Increase in demand for corrugated cardboard for processed foods, e-commerce and delivery services

「段ボールの国内需要は食料品向けの増加を主因に前年をやや上回りました。」

「Domestic demand for corrugated cardboard was slightly below the previous year, mainly due to declines in demand for processed foods and fresh produce.」

「In the Group's domestic corrugated cardboard segment, sales volume fell below the same period of the previous year for processed foods and produce, its main applications. In the overseas corrugated cardboard segment, sales volume fell below the same period of the previous year due to the impact of US trade policies, among other factors.」

「Although domestic demand for corrugated cardboard was affected by consumers' preference for thrift following product price increases, particularly for food products, it remained at the previous year's level. In the Group's domestic corrugated cardboard segment, sales volume slightly exceeded the same period of the previous year, supported by an increase in processed foods, the Group's main application.」

「Domestic demand for corrugated cardboard fell below the previous year as consumers continued to hold back on purchases and favor thrift amid continued product price increases, particularly for food products, compounded by the impact of poor produce harvests caused by extreme heat and insufficient rainfall.」

「Domestic demand for corrugated cardboard fell below the previous year as consumers continued to hold back on purchases and favor thrift amid continued product price increases, particularly for food products, compounded by the impact of poor produce harvests caused by extreme heat and insufficient rainfall. In the Group's domestic corrugated cardboard segment, sales volume for processed foods, its main application, exceeded the previous year, leaving total case sales volume only slightly lower, but sheet sales volume fell substantially below the previous year.」

「Domestic demand for corrugated cardboard fell below the previous year due to continued consumer restraint and thrift-consciousness following product price increases, particularly for food products, as well as the impact of poor produce harvests caused by extreme heat and insufficient rainfall.」

「Domestic demand for corrugated cardboard fell below the previous year as continued product price increases across sectors led consumers to hold back on purchases and favor thrift. In the Group's domestic corrugated cardboard segment, production volume fell slightly below the previous year due to lower sheet sales.」

「Domestic demand for corrugated cardboard remained solid in food products and e-commerce as opportunities to go out increased following the easing of restrictions on activities, but production volume remained at the previous year's level, partly due to the impact of weaker consumer sentiment caused by rising prices.」

「The corrugated cardboard segment's sales volume increased for beverages, produce, and e-commerce and home delivery.」

「In the domestic corrugated packaging business, sales volumes for beverages, fruit and vegetables, and mail-order and home-delivery applications increased. However, as food manufacturers continued to announce price increases for individual products, production volume remained around the previous year’s level under the influence of consumers’ cost-consciousness.」

「In the domestic corrugated cardboard segment, production volume remained at the previous year's level as successive announcements of price increases for various products affected consumers' preference for thrift.」

「Domestic demand for corrugated cardboard continued to recover from the previous year in food products, e-commerce, and electrical and machinery products, among other sectors, as a new lifestyle incorporating infection-control measures became established. The Group's sales volume for e-commerce and home delivery declined, but production volume exceeded the previous fiscal year as demand for processed foods continued to recover.」

「The corrugated cardboard segment's sales volume exceeded the same period of the previous year, driven in part by increased demand for food products.」

「Domestic demand for corrugated cardboard continued to recover from the previous year in food products, e-commerce, and electrical and machinery products, among other sectors. The Group was affected by lower shipments of beverages and produce due to adverse summer weather, but its production volume exceeded the same period of the previous year as demand for processed foods continued to recover.」

「As the proportion of food products benefiting from stay-at-home demand increased in the domestic corrugated cardboard market, the Group's production and sales volumes both exceeded the same period of the previous year due to higher sales volume of food products and beverages.」

「Domestic demand for corrugated cardboard remained below the previous year due to requests associated with 2 declarations of a state of emergency to refrain from going out, shortened restaurant operating hours and work from home, as well as adverse weather, including record heavy rain in July and heavy snowfall from mid-December. Meanwhile, despite expanding stay-at-home demand, corrugated cardboard production volume declined by around 2% from the previous fiscal year.」

「The Group's domestic corrugated cardboard production volume declined year on year. Sales volume also declined, but not as much as domestic demand, because food products and e-commerce and home delivery, which benefited from stay-at-home demand, accounted for a high proportion of sales.」

「Domestic demand for corrugated cardboard fell by around 5% year on year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, marking the sharpest decline since the Lehman shock. The Group's domestic corrugated cardboard production volume was slightly below the same period of the previous year, but its decline was less severe than the nationwide rate because its proportion of food products and e-commerce and home delivery was higher than the domestic average.」

「Domestic demand for corrugated cardboard showed clear increases and decreases by end-use sector amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Demand for pharmaceuticals and detergents and e-commerce and home delivery, among other applications, was expected to increase year on year, while the decline in demand for processed foods was limited by stay-at-home demand resulting from requests to refrain from going out and work from home. Demand for electrical and machinery products, automobiles, and tourism souvenirs declined substantially. Domestic corrugated cardboard production volume remained below the previous year. The Group's domestic corrugated cardboard production volume was slightly below the same period of the previous year, but the Group's decline was less severe than the nationwide rate because its proportion of beverages and processed foods was higher than the domestic average.」

「The Group's corrugated cardboard production volume increased from the previous fiscal year due to higher demand for beverages, processed foods, pharmaceuticals and detergents, among other applications.」

「Although demand for food products and e-commerce and home delivery increased as the domestic economy steadily improved, demand lacked momentum due to the consumption tax increase, the prolonged rainy season and typhoons, and production volume was expected to fall slightly below the same period of the previous year. The Group's corrugated cardboard production volume increased year on year and outpaced the nationwide increase.」

「Although demand benefited from a surge associated with the long holiday period, it lacked momentum thereafter due to the effects of the prolonged rainy season. In addition, because demand ahead of the consumption tax increase was limited, nationwide production volume was expected to remain roughly at the previous year's level. The Group's corrugated cardboard production volume exceeded the nationwide increase and rose year on year, supported by steady growth in sheet sales and higher demand for food products and e-commerce and home delivery, among other applications.」

「Demand for corrugated cardboard increased for processed foods and e-commerce and home delivery, among other applications, as the domestic economy remained on a gradual expansionary trend, but overall demand remained at the previous year's level. The Group's corrugated cardboard production volume rose year on year and outpaced the growth in nationwide demand.」

「Demand for corrugated cardboard increased for food products, including beverages, and e-commerce and home delivery, among other applications, as the domestic economy generally remained on a gradual expansionary trend despite natural disasters and adverse weather. Production volume exceeded the previous year. The Group's corrugated cardboard production volume outpaced the growth in nationwide production, driven by increases in processed foods and e-commerce and home delivery, among other applications.」

「Demand for corrugated packaging was expected to continue steadily exceeding the level in the same period of the previous year, supported by increased demand for food products and e-commerce and delivery shipments amid a steadily improving domestic economy. The Group’s production volume also exceeded the nationwide growth rate and increased year on year.」

「Although demand for produce declined due to the effects of extreme heat and natural disasters, production volume exceeded the same period of the previous year as demand for food products and e-commerce and home delivery increased amid steady improvement in the domestic economy. The Group's corrugated cardboard production volume also outpaced the nationwide increase and rose year on year.」

「Demand for corrugated cardboard was expected to grow by around 2% year on year during the period as demand for processed foods and e-commerce and home delivery, among other applications, increased while the domestic economy continued its gradual recovery. The Group's corrugated cardboard production volume was expected to increase year on year and exceed the growth in demand nationwide.」

「Against a backdrop of steady improvement in the domestic economy and rising demand for e-commerce and home delivery and food products, among other applications, corrugated cardboard production volume was expected to exceed the same period of the previous year. The Group's corrugated cardboard production volume exceeded the same period of the previous year.」

「Against a backdrop of steady improvement in the domestic economy and rising demand for food products and e-commerce and home delivery, among other applications, corrugated cardboard production volume was expected to steadily exceed the same period of the previous year. The Group's corrugated cardboard production volume also exceeded the same period of the previous year.」

「Demand for corrugated cardboard was expected to remain at the level of the same period of the previous year during the period, although the domestic economy was gradually recovering and demand for e-commerce and home delivery, among other applications, was increasing. The Group's corrugated cardboard production volume was also at the level of the same period of the previous year.」

「The Group's corrugated cardboard production volume exceeded the previous year, driven by increases in demand for processed foods and e-commerce and home delivery, among other applications.」

「The Group's corrugated cardboard production volume also increased for processed foods and e-commerce and home delivery, recording a growth rate comparable to that of demand.」