Government Initiatives for Expansion of Foreign Companies will Support Japan Chemical Industry amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

Published: Oct 2020

Japan chemical industry will see the considerable growth of 0.3% during the forecast period. The chemical industry has significant contribution into the economic growth of the country. The economic uncertainty has been increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Chemical industry plays an important role in Japanese global trade. Japan relies on China for intermediate input ingredients for manufacturing end- user chemical products. The COVID-19 outbreak has imparted negative impact on the chemical industry of Japan and has led to a decrease in Japanese global trade 2020.Japan is home to various multinational companies such as ADEKA Corp., BASF Japan Ltd., Croda Japan KK, among others. The Japanese chemical industry comprises of 3.8% of plastics products, 1.1% of rubber products of Japan’s total manufacturing value output. 

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The country is one of the major exporters of polymers of styrene. In 2017, the country exported more than 0.1 million tons of polymers of styrene to different countries such as China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, the US and so on. However, the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak has severely affected the growth of the Japanese aviation industry. However, the expansion of chemical companies in Japan can be expected during the forecast period. This is due to the initiatives of the Government of Japan to drive the expansion of foreign companies in the country. For instance, in April 2020, Government of Japan announced to spend $2.2 billion stimulus package to bring companies that have production centers in China. This, in turn, offers a great opportunity to expand their manufacturing unit from China to other potential regions.

Market Coverage

Report Elements

Details

Study Period

2018-2025

Base year

2018

Forecast period

2019-2025

Segments Covered

By Type

Key Companies Profiled

Kaneka Corp., Mitsubishi Chemical Corp., Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd., Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., and Kao Corp.


Key questions addressed by the report

  • What is the market growth rate during the forecast period?
  • Which segment dominates the market in the base year?
  • Which segment will project the fastest growth in the market during the forecast period?
  • How COVID-19 will impact the market growth in 2020 and coming years?

o Recovery Timeline

o Deviation from pre-COVID-19

o Most affected segment

o Recommendations 

  • Who is the leader in the market?
  • How players are addressing challenges to sustain growth?
  • Where is the investment opportunity?

Japan Chemical Market – Segmentation

By Type

  • Petrochemicals
  • Basic Inorganic
  • Polymers 
  • Specialty Chemicals
  • Consumer Chemicals
  • Others (Auxiliaries for Industry)

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