Market Background

Construction Machinery High-Pressure Hoses Ride Upward Momentum in Demand

Demand is bouncing back for high-pressure hoses used in construction machinery and machine tools, coming against a backdrop of increased demand for construction machinery. According to machinery order statistics released by the Cabinet Office of Japan, orders have been up for five consecutive months, running back to August 2016. The other major source of demand, machine tools, remains in contrastingly...

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Japan’s Rubber Product Exports, Imports Down for 2016

Japan’s export value of rubber products for 2016 decreased 16.1 percent year-on-year, falling to 819.4 billion yen ($7.18 billion), while import value fell 8.5 percent to hit 392.6 billion yen, according to data compiled by the Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association from the Trade Statistics of Japan. It was the third consecutive year of decline in value for exports and the...

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Rubber Hose Production, Shipment Value Drop Slightly in 2016

Both production volume and shipment value of rubber hoses were slightly down year-on-year for 2016, according to records collated by the Japan Rubber Hose Manufacturers Association. Based on statistics from Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the records reveal that production volume of hoses for 2016 was 34,621 tons in terms of new-rubber volume, which represents a year-on-year...

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Japanese Rubber Production, Shipment Value Decline for Second Straight Year

Japanese production and shipments of rubber goods for 2016 continued in what has been a trend of decline in recent years. According to figures released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the shipment value of rubber goods for last year decreased for a second consecutive year, falling 4.6 percent to drop to 2.1737 trillion yen ($19.13 billion)....

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Carbon Black Shipments Down 3.4% for 2016

Shipment volume of carbon black for 2016 fell 3.4 percent year-on-year, dropping to 562,188 tons, according to records compiled by the Japanese Carbon Black Association. By category, shipments of carbon black for tire use were down 4.5 percent from the previous term, while that for general rubber declined by 2.0 percent. This resulted in a total shipment volume of carbon...

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Rubber and Resin Roll Production Increases for Fourth Straight Year – But Tapering off

Domestic production of rubber and resin rolls for 2016 rose 0.4 percent over that of the previous year, hitting 3,863 tons, according to data compiled by the Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association (JRMA). The slight increase marks the fourth consecutive year of year-on-year improvement. Although production was up for the year overall, it came with July–September production falling short of that...

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