Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of company is DNP?

The Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) Group is a comprehensive printing company that continues to provide new value both domestically and internationally, working to realize a better, more sustainable society and a more comfortable lifestyle. By combining the strengths of its uniquely honed "P&I" (printing and information) business and deepening collaboration with many partners, the DNP Group provides a wide variety of products and services in a wide range of fields to tens of thousands of client companies, various organizations, consumers, and local communities.

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What is DNP aiming for?

With corporate philosophy of "The DNP Group connects individuals and society, and provides new value." we are focusing on resolving social issues and creating value that meets people's expectations. DNP believes it has a mission to make the future better, and we have incorporated our desire to make the value we provide a "commonplace" that is always present in people's daily lives into our brand statement, Creating future standards

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What kind of business does DNP engage in?

DNP's business consists of the Smart Communications division, which accounts for 49.0% of consolidated sales, Life & Healthcare at 34.0%, and the Electronics division at 17.0% (fiscal year ending March 2025).

The Smart Communication division is engaged in photo printing related businesses including dye-sublimation transfer media, BPO, authentication security, XR communication, and Education businesses. Life & Healthcare is engaged in battery pouches for lithium-ion batteries, decorative materials for interior and exterior use of mobility vehicles, pharmaceutical manufacturing, medical packaging, and packaging and Living spaces businesses. Electronics is engaged in display products, optical films, and Semiconductors businesses.

These division work together to form a well-balanced business portfolio.

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Please tell us about DNP's unique strengths and how it leverages them in its corporate activities.

DNP will combine its unique strengths in "printing and information" with the technologies and ideas of external partners to advance innovations that create unprecedented value and create a better future. By constantly refining the diverse technologies based on the printing process to the most cutting-edge, and combining them with its strengths in sales, planning, manufacturing, and management, we will maximize synergy. We will utilize DNP's unique hybrid strengths, such as analog and digital, real and virtual, and manufacturing and services.

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How was the DNP Group established?

Shueisha, founded in 1876, and Nisshin Printing, founded in 1910, merged in 1935 to form Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. After focusing on publishing printing, the company announced its "five-year reconstruction plan" in 1951 after the war, promoting "expansion printing," which expanded business area through the application and development of printing technology. DNP sees this initiative as its "Second Corporate Founding." Today, DNP not only meets the needs of its client companies, but also engages directly with society and consumers, taking the lead in providing "ordinary" value for a better future. It sees this major transformation as Third Corporate Founding and is working to achieve it as an "All DNP" effort.

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Corporate History

What are DNP's technological strengths?

DNP's strengths are further strengthened by combining diverse printing and information technologies. Based on technologies developed from the basic processes of printing, we are constantly refining them to the cutting edge, and by applying and developing them, we are creating a wide range of businesses. We create new value by combining the microfabrication, precision coating, and post-processing technologies that are the foundation of manufacturing, as well as the technologies of planning, design, information processing, material development, and evaluation and analysis, with our know-how in sales, planning, manufacturing, and other areas, and the strengths of our partners.

As digital transformation accelerates, we will develop a variety of business models, leveraging DNP's unique hybrid strengths, such as analog and digital, real and virtual, and manufacturing and services.

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R&D Policy and Structure

Intellectual Property Activities

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What are DNP's environmental (E) initiatives?

DNP always takes a long-term view, working to create value desired by people and society, based on the premise that business activities coexist with the global environment. In March 2020, we formulated the DNP Group Environmental Vision 2050, outlining our vision for 2050. We are further accelerating concrete activities aimed at realizing a carbon-free society, a recycling-oriented society, and a society in harmony with nature. In addition to focusing on developing products and services with low environmental impact and high added value, we are working to reduce water usage and preserve biodiversity, and we plan to achieve virtually zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from business activities at our own bases by 2050.

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Environmental Initiatives

What are DNP's initiatives for society (S)?

For DNP to continue providing value to diverse people living in a diverse society, it is necessary for the company itself to thoroughly promote "diversity and inclusion." For example, we will strive to demonstrate the comprehensive strength of "All All DNP" such as eliminating gender gaps and combining the strengths of each individual, regardless of whether they have a disability or not. Furthermore, we recognize that protecting the rights of all people inside and outside the company who come into contact with DNP is a responsibility that a company must fulfill as a member of society, and we are strengthening our human rights initiatives.

DNP has a culture of "constantly taking on the challenge of change." In order to accelerate this challenge, we are keeping social changes in mind, identifying and analyzing social issues, and working to rebuild our various human resources systems based on the belief that "we value our employees, and the company grows through employees who value them, and those employees enrich society."

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Social Initiatives

What is DNP's approach to governance?

DNP believes that enhancing corporate governance is an important management issue in order to contribute to the sustainable development of society, improve its own corporate value, and become a company trusted by all stakeholders. Therefore, we strive to build and operate a system for accurate management decision-making, appropriate and prompt business execution based on that decision, and supervise and audit these. While adopting an organizational design for a company Audit & Supervisory Board, we have introduced a system of outside Director and Corporate Officer, and have established and operated voluntary committees to ensure the appropriateness, agility, flexibility, and diversity of Board of Directors, and are working to achieve sustainable growth for the company and improve corporate value over the medium to long term.

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