Paper and Pulp Industry

Manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers, suppliers

I   Current Status and Future Outlook on Paper and Pulp Industry

1. Paper and Pulp Industry in Japan
2. Worldwide Paper and Pulp Industry
3. Market Trends by Global Region
4. Raw Materials：　chip, pulp, recycled paper

II   Manufacturer Analysis

1. Analysis of Domestic Leading Manufacturers (7 enterprises)
2. Profiles of Manufacturers not mentioned above (20 enterprises)
3. Overview of Overseas Leading Manufacturers (7 enterprises)

III   Analysis on Paper and Pulp Sections of General Trading Firms

Some business at sections of trading firms has come to a period of considering changing directions, for instance, withdrawal of some of pulp projects

1. Chip business: Lower price of cruid oil and fluctuation of exchange rates have recovered the business in the middle and long distances, biomass fuel application are to be on the rise
2. Pulp business: There is no denying that pulp business for general paper will peter out, so that pulp with specific characteristics should be treated for market growth
3. Paper/Cardboards/Packaging materials: While trading firms are expading exports of these materials, they also sell

IV   Trends in Paper and Pulp Industry by Sector

1. Newspapers
2. Publishing
3. Printing
4. Catalog Sales/Mail Order Industry
5. Cardboards
6. Paper Containers
7. Paper Products

V   Trends in Paper Chemicals

1. Chemicals for Communication Papers
2. Sizing Agent
3. Surface Sizing Agent
4. Polyacrylamide-included Paper Strengthening Agent
5. Coating Pigment
6. Binder Addition
7. Slime Control Agent
8. Antiseptic Agent for paper
9. Antifoaming Agent
10. Deinking Agent

VI   Research of Noteworthy Products

1. Printing paper
2. Coated paper
3. Fine coating paper
4. Fancy paper
5. No-carbon paper
6. Thermal paper
7. Form paper
8. PPC-plain paper
9. Inkjet paper
10. Household paper (tissue, toilet paper and paper towels)
11. Paper diapers
12. Quality white paper board

• Trends in paper manufacturers
• Trends in suppliers

VII   Distribution and Sales Channels

Although restructuring needed due to decreasing profits at paper distributors, integration between distributors of Hokuetsu Kishu and Mitsubishi has failed

VIII   Profiles of 70 Distributors and Wholesalers

IX   Global Production and Consumption Volume

1. Production Volume of Paper/Pulp by Country, Consumption Volume of Paper/Paper Board
2. Global Production of Paper/Paper board/Pulp by Country