About us
We will continue to solve social issues and create value that meets people’s expectations based on our corporate philosophy: "The DNP Group connects individuals and society, and provides new value."
Corporate summary
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Annual sales
¥1,344,147million
JPY （Consolidated）
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Number of employees
36,542Consolidated
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Corporate history
Founded1,876
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Number of patent rights held in Japan
11,726
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Global reputation
Inclusion in SRI
Indices/ESG Indices -
Overseas sales offices
and
production sites43
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DNP products and services capturing
top global share
- Company name
- Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
- President
- Yoshinari Kitajima
- Head office
- 1-1-1, Ichigaya-Kagacho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo（Open Map）
- Telephone number (main switchboard)
- +81-3-3266-2111
- Founding
- October 9, 1876
See Corporate History for the DNP backstory, from the birth of Shuseisha to the present day. - Capital
- 114,464 million yen
1,031,207 Thousands of U.S. dollars
(as of March 31, 2022) - Annual sales
- 1,344,147 million yen (consolidated)
934,186 million yen (non-consolidated)
(as of March 31, 2022) - Employees
- 36,542 (consolidated)
10,082 (non-consolidated)
(as of March 31, 2022)
Our business
Creating future standards
By combining our unique technologies cultivated from the print industry with the strengths of our partners, we open opportunities, reduce emissions, and create a more vibrant world for all.
Yoshinari Kitajima
President
DNP's four growth areas
DNP’s corporate philosophy is "Connecting individuals and society to provide new value." For example, we create value that connects "individuals with medical care," "individuals with education" and "individuals with clothing, food and housing." We also provide mechanisms for individuals to connect with family, friends and colleagues safely and securely.
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Knowledge and CommunicationA future where people worldwide can expand opportunities for safe and secure communications and share and inherit knowledge
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Lifestyle and MobilityA future that safely and securely protects all living spaces where people worldwide are mobile and lead their lives
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Food and HealthcareA future where people around the world no longer have anxieties about their own lives and can lead lifelong safe, secure and high-quality lives
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Environment and EnergyA sustainable future that reduces environmental impacts and enables people worldwide to co-exist harmoniously with the earth
DNP products and services leading the global and domestic Japanese markets
Leveraging strengths that we have applied and developed from our printing and information (P&I) technologies, we provide "basic" value necessary in the daily lives of individual consumers.
Business areas
Since our founding in 1876, we have expanded our business domains by leveraging our strengths in printing and information (P&I) and have entered into new business areas including the environment, energy and life sciences.
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- Information Communication
- We are developing a wide range of businesses to realize communication that allows people to effect change in the midst of diversifying information media.
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- Lifestyle and Industrial Supplies
- We are striving to realize a sustainable society throughout the product life cycle by providing many products that are indispensable for people’s comfortable lives and corporate business processes.
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- Electronics
- We have been providing value-added products for more than half a century, while responding to the evolution of information equipment and leveraging cutting-edge technology cultivated in printing.
Management foundation for value creation
The DNP Group connects individuals and society, and provides new value.
Leadership and governance
Deepening taiwa (dialogue) with society to become an increasingly trustworthy company
More about corporate information
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- Technologies and R&D
- We conduct research and development on technologies that apply "printing and information" and innovate to lead the next generation.
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- Sustainability
- In our sustainability management, we have clearly identified priority themes and are promoting specific activities to achieve our goals.
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- Investor relations
- We are maximizing our corporate value by improving cash generation and asset efficiency through optimal allocation of management capital.
Major recognition from society (as of June 2022)
Inclusion in ESG Indices
Examples of global ESG Indices in which DNP is included
FTSE4Good Global Index
MSCI ESG Leaders indexes
Euronext Vigeo Eiris World Index 120
Supplier Engagement Rating
DNP recognized as a global leader for the third consecutive year for engaging its supply chain on climate change
CDP SUPPLIER ENGAGEMENT LEADER
Procurement
DNP seeks a wide range of partnerships with companies from which it can procure materials of superior quality at fair prices that can be delivered to meet its needs. Moreover, we will, together with our suppliers, endeavor to fulfill our corporate social responsibility (CSR) through activities including complying with laws, engaging in efforts to preserve the environment, and providing proper labor conditions for our employees.
DNP’s history and cultural activities
We have been creating new value for more than 140 years.
Our unique cultural program centered on the visual arts shares many common traits with our own field of business.