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Japan's MMF output continues to decline

03 Aug '15
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Continuing the downtrend witnessed in May 2015, the volume of production of man-made fibres (MMF) in Japan declined by 5.2 per cent in June this year to 79,605 tons, compared to the same month of 2014, the Japan Chemical Fibres Association said.
 
In May this year, Japan's MMF output decreased by 3.4 per cent year-on-year to 83,254 tons.
 
Among man-made fibres, the production of synthetic fibres in June 2015 was 68,021 tons, down 1.9 per cent year-on-year.
 
However, acrylic staple fibre output rose for the second consecutive month by 17.9 per cent to 14,141 tons.
 
On the other hand, the output of polyester staple fibre fell for the eighth consecutive month to 11,677 tons, showing a drop of 9.8 per cent, while polyester filament production dropped 6.3 per cent to 11,027 tons, down for the seventh month in a row.
 
Nylon filament output too dropped for the sixth consecutive month to 7,183 tons, down 9.3 per cent, the data showed.
 
From January to June 2015, Japan's MMF production stood at 483,813 tons, registering a decrease of 2.1 per cent year over year. Of this, the output of synthetic fibres fell by 2.1 per cent to 396,729 tons. (RKS)
 

Fibre2Fashion News Desk – India

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