Japan's naphtha imports for the petrochemical sector rose 14% in March 2017 from March 2018, as per Reuters. Imports of naphtha for ethylene production totalled 1.25 MMt last month, up from 1.10 MMt in the same month a year earlier, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said. 
                    
                    
                        
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