TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese ethylene production in June fell 6.5% year on year to 431,300 tonnes, data from the Japan Petrochemical Industry Association showed on Thursday.
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 thousands of tonnes, with month-on-month and year-on-year percentage changes and the number of naphtha crackers shut during the month, according to the data.
Month Jun-22 May-22 Jun-21
Ethylene output 431.3 460.9 461.3
M/M % -6.4 16.2 -12.5
Yr/Yr % -6.5 -12.5 10.2
Plant shutdowns 2 2 2
(Reporting by Tokyo Newsroom; Editing by David Goodman)
