Japan chem production falls 0.6% in September
29 October 2008 11:42 [Source: ICIS news]
TOKYO (ICIS news)--Japan’s chemical production in September decreased at a seasonally adjusted rate of 0.6% compared with the month-ago period, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) said on Wednesday.
In actual production terms, ethylene output in September decreased 12.5% to 530,391 tonnes month on month and down 13.6% year on year, METI said.
Production of propylene declined 11.4% to 441,917 tonnes in September from August, and decreased 8.6% from the same time a year before, it added.
The ministry’s index of chemical industry output, excluding drugs, was at 95.8% in September, according to METI. The index is based on 100 for the average production in 2005.
Japan chemical production in September
|
Product |
Aug 2008 |
Sept 2008 |
% Change on month |
% Change on year |
|
Butadiene |
79,618 |
73,643 |
-7.5 |
-4.8 |
|
PE |
258,601 |
249,818 |
-3.4 |
3.5 |
|
PP |
243,707 |
236,081 |
-3.1 |
4.4 |
|
PVC |
144,013 |
158,809 |
10.3 |
-14.7 |
|
PS |
140,048 |
132,551 |
-5.4 |
-9.7 |
|
PET |
90,121 |
75,706 |
-16 |
-3.7 |
|
Benzene |
415,772 |
352,411 |
-15.2 |
-16.8 |
|
126,011 |
109,207 |
-13.3 |
-14 | |
|
MX |
551,589 |
439,496 |
-20.3 |
-11.1 |
|
PX |
305,545 |
227,898 |
-25.4 |
-14.2 |
|
SM |
243,665 |
195,979 |
-19.6 |
-28.1 |
|
PTA |
91,154 |
75,719 |
-16.9 |
12.4 |
|
ACN |
51,765 |
43,746 |
-15.5 |
-22.4 |
|
43,347 |
35,776 |
-17.5 |
-6.6 | |
|
72,697 |
66,262 |
-8.9 |
-14.9 | |
|
Methacrylates |
17,644 |
18,425 |
4.5 |
-11.2 |
By: Tomomi Yokomura
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