
The Japan Chemical Fibres Association has reported that the country’s man-made fibre (MMF) production in the month of April, 2017 increased by 2.8 per cent over the same month last year.
According to the report, Japan managed to produce 79,590 tonnes of MMF out of which the synthetic fibre production decreased by 3.1 per cent to 62,680 tonnes, while cellulosic fibres grew by 33 per cent to 16,910 tonnes on year-on-year basis.
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Among major synthetic fibre items, production decreased for polyester staple fibre (down 17.3 per cent to 7,885 tonnes), as Japanese producers are undertaking structural reforms. Production however increased for nylon filament (up 9.5 per cent to 8,246 tonnes), acrylic staple fibre (up 1.3 per cent to 11,873 tonnes) and polyester filament (up 0.5 per cent to 8,246 tonnes).
Report also indicates that MMF production during January-April 2017 period decreased by 2.1 per cent year-on-year to 304,547 tonnes, of which synthetic fibres declined by 5.9 per cent to 238,981 tonnes, while cellulosic fibres grew by 14.4 per cent to 65,566 tonnes.