Japan sees aerosol filling increase in 2015 Production jumps 0.5% The Board of Directors for the Aerosol Industry Association of Japan (AIAJ) met in April regarding its production figures for 2015. According to AIAJ, the estimated number of units filled in 2015 (January to December) is 524,536,000, an increase of 0.5% over 2014. Various new products were launched in 2015, such as sunscreens, spray hair-dyes, insecticide repellant sprays and room fresheners. Due to concern about denguefever (a mosquito-borne disease), insecticides and repellant sprays saw a steady increase in production. There was also a sharp growth in insecticide sales since 2013, with a production increase in space insecticides, especially small, meter-dosed and content-rich formulations. On the other hand, imported products from China have seen a decrease, due to the long-term depreciation of the yen. Also, antiperspirants/deodorants have decreased due to competition from non-aerosols such as roll-ons and sticks. Additionally, medicals/ pharmaceuticals, such as antiseptic sprays and athlete’s foot remedies, also decreased, showing a steady decline since 2012. Japan’s filling of small containers (less than 50cc aluminum cans and plastic containers) were about 10 million units last year, an increase of about 2.2 million units over 2014. Due to the substantial decrease in room fresheners in 2014, Japan then saw a large increase in production in 2015. Japanese Aerosol Production Five-Year Summary (in millions) PRODUCTS 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 % Change 1. INSECT SPRAYS 84.17 72.49 69.65 72.35 78.84 8.97 Space Insecticides 57.78 47.22 43.65 48.26 52.92 9.66 Other Insecticides 26.39 25.27 26.30 24.09 25.92 7.60 2. COATINGS & FINISHES 39.60 39.81 40.99 42.68 42.58 -0.23 3. HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS 79.14 74.69 85.93 71.88 73.69 2.52 Room Fresheners 39.49 37.46 46.98 27.18 33.84 24.50 Cleaners 18.54 16.23 16.09 14.15 15.26 7.84 Wax & Polishes 1.02 1.27 1.16 1.16 1.28 10.34 Laundry Products 0.72 0.66 0.68 0.58 0.16 -72.41 All Other Household Products 19.36 19.08 21.03 28.81 23.15 -1.44 4.PERSONAL PRODUCTS 273.72 255.83 245.61 264.52 260.71 -58.25 Hair Sprays 60.11 59.37 66.51 68.98 68.91 -0.10 Other Hair Care Products 102.24 95.27 72.08 90.18 86.19 -4.42 Shaving Foams 14.37 9.64 6.96 7.41 7.69 13.50 Colognes & Perfumes 0.64 0.85 0.53 0.34 0.76 123.53 Medical & Pharmaceutical 12.53 11.21 11.07 9.60 9.43 -1.77 Personal Deodorants 49.85 42.65 48.87 46.54 43.61 -6.30 All Other Personal Products 33.98 36.81 39.59 41.48 44.11 6.34 5. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS 37.43 38.61 36.38 38.11 36.80 -3.44 6. AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS 13.63 13.89 19.07 20.40 19.22 -5.78 Glass Anti-Dim Sprays 0.65 0.54 0.81 0.70 1.04 48.57 All Other Automotive Products 17.88 18.41 18.26 19.70 18.18 -7.72 7. MISCELLANEOUS 13.63 13.89 11.81 12.12 12.71 4.87 TOTAL 546.21 514.26 509.74 522.06 524.54 Rate of increase (%) 5.2 -5.8 -0.9 2.4 0.5 36 Spray November 2016
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