Tokyo — Japan’s polyurethane production increased year on year at an accelerating pace in March 2016, according to figures from Japan’s Ministry of International Trade and Industry.
In March 2016, Japan produced 2,130 more tonnes of polyurethane at 15,7853 tonnes compared with the same month in 2015. Cumulative production compared with the first three months of 2015 was up 4.7% at 43.7 kT compared with 47.2kT in March 2015.