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- Fully utilizing comprehensive Group capabilities to find solutions to advanced problems in automobile development
Fully utilizing comprehensive Group capabilities to find solutions to advanced problems in automobile development

The various requirements of automobiles include driving performance, ride comfort, fuel economy, and environmental friendliness, and weight reduction is a key challenge in order to improve the performance and value of these aspects. In recent years, developed countries have further strengthened CO2 emission regulations, in turn further increasing the need for weight reduction of automobiles. As such, aluminum has been highlighted as an ideal solution for achieving weight reduction since it has one-third the specific gravity of steel and copper.
Under these market conditions, the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓÆµ Group has been leveraging its integrated system comprising materials, manufacturing, design, and evaluation to provide products that are optimized for the needs of its customers. This integrated system allows the Group to provide comprehensive solutions--for example, when obstacles related to "design" emerge during development, they can be surpassed through the development of "materials," drawing high praise from customers.
Major markets
- Transportation
- Public Works, Landscape, Construction, Building Materials
- Environment, Safety, Energy
- Food, Health, Industrial Products
- Automobiles
- Machinery and Electronics, Communications