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Aerosol filling in Japan The Board of Directors for the Aerosol Industry Association of Japan (AIAJ) met in April to announce production figures for 2014. According to AIAJ, the estimated number of units filled in 2014 (January to December) is 522,056,000, an increase of 12,313,000 units (2.4%) over 2013. Last year, many new spray products were launched, such as sunscreens, skin care products, hairsprays, hair tonics and so forth. Also, Space Insecticides and Lubricants/Rust-inhibitors increased in production. As a result, production volume last year was higher than in 2013. On the other hand, imported products, such as some mass-market products transferred to Japan from Youmei Kobayashi Chairman Aerosol Industry Newspaper Co., Ltd. Japanese Aerosol Production Five-Year Summary (in millions) 24 Spray August 2015 Production increases 2.4% in 2014 PRODUCTS 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 % Change 1. INSECT SPRAYS 68.03 84.17 72.49 69.65 72.35 3.88 Space Insecticides 44.19 57.78 47.22 43.65 48.26 10.56 Other Insecticides 23.84 26.39 25.27 26.30 24.09 -8.40 2. COATINGS & FINISHES 42.27 39.60 39.81 40.99 42.68 4.12 3. HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS 72.77 79.14 74.69 85.93 71.88 -16.35 Room Fresheners 35.80 39.49 37.46 46.98 27.18 -42.15 Cleaners 17.56 18.54 16.23 16.09 14.15 -12.06 Wax & Polishes 0.78 1.02 1.27 1.16 1.16 -- Laundry Products 0.85 0.72 0.66 0.68 0.58 -14.71 All Other Household Products 17.78 19.36 19.08 21.03 28.81 36.99 4.PERSONAL PRODUCTS 266.92 273.72 255.83 245.61 264.52 7.70 Hair Sprays 61.82 60.11 59.37 66.51 68.98 3.71 Other Hair Care Products 93.01 102.24 95.27 72.08 90.18 25.11 Shaving Foams 15.84 14.37 9.64 6.96 7.41 6.47 Colognes & Perfumes 0.06 0.64 0.85 0.53 0.34 -35.85 Medical & Pharmaceutical 12.08 12.53 11.21 11.07 9.60 -13.28 Personal Deodorants 53.07 49.85 42.65 48.87 46.54 -4.77 All Other Personal Products 31.05 33.98 36.81 39.59 41.48 4.77 5. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS 37.32 37.43 38.61 36.38 38.11 4.76 6. AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS 13.83 13.63 13.89 19.07 20.40 6.97 Glass Anti-Dim Sprays 0.72 0.65 0.54 0.81 0.70 -11.11 All Other Automotive Products 17.12 17.88 18.41 18.26 19.70 7.89 7. MISCELLANEOUS 13.83 13.63 13.89 11.81 12.12 2.62 TOTAL 518.97 546.21 514.26 509.74 522.06 Rate of increase (%) 0.1 5.2 -5.8 -0.9 2.4


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