Introduction

Containers & Packaging in Japan industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2006-10, and forecast to 2015). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Japan containers & packaging market. Includes market size and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

*The containers and packaging market consists of packaging made of paper and card, plastic, metal and glass. It does not include packaging that is used only for transportation purposes such as wooden crates, pallets, steel drums etc. The market is valued at manufacturers selling prices (MSP), while market volumes represent consumption. Any currency conversions used in this report have been calculated using constant 2010 annual average exchange rates.

*The Japanese containers & packaging market had total revenue of $43,032.8 million in 2010, representing a compound annual rate of change (CARC) of -2.7% between 2006 and 2010.

*Market consumption volumes stagnated between 2006-2010, to remain at21.2 million units in 2010.

*The performance of the market is forecast to accelerate, with an anticipated compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.4% for the five-year period 2010 - 2015, which is expected to drive the market to a value of $46,217.3 million by the end of 2015.

Features

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Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the Japan economy

Key Questions Answered

What was the size of the Japan containers & packaging market by value in 2010?

What will be the size of the Japan containers & packaging market in 2015?

What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Japan containers & packaging market?

How has the market performed over the last five years?

Who are the top competitiors in Japans containers & packaging market?

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET VOLUME 11
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 12
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 13
MARKET SHARE 14
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 15
Summary 15
Buyer power 16
Supplier power 18
New entrants 19
Substitutes 20
Rivalry 21
LEADING COMPANIES 22
Oji Paper Co., Ltd. 22
Rengo Co., Ltd 26
Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd. 29
MARKET FORECASTS 33
Market value forecast 33
Market volume forecast 34
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 35
APPENDIX 37
Methodology 37
Industry associations 38
Related Datamonitor research 38
Disclaimer 40
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 41
Premium Reports 41
Summary Reports 41
Datamonitor consulting 41

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Japan containers and packaging market value: $ billion, 2006–10 10
Table 2: Japan containers and packaging market volume: million units, 2006–10 11
Table 3: Japan containers and packaging market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 12
Table 4: Japan containers and packaging market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 13
Table 5: Japan containers and packaging market share: % share, by value, 2010 14
Table 6: Oji Paper Co., Ltd.: key facts 22
Table 7: Oji Paper Co., Ltd.: key financials ($) 23
Table 8: Oji Paper Co., Ltd.: key financials (₯) 23
Table 9: Oji Paper Co., Ltd.: key financial ratios 24
Table 10: Rengo Co., Ltd: key facts 26
Table 11: Rengo Co., Ltd: key financials ($) 26
Table 12: Rengo Co., Ltd: key financials (₯) 27
Table 13: Rengo Co., Ltd: key financial ratios 27
Table 14: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.: key facts 29
Table 15: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.: key financials ($) 30
Table 16: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.: key financials (₯) 30
Table 17: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.: key financial ratios 31
Table 18: Japan containers and packaging market value forecast: $ billion, 2010–15 33
Table 19: Japan containers and packaging market volume forecast: million units, 2010–15 34
Table 20: Japan size of population (million), 2006–10 35
Table 21: Japan gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 35
Table 22: Japan gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 35
Table 23: Japan inflation, 2006–10 36
Table 24: Japan consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 36
Table 25: Japan exchange rate, 2006–10 36

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Japan containers and packaging market value: $ billion, 2006–10 10
Figure 2: Japan containers and packaging market volume: million units, 2006–10 11
Figure 3: Japan containers and packaging market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 12
Figure 4: Japan containers and packaging market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 13
Figure 5: Japan containers and packaging market share: % share, by value, 2010 14
Figure 6: Forces driving competition in the containers and packaging market in Japan, 2010 15
Figure 7: Drivers of buyer power in the containers and packaging market in Japan, 2010 16
Figure 8: Drivers of supplier power in the containers and packaging market in Japan, 2010 18
Figure 9: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the containers and packaging market in Japan, 2010 19
Figure 10: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the containers and packaging market in Japan, 2010 20
Figure 11: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the containers and packaging market in Japan, 2010 21
Figure 12: Oji Paper Co., Ltd.: revenues & profitability 24
Figure 13: Oji Paper Co., Ltd.: assets & liabilities 25
Figure 14: Rengo Co., Ltd: revenues & profitability 28
Figure 15: Rengo Co., Ltd: assets & liabilities 28
Figure 16: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.: revenues & profitability 31
Figure 17: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.: assets & liabilities 32
Figure 18: Japan containers and packaging market value forecast: $ billion, 2010–15 33
Figure 19: Japan containers and packaging market volume forecast: million units, 2010–15 34