Japan man-made fibre output drops 7% in January

20 February 2008 10:17  [Source: ICIS news]

TOKYO (ICIS news)--Japan’s production of man-made fibres in January fell 6.8% year on year partly due to high feedstock costs, a spokesman from a local industry association said on Wednesday.

There was also a trend among producers to reduce man-made fibre production because of the elevated prices of raw materials, the spokesman from Japan Chemical Fibers Association added.

The country produced a total of 96,355 tonnes of man-made fibres in January, down from the same time a year earlier, according to the association.

Of the total production of man-made fibres, 83,042 tonnes were synthetic fibres, down 6.8% from the previous year, it said.

Among synthetic fibres, the production of acrylic staple in January fell 17.2% year on year to 16,026 tonnes because exports to China declined due to sluggish demand, the spokesman said.

Japan produced 21,901 tonnes of polyester filament in January, a 6.4% decrease from the year before, while the production of polyester staple fell 7.8% to 16,762 tonnes, the association said.

By: Tomomi Yokomura
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