Japan PS output for March rises 14% - JSIA

17 April 2007 10:08  [Source: ICIS news]

TOKYO (ICIS news)--Japan’s polystyrene (PS) output in March rose 14% compared with the previous month, statistics from the Japan Styrene Industry Association (JSIA) showed on Tuesday.

 

The country produced 73,550 tonnes of polystyrene in March, up from 64,387 tonnes in February.

 

This was a 16% increase from the year-ago period, the association said.

 

Exports of polystyrene in March rose 21% to 3,333 tonnes from 2,758 tonnes in February.

 

This was a 57% increase from the same time a year ago.

 

The association said the country’s styrene monomer (SM) output in March was 288,253 tonnes, about the same level as 287,062 tonnes month-on-month and a 32% increase year-on-year.

 

March exports of styrene monomer rose 7% to 138,226 tonnes from 129,153 tonnes in February and increased 35% from March 2006.   

By: Tomomi Yokomura
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