Japanese paper and board production and sales statistics in 2000

According to the statistics of the Japan Paper Association, the output of paper and board in Japan totaled 31.827 million tons in 2000, an increase of 3.9% over the previous year; the sales volume reached 31.723 million tons, an increase of 2.8% over the same period last year. Both of these figures set a record high. In addition, it is particularly pointed out that the sales volume of domestic sales accounted for 30.533 million tons, an increase of 3.0%, and exceeded 30 million tons for the first time in history.



Among them, paper production was 19.039 million tons, an increase of 3.5% year-on-year, and board production was 12.789 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.5%.



In addition, from a single species, it also showed a good growth.



Newsprint was mainly driven by the increase in advertising, the election of representatives, the Sydney Olympics, and other market demand growth.



The growth of printing paper was mainly driven by the increase in demand for promotional advertisements, catalogues, and manuals for IT industry machinery products, among which the growth of coating paper was the most obvious, reaching 7.9%.



In terms of paperboard, the demand for cartonboard has increased year after year. The growth rate in 2000 was as high as 5%, and the output reached the highest record.



From the perspective of the social production environment, computer and IT related products bear the brunt of it, followed by electrical machinery, medicine, cosmetics, express delivery, hot summer season beverages and other food processing, fruit packaging and other demand, and the rest of the various industries have almost all production It was restored and there was positive growth. These have directly or indirectly promoted the growth of paper demand.



Japan's paper and paperboard production has maintained continuous and stable growth for 13 months since it achieved positive growth in November 1999. By December 2000, the market was firm, and production and sales records are constantly being refreshed.



Schedule:

Japan's January-December 2000 Paper and Board Production and Sales Statistics



(Unit: kT, %)





Variety production year-on-year

Sales volume Inventory


Total year-on-year export sales year-on-year




Newsprint

3,419
103.8
3,395
102.7
3,264
102.8
131
101.0
310


Printing paper
11,757
103.6
11,750
102.4
11,224
103.7
527
80.2
721


Packaging paper
1,049
102.9
1,050
101.9
1,030
101.9
20
101.6
98


Sanitary paper
1,735
102.0
1,721
101.4
1,719
101.3
3
-
72


Other paper
1,079
104.7
1,078
103.8
1,073
104.3
5
54.0
78


Total paper
19,039
103.5
18,995
102.4
18,310
103.2
685
84.1
1,279


Cardboard box
9,676
105.4
9,628
104.3
9,290
103.2
338
149.5
423


Cardboard, paperboard, etc.
2,092
100.3
2,091
99.4
1,924
100.6
167
87.8
134


Other uses cardboard
1,021
105.0
1,009
102.4
1,009
102.4
0

-92


Total cardboard
12,789
104.5
12,728
103.3
12,224
102.7
504
121.3
650


Total paper, board
31,827
103.9
31,723
102.8
30,533
103.0
1,189
96.7
1,928



Note: Due to rounding, the total and the sum of individual items are slightly different.