Ethylene production in Japan for Nov falls 1.4% yoy

13-Dec-10

Ethylene production in Japan fell 1.4% in November year-on-year to reflect lower demand, as per Reuters. Ethylene output totalled 625,500 tons in November 2010, compared with 634,700 tons in November 2009, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said. November output was down 2.6% from 635,600 tons in October 2010. There was no maintenance shutdown last month and in November last year. Export volume of ethylene fell 6.1% to 217,800 tons in October from a year earlier. The September export figure was 197,700 tons. The November export figures have not yet been released