Nikkei press summarized the 2013 printing paper market share in Japan. According to it, 8.57 million tons of printing papers were produced in 2013. 2013 volume increased by 1.9% from 2012.
The top supplier was Nippon Paper (29.8%). The history of paper-making companies is the history of mergers.
For instance, the history of Nippon Paper is the following;
- 1949, Jujo Paper was founded
- 1968, Jujo Paper merged Tohoku Pulp
- (1968, Sanyo Pulp and Kokusaku Pulp merged into Sanyo-Kokusaku Pulp)
- 1993, Jujo Paper merged Sanyo-Kokusaku Pulp, adopted the present name Nippon Paper
- 2003, merged Daishowa Paper
The history of Oji Paper (2nd place in the market share);
- 1949, Tomakomai Paper was founded
- 1952, named Oji Paper
- 1970, merged Kita-nippon Paper
- 1979, merged Nippon Pulp Industry
- 1989, merged Toyo Pulp
- 1993, merged Kanzaki Paper
- 1996, merged Honshu Paper
The history of Hokuetsu Kishu Paper (3rd place);
- 1907, founded
- 2009, merged Kishu Paper
The history of Daio Paper (4th place);
- 1943, founded
- 1983, purchased Nagoya Pulp
The history of Mitsubishi Paper (5th place);
- 1898, founded
- 1966, merged Shirakawa Pulp
Figure : Printing Paper Market Share in Japan, 2013
| Manufacturer | Market share (%) |
| Nippon Paper | 29.8 |
| Oji Paper | 19.7 |
| Hokuetsu Kishu Paper | 15.7 |
| Daio Paper | 12.5 |
| Mitsubishi Paper Mills | 7.1 |
| Others | 15.2 |
The source of the market share is Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun newspaper, the article on 2014 July 28th.
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