China's Packaging Machinery Market Research Report - PMMI

Analysis of the questionnaire survey:
(1) Leading importers of packaging machinery in China
Germany, Italy, U.S., Japan, and Sweden are the major importers of packaging
machinery in China. Tetra Pack, from Sweden, does enough business in China to put
the country among the top importers.
Over recent years, demand for flexible packaging has developed rapidly, and
therefore flexible packaging machinery is urgently needed. Most of domestic
enterprises in this trade have turned to Tetra Pack because of its monopoly role in
this trade.
Sweden is also listed as one of the top 5 major importers of packaging machinery in
China because 25 companies in the food industry were selected for the survey.
Sweden’s packaging machinery imports are largely food related.
(2) The sample survey suggests that domestic machinery in use accounts for 7.4%
of the market, which is different from the actual percentage 60%. The difference
can be explained by the following reasons:
a. The interviewed sectors enjoy a more rapid development than the other
sectors that are not included in the question survey. The fast growth makes
it possible for the enterprises in these sectors to import advanced packaging
machinery.
b. The interviewed enterprises in this question survey, without exception, are
the largest of their kinds-- another advantage that enables their importation
of packaging machinery.
c. Being pillar enterprises in local regions, the interviewed enterprises enjoy
such governmental support as loans when importing expensive machinery.
d. These companies introduce imported machinery where it is necessary in
order to maintain their lead over competition.
e. These enterprises need to utilize nice packaging to enable expansion of
their exports to overseas markets.
(3) The questionnaire survey indicates that domestic enterprises import packaging
machinery for the following reasons:
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