Intensifying price competition in Japanese and Asian markets due to oversupply of Chinese products
First written in FY2024. 4 of 6 entries say "Materialised", first in FY2025-H1. Latest entry: 2026-05-13.
Sanyo Chemical Industries moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2024.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2017: 1 of 7 companies on the "Worse" side.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Materialised".
- FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「In the chemicals industry, Chinese products continue to flow into the Japanese and Asian markets due to weak domestic demand and oversupply in China. In Japan's petrochemical business, major business reorganizations and alliances aimed at strengthening competitiveness are also progressing, and the business environment is being exposed to irreversible changes.」
The company continues to describe the inflow of Chinese products into the Japanese and Asian markets and the resulting price competition caused by weak Chinese domestic demand and oversupply. - FY2025MaterialisedAnnual report
「The business environment is being exposed to irreversible changes, including intensifying price competition as Chinese products continue to flow into the Japanese and Asian markets due to weak domestic demand and oversupply in China.」
The intensification of price competition caused by oversupply and inflows of Chinese products is reflected in full-year results through the inflow of low-priced overseas products for polyurethane foam raw materials and the loss of commercial rights. - FY2025-H1MaterialisedAnnual report
「Raw materials for polyurethane foam used in automobile seats and other products remained flat, despite a recovery trend in automobile production, due to the influx of low-priced products from overseas,」
The influx of low-priced products from overseas is identified as an actual factor behind sluggish sales growth, with intensified price competition reflected in flat sales of raw materials for polyurethane foam. - FY2024First statedAnnual report
「The business environment remains uncertain, as price competition in the Japanese and Asian markets has intensified due to weak domestic demand in China and oversupply of Chinese products.」
The company identifies the intensification of price competition in the Japanese and Asian markets, against a backdrop of weak Chinese domestic demand and oversupply of Chinese products, as a new external risk.