Date of publication: 2004 

Overview: Continuing AMI’s ongoing programme of research into global masterbatch markets, this report updates developments in this important market. With its large, well developed and sophisticated plastics processing industry, Japanese masterbatch producers are often at the cutting edge of technical developments. However, with processing increasingly moving into South East Asia, the industry faces particular pressures to ensure a viable future. This report looks in detail at these trends in Japan, identifies masterbatch usage by the plastics processing industry and assesses the supply situation in terms of local production and trade.

Product scope: Black, white, colour and additive masterbatch for use with LDPE/LLDPE, HDPE, polypropylene, PVC, polystyrene, ABS/SAN, PET and others.

Market scope: Film (shoppers, refuse sacks, heavy duty sacks, other bags/sacks, shrink/stretch, agricultural/building, other films); Blow moulding (up to 5 litres, over 5 litres, automotive, other blow moulding); Fibre; Injection moulding (caps and closures, housewares, crates and boxes, pails); Pipe (gas, water, other); Sheet; Rotomoulding; Monofilament/tape; Extrusion coating; Others.

Geographic scope: Japan.

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Further information: For any other questions please contact Andrew Reynolds: apr@amiplastics.com