UACJ Publishes UACJ Report 2018 (Integrated Report)

UACJ Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; representative director and president: Miyuki Ishihara) has published the UACJ Report 2018, an integrated report. This publication describes the UACJ Group’s strategies for the future, provides an overview of its global business developments, as well as reporting on the Group’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) activities, operating performance and financial information. We have published the UACJ Report each year since 2015 in response to the growing need to for stakeholders in Japan and overseas to better understand our corporate information.

In May 2018, UACJ announced its new medium-term financial plan, which commenced in fiscal 2018. The integrated report describes the strategies and measures the Group is rolling out on the basis of this medium-term management plan. As background, the report also explains market trends for the flat-rolled aluminum industry as a whole. In this manner, we have edited the report to cultivate understanding among readers who are learning about the Company for the first time.

In Japan, the formulation of the Stewardship Code and other developments have prompted a growing number of requests for dialogue with investors. In response, we have created new plans, including dialogues with institutional investors and dialogue with two outside directors—newly appointed people with corporate management experience. In these ways, we have worked to make the report more readable and meaningful to investors and other people.

The UACJ Group has accelerated growth as a comprehensive manufacturer of aluminum and a global company, based on the foundations built since the merger. Going forward, we will take advantage of various opportunities, including this publication and our website, to report our activities to stakeholders.