obligations subsequent to March 31, 2017 were as follows:

Years ending March 31:
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023 and thereafter

Millions of yen

Thousands of
U.S. dollars

¥111,376
62,007
64,451
66,946
68,070
192,535
¥565,385

$   992,656
552,647
574,430
596,667
606,684
1,715,998
$5,039,082

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5. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Conditions of Financial Instruments
a) Policy in Relation to Financial Instruments
The policy of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries 
is to manage funds only by short-term deposits, etc. and to 
raise  funds  by  borrowing  from  banks  and  issuing  corporate 
bonds.  The  Company  and  its  consolidated  subsidiaries  use 
derivatives  to  hedge  risks  associated  with  foreign  currency 
exchange rates and fluctuations of borrowing interest rates 
and do not enter into derivative transactions for speculative 
or trading purposes.

b)  Contents  and  Risk  of  Financial  Instruments  and  Risk 

Management System

Trade receivables are operating receivables and therefore are 
exposed to customer credit risk. Under its internal regulations, 
the  Company  carefully  manages  the  payment  periods  for 
receivables  and  outstanding  balances  of  all  customers  and 
regularly  monitors  the  credit  standing  of  major  clients. 
Consolidated subsidiaries also monitor and manage the credit 
standings of their clients. Operating receivables and payables 
denominated in foreign currencies that arise from the global 
business  operations  are  also  exposed  to  foreign  currency 
exchange risk. The Company and its consolidated subsidiaries 
hedge this risk mainly through the use of forward exchange 
contracts  against  positions  after  netting  receivables  and 
payables  denominated  in  the  same  foreign  currencies. 
Likewise,  the  Company  and  its  consolidated  subsidiaries 
mainly  use  currency  swaps  to  hedge  the  foreign  currency 
exchange risk of bank loans denominated in foreign currencies.
I n v e s t m e n t   s e c u r i t i e s   a r e   m o s t l y   t h e   s h a r e s   o f 
corporations with which the Group has business relationships 
and are exposed to the risk of market price fluctuations. The 
fair value of the investment securities and financial positions 
of the issuing entities (clients) are regularly monitored.

Trade payables are operating payables, most of which are 

due and payable within one year.

Short-term bank loans and commercial paper are financing 
instruments mainly for operating transactions, while long-term 
bank loans and bonds (due within ten years, in principle) are 
primarily for capital expenditures. Bank loans and bonds are 
exposed to the risk of interest rate fluctuation. Bank loans and 
bonds at floating interest rates carry the risk of higher interest 
expenses when rates rise, while bank loans and bonds at fixed 
interest rates carry the risk of higher interest expenses when 
rates fall. The Company and its consolidated subsidiaries use 
derivative  transactions  (interest  rate  swap  transactions)  to 
minimize  the  risk  of  interest  rate  fluctuation,  taking  into 
consideration  the  balance  between  fixed  interest  rates  and 
floating interest rates.

Hedging instruments, hedged items, the policy for utilizing 
such hedging instruments and the method for evaluating the 
effectiveness  of  hedging  activities  are  described  in  Note  1. 
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES d) Financial Instruments, 
Hedge Accounting in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial 
Statements.

Derivative  transactions  are  executed  and  managed  in 
accordance  with  the  internal  regulations  prescribing  the 
authorization  for  transactions.  To  mitigate  credit  risk,  the 
Company  and  its  consolidated  subsidiaries  carry  out 
derivative  transactions  only  with  highly  rated  financial 
institutions.

c)  Supplemental  Explanation  on  Fair  Value  of  Financial 

Instruments

The  fair  value  of  financial  instruments  is  based  on  market 
prices,  or  reasonable  estimate  of  fair  value  for  instruments 
for  which  market  prices  are  not  available.  Estimates  of  fair 
value are subject to fluctuation because they employ various 
factors and assumptions. In addition, the contract amount of 
derivatives  in  Note  7.  DERIVATIVES  in  the  Notes  to  the 
Consolidated  Financial  Statements  is  not  an  indicator  of 
market risk associated with derivative transactions.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Carrying value, fair value and unrealized gain (loss) as of March 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows.

In addition, financial instruments, for which it is extremely difficult to measure the fair value, are not included. (Please refer to 

Note 2 below).

Cash and time deposits
Trade receivables
Investment securities

Held-to-maturity debt securities
Investment securities in subsidiaries and affiliated companies
Other securities

Assets
Trade payables
Short-term bank loans
Commercial paper
Bonds*1
Long-term bank loans*2
Liabilities
Derivative transactions*3

Hedge accounting is not applied
Hedge accounting is applied

Derivative transactions

Cash and time deposits
Trade receivables
Investment securities

Held-to-maturity debt securities
Investment securities in subsidiaries and affiliated companies
Other securities

Assets
Trade payables
Short-term bank loans
Commercial paper
Bonds*1
Long-term bank loans*2
Liabilities
Derivative transactions*3

Hedge accounting is not applied
Hedge accounting is applied

Derivative transactions

Millions of yen

2017

Carrying value

Fair value

Unrealized gain (loss)

¥143,111
426,122

¥143,111
426,122

100
22,001
177,825
¥769,159
¥229,192
132,014
19,000
140,010
420,991
¥941,207

103
20,788
177,825
¥767,949
¥229,192
132,014
19,000
162,942
420,261
¥963,409

¥      (135)
101 
¥        (34)

¥      (135)
101 
¥        (34)

Millions of yen

2016

¥        —
—

3
(1,213)
—
¥ (1,210)
¥        —
—
—
22,932
(730)
¥22,202

¥        —
—
¥        —

Carrying value

Fair value

Unrealized gain (loss)

¥120,168
402,220

105
20,785
151,051
¥694,329
¥213,143
135,960
6,000
140,020
418,836
¥913,959

¥         56
12
¥         68

¥120,168
402,220

110
19,178
151,051
¥692,727
¥213,143
135,960
6,000
163,078
422,631
¥940,812

¥         56
12
¥         68

¥        —
—

5
(1,607)
—
¥ (1,602)
¥       —
—
—
23,058
3,795
¥26,853

¥       —
—
¥       —

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Cash and time deposits
Trade receivables
Investment securities

Held-to-maturity debt securities
Investment securities in subsidiaries and affiliated companies
Other securities

Assets
Trade payables
Short-term bank loans
Commercial paper
Bonds*1
Long-term bank loans*2
Liabilities
Derivative transactions*3

Hedge accounting is not applied
Hedge accounting is applied

Derivative transactions

Thousands of U.S. dollars

2017

Carrying value

Fair value

Unrealized gain (loss)

$1,275,499 
3,797,879

$1,275,499 
3,797,879

$          —
—

891
196,087
1,584,893
$6,855,250 
$2,042,709 
1,176,595
169,340
1,247,861
3,752,148
$8,388,654 

918
185,276
1,584,893
$6,844,465 
$2,042,709 
1,176,595
169,340
1,452,246
3,745,642
$8,586,533 

$      (1,203)
900
$         (303)

$      (1,203)
900
$         (303)

27
(10,811)
—
$ (10,784)
$          —
—
—
204,385
(6,506)
$197,879 

$          —
—
$          —

*1 Bonds include bonds due within one year.
*2 Long-term bank loans include long-term bank loans due within one year.
*3 Receivables and payables arising from derivative transactions are indicated in net amounts. Total net payables, if any, are shown in parentheses.

Notes:
1.  Estimation method for fair value of financial instruments and items related to securities and derivative transactions
  Assets

Cash and time deposits and Trade receivables

 Carrying  value  is  used  for  fair  value  since  the  items  will  be  settled  within  the  short  term  and  the  fair  value  is 
approximately equal to the carrying value.

Investment securities

 Securities are valued at quoted market price. Debt securities, etc. are valued at quoted market price or at the price 
provided by correspondent financial institutions. For information on securities classified by holding purpose, please 
refer to Note 6. SECURITIES of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Liabilities

Trade payables, Short-term bank loans and Commercial paper

 Carrying  value  is  used  for  fair  value  since  the  items  will  be  settled  within  the  short  term  and  the  fair  value  is 
approximately equal to the carrying value.

Bonds

 The fair value of bonds with market price is based on market price. The fair value of bonds without market price is 
estimated by discounting the principal amounts and interest based on interest rates adjusted for the remaining periods 
and credit risk of the bonds. However, for floating-rate bonds or fixed-rate bonds converted to floating using interest 
rate swaps accounted for under the special accounting treatment for interest rate swaps, the fair value is approximately 
equal to the carrying value because the interest rates are adjusted periodically. Therefore, the fair value is based on the 
carrying value.
Long-term bank loans

 The  fair  value  of  long-term  bank  loans  is  estimated  by  discounting  the  principal  amounts  and  interest  based  on 
estimated interest rates if similar new loans were entered into in the current period. The fair value of long-term bank 
loans for which the special accounting method for interest rate swaps is applied is estimated by discounting the total 
principal amount and interest (accounted for together with the interest rate swaps) based on estimated interest rates 
if  similar  new  loans  were  entered  into  in  the  current  period.  For  long-term  bank  loans  at  floating  interest  rates, 
however,  the  fair  value  is  approximately  equal  to  the  carrying  value  because  the  interest  rates  are  adjusted 
periodically. Therefore, the fair value is based on the carrying value.

  Derivative transactions

Please refer to Note 7. DERIVATIVES in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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2. Financial instruments for which it is extremely difficult to determine the fair value

Unlisted equity securities
Unlisted debt securities

Millions of yen

2017
¥78,266
2,000

2016

¥83,080
2,000

Thousands of
U.S. dollars

2017

$ 697,558
17,825

 These securities have no quoted market price and the fair value is extremely difficult to determine. Therefore, they are not 
included in the preceding table.

3. Redemption schedule for receivables and investment securities with maturities at March 31, 2017 and 2016

Cash and time deposits
Trade receivables
Investment securities

Held-to-maturity debt securities
Other securities

Cash and time deposits
Trade receivables
Investment securities

Held-to-maturity debt securities
Other securities

Cash and time deposits
Trade receivables
Investment securities

Held-to-maturity debt securities
Other securities

Millions of yen

2017

Due within
one year

Due after one year
through five years

Due after five years
through ten years

Due after
ten years

¥143,111
426,112

9
40
¥569,272 

¥—
—

—
—
¥—

¥ —
—

12
60 
¥72

¥ —
10

79
1 
¥90

Millions of yen

2016

Due within
one year

Due after one year
through five years

Due after five years
through ten years

Due after
ten years

¥120,168
402,106

16
986
¥523,276

¥  —
114

79
—
¥193

¥—
—

10
10
¥20

¥   —
—

—
100
¥100

Thousands of U.S. dollars

2017

Due within
one year

Due after one year
through five years

Due after five years
through ten years

Due after
ten years

$1,275,499
3,797,790

80
357
$5,073,725 

$   —
89

704
9 
$802

$   —
—

107
535  

$642

$—
—

—
—
$—

4.  The redemption schedule for long-term debt is disclosed in Note 4. SHORT-TERM BANK LOANS, LONG-TERM DEBT AND LEASE 

OBLIGATIONS of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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6. SECURITIES

At March 31, 2017 and 2016, information on securities classified as held-to-maturity debt securities was as follows:

Millions of yen

2017

Thousands of U.S. dollars

2017

Held-to-maturity debt securities

Carrying
value

¥100

Fair
value

¥103

Unrealized
gains

Unrealized
losses

¥3

¥0

Carrying
value

$891 

Fair
value

Unrealized
gains

Unrealized
losses

$918 

$27 

$0

Held-to-maturity debt securities

Carrying
value

¥105

Fair
value

¥110

Unrealized
gains

Unrealized
losses

¥5

¥—

Millions of yen

2016

At March 31, 2017 and 2016, information on securities classified as other securities was as follows:

Millions of yen

2017

Thousands of U.S. dollars

2017

Carrying
value

Acquisition
cost

Unrealized
gains

Unrealized
losses

Carrying
value

Acquisition
cost

Unrealized
gains

Unrealized
losses

Other securities

¥177,825

¥84,862

¥95,378

¥2,415

$1,584,893 $756,346

$850,071 

$21,524

Millions of yen

2016

Carrying
value

Acquisition
cost

Unrealized
gains

Unrealized
losses

Other securities

¥151,051

¥65,632

¥87,758

¥2,339

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7. DERIVATIVES

The Company and its consolidated subsidiaries had the following derivative contracts outstanding at March 31, 2017 and 2016:

Hedge accounting is not applied

Millions of yen

Thousands of U.S. dollars

Forward foreign exchange contracts:

Buying U.S. dollar
Buying euro
Buying Thai baht
Buying Japanese yen
Selling U.S. dollar
Selling euro
Selling British pound
Selling Chinese yuan
Selling Japanese yen
Foreign currency swaps:

Contract
amount

¥9,964 
1,141 
319 
4,397 
9,098 
446 
67 
107 
2,053 

2017

Fair
value

¥   36 
(10)
37 
(211)
(9)
(5)
(0)
1 
(27)

Unrealized
gain (loss)

Contract
amount

¥   36 
(10)
37 
(211)
(9)
(5)
(0)
1 
(27)

$88,806 
10,169 
2,843 
39,189 
81,087 
3,975 
597 
954 
18,298 

2017

Fair
value

$    321 
(89)
330 
(1,881)
(80)
(45)
(0)
9 
(241)

Unrealized
gain (loss)

$    321 
(89)
330 
(1,881)
(80)
(45)
(0)
9 
(241)

Receiving U.S. dollar, paying Thai baht

5,075 
¥      —

53 
¥(135)

53 
¥(135)

45,232 

472 
$        — $(1,203)

472 
$(1,203)

Forward foreign exchange contracts:

Buying U.S. dollar
Buying euro
Buying Chinese yuan
Buying Thai baht
Buying Japanese yen
Selling U.S. dollar
Selling euro
Selling British pound
Selling Chinese yuan
Selling Japanese yen
Foreign currency swaps:

Receiving U.S. dollar, paying Korean won
Receiving U.S. dollar, paying Thai baht

Millions of yen

2016

Fair
value

Unrealized
gain (loss)

¥(332)
(0)
(2)
(12)
55 
296 
(7)
1 
(0)
41 

(22)
38 
¥   56

¥(332)
(0)
(2)
(12)
55 
296 
(7)
1 
(0)
41 

(22)
38 
¥   56

Contract
amount

¥  7,408
31 
680 
360 
7,678 
11,923 
187 
41 
18 
1,614 

1,076 
5,132 
¥       —

72

Hedge accounting is applied

Millions of yen

2017

Type of derivative and principal hedged items

Contract
amount

Fair
value*1, 2

Estimation method for fair value

Forward foreign exchange contracts:

Accounted for as part of trade receivables 
   and trade payables

Buying Japanese yen
Selling euro
Selling Chinese yuan
Foreign currency swaps:

Accounted for as part of long-term bank loans
Receiving U.S. dollar, paying Korean won
Receiving Japanese yen, paying Korean won

Interest rate swaps:

¥    1,397
2,074
652

¥   15  Forward foreign exchange quotes

(25)
2 

7,028
16,000

0  The price provided by correspon-

(667)

dent financial institutions

Accounted for as part of long-term bank loans
Floating-rate receipt, fixed-rate payment

86,468

221 

The price provided by correspon-
dent financial institutions

Hedge accounting 
method

Deferral hedge  
method

Special 
accounting 
method for 
interest rate 
swaps

Allocation 
method for 
forward foreign 
exchange 
contracts

—

302  Forward foreign exchange quotes

5 
(2)
118 
5 
1 
119 
8 
0 
(1)
0 
0 

Interest rate swaps:

Accounted for as part of bonds 
   and long-term bank loans

Floating-rate receipt, fixed-rate payment
Floating-rate receipt, floating-rate payment
Fixed-rate receipt, floating rate payment

2,000
26,900
40,000

Forward foreign exchange contracts:

Accounted for as part of trade receivables 
   and trade payables (Forecasted transactions)

Buying U.S. dollar
Buying euro
Buying Chinese yuan
Buying Thai baht
Buying Korean won
Buying Indian rupee
Selling U.S. dollar
Selling euro
Selling British pound
Selling Chinese yuan
Selling Thai baht
Selling Japanese yen

Forward foreign exchange contracts:

Accounted for as part of trade receivables 
   and trade payables
Buying U.S. dollar
Buying euro
Buying Chinese yuan
Buying Japanese yen
Selling U.S. dollar
Selling euro
Selling British pound
Selling Chinese yuan
Selling Thai baht
Foreign currency swaps:

16,655
655
377
900
333
259
18,140
1,176
17
79
61
12

13,044
232
1,518
4
25,972
3,310
24
502
3

Accounted for as part of long-term bank loans
Receiving U.S. dollar, paying Japanese yen
Receiving Australian dollar, 
   paying Japanese yen

160,981

3,129

¥          — ¥ 101 

—

—

73

Hedge accounting 
method

Deferral hedge  
method

Special 
accounting 
method for 
interest rate 
swaps

Allocation 
method for 
forward foreign 
exchange 
contracts

Type of derivative and principal hedged items

Contract
amount

Fair
value*1, 2

Estimation method for fair value

Millions of yen

2016

Forward foreign exchange contracts:

Accounted for as part of trade receivables 
   and trade payables

Buying Japanese yen
Selling U.S. dollar
Selling euro
Selling Japanese yen
Foreign currency options:

Accounted for as part of trade payables

Buying Japanese yen (call)
Selling Japanese yen (put)

Foreign currency swaps:

Accounted for as part of long-term bank loans
Receiving U.S. dollar, paying Korean won
Receiving Japanese yen, paying Korean won

Interest rate swaps:

Forward foreign exchange quotes

¥    1,856
772
367
258

¥    31
24 
(14)
3 

396
198

3 
(2)

The price provided by correspondent 
financial institutions

6,403
6,000

234 
26 

The price provided by correspondent 
financial institutions

Accounted for as part of long-term bank loans
Floating-rate receipt, fixed-rate payment

14,790

(153)

The price provided by correspondent 
financial institutions

Interest rate swaps:

Accounted for as part of bonds 
   and long-term bank loans

Floating-rate receipt, fixed-rate payment
Floating-rate receipt, floating-rate payment
Fixed-rate receipt, floating rate payment

2,000
26,900
53,000

Forward foreign exchange contracts:

Accounted for as part of trade receivables 
   and trade payables (Forecasted transactions)

Buying U.S. dollar
Buying euro
Buying Chinese yuan
Buying Korean won
Buying Indian rupee
Selling U.S. dollar
Selling euro
Selling British pound
Selling Chinese yuan
Selling Thai baht
Selling Japanese yen

Forward foreign exchange contracts:

Accounted for as part of trade receivables 
   and trade payables
Buying U.S. dollar
Buying euro
Buying Chinese yuan
Buying Japanese yen
Selling U.S. dollar
Selling euro
Selling British pound
Selling Chinese yuan
Selling Thai baht
Selling Japanese yen
Foreign currency swaps:

26,720
542
566
174
179
13,467
1,117
7
75
2
29

19,569
190
410
5
34,467
3,684
22
592
20
2

—

(707) Forward foreign exchange quotes

6 
(7)
(4)
(0)
564 
9 
0 
(1)
0 
0 

—

—

Accounted for as part of long-term bank loans
Receiving U.S. dollar, paying Japanese yen
Receiving Australian dollar, 
   paying Japanese yen

177,778

3,129

¥         — ¥    12

74

Hedge accounting 
method

Deferral hedge  
method

Special 
accounting 
method for 
interest rate 
swaps

Allocation 
method for 
forward foreign 
exchange 
contracts

Type of derivative and principal hedged items

Contract
amount

Fair
value*1, 2

Estimation method for fair value

Thousands of U.S. dollars

2017

Forward foreign exchange contracts:

Accounted for as part of trade receivables 
   and trade payables

Buying Japanese yen
Selling euro
Selling Chinese yuan
Foreign currency swaps:

Accounted for as part of long-term bank loans
Receiving U.S. dollar, paying Korean won
Receiving Japanese yen, paying Korean won

Interest rate swaps:

$     12,451
18,485
5,811

$    134  Forward foreign exchange quotes

(223)
18 

62,638
142,602

0  The price provided by correspon-

(5,945)

dent financial institutions

Accounted for as part of long-term bank loans
Floating-rate receipt, fixed-rate payment

770,660

1,970 

The price provided by correspon-
dent financial institutions

Interest rate swaps:

Accounted for as part of bonds 
   and long-term bank loans

Floating-rate receipt, fixed-rate payment
Floating-rate receipt, floating-rate payment
Fixed-rate receipt, floating rate payment

17,825
239,750
356,506

Forward foreign exchange contracts:

Accounted for as part of trade receivables 
   and trade payables (Forecasted transactions)

Buying U.S. dollar
Buying euro
Buying Chinese yuan
Buying Thai baht
Buying Korean won
Buying Indian rupee
Selling U.S. dollar
Selling euro
Selling British pound
Selling Chinese yuan
Selling Thai baht
Selling Japanese yen

Forward foreign exchange contracts:

Accounted for as part of trade receivables 
   and trade payables
Buying U.S. dollar
Buying euro
Buying Chinese yuan
Buying Japanese yen
Selling U.S. dollar
Selling euro
Selling British pound
Selling Chinese yuan
Selling Thai baht
Foreign currency swaps:

148,440
5,838
3,360
8,021
2,968
2,308
161,676
10,481
152
704
544
107

116,257
2,068
13,529
36
231,480
29,501
214
4,474
27

Accounted for as part of long-term bank loans
Receiving U.S. dollar, paying Japanese yen
Receiving Australian dollar, 
   paying Japanese yen

1,434,768

27,888

$             — $    900 

—

2,692  Forward foreign exchange quotes

45 
(18)
1,052 
45 
9 
1,061 
71 
0 
(9)
0 
0 

—

—

*1  The fair value of interest rate swaps to which a special accounting method is applied is included in the fair value of bonds and long-term bank loans in Note 5. FINANCIAL  
INSTRUMENTS of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements because such interest rate swaps are accounted for together with the corresponding bonds and long-
term bank loans. 

*2  The fair value of forward foreign exchange contracts to which the allocation method is applied, except for forecasted transactions, is included in the fair value of trade receivables, 
trade payables and long-term bank loans in Note 5. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements since such forward foreign exchange contracts 
are accounted for together with the corresponding trade receivables, trade payables and long-term bank loans. 

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8. RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLAN

The changes in the retirement benefit obligation during the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

Retirement benefit obligation at beginning of the year

Service cost
Interest cost
Actuarial gains and losses
Retirement benefit paid
Effect of change in accounting period
Other

Retirement benefit obligation at end of the year

Millions of yen

2017
¥203,426 
7,281 
1,500 
(682)
(14,856)
—
242 
¥196,911 

2016
¥210,751 
7,489 
1,660 
1,270 
(16,203)
1,363 
(2,904)
¥203,426 

The changes in the plan assets at fair value during the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

Plan assets at beginning of the year
Expected return on plan assets
Actuarial gains and losses
Contributions
Retirement benefit paid
Return of assets from retirement benefit trust
Effect of change in accounting period
Other

Plan assets at end of the year

Millions of yen

2017
¥131,360 
2,490 
12,871 
6,552 
(10,077)
(21,632)
—
210 
¥121,774 

2016
¥140,541 
2,888 
(6,789)
7,727 
(10,873)
—
(336)
(1,798)
¥131,360 

Thousands of
U.S. dollars

2017

$1,813,066 
64,893 
13,369 
(6,078)
(132,406)
—
2,157 
$1,755,000 

Thousands of
U.S. dollars

2017
$1,170,766 
22,193 
114,715 
58,396 
(89,813)
(192,799)
—
1,872 
$1,085,330 

The following table sets forth the funded status of the plans and the amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets as of 
March 31, 2017 and 2016 for the Company’s and its consolidated subsidiaries’ defined benefit plans:

Funded retirement benefit obligation
Plan assets at fair value

Unfunded retirement benefit obligation
Net liability for retirement benefits in the balance sheets

Net defined benefit liability
Net defined benefit asset (included in other non-current assets)
Net liability for retirement benefits in the balance sheets

Millions of yen

2017

¥ 102,223 
(121,774)
(19,551)
94,688 
75,137 

103,459 
(28,322)
¥   75,137 

Thousands of
U.S. dollars

2017
$    911,078 
(1,085,330)
(174,251)
843,922 
669,670 

2016
¥ 108,274 
(131,360)
(23,086)
95,152 
72,066 

104,803 
(32,737)
¥   72,066 

922,094 
(252,424)
$    669,670 

The components of retirement benefit expense for the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

Service cost
Interest cost
Expected return on plan assets
Amortization of actuarial gains and losses
Amortization of past service cost
Gain on return of assets from retirement benefit trust
Retirement benefit expense

Millions of yen

2017

2016

¥ 7,281 
1,500 
(2,490)
648 
(4,221)
(810)
¥ 1,908 

¥ 7,489 
1,660 
(2,888)
7,107 
(4,300)
—
¥ 9,068 

Thousands of
U.S. dollars

2017
$ 64,893 
13,369 
(22,193)
5,775 
(37,620)
(7,219)
$ 17,005 

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In addition to the above, special severance payments of ¥967 million ($8,619 thousand) and ¥1,329 million were recognized for 
the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Contributions to the defined contribution pension plan of ¥6,297 million 
($56,123 thousand) and ¥6,057 million were recognized for the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. 

The components of remeasurements of defined benefit plans included in other comprehensive income (before tax effect) for the 
years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

Past service cost
Actuarial gains and losses
Total

Millions of yen

2017
¥ (4,221)
13,320 
¥  9,099 

2016

¥ (4,300)
(559)
¥ (4,859)

Thousands of
U.S. dollars

2017
$ (37,620)
118,717 
$  81,096 

The components of remeasurements of defined benefit plans included in accumulated other comprehensive income (before tax 
effect) as of March 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

Unrecognized past service cost
Unrecognized actuarial gains and losses
Total

Millions of yen

2017

2016

¥(4,202)
1,950 
¥(2,252)

¥ (8,423)
15,276 
¥  6,853 

Thousands of
U.S. dollars

2017
$(37,451)
17,380 
$(20,071)

The fair value of plan assets, by major category, as a percentage of total plan assets as of March 31, 2017 and 2016 was as follows:

Bonds
Stocks
Life insurance
Cash and time deposits
Other
Total

2017

2016

12%
52%
26%
8%
2%
100%

10%
57%
24%
7%
2%
100%

The expected return on plan assets has been estimated based on the anticipated allocation to each asset class and the expected 
long-term returns on assets held in each category.

The assumptions used in accounting for the above plans were as follows:

Discount rate
Expected rate of return on plan assets
Expected rate of salary increase

2017

2016

primarily 0.6% primarily 0.6%
primarily 2.0% primarily 2.0%
primarily 7.5% primarily 7.5%

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9. STOCK OPTION PLANS

1.  Stock option expense included in selling, general and administrative expenses amounted to ¥346 million ($3,084 thousand) and 

¥351 million for the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

2. Information on stock options issued
  The following table summarizes the stock options outstanding as of March 31, 2017.

Company name

Toray Industries, Inc.

No. 1 Stock Option Plan

No. 2 Stock Option Plan

No. 3 Stock Option Plan

Members of the Board
   of the Company

Directors of the 
   Company

28

32

26

32

26

26

Common stock

747,000 shares 

844,000 shares 

583,000 shares 

August 20, 2011

August 4, 2012

August 10, 2013

Based on the number of 
months that have elapsed 
during the vesting period

Based on the number of 
months that have elapsed 
during the vesting period

Based on the number of 
months that have elapsed 
during the vesting period

June 24, 2011–
June 22, 2012

August 21, 2011–
August 20, 2041

June 22, 2012–
June 26, 2013

August 5, 2012–
August 4, 2042

June 26, 2013–
June 25, 2014

August 11, 2013–
August 10, 2043

No. 4 Stock Option Plan

No. 5 Stock Option Plan

No. 6 Stock Option Plan

Toray Industries, Inc.

Members of the Board
   of the Company

Directors of the 
   Company

25

27

23

31

23

30

Common stock

569,000 shares 

358,000 shares 

381,000 shares 

August 9, 2014

August 22, 2015

August 20, 2016

Based on the number of 
months that have elapsed 
during the vesting period 

Based on the number of 
months that have elapsed 
during the vesting period 

Based on the number of 
months that have elapsed 
during the vesting period 

June 25, 2014–
June 24, 2015

June 24, 2015–
June 28, 2016

June 28, 2016–
June 27, 2017

August 10, 2014–
August 9, 2044

August 23, 2015–
August 22, 2045

August 21, 2016–
August 20, 2046

Position and 
   number of grantees

Type and number of shares 
   to be issued upon exercise
Grant date

Vesting conditions

Vesting period

Exercise period

Company name

Position and 
   number of grantees

Type and number of shares 
   to be issued upon exercise
Grant date

Vesting conditions

Vesting period

Exercise period

Company name

Toray Chemical 
Korea Inc.

No. 2 Stock Option Plan

1

Position and 
   number of grantees

Executives of the 
   Company

Type and number of shares 
   to be issued upon exercise
Grant date

Vesting conditions

Vesting period

Exercise period

Common stock

18,815 shares 

July 22, 2008

Holders must be in continu-
ous employment from the 
grant date to the vesting 
date of July 21, 2011

July 22, 2008–
July 21, 2011

July 22, 2011–
July 21, 2018

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The  following  table  summarizes  movements  of  stock  options  during  the  year  and  price  information  on  stock  options  as  of 
March 31, 2017. The number of stock options are translated into the number of shares.
(1) Number of stock options

Company name

Stock acquisition rights not yet vested

As of March 31, 2016
Granted 
Forfeited
Vested
As of March 31, 2017

Stock acquisition rights already vested

As of March 31, 2016
Vested
Exercised
Forfeited
As of March 31, 2017

Company name

Stock acquisition rights not yet vested

As of March 31, 2016
Granted 
Forfeited
Vested
As of March 31, 2017

Stock acquisition rights already vested

As of March 31, 2016
Vested
Exercised
Forfeited
As of March 31, 2017

Company name

Stock acquisition rights not yet vested

As of March 31, 2016
Granted 
Forfeited
Vested
As of March 31, 2017

Stock acquisition rights already vested

As of March 31, 2016
Vested
Exercised
Forfeited
As of March 31, 2017

Toray Industries, Inc.

No. 1 Stock
Option Plan

No. 2 Stock
Option Plan

No. 3 Stock
Option Plan

—
—
—
—
—

352,000 
—
110,000 
—
242,000 

—
—
—
—
—

512,000 
—
157,000 
—
355,000 

—
—
—
—
—

421,000 
—
115,000 
—
306,000 

Toray Industries, Inc.

No. 4 Stock
Option Plan

No. 5 Stock
Option Plan

No. 6 Stock
Option Plan

103,000 
—
—
103,000 
—

255,000 
103,000 
72,000 
—
286,000 

—
381,000 
—
271,000 
110,000 

—
271,000 
—
—
271,000 

—
—
—
—
—

480,000 
—
115,000 
—
365,000 

Toray Chemical  
Korea Inc.

No. 2 Stock
Option Plan

—
—
—
—
—

18,815 
—
—
—
18,815 

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(2) Price information

Company name

Exercise price
Weighted average price at exercise 
Fair value per share at the grant date

Company name

Exercise price
Weighted average price at exercise 
Fair value per share at the grant date

Company name

Exercise price
Weighted average price at exercise 
Fair value per share at the grant date

Company name

Exercise price
Weighted average price at exercise 
Fair value per share at the grant date

Company name

Exercise price
Weighted average price at exercise 
Fair value per share at the grant date

Company name

Exercise price
Weighted average price at exercise 
Fair value per share at the grant date

Yen

Toray Industries, Inc.

No. 2 Stock
Option Plan

¥       1
880.4
394

Yen

Toray Industries, Inc.

No. 5 Stock
Option Plan

¥       1
880.4
987

U.S. dollars

Toray Industries, Inc.

No. 2 Stock
Option Plan

$0.01 
7.85 
3.51 

U.S. dollars

Toray Industries, Inc.

No. 5 Stock
Option Plan

$0.01 
7.85 
8.80 

No. 3 Stock
Option Plan

¥       1
880.4
546

No. 6 Stock
Option Plan

¥    1
—
902

No. 3 Stock
Option Plan

$0.01 
7.85 
4.87 

No. 6 Stock
Option Plan

$0.01 
—
8.04 

No. 1 Stock
Option Plan

¥       1
880.4
513

No. 4 Stock
Option Plan

¥       1
880.4
605

Won

Toray Chemical 
Korea Inc.

No. 2 Stock
Option Plan
W=8,480
—
7,067

No. 1 Stock
Option Plan

$0.01 
7.85 
4.57 

No. 4 Stock
Option Plan

$0.01 
7.85 
5.39 

U.S. dollars

Toray Chemical 
Korea Inc.

No. 2 Stock
Option Plan

$7.59 
—
6.32 

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3. Estimation method and assumptions used for the per share fair value of stock options

(1)  Estimation method

Black-Scholes model

(2) Assumptions used for the per share fair value of stock options

Company name

Expected volatility*1
Expected holding period*2
Expected dividend*3
Risk-free rate*4

Toray Industries, Inc.

No. 6 Stock Option Plan

31.825%
8 years
¥13 per share ($0.12)
(0.164)%

*1 The expected volatility is based on actual share prices during 8 years from August 21, 2008 to August 19, 2016.
*2 The expected holding period is calculated based on the service period of past members of the Board.
*3 This is based on the dividend for the year ended March 31, 2016.
*4 The risk-free interest rate is the yield on Japanese government bonds for the period that corresponds to the remaining life of the option.

Because it is difficult to reasonably estimate the number of options that will expire in the future, only the number of options that 
have actually forfeited is applied.

10. INCOME TAXES

The statutory tax rates in Japan for the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 were 30.9% and 33.1%, respectively.

At March 31, 2017 and 2016, significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows:

Deferred tax assets:
Accrued bonuses
Depreciation and impairment loss
Net defined benefit liability
Tax loss carryforwards
Unrealized intercompany profits
Investments in subsidiaries and affiliated companies
Other

Valuation allowance
Total deferred tax assets
Deferred tax liabilities:

Reserve for advanced depreciation
Depreciation
Undistributed earnings of subsidiaries and affiliated companies
Unrealized gains on securities
Other

Total deferred tax liabilities
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)

Millions of yen

2017

2016

¥    5,978
10,680
33,396
17,136
16,512
19,593
33,005
136,300
(41,168)
95,132

4,854
22,070
17,749
28,768
25,064
98,505
¥   (3,373)

¥    5,778
11,932
34,731
18,080
15,612
20,418
31,403
137,954
(44,154)
93,800

5,019
22,882
16,028
26,227
21,589
91,745
¥    2,055

At March 31, 2017 and 2016, deferred tax assets and liabilities were classified as follows:

Deferred tax assets - current
Deferred tax assets - non-current
Deferred tax liabilities - current (included in other current liabilities)
Deferred tax liabilities - non-current

Millions of yen

2017
¥26,438
13,513
4
43,320

2016

¥24,113
12,633
59
34,632

Thousands of
U.S. dollars

2017

$     53,280
95,187
297,647
152,727
147,166
174,626
294,162
1,214,795
(366,916)
847,879

43,262
196,702
158,191
256,399
223,387
877,941
$    (30,062)

Thousands of
U.S. dollars

2017
$235,633
120,437
36
386,096

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The reconciliation of the statutory tax rate and the effective income tax rate for the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 was 
as follows:

2017

2016

Statutory tax rate
Increase (decrease) in taxes resulting from:

Permanent differences
Recognition of certain deferred tax assets by reversal of valuation allowance
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries and affiliated companies
Income taxes for prior periods
Differences of tax rates for overseas consolidated subsidiaries
Undistributed earnings of subsidiaries and affiliated companies
Change in statutory tax rate
Amortization of goodwill
Other

Effective income tax rate

11. NET ASSETS

30.9%

0.4
(2.4)
(1.7)
(1.7)
(2.9)
1.4
—
1.9
(2.1)
23.8%

33.1%

0.2 
(1.1)
(1.2)
—
(3.3)
0.5 
1.3 
2.2 
(2.2)
29.5%

The Corporation Law of Japan provides that an amount equal 
to  10%  of  the  amount  to  be  disbursed  as  distributions  of 
capital surplus (other than the capital reserve) and retained 
earnings (other than the earned reserve) be transferred to the 
capital reserve and the earned reserve, respectively, until the 
sum of the capital reserve and the earned reserve equals 25% 
of the capital stock account. Such distributions can be made 
at any time by resolution of the stockholders, or by the Board 

of Directors if certain conditions are met.

At  the  June  2017  annual  stockholders’  meeting, 
stockholders  approved  the  payment  of  cash  dividends  of 
¥7.00  per  share,  aggregating  to  ¥11,200  million  ($99,822 
thousand) which has not been reflected in the accompanying 
consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 
31, 2017.

12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

At March 31, 2017, commitment line of credit to unconsolidated subsidiaries and affiliated companies was as follows:

Total commitment line of credit
Loans receivable outstanding
Balance

This commitment does not necessarily imply that the unused amount may be fully utilized.

At March 31, 2017 and 2016, contingent liabilities were as follows:

Millions of yen

Thousands of
U.S. dollars

¥280
134
¥146

$2,496
1,194
$1,301

As guarantors of loans to:
Unconsolidated subsidiaries and affiliated companies
Other

Notes discounted
Export bills discounted
Notes endorsed
Contingent liabilities associated with securitization of receivables

Millions of yen

2017

2016

Thousands of
U.S. dollars

2017

¥5,774
2,849
¥8,623
¥   307
785
1,162
¥3,255

¥11,283
9,148
¥20,431
¥       89
635
1,160
¥  9,573

$51,462
25,392
$76,854
$  2,736
6,996
10,357
$29,011

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13. LEASES

Finance leases
The Group holds certain buildings, machinery and equipment and intangible assets by leases.

Operating leases
Future minimum lease payments under noncancellable operating leases subsequent to March 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

Due within one year
Due after one year
Total

Millions of yen

2017

2016

¥   343
1,193
¥1,536

¥   368
1,323
¥1,691

Thousands of
U.S. dollars

2017
$  3,057
10,633
$13,690

14. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES

Research and development expenses included in cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses for the years 
ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 were ¥59,230 million ($527,897 thousand) and ¥58,783 million, respectively.

15. LOSS ON IMPAIRMENT OF FIXED ASSETS

The  Company  and  its  consolidated  subsidiaries  grouped  assets  used  for  business  based  on  the  classification  under  the 
management accounting. For assets to be disposed and idle assets, each asset is considered to constitute a group. 

For the year ended March 31, 2017, the carrying value of certain business-use assets for which profitability declined were 
written  down  to  the  recoverable  amount.  As  a  result,  the  Company  and  its  consolidated  subsidiaries  recognized  loss  on 
impairment of fixed assets in the amount of ¥2,925 million ($26,070 thousand). 

For the year ended March 31, 2016, the carrying value of certain business-use assets for which profitability declined were written 
down to the recoverable amount. As a result, the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries recognized loss on impairment of 
fixed assets in the amount of ¥9,063 million. 

The major assets for which a loss on impairment was recognized for the year ended March 31, 2016 were as follows:

Location

Use

Classification

Loss on impairment

Millions of yen

Otsu, Shiga, Japan

Films production facilities

St-Maurice de Beynost, France

Films production facilities

Buildings
Machinery and equipment
Other
Machinery and equipment
Other

¥   594
1,401
243
¥3,949
87

The recoverable amount of the above assets was measured at their value in use. The value in use was calculated by discounting 
future cash flows at discount rates of 5% – 8%.

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16. OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

The following table presents reclassification adjustments and tax effects allocated to each component of other comprehensive 
income for the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016. 

Millions of yen

2017

2016

Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities: 

Amount arising during the year 
Reclassification adjustments for gains and losses included in net income 

Before tax effect 
Tax effect 
Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities 

Net deferred gains (losses) on hedges: 

Amount arising during the year 
Reclassification adjustments for gains and losses included in net income 
Assets acquisition cost adjustment 

Before tax effect 
Tax effect 
Net deferred gains (losses) on hedges 
Foreign currency translation adjustments: 

Amount arising during the year 
Reclassification adjustments for gains and losses included in net income 

Before tax effect 
Tax effect 
Foreign currency translation adjustments

Remeasurements of defined benefit plans: 

Amount arising during the year 
Reclassification adjustments for gains and losses included in net income 

Before tax effect 
Tax effect 
Remeasurements of defined benefit plans 

¥ 11,004 
(3,454)
7,550 
(2,419)
5,131 

918 
15 
—
933 
(290)
643 

(14,953)
838 
(14,115)
1 
(14,114)

13,482 
(4,383)
9,099 
(2,794)
6,305 

Share of other comprehensive income of unconsolidated subsidiaries 
   and affiliated companies accounted for by the equity method: 

Amount arising during the year 
Reclassification adjustments for gains and losses included in net income 

(1,938)
(12)

¥(26,313)
(2,099)
(28,412)
10,544 
(17,868)

(137)
13 
22 
(102)
2 
(100)

(59,123)
—
(59,123)
5 
(59,118)

(7,666)
2,807 
(4,859)
1,586 
(3,273)

(3,722)
(211)

Thousands of
U.S. dollars

2017

$   98,075 
(30,784)
67,291 
(21,560)
45,731 

8,182 
134 
—
8,316 
(2,585)
5,731 

(133,271)
7,469 
(125,802)
9 
(125,793)

120,160 
(39,064)
81,096 
(24,902)
56,194 

(17,273)
(107)

Share of other comprehensive income of unconsolidated subsidiaries 
   and affiliated companies accounted for by the equity method

Total other comprehensive income 

(1,950)
¥  (3,985)

(3,933)
¥(84,292)

(17,380)
$  (35,517)

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17. SEGMENT INFORMATION

(Segment information)
1. Outline of reportable segments
The reportable segments of the Group are components for which discrete financial information is available and whose operating 
results are regularly reviewed by the Board of Directors to make decisions about resource allocation to the segments and assess 
performance.

The Company identifies the following six segments according to the nature of the products and market for their products.

Reportable segment

Main products

Fibers & Textiles

Plastics & Chemicals

IT-related Products

Filament yarns, staple fibers, and woven and knitted fabrics of nylon, polyester and acrylic 
fibers, etc.; non-woven fabrics, ultra-microfiber non-woven fabric with suede texture and 
apparel products

Nylon, ABS, PBT, PPS and other resins and molded products, polyolefin foam; polyester, 
polypropylene, PPS and other films and processed film products; raw materials for synthetic 
fibers and other plastics; zeolite catalysts; fine chemicals for pharmaceuticals and agrochem-
icals; veterinary medicine (excludes film and resin covered in IT-related Products segment)

Films and plastic products for information and telecommunications related products; materi-
als for electronic circuits and semiconductors; color filters for LCDs and related materials and 
equipment; magnetic recording materials; graphic materials and related equipment

Carbon Fiber Composite Materials Carbon fibers, carbon fiber composite materials and their molded products

Environment & Engineering

Comprehensive engineering; condominiums; industrial equipment and machinery; 
environment-related equipment; water treatment membranes and related equipment; 
materials for housing, building and civil engineering

Life Science

Pharmaceuticals and medical devices

2. Measurement of sales, income, assets and other material items of reportable segments
The  accounting  policies  for  the  reportable  segments  are  the  same  as  those  described  in  Note  1.  SIGNIFICANT  ACCOUNTING 
POLICIES.

The figures of segment income are based on operating income.
Intersegment sales are determined based on consideration of the market price and related information.

3. Information on sales, income, assets and other material items of reportable segments

Millions of yen

Year ended  
March 31, 2017:

Fibers &
Textiles

Plastics &
Chemicals

IT-related  
Products

Carbon Fiber  
Composite  
Materials

Environment & 
Engineering

Life Science

Others

Total

Adjustments

Consolidated 
Total

Sales to outside customers

¥856,124

¥499,099

¥254,439

¥161,608

¥186,113

¥54,150

¥14,937 ¥2,026,470

¥           — ¥2,026,470

Intersegment sales

Total sales

Segment income

Segment assets

1,001

16,043

7,627

519

68,038

2

16,681

109,911

(109,911)

—

¥857,125

¥515,142

¥262,066

¥162,127

¥254,151

¥54,152

¥31,618 ¥2,136,381

¥(109,911) ¥2,026,470

¥  66,768

¥  33,798

¥  30,528

¥  23,963

¥    9,904

¥  2,148

¥  1,990 ¥   169,099

¥  (22,206) ¥   146,893

¥722,078

¥541,995

¥384,773

¥460,968

¥204,323

¥79,732

¥57,463 ¥2,451,332

¥  (54,547) ¥2,396,785

Depreciation and amortization

27,460

18,019

15,702

19,967

4,231

2,581

1,209

89,169

(96)

89,073

Investment in unconsolidated
   subsidiaries and affiliated
   companies accounted for 
   by the equity method

Capital expenditures

26,827

41,143

42,598

25,133

1,800

8,563

10,058

32,437

46,459

4,544

2,763

3,445

7,727

1,157

100,336

154,318

(414)

99,922

(2,279)

152,039

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Millions of yen

Year ended  
March 31, 2016:

Fibers &
Textiles

Plastics &
Chemicals

IT-related  
Products

Carbon Fiber  
Composite  
Materials

Environment & 
Engineering

Life Science

Others

Total

Adjustments

Consolidated 
Total

Sales to outside customers

¥892,039

¥521,238

¥251,072

¥186,196

¥183,324

¥55,841

¥14,720 ¥2,104,430

¥          — ¥2,104,430

Intersegment sales

Total sales

Segment income

Segment assets

1,035

19,148

7,614

369

62,608

8

16,422

107,204

(107,204)

—

¥893,074

¥540,386

¥258,686

¥186,565

¥245,932

¥55,849

¥31,142 ¥2,211,634

¥(107,204) ¥2,104,430

¥  68,909

¥  29,384

¥  26,150

¥  36,115

¥    9,584

¥  3,068

¥  1,962 ¥   175,172

¥  (20,692) ¥   154,480

¥680,947

¥524,558

¥362,851

¥429,503

¥193,837

¥83,277

¥55,302 ¥2,330,275

¥  (51,889) ¥2,278,386

Depreciation and amortization

25,839

18,514

17,034

21,313

4,408

2,832

1,201

91,141

27 

91,168

Investment in unconsolidated 
   subsidiaries and affiliated 
   companies accounted for 
   by the equity method

Capital expenditures

34,860

35,436

39,492

31,244

1,873

29,773

10,273

32,095

10,613

3,604

3,243

3,223

6,331

1,531

106,685

136,906

(451)

106,234

(350)

136,556

Thousands of U.S. dollars

Year ended  
March 31, 2017:

Fibers &
Textiles

Plastics &
Chemicals

IT-related  
Products

Carbon Fiber  
Composite  
Materials

Environment & 
Engineering

Life Science

Others

Total

Adjustments

Consolidated 
Total

Sales to outside customers

$7,630,339

$4,448,298

$2,267,727

$1,440,357

$1,658,761

$482,620

$133,128 $18,061,230

$           — $18,061,230

Intersegment sales

Total sales

Segment income

Segment assets

8,922

142,986

67,977

4,626

606,399

18

148,672

979,599

(979,599)

—

$7,639,260

$4,591,283

$2,335,704

$1,444,982

$2,265,160

$482,638

$281,800 $19,040,829

$(979,599) $18,061,230

$   595,080

$   301,230

$   272,086

$   213,574

$     88,271

$  19,144

$  17,736 $  1,507,121

$(197,914) $  1,309,207

$6,435,633

$4,830,615

$3,429,349

$4,108,449

$1,821,061

$710,624

$512,148 $21,847,879

$(486,159) $21,361,720

Depreciation and amortization

244,742

160,597

139,947

177,959

37,709

23,004

10,775

794,733

(856)

793,877

Investment in unconsolidated
   subsidiaries and affiliated
   companies accounted for 
   by the equity method

239,100

379,661

16,043

76,319

Capital expenditures

366,693

224,002

289,100

414,073

89,643

40,499

24,626

30,704

68,868

894,260

(3,690)

890,570

10,312

1,375,383

(20,312)

1,355,071

Notes:
1) “Others” represents service-related businesses such as analysis, survey and research.
2) a)  “Adjustments” of segment income for the year ended March 31, 2017 of ¥(22,206) million ($(197,914) thousand) includes 
intersegment  eliminations  of  ¥(708)  million  ($(6,310)  thousand)  and  corporate  expenses  of  ¥(21,498)  million  ($(191,604) 
thousand). “Adjustments” of segment income for the year ended March 31, 2016 of ¥(20,692) million includes intersegment 
eliminations  of  ¥(167)  million  and  corporate  expenses  of  ¥(20,525)  million.  The  corporate  expenses  consist  of  the 
headquarters’ research expenses, etc. that are not allocated to each reportable segment.

  b)  “Adjustments”  of  segment  assets  at  March  31,  2017  of  ¥(54,547)  million  ($(486,159)  thousand)  includes  intersegment 
eliminations  of  ¥(71,516)  million  ($(637,398)  thousand)  and  corporate  assets  of  ¥16,969  million  ($151,239  thousand). 
“Adjustments” of segment assets at March 31, 2016 of ¥(51,889) million includes intersegment eliminations of ¥(68,133) 
million and corporate assets of ¥16,244 million. The corporate assets consist of the headquarters’ research assets, etc. that 
are not allocated to each reportable segment.
3) “Segment income” is reconciled to operating income.

(Related information)
Geographic information

Sales to outside customers

Year ended March 31, 2017:

Sales to outside customers

Year ended March 31, 2016:

Sales to outside customers

86

Millions of yen

Asia

Japan

China

Others

North America, 
Europe 
and other areas

Total

¥976,839

¥335,469

¥376,134

¥338,028

¥2,026,470

Millions of yen

Asia

Japan

China

Others

North America, 
Europe 
and other areas

Total

¥995,093

¥352,967

¥387,219

¥369,151

¥2,104,430

Year ended March 31, 2017:

Sales to outside customers

Thousands of U.S. dollars

Japan

China

Others

Asia

North America, 
Europe 
and other areas

Total

$8,706,230

$2,989,920

$3,352,353

$3,012,727 $18,061,230

Sales amounts are allocated to countries or regions according to the customers’ location.

Property, plant and equipment, net

Millions of yen

March 31, 2017:

Japan

Republic of Korea

Others

U.S.A.

Others

Total

Property, plant and equipment, net

¥316,310

¥186,259

¥155,441

¥122,890

¥100,534

¥881,434

Asia

North America, Europe 
and other areas

March 31, 2016:

Japan

Republic of Korea

Others

U.S.A.

Others

Total

Property, plant and equipment, net

¥315,020

¥168,706

¥158,930

¥91,080

¥96,876

¥830,612

Millions of yen

Asia

North America, Europe 
and other areas

Thousands of U.S. dollars

Asia

North America, Europe 
and other areas

March 31, 2017:

Japan

Republic of Korea

Others

U.S.A.

Others

Total

Property, plant and equipment, net

$2,819,162

$1,660,062

$1,385,392

$1,095,276

$896,025

$7,855,918

(Information about loss on impairment of fixed assets by reportable segments)

Year ended
March 31, 2017:

Fibers & 
Textiles

Plastics &
Chemicals

IT-related  
Products

Millions of yen

Carbon Fiber  
Composite  
Materials

Environment &
Engineering

Life Science

Others

Elimination  
& Corporate

Total

Loss on impairment

¥1,095

¥401

¥476

¥—

¥15

¥938

¥—

¥—

¥2,925

Year ended
March 31, 2016:

Fibers & 
Textiles

Plastics &
Chemicals

IT-related  
Products

Millions of yen

Carbon Fiber  
Composite  
Materials

Environment &
Engineering

Life Science

Others

Elimination  
& Corporate

Total

Loss on impairment

¥—

¥5,281

¥3,297

¥—

¥485

¥—

¥—

¥—

¥9,063

Year ended
March 31, 2017:

Fibers & 
Textiles

Plastics &
Chemicals

IT-related  
Products

Carbon Fiber  
Composite  
Materials

Environment &
Engineering

Life Science

Others

Elimination  
& Corporate

Total

Loss on impairment

$9,759

$3,574

$4,242

$—

$134

$8,360

$—

$—

$26,070

Thousands of U.S. dollars

(Information about amortization and balance of goodwill by reportable segments)

Year ended
March 31, 2017:

Amortization of goodwill
Balance of goodwill

Fibers & 
Textiles

¥1,208
8,657

Plastics &
Chemicals

¥1,083
3,250

IT-related  
Products

¥  3,098
14,716

Year ended
March 31, 2016:

Amortization of goodwill
Balance of goodwill

Fibers & 
Textiles

¥1,331
9,762

Plastics &
Chemicals

¥1,132
4,328

IT-related  
Products

¥  3,102
17,814

Millions of yen

Carbon Fiber  
Composite  
Materials

Environment &
Engineering

Life Science

Others

Elimination  
& Corporate

¥  2,768
16,842

¥   323
2,314

¥—
—

¥—
—

¥—
—

Millions of yen

Carbon Fiber  
Composite  
Materials

Environment &
Engineering

Life Science

Others

Elimination  
& Corporate

¥  3,116
19,786

¥   356
2,609

¥—
—

¥—
—

¥—
—

Total

¥  8,480
45,779

Total

¥  9,037
54,299

87

Year ended
March 31, 2017:

Fibers & 
Textiles

Plastics &
Chemicals

IT-related  
Products

Carbon Fiber  
Composite  
Materials

Environment &
Engineering

Amortization of goodwill
Balance of goodwill

$10,766
77,157

$  9,652 $  27,611 $  24,670 $  2,879
20,624

150,107

131,159

28,966

Life Science

Others

Elimination  
& Corporate

$—
—

$—
—

$—
—

Total

$  75,579
408,012

Thousands of U.S. dollars

“Others” represents service-related businesses such as analysis, survey and research.

18. AMOUNTS PER SHARE

Basic  net  income  per  share  is  computed  based  on  the  net 
income  attributable  to  owners  of  parent  available  for 
distribution  to  stockholders  of  common  stock  and  the 
weighted-average  number  of  shares  of  common  stock 
outstanding during the year.

Diluted net income per share is computed based on the 
net  income  attributable  to  owners  of  parent  available  for 
distribution  to  the  stockholders  and  the  weighted-average 
number  of  shares  of  common  stock  outstanding  during  the 
year after giving effect to the dilutive potential of shares of 

common  stock  to  be  issued  upon  the  exercise  of  warrants 
and stock acquisition rights.

Amounts per share of net assets are computed based on 
the  net  assets  available  for  distribution  to  the  stockholders 
and the number of shares of common stock outstanding at 
year end.

Cash  dividends  per  share  represent  the  cash  dividends 
proposed by the Board of Directors applicable to the respective 
years together with any interim cash dividends paid.

Yen

2017

2016

U.S. dollars

2017

¥  62.17
62.10
14.00
638.64

¥   56.38
56.31
13.00
591.50

$0.55
0.55
0.12
5.69

Net income attributable to owners of parent:

Basic
Diluted

Cash dividends applicable to the year
Net assets

19. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Corporate pension for employees
Year ended March 31, 2017
Name 
Category 
Relationship 
Description of the transaction 
Amount of the transaction 

Retirement benefit trust
Corporate pension
Plan assets under retirement benefit accounting
Return of part of assets
¥21,632 million ($192,799 thousand)

Year ended March 31, 2016
No items to be reported.

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Investor Information
(As of March 31, 2017)

Common Stock:

Cash Dividends Per Share

Issued: 1,599,971,887 shares

(excluding treasury stock)
Number of Stockholders: 137,641

Annual General Meeting:

The annual general meeting of 
stockholders is normally held in June  
in Tokyo.

Listings:

Common stock is listed on the Tokyo 
Stock Exchange.

Independent Auditors:

Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC

Transfer Agent:

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
1-4-1, Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
100-0005, Japan

Years ended March 31

Total for the year

Interim

Principal Stockholders

2017

2016

¥14.00

7.00

¥13.00

6.00

Thousands 
of shares

Percentage of 
shares held

The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)

116,760

Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account)

Nippon Life Insurance Co.

Mitsui Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust 5 Account)

State Street Bank West Client – Treaty 505234

Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust 4 Account)

Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust 9 Account)

Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust 7 Account)

95,213

71,212

35,961

30,022

27,918

25,813

23,366

22,164

20,896

*Percentage of shares held is calculated excluding 31,509,516 shares of treasury stock.

7.30

5.95

4.45

2.25

1.88

1.74

1.61

1.46

1.39

1.31

Stock Price Range

Composition of Stockholders (Thousands of shares)

(Yen)

1,200

1,000

800

600

400

200

0

2012
April

2013
April

2014
April

2015
April

2016
April

2017
March

Treasury Stock
31,510
1.93%

Individuals 
and Others
332,696
20.39%

Companies and 
Individuals in 
Foreign Countries
472,246
28.95%

Japanese government 
and local government
7
0.00%

Financial Institutions
633,999
38.86%

Securities Companies
23,100
1.42%

Other 
Japanese Companies
137,924
8.45%

Corporate Data
(As of March 31, 2017)

Toray Industries, Inc.

Head Office

Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower, 1-1,

Nihonbashi-Muromachi 2-chome,

Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8666, Japan

Telephone: 81(3)3245-5111

Facsimile:  81(3)3245-5054

URL: 

http://www.toray.com

Established:

January 1926

Capital Stock:

¥147,873,030,771

Number of Employees:

46,248

  Parent company: 

7,220

  Japanese subsidiaries: 10,657

  Overseas subsidiaries: 28,371

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Toray Industries, Inc.

1-1, Nihonbashi-Muromachi 2-chome,
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8666, Japan
Telephone:  81(3)3245-5111
Facsimile:  81(3)3245-5054
URL: 

http://www.toray.com

For questions about this report:
Contact IR Dept.
Telephone:  81(3)3245-5113
Facsimile:  81(3)3245-5459
e-mail: 

ir@nts.toray.co.jp

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About Our Blue Butterfly

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Printed in Japan

Issued: September 2017