In the international market, upstream chemicals such as bulk chemicals have risen sharply since last year. The fine chemicals industry in the middle and lower reaches suffers from price increases due to the proximity to the end market and difficult product adjustments. Japan’s chemical industry, supported by fine chemicals, responds to this strategy by adjusting and optimizing the structure of the fine chemical industry, focusing its development on the development of high-performance and high-value-added products, and striving to expand the scale of unique products to avoid falling into Price war.
Functional Chemicals: Focusing on Innovation Upgrades
Japan's fine chemical industry exceeds that of general chemicals by about US$215 billion, accounting for 70-80% of Japan's total chemical industry sales. With a large number of functional fine chemicals used in electronics fields such as semiconductors and flat panel displays, technological innovation will play a crucial role in the development of fine chemicals. Over the past 10 years, the market for synthetic dyes and traditional fine chemicals in Japan has shrunk by half, due to the transfer of textile and apparel production bases using synthetic dyes to foreign countries. On the other hand, dye technology has helped Japan establish a dominant position in high-end products such as information recording and display materials, and has played an important role in upgrading products and developing new products.
Coatings: From heavy quantity to environmentally friendly
At present, Japan’s investment in public facilities is relatively cool, but investments in aircraft, machinery and automotive paints and coatings are expected to increase. Although the total sales volume of paints and coatings in Japan will not increase substantially, environmental friendly functional paints and coatings will become more and more popular, and the paint industry will change from quantity to quality.
The new standards for paints and coatings formulated by the Japan Paint Manufacturers Association (JPMA) stipulate that by 2008, the amount of volatile organic emissions will be reduced by 50% on the basis of 2001. As a result, manufacturers are striving to develop environmentally friendly water-based products. The sales of base paints and coatings have increased year by year. However, due to the signs of saturation in Japan's paint and coating market, manufacturers are vigorously developing niche markets. Last summer, Japan experienced a serious heat island effect, and thermal insulation coatings received market attention. It is expected that the thermal insulation coating market will further expand this year. At the same time, the Japanese powder coating market has grown to nearly 30,000 tons/year, and the application of such non-solvent coatings is expanding to include steel furniture, housings for home appliances and automotive parts.
Agrochemical: mergers and reorganizations to strengthen research and development
The Japanese agrochemicals market has been weakening in recent years, and the emergence of mergers and acquisitions has begun to reshape the Japanese agrochemical industry. Last year, Japan Soda Co., Ltd. acquired Dainippon Ink Chemical's agrochemicals business; DuPont (Japan) Co., Ltd. and Marubeni Biochemicals Co., Ltd. jointly established Dupont Agricultural Co., Ltd.; Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.'s agrochemicals business and Japan Agricultural Cooperative International The trading company is united and the subsidiary Sumitomo Takeda’s corporate marketing department is divested by Zen-Noh to the company. At the same time, Zen-Noh sold its shares held by the company in the Kochi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. and established Kyoyu Agri.
Japanese agrochemical manufacturers are developing new products for domestic and foreign markets in order to develop. It is reported that it is expected that new products with important significance will be developed in the next few years. At present, Japan's agro-chemicals factory is focusing on the development of high-efficiency, safe, and environmentally-friendly agrochemicals, and invests 7% to 12% of its sales revenue in R&D. The development of new product formulas usually takes 10 years of research, and the R&D investment is as high as 10 billion yen. Therefore, some manufacturers increase product varieties by purchasing formulas. At present, some high-efficiency agrochemicals require only a few grams per acre. Therefore, the use of agricultural chemicals has dropped significantly. Existing products, including single-component products, have multiple uses, and those without cross-resistance have already exited the market.
Catalyst: main desulfurization and tail gas purification
The increasingly strict environmental protection regulations have become one of the driving forces for the development of the catalyst industry. Japan’s catalyst production and sales increased by 7% and 5% respectively last year, breaking the record of the past six years. Due to the increase in sulfur content standards for gasoline and light oil, Japanese oil refiners have begun to supply environmentally friendly fuels such as sulfur-free gasoline, which has prompted rapid growth in the demand for high-performance catalysts such as ultra-deep desulfurization catalysts. At present, high-performance catalysts such as ultra-deep desulfurization catalysts have occupied a very high share in the Japanese catalyst industry, and the desulfurization capacity has increased from less than 50 μg/g to less than 10 μg/g, which has also promoted the overall development of the catalyst industry. From January to August 2004, Japan's production of refinery catalysts for deep desulfurization and other hydrogenation processes increased by nearly 60% over the same period of last year, and sales increased by 43%.
At the same time, the sales of catalysts for the purification of petrochemicals and automotive exhaust gas also grew at a double-digit rate, accounting for half of the catalyst market. As more and more automobiles begin to use tail gas purification catalysts, and the laws governing the use of catalysts for small-scale motorcycles are in effect, exhaust gas purification catalysts are also rapidly growing. In addition, with the increasingly stringent emission standards for gas and diesel engines, the diesel engine exhaust gas purification catalyst market will also develop rapidly.
Cosmetics: Rejuvenation with nanotechnology and biotechnology
As a necessity for women's lives, cosmetics are less sensitive to market changes. In the past decade or so, the demand for skin care cosmetics has been on the rise. Among them, anti-aging and skin-lightening cosmetics have always played a role as vanguards, prompting cosmetic manufacturers to make full use of nanotechnology and biotechnology to develop anti-aging and brightening new products.
Functional Chemicals: Focusing on Innovation Upgrades
Japan's fine chemical industry exceeds that of general chemicals by about US$215 billion, accounting for 70-80% of Japan's total chemical industry sales. With a large number of functional fine chemicals used in electronics fields such as semiconductors and flat panel displays, technological innovation will play a crucial role in the development of fine chemicals. Over the past 10 years, the market for synthetic dyes and traditional fine chemicals in Japan has shrunk by half, due to the transfer of textile and apparel production bases using synthetic dyes to foreign countries. On the other hand, dye technology has helped Japan establish a dominant position in high-end products such as information recording and display materials, and has played an important role in upgrading products and developing new products.
Coatings: From heavy quantity to environmentally friendly
At present, Japan’s investment in public facilities is relatively cool, but investments in aircraft, machinery and automotive paints and coatings are expected to increase. Although the total sales volume of paints and coatings in Japan will not increase substantially, environmental friendly functional paints and coatings will become more and more popular, and the paint industry will change from quantity to quality.
The new standards for paints and coatings formulated by the Japan Paint Manufacturers Association (JPMA) stipulate that by 2008, the amount of volatile organic emissions will be reduced by 50% on the basis of 2001. As a result, manufacturers are striving to develop environmentally friendly water-based products. The sales of base paints and coatings have increased year by year. However, due to the signs of saturation in Japan's paint and coating market, manufacturers are vigorously developing niche markets. Last summer, Japan experienced a serious heat island effect, and thermal insulation coatings received market attention. It is expected that the thermal insulation coating market will further expand this year. At the same time, the Japanese powder coating market has grown to nearly 30,000 tons/year, and the application of such non-solvent coatings is expanding to include steel furniture, housings for home appliances and automotive parts.
Agrochemical: mergers and reorganizations to strengthen research and development
The Japanese agrochemicals market has been weakening in recent years, and the emergence of mergers and acquisitions has begun to reshape the Japanese agrochemical industry. Last year, Japan Soda Co., Ltd. acquired Dainippon Ink Chemical's agrochemicals business; DuPont (Japan) Co., Ltd. and Marubeni Biochemicals Co., Ltd. jointly established Dupont Agricultural Co., Ltd.; Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.'s agrochemicals business and Japan Agricultural Cooperative International The trading company is united and the subsidiary Sumitomo Takeda’s corporate marketing department is divested by Zen-Noh to the company. At the same time, Zen-Noh sold its shares held by the company in the Kochi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. and established Kyoyu Agri.
Japanese agrochemical manufacturers are developing new products for domestic and foreign markets in order to develop. It is reported that it is expected that new products with important significance will be developed in the next few years. At present, Japan's agro-chemicals factory is focusing on the development of high-efficiency, safe, and environmentally-friendly agrochemicals, and invests 7% to 12% of its sales revenue in R&D. The development of new product formulas usually takes 10 years of research, and the R&D investment is as high as 10 billion yen. Therefore, some manufacturers increase product varieties by purchasing formulas. At present, some high-efficiency agrochemicals require only a few grams per acre. Therefore, the use of agricultural chemicals has dropped significantly. Existing products, including single-component products, have multiple uses, and those without cross-resistance have already exited the market.
Catalyst: main desulfurization and tail gas purification
The increasingly strict environmental protection regulations have become one of the driving forces for the development of the catalyst industry. Japan’s catalyst production and sales increased by 7% and 5% respectively last year, breaking the record of the past six years. Due to the increase in sulfur content standards for gasoline and light oil, Japanese oil refiners have begun to supply environmentally friendly fuels such as sulfur-free gasoline, which has prompted rapid growth in the demand for high-performance catalysts such as ultra-deep desulfurization catalysts. At present, high-performance catalysts such as ultra-deep desulfurization catalysts have occupied a very high share in the Japanese catalyst industry, and the desulfurization capacity has increased from less than 50 μg/g to less than 10 μg/g, which has also promoted the overall development of the catalyst industry. From January to August 2004, Japan's production of refinery catalysts for deep desulfurization and other hydrogenation processes increased by nearly 60% over the same period of last year, and sales increased by 43%.
At the same time, the sales of catalysts for the purification of petrochemicals and automotive exhaust gas also grew at a double-digit rate, accounting for half of the catalyst market. As more and more automobiles begin to use tail gas purification catalysts, and the laws governing the use of catalysts for small-scale motorcycles are in effect, exhaust gas purification catalysts are also rapidly growing. In addition, with the increasingly stringent emission standards for gas and diesel engines, the diesel engine exhaust gas purification catalyst market will also develop rapidly.
Cosmetics: Rejuvenation with nanotechnology and biotechnology
As a necessity for women's lives, cosmetics are less sensitive to market changes. In the past decade or so, the demand for skin care cosmetics has been on the rise. Among them, anti-aging and skin-lightening cosmetics have always played a role as vanguards, prompting cosmetic manufacturers to make full use of nanotechnology and biotechnology to develop anti-aging and brightening new products.
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