TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese ethylene production in January fell 4.8% from a year earlier to 482,600 tonnes, data from the Japan Petrochemical Industry Association showed on Friday.
Ethylene, made from naphtha, is a basic feedstock for petrochemicals that are processed into products such as plastics.
Following is a table of ethylene output volume in thousand tonnes, month-on-month and year-on-year percentage changes and the number of naphtha crackers shut during the month, according to the data.
Month Jan-23 Dec-22 Jan-22
Ethylene output 482.6 481.7 507.1
M/M % 0.2 2.4 -12.1
Yr/Yr % -4.8 -16.5 -6.2
Plant shutdowns 0 0 1
(Reporting by Tokyo Newsroom; editing by Jason Neely)
