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.

Initiatives for the Growth for Sustainability 2028 (GS2028) Medium-term Business Plan

In addition to expanding our customer base in the chemical and mining industries, we will further accelerate the development of our consulting-based solutions business. Leveraging Yokogawa’s comprehensive capabilities, we aim to achieve business growth by developing solutions for fields such as batteries and EVs, and optimizing enterprise supply chains, including logistics.

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)