TOHO HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (Headquarters: Tokyo; Representative Director, President and CEO: Hiromi Edahiro) announces that it will establish TBC Tokai in Komaki City, Aichi as a high-performance logistics center for prescription pharmaceuticals and other products in the Tokai region. It also announces the establishment of a new logistics hub in the Tohoku region.

1. Background and objectives of establishing the new logistics centers

To fulfill its social mission of providing a stable supply of pharmaceuticals, the Group aims to contribute to the maintenance of healthcare delivery systems through high-quality logistics established through tireless creativity and ingenuity, and to continue to be a company that is needed by society.
In order to continuously respond to the diversification of drug discovery modalities and the increasing demand for pharmaceuticals in recent years, and to further strengthen our logistics network, we have decided to establish the TBC Tokai logistics center. By making it work with existing TBC DynaBASE and TBC Hanshin to reorganize the supply area and supply volume, we will solidify our rapid and stable pharmaceutical supply system across the three major metropolitan areas of Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka. At the same time, by optimizing the logistics network, including sales offices, we will significantly reduce inventories at sales offices and the burden of delivery and other operations. We will also create an environment where sales personnel can focus more on providing information at medical sites through further promoting the separation of commercial transactions and physical distribution. We believe that the opening of this center will achieve drastic reform in sales and logistics and lead directly to the establishment of a competitive advantage in our pharmaceutical wholesaling business.
We are also considering establishing a new logistics hub in the Tohoku region. By placing logistics centers in major metropolitan areas nationwide, we will build a more robust pharmaceutical supply system.

2. TBC Tokai

(1) Outline of TBC Tokai
a. Location: 391-1, Takinakamachi, Komaki City, Aichi
b. Total floor space: 25,875㎡
c. Capital investment amount: Total JPY 5 billion (approximate)
d. Date of Completion：February 2027
e. Start of Operation：Within FY2027
f. Number of product lines: 25,000 items
g. Product lines: Prescription pharmaceuticals, reagents, medical equipment, regenerative medical products、medical supplies etc.
h. Coverage area：Aichi, Shizuoka, Gifu, Shiga, Mie and Nagano Prefectures.

(2) Characteristics of TBC Tokai
a. Next-generation logistics center that combines thorough labor saving and high-spec processing capacity
Integrating years of expertise in automation technology, we will introduce a flexible, expandable and redundant XY shuttle system into automated warehouses. By building a flexible system with autonomous mobile robots that greatly reduces conveyor equipment, we will dramatically improve shipping processing capacity and productivity. In addition, high shipping accuracy and complete, customer-specific packaging reduce ancillary tasks for delivery personnel and realize the optimization of delivery.

 

b. Integrated logistics center featuring both manufacturer warehouse and wholesale warehouse
In addition to significantly reducing transportation costs and time by eliminating the transportation process between manufacturers and wholesalers, and optimizing inventory throughout the supply chain, we will realize an efficient, secure, and safe supply that eliminates quality risks when transporting specialty pharmaceuticals such as regenerative medical products.

 

c. Business Continuity Plan
Taking advantage of its location adjacent to a Main Wide-Area Disaster Management Base Facility currently under construction, we aim to contribute to the pharmaceutical supply system in the event of a disaster with a view to cooperating with local governments and the Japan Self-Defense Forces.
Furthermore, by linking systems among logistics centers nationwide, we will construct a highly redundant distribution network in which backup functions are activated immediately in the event of a system failure.

 

d. Initiatives for Sustainability Management
We will promote energy conservation in the entire facility by introducing self-consumption photovoltaic power generation, EVs and EV charging stations, and centralized control of air conditioning and lighting using a comprehensive monitoring panel equipped with energy management systems (EMS) and energy-saving control functions. Additionally, the use of regenerative converters in automated warehouses and battery-powered transport equipment such as autonomous mobile robots will significantly reduce power consumption during operation.

 

3．Establishment of a new logistics hub in Tohoku

To accommodate future growth in the handling volume of pharmaceuticals and other products and to increase productivity through the qualitative improvement and strengthening of our sales and logistics systems currently underway, we will establish a new logistics center in Tohoku.

Outline of new logistics hub in the Tohoku region<br>
a. Location：Sendai City, Miyagi
b. Key Features：Drug storage and distribution centers
c. Start of Construction：Scheduled for 2026.