July exports of ethylene, derivatives in Japan rise 4% from June

03-Sep-14

Japan's ethylene and ethylene derivatives exports in July rose 3.8% from June 2014 levels to 171,200 ethylene equivalent tons (EET), and dropped 11.6% from July 2013 levels, as per Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry , as per Platts. Japan's PVC exports posted the largest increase in July, jumping 76.7% from a month earlier to 15,675 EET. Ethylene exports marked the sharpest decline, falling 9.3% from a month earlier to 55,567 EET. eanwhile, Japan's ethylene and ethylene derivatives imports edged down 0.3% from a month earlier to 70,500 EET. From a year earlier, the imports were 17.7% higher.