Materials Business

Yokogawa's materials business segment is helping to bring about a circular economy that offers comfort and convenience and is in harmony with the environment. For our customers in the functional chemicals, biomass materials, pulp & paper, textiles, steel, non-ferrous metals, mining, mobility, and electrical/electronics fields, we provide solutions that improve productivity, reduce environmental impact, and save energy.

Business Overview

Strategic Direction and Business Domain

• Strategic Direction
  Surrounded by convenient and comfortable things, modern society faces many challenges such as the efficient use of energy, recycling, and conversion to materials with a low environmental impact. Based on the strong relationships that we have established with our customers in the materials industries, we will work to help them achieve a transformation and contribute to the realization of a recycling-oriented society that is in harmony with the environment. Focusing on production, we will expand our solution portfolio to contribute to problem-solving at the management level and the realization of a recycling-oriented economy that includes customers’ supply chains.
• Business Domain
  One focus for our business domain is process automation (PA), serving industries and industry sectors such as functional chemicals, biomass materials, pulp & paper, textiles, steel, non-ferrous metals, and mining. In addition, we are developing new businesses in the factory automation (FA) area, covering the mobility sector as well as the electrical and electronics fields and environmental businesses that involve applications such as carbon management and material recycling.

Approach with Yokogawa's Accelerate Growth 2023 (AG2023) Mid-term Business Plan

Primarily in Japan, we work closely with our customers throughout the broad and diverse materials sector, listening carefully to their needs and working with them to find solutions. To achieve the goals set out in the AG2023 plan, we will construct a database that incorporates the vast amount of know-how Yokogawa has built up over the years and develop a system that enables us to efficiently propose solutions to our customers. We will then enhance our ability to provide these solutions globally. Outside Japan, some regions have unique industrial fields, so we will develop detailed business strategies based on a matrix of fields and countries/regions, with a focus on functional chemicals. At the same time, we will globally promote the approach of listening to our customers and working together with them to find issues and solutions, which is the basis of our solution proposal business.

Contributions to the SDGs

Yokogawa is pursuing the “Three goals” for sustainability based on a vision for society in the year 2050. Our materials business focuses on the goal of achieving a circular economy. With a focus on fine chemicals and biomass materials, we will contribute to the achievement of a recycling-oriented society that offers both comfort and convenience. We will provide digital transformation solutions that help our customers address issues such as the need for improved energy efficiency, the recycling of resources, and the use of environmentally friendly resources.

Areas where the materials business contributes, and related SDGs, targeting the year 2030

Related Information (Catalog Download)

The Materials Business Headquarters has published a materials catalog to contribute to Yokogawa's materials business. In addition to initiatives by industry, including chemistry and mining, and common solutions such as carbon management solutions, the catalog also includes recent cases, such as big data and AI. We have endeavored to provide a comprehensive overview of the materials business, which handles a wide range of industries with a focus on raw materials. You can download PDF file of the materials catalog below.
Materials Catalog(PDF: 4,838KB/7P)