Forest Products Market Overview in Japan

• Publication date: June 2012
• Report size: 33 pages

The profile also contains descriptions of the key companies including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the industry . Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Japan forest products industry . Includes industry size and key market segments data, textual and graphical analysis of industry growth trends, main industry players and macroeconomic information. Key Market Facts ...

The profile also contains descriptions of the key companies including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the industry . Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Japan forest products industry . Includes industry size and key market segments data, textual and graphical analysis of industry growth trends, main industry players and macroeconomic information.

Key Market Facts

*The forest products market consists of industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood panels and sheets, and wood fuels. It excludes "roundwood", that is, trees after harvesting but before significant processing; it also excludes pulp, card, paper, and similar downstream products. The industry ’s volume represents consumption and is shown in millions of cubic meters. The industry ’s value has been calculated at producer selling price and any currency conversions have been undertaken using constant 2010 annual exchange rates.

*The Japanese forest products market had total revenue of USD 39.8 billion in 2010, representing a compound annual rate of change (CARC) of -1.9% for the period spanning from 2006 to 2010 .

*Industry consumption volumes decreased with a CARC of -3.5% between 2006 and 2010, to reach a total of 52.1 million cubic meters (CUM) in 2010.

*The performance of the market is projection to continue in decline, with an anticipated CARC of -0.2% for the five-year period from 2010 to 2015, which is expected to drive the market to a value of USD 39.5 billion by the end of 2015.

Features

Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major sectors, and key companies in the forest products industry in Japan

Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the forest products industry in Japan

Leading industry player profiles reveal details of key forest products industry players’ global operations and financial performance

Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Japan forest products industry with five year projections by both value and volume

Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the Japan economy

Key Questions Answered

What was the size of the Japan forest products industry by value in 2010?

What will be the size of the Japan forest products industry in 2015?

What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Japan forest products industry ?

How has the industry performed over the last five years?

What are the main sectors that make up Japan's forest products industry ?

Forestry Plantation Industry in Japan

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research Highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET VOLUME 11
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 12
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 13
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 14
Summary 14
Buyer power 15
Supplier power 17
New entrants 18
Substitutes 19
Rivalry 20
LEADING COMPANIES 21
Marubeni Corporation 21
Sumitomo Forestry Co Ltd 26
MARKET FORECASTS 30
Market value projection 30
Market volume projection 31
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 32
APPENDIX 34
Methodology 34
Industry associations 35
Related Datamonitor research 35
Disclaimer 36
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 37
Premium Reports 37
Summary Reports 37
Datamonitor consulting 37


Index of Tables
Data table 1: Japan forest products market sales : USD billion, 2006–10 10
Data table 2: Japan forest products industry volume: million cubic meters, 2006–10 11
Data table 3: Japan forest products industry sector ation I:% share, by value, 2010 12
Data table 4: Japan forest products industry sector ation II: % share, by value, 2010 13
Data table 5: Marubeni Corporation: key facts 21
Data table 6: Marubeni Corporation: key financials ($) 23
Data table 7: Marubeni Corporation: key financials (¥) 23
Data table 8: Marubeni Corporation: key financial ratios 24
Data table 9: Sumitomo Forestry Co Ltd: key facts 26
Data table 10: Sumitomo Forestry Co Ltd: key financials ($) 27
Data table 11: Sumitomo Forestry Co Ltd: key financials (¥) 27
Data table 12: Sumitomo Forestry Co Ltd: key financial ratios 28
Data table 13: Japan forest products market sales projection : USD billion, 2010–15 30
Data table 14: Japan forest products industry volume projection : million cubic meters, 2010–15 31
Data table 15: Japan size of population (million), 2006–10 32
Data table 16: Japan gdp (constant 2000 prices, USD billion), 2006–10 32
Data table 17: Japan gdp (current prices, USD billion), 2006–10 32
Data table 18: Japan inflation, 2006–10 33
Data table 19: Japan consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 33
Data table 20: Japan exchange rate, 2006–10 33


Index of Figures
Chart 1: Japan forest products market sales : USD billion, 2006–10 10
Chart 2: Japan forest products industry volume: million cubic meters, 2006–10 11
Chart 3: Japan forest products industry sector ation I:% share, by value, 2010 12
Chart 4: Japan forest products industry sector ation II: % share, by value, 2010 13
Chart 5: Forces driving competition in the forest products industry in Japan, 2010 14
Chart 6: Drivers of buyer power in the forest products industry in Japan, 2010 15
Chart 7: Drivers of supplier power in the forest products industry in Japan, 2010 17
Chart 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the forest products industry in Japan, 2010 18
Chart 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the forest products industry in Japan, 2010 19
Chart 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the forest products industry in Japan, 2010 20
Chart 11: Marubeni Corporation: revenues & profitability 24
Chart 12: Marubeni Corporation: assets & liabilities 25
Chart 13: Sumitomo Forestry Co Ltd: revenues & profitability 28
Chart 14: Sumitomo Forestry Co Ltd: assets & liabilities 29
Chart 15: Japan forest products market sales projection : USD billion, 2010–15 30
Chart 16: Japan forest products industry volume projection : million cubic meters, 2010–15 31

Forestry Plantation in Japan

Japan Barley Production, `000 Tonnes

• $ 250
• Industry data
• January 2013

Yearly, From 1997 To 2018
By Business Monitor International
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

• Industries : Forestry Plantation
• Countries : Japan

Japan Barley Production, `000 Tonnes, % Growth Y-o-y

• $ 250
• Industry data
• January 2013

Yearly, From 1998 To 2018
By Business Monitor International
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries/BMI Calculation

• Industries : Forestry Plantation
• Countries : Japan

Japan Rice Production, `000 Tonnes, % Growth Y-o-y

• $ 250
• Industry data
• January 2013

Yearly, From 1999 To 2018
By Business Monitor International
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries/BMI Calculation

• Industries : Forestry Plantation
• Countries : Japan

Japan Rice Production, `000 Tonnes

• $ 250
• Industry data
• January 2013

Yearly, From 1998 To 2018
By Business Monitor International
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

• Industries : Forestry Plantation
• Countries : Japan