Japan Pulp and Paper Company explained

Japan Pulp and Paper Company Limited
Native Name:	日本紙パルプ商事株式会社
Type:	Public
Traded As:	TOPIX Component
Industry:	Pulp and paper, Logistics, Real Estate
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Founded:	(as Echisan Shoten, thereafter Nakai Shoten)
Founder:	Saburobe Nakai III
Hq Location:	Forefront Tower, 3-12-1 Kachidoki, Chuo-ku
Hq Location City:	Tokyo
Hq Location Country:	Japan
Area Served:	Worldwide
Key People:	Akihiko Watanabe (president)
Services:	related to paper, paperboard, pulp, paper-related products and real estate
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Equity:	Stock listing (Common stock): Tokyo Stock Exchange, First Section Number of shares: 29,560,300 Common shares issued and outstanding: 15,021,551 (As of March 31, 2018)
Owner:	Oji Holdings Corp. (10.9%) Nippon Paper Industries Pension Fund (9.3%) Japan Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. (8.1%) Japan Pulp & Paper Business Association (3.0%) Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.6%) Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (2.1%) Hokuetsu Corp. (2.0%) Japan Pulp & Paper Employee Stock Ownership Plan (1.9%) Chuetsu Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. (1.7%) The Vanguard Group, Inc. (1.6%) (As of 18 December 2020^[1])
Num Employees:	Consolidated 4,298 Non-Consolidated 709(As of June, 2020)
Subsid:	Radms Paper Limited Premier Paper Group Limited CORELEX Co., Ltd. Ball & Doggett Group Pty Ltd Spicers Paper (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Website:	https://www.kamipa.co.jp/eng/company/

is a Japanese global pulp and paper trading company, first in Japan and third in the world by the amount of sales (sales in 2018 : ¥535.49B^[2]) after Veritiv Corporation (net sales in 2018 : $8.7B^[3]) and Central National-Gottesman (revenue in 2018 : $6.2B^{[4] [5]}).^{[6] [7]} Japan Pulp and Paper Company (JPP) distributes paper-related products and also operates real estate business.^{[8] [9]} 　In 2019, JPP acquired Birmingham-headquartered PREMIER PAPER GROUP (PPG) for ¥5.2B and made PPG into its affiliate with PPG's management team remaining in place and all the 480 employees being kept on following the acquisition.^{[10] [11]}

Major activities

• Import and export, sale, distribution and manufacturing of paper, paperboard, pulp, paper-related products^[12]
• Real estate leasing; generation, sale and provision of electricity

Segments

• Japan Wholesaling
• Non-Japan Wholesaling
• Paper Manufacturing and Processing
• Resources and Environment
• Real Estate Leasing

Notes and References

1. https://asia.nikkei.com/Companies/Japan-Pulp-Paper-Co.-Ltd DISTRIBUTION SERVICES Japan Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd.｜NIKKEI Asia
2. https://doda.jp/DodaFront/View/CompanyData/j_id__00001154442/ Data of Japan Pulp and Paper Company / PERSOL CAREER CO., LTD.
3. https://ir.veritivcorp.com/newsroom/press-releases/Press-Release-Details/2019/Veritiv-Announces-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2018-Financial-Results/default.aspx NEWS RELEASE DETAILS / Veritiv
4. https://www.rizumu.net/kanren/5/製紙/ Stock price algorithm / Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
5. https://www.forbes.com/companies/central-national-gottesman/?sh=50ec2b582775 REVENUE $6.5B as of Nov 23, 2020 Central National-Gottesman / Forbes
6. https://www.printweek.com/news/article/premier-paper-acquired-by-japan-pulp-paper Premier Paper acquired by Japan Pulp & Paper / Printweek
7. https://suik.jp/greport?code=SM000536 紙･パルプ卸売業界のランキングと概況〈The ranking and overview in the pulp and paper wholesale industry〉/ SuiK
8. https://www.kamipa.co.jp/eng/company/ About Us / Japan Pulp & Paper Co, Ltd
9. https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/8032:JP Japan Pulp & Paper Co Ltd / Bloomberg
10. https://maonline.jp/news/20190705a 日本紙パルプ商事＜8032＞、英国の紙・包装資材卸売り会社PREMIER PAPER GROUPを子会社化　(Japan Pulp & Paper Company acquired PREMIER PAPER GROUP, 2nd in England, as subsidiary / M&A速報 (M&A Breaking News)
11. https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO47019420V00C19A7TJ1000 日本紙パルプ商事、英国同業2位を買収　約52億円 (Japan Pulp and Paper Company acquired the company in the same industry, 2nd in England, for ¥5.2B)　/ NIKKEI
12. https://www.kamipa.co.jp/eng/company/about/ Major activities of Japan Pulp and Paper Company