- CEO
- Yorifusa Wakabayashi
- Full Time Employees
- 11,639
- Sector
- Process industries
- Industry
- Pulp & paper
- Address
- 2-60, Kamiyacho Tokyo Japan
- IPO Date
- Nov 1, 1982
- Business
- Daio Paper Corporation Daio Paper Corporation (3880.T) manufactures, converts, and sells paper, paperboard, pulp, and related by-products; household and personal care products including sanitary paper, disposable diapers, feminine care products, wet wipes, and the elleair brand; commodities such as corrugated containers, wrapping paper, newsprint, printing paper, containerboard, and functional materials; as well as function-added films, adhesive sheets, synthetic resin materials, and cellulose nanofibers. The company, founded in 1943 and headquartered in Tokyo with key facilities including the Shikoku Headquarters in Ehime Prefecture, Mishima Mill, and Kani Mill, operates primarily in Japan, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Brazil, and other international markets through consolidated subsidiaries in papermaking, converting, logistics, forestry, and engineering. Daio Paper Corporation maintains two main segments—Paper and Paperboard, and Home & Personal Care—targeting industrial, cultural, and consumer markets with products like office paper, kraft linerboard, toilet tissue, paper towels, and absorbent goods. In recent developments under its Fifth Medium-Term Business Plan (FY2024–FY2026), the company pursues a strategic business alliance with Hokuetsu Corporation to enhance collaboration in production, procurement, and logistics; advances packaging initiatives by integrating Daio Package, direct sales, and Daio Miura efforts while considering M&A opportunities; entered the pet care market with the “elleair Pet kimiomoi” brand in September 2023; sold its Turkish subsidiary Elleair International Turkey to Evyap Holding in 2025; acquired Nisshinbo Holdings' paper products business to boost household paper market share; and targets consolidated net sales of 740 billion yen with improved profitability through high-value-added products, global H&PC expansion, and sustainability measures like reducing plastic use and reusing production rejects.