Shin Tokai Paper

Nippon Paper's containerboard sales venture to raise Japan prices by at least 10% from January

Nippon Tokai Industrial Paper Supply, the joint containerboard sales arm of Nippon Paper and Shin Tokai Paper, will raise prices on all containerboard grades in Japan by at least 10% from shipments on 1 January 2027. The company points to rising labour, logistics and maintenance costs and to higher fuel prices stemming from the Middle East conflict. Rengo, Japan's largest corrugated packaging maker, announced a separate price revision in October, also effective from January shipments.

Why this mattersParallel January increases from Nippon Paper's sales venture and Rengo raise input costs for Japanese corrugated converters and the brand owners they supply.

• Nippon Tokai Industrial Paper Supply, the joint containerboard sales company of Nippon Paper and Shin Tokai Paper, will raise prices on all containerboard grades by at least 10% from shipments on 1 January 2027
• The company cites higher labour, logistics and equipment maintenance costs and elevated fuel prices linked to the Middle East conflict
• Rengo, Japan's largest corrugated packaging producer, announced its own containerboard and box price revision in October, also effective from January 2027 shipments

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