The Japan Fair Trade Commission found that Oji Container, a subsidiary of Oji Holdings, violated the Subcontracting Act by having contractors manufacturing corrugated board store printing plates and dies free of charge, and recommended that it pay the storage costs.
The Japan Fair Trade Commission found that Oji Container, a subsidiary of Oji Holdings, had violated the Subcontracting Act by having contractors commissioned to manufacture corrugated board and other products store printing plates and dies free of charge. It consequently recommended payment of the storage costs.
Oji Container is said to have required contractors to store the printing plates and dies used in manufacturing products it had ordered, without asking the company to bear the costs. The JFTC called for the practice to be corrected, and it is viewed as potentially affecting business practices going forward.
The recommendation is viewed as part of strengthened oversight of the appropriateness of cost burdens for items stored by subcontractors. Business practices involving Oji Holdings and its related parties may be reviewed.
The JFTC did not disclose specific amounts or details of the contract periods in this case. Further disclosures and related developments will be watched.