VDMA Japan
The VDMA in Japan: Your bridge to the Japanese market
Global machinery turnover is expected to grow by 1% in real terms in 2025 compared with the previous year, with significant differences in regional dynamics.
Incoming orders in the mechanical engineering sector in the 1st quarter and especially in March increased sharply. However, this is only temporary due to major orders from the chemical, marine machinery and telecommunications sectors.
From 7-11th April Oliver Wack from VDMA Foreign Trade visited Japan. The main topic was to prepare VDMA President's Bertram Kawlath's visit to Japan in September.
The machinery industry is currently presenting a mixed picture across different regions. While production growth is being reported for China, negative rates continue to dominate in EU machinery and equipment manufacturing.
The US government's tariff policy could result in a 4% drop in production by Japanese car manufacturers.
Mitsubishi Corporation plans to build data center on the site of the former JFE blast furnace with an investment volume of JPY 150 billion (EUR 937 million).
As in the previous year, demand for capital goods was weak in 2024. Machinery and equipment worth an estimated 3.26 trillion euros was sold worldwide, 1.5% less than in 2023.
New orders for machinery in Japan fell by 3.5% in January compared to the previous month, while the order backlog reached a record high due to a shortage of labor and transportation capacity.
The largest energy-related trade fair, SMART ENERGY WEEK, took place from February 19 to 21 at Tokyo Big Sight. Germany was strongly represented with three pavilions.
New orders in the machinery sector will increase in 2024 for the first time in two years, driven by semiconductors, electronics industries and others
The Japanese car manufacturers Honda and Nissan have broken off talks about a merger. However, the restructuring of the Japanese automotive industry is expected to continue in the future.
The Japanese electronics company Pioneer Corporation has opened a new R&D base in Wetzlar, Germany.
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