Exports of raw materials to China are strengthening, Japanese company Nichimo's performance achieves a rebound.

Published Feb 10, 2026

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Core tip: Japan's Nichimo (Nichimo Water Machinery) recently disclosed that its consolidated operating profit for the first three quarters of the 2025 fiscal year (up to December 2025) increased by approximately 15% year-on-year to 3.16 billion yen, with revenue rising 7% year-on-year to 111 billion yen. The company stated that the strong sales performance of Alaska-sourced frozen raw material fish for the Chinese market was a key factor supporting the overall performance recovery.

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From a business structure perspective, Nichimo's profit improvement in this round did not come from deep processing or high-value-added products, but was significantly benefited by the increase in trade volume on the raw material side. In the company's food business segment, the continuous strengthening of exports of Alaska raw material fish to China effectively offset the downward pressure on traditional businesses such as fish paste. Nichimo confirmed that these products are frozen raw fish from Alaska, USA, mainly supplied to the Chinese processing market. In the context of the current pressure on the global white fish industry chain, this structural change is representative. On the one hand, Nichimo's fish paste (surimi) business was clearly under pressure during the reporting period. The company pointed out that the continuous rise in raw material costs pushed up the price of finished products, which inhibited market demand. At the same time, the weak production of fish paste ...
Source: Foodmate

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