Japan’s production of man-made fibres falls 4.8%

21 May 2008 11:21  [Source: ICIS news]

TOKYO (ICIS news)--Japan’s production of man-made fibres in April fell 4.8% year on year to 95,964 tonnes because output of the four primary fibres including nylon, polyester and acrylic fibres decreased, a spokesman from a local industry association said on Wednesday.

 

Of the total production of man-made fibres, 81,307 tonnes were synthetic fibres, down 8% year on year, the Japan Chemical Fiber Association said.

 

Acrylic staple and polyester staple particularly contributed to the decline, the spokesman said.

 

Among the synthetic fibres, production of acrylic staple fell 18% to 17,661 tonnes from the year before, while the output of polyester staple decreased 9.1%.

 

Domestic demand for polyester staple for the stuffing of futons was declining as imports of such products were increasing, the spokesman said.

 

Meanwhile, production of polyester filament in April declined 5.2% to 21,163 tonnes from the year-ago period because domestic sales of women’s spring clothing were sluggish due to the poor weather in Japan, he added.

 

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