Japan’s naphtha imports rise in Sept

29-Oct-12

Japan’s imports of naphtha, used in the production of ethylene, rose 11% year-on-year to 1.18 mln tons in September 2012, as per data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry revealed. On a month-on-month basis, Japan’s September naphtha imports increased 0.9% over imports of 1.168 mln tons in August 2012. In terms of value, Japan imported US$1.004 bln worth of naphtha during the month of September, registering an increase of 1.72% from its imports worth US$ 987.17 mln made in previous month.