Japan ranks second in the world when it comes to the volume of discarded containers and wrapping per person. In 2020, plastics accounted for 28 % of all packaging. Until 2017, Japan exported half the amount of plastic waste to China for disposal. Since then, China has restricted the import of plastics waste. Although exports to Southeast Asia and Taiwan have been increasing since 2018, these countries are also moving to tighten import standards for plastics waste.
Therefore, it is difficult to continue exporting at the same level in the future, and it can be said that Japan needs to make a major shift immediately. The Japanese government is also trying to solve the issues with plastics with a "Resource Circulation Strategy for Plastics" that was published in May 2019. The strategy is founded on the idea of "3R (reduce, reuse, and recycle) + Renewable".
Business Finland is organizing a webinar for Finnish companies to get familiar with the Japanese packaging and plastics markets on Tuesday, 22 March, 2022 from 09:00 – 10:30 (EET Helsinki). During this webinar you will get information on the latest statistics and trends on the Japanese packaging markets with special focus on plastics. The webinar will also include information on Japanese business culture and how to do business in Japan. At the end, Business Finland will introduce activities for related industries in Japan in 2022 and how to join them to get direct business contacts to Japan.
Practicalities
The participation to this session is free of charge, however, requires registration. The registration deadline is 21 March, 2022.
Event platform: MS Teams.
A link to join the event is sent to registered participants one day prior to the event.
