Printing, publishing

Printing companies, disclosure-related companies, suppliers, equipments and materials of printing, etc.

I   Current Status and Future Perspectives of Printing Industry

1. Current Status and Future Perspectives of Printing Industry

• Market size in FY2017 declined by 1.1%
• The range of decline of the market size for FY2018 is likely to shrink
• The shrinking speed of print volume is likely to rise slightly
• Price of print / information form has been raised since the summer of 2017
• Influence of price rise in electricity, gas, and travel expense is larger 
• Total sales at listed enterprises increased in FY2017
• Total operating profits largely decreased in FY2016 and largely increased in FY2017
• 60% of the market share based on the sales is occupied by large and 2nd-tier companies out of total 1,500 enterprises
• To offer new technologies and services to existing customers and new markets
• Suggestion to solve the customers' problems is unavoidable

2. Market Trends by Printing Demand Sector

• General printing market declines due to large decrease in BPO
• Demand of Special printing market becomes favorable in FY2017

1. Publication printing
2. Commercial printing
3. Printing of securities/cards
4. Business form printing
5. Special printing

3. Market Trends of Soft Packaging and Paper Containers

1. Soft Packaging Market
2. Paper Container Market

II   Analysis on Printing Industry

1. Big-Two Printing Groups:

• Toppan Printing
• Dai Nippon Printing

1. These two companies show overwhelming presence in the market
2. Toppan Printing keeps its number one position for five years in a row

2. Second-Tier Printing Companies with Annual Business over 10 Billion Yen
3. Disclosure-related Companies
4. Form Printing Companies
5. Seal Printing Companies

III   Trends in Printing Equipment and Materials

• Suppliers of those companies researched
• Equipment used by those companies researched
• Trends in facilities of those companies researched

IV   Ranking of Printing Companies

• Nationwide sales ranking
• Sales ranking by prefecture

V   Company Profiles 

78 enterprises