Strategy for Material Procurement of Paper Manufacturer Vol.1: Forest Resources and Environment Marketing Business, Oji Holdings Corporation (Researched in August, 2019)
Coverage: (Product/service)
Forest Industry, Papermaking Industry
Research Content:
This report was compiled based on an article introduced in our periodical, “Yano Report” dated September 10, 2019.
Research Content:
I. Promotion of Strategic Procurement by 4 Subsidiaries
II. Woodchips: Domestic N Woodchips* Decreasing, Facing Competition with Timber for Biomass Power Generation
* N Woodchip’s “N” is derived from “Nadelholz,” meaning “softwood” in Germany.
III. Imported N Woodchips: Supplied from Oceania and North America; Began to Buy Douglas fir from Redwood
IV. Imported L Woodchips*: Asian Timber Mainly from Vietnam and Thailand Made Recovery in Share to 84% of the Whole Imported Timber
* L Woodchip’s “L” is derived from “Laubholz,” meaning “hardwood” in Germany.
V. CPFL and SLPFL Dissolved in FY2019; All 9 Projects are in their Harvesting Season
VI. Growing Use of Asian Timber Results in Less Use of FSC-certified Timber: Whether Oji Can Produce Positive Effects of Partnering with Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited is Future Challenge
VII. Wood Pulp: Purchase Amount Decreasing Due to the Shift to the In-house Wood Pulp: Approximately 80% is Procured from Own Projected Wood Pulps
VIII. Wastepaper: 5 Blocks across the Country Focusing on Stable Procurement: 408 million t Procured in FY2018
IX. Procuring from Approximately 300 Companies Mainly in the Kanto Region, 10 Companies Newly Joined Oji-Kai in the Last 2 Years
X. Utilization Rate of Wastepaper is 64%, Reaching the Plateau
XI. Promotion of Utilizing the Unutilized Wastepaper Remains a Continued Challenge; Processing Amount of Confidential Documents is 27,000 t per Year
Figure: Organization Chart of Procurement Department, Forest Resources and Environment Marketing Business, Oji Group
Table: Transition in Consumption of Woodchips and Raw Timber at Domestic Factories
Table: Major Procurement Channels / Amount of Imported N Woodchips at Domestic Factories
Table: Major Procurement Channels / Amount of Imported L Woodchips at Domestic Factories
Table: Plan Overview of Afforestation Business by Oji Holdings Corporation
Table: Transition in Consumption of Purchased Wood Pulp by Oji Group
Figure: Organization Chart of Oji Eco Material Co., Ltd.
Table: Transition in Consumption Amount of Wastepaper by Oji Group
Table: Consumption of Wastepaper by type, by factory of 4 Companies in Oji Group (2018)