Japan man-made fibre output falls 7% in May

19 June 2008 12:25  [Source: ICIS news]

TOKYO (ICIS news)--Japan’s May production of man-made fibres fell 7% year on year in all four primary types due to sluggish market conditions, a spokesman from a local industry association said on Thursday.

The country’s total production of man-made fibres in May was 96,030 tonnes, said Japan Chemical Fibers Association (JCFA). Man-made fibres include nylon filament, acrylic staple, polyester filament and polyester staple.

Production of synthetic fibres at 81,318 tonnes represented a 9.1% drop from the previous year.

Among the synthetic fibres, output of acrylic staple fell 23.2% year on year to 16,294 tonnes, JCFA said.

This was because of unfavourable market conditions in China, which imported most of Japan’s acrylic staple produce, the spokesman said.

Production of polyester staple in May declined 9.1% to 16,328 tonnes from the previous year, while the output of nylon filament was down 9% to 8,888 tonnes, the association added.

The country produced 21,730 tonnes of polyester filament in May, down 2% year on year.

Polyester filament is domestically used for clothing, the spokesman said.

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