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Japan’s petrochemical industry faces difficult challenges within their domestic market and strong competitors. Under these circumstances, the petrochemical industry of Japan is putting their strategic plans into action and it seeks to leverage the country’s technological advantage to compete with competitors.

The following set of data gives an overview of Japan’s petrochemical industry

A) CHANGES IN PRODUCTION, EXPORTS & IMPORTS OF MAIN PRODUCTS

B) PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF MAJOR PETROCHEMICALS BY PRODUCERS (END OF 2008 – JAPAN)

    •   Ethylene
    •   Polyolefin
    •   Polystyrene, Styrene Monomer
    •   Vinyl Chloride Monomer
    •   Ethylene Oxide
    •   Acrylonitrile
    •   Polyvinyl Chloride
    •   Acetaldehyde
    •   Synthetic Rubber

C) WORLD SUPPLY AND DEMAND FOR ETHYLENE DERIVATIVES BY AREA (JAPAN)

    •   Ethylene Derivatives Demand (As Ethylene Equivalent)
    •   Ethylene Derivatives Capacity (As Ethylene Equivalent)

D) PRODUCTION AND TRADE OF PETROCHEMICALS IN THE RECENT YEARS (JAPAN)

    •   Olefins
    •   Benzene
    •   Toluene
    •   Xylene

E) Actual Shipments of products manufactured in Japan for supply to the home market in 2008

 

 

A) CHANGES IN PRODUCTION, EXPORTS & IMPORTS OF MAIN PRODUCTS
                  UNIT: 1,000 MTA
  PRODUCTION IMPORT EXPORT
  2006 2007 2008 2009 2006 2007 2008 2009 2006 2007 2008 2009
Ethylene 7,522 7,739 6,882 6,913 104 55 142 42 299 283 197 588
LDPE 1,876 1,878 1,818 1,605 201 197 261 177 212 211 189 303
HDPE 1,069 1,135 1,052 986 16 11 27 30 165 177 139 275
PP 3,049 3,087 2,871 2,411 100 110 194 115 456 517 388 388
PS(GP.HI) 932 908 829 685 10 3 7 13 82 100 85 64
PVC 2,146 2,162 1,797 1,668 11 7 9 11 766 861 595 728
Total Main5 Resins 9,072 9,170 8,367 14,268 338 328 498 346 1,681 1,866 1,396 1,758
EG 763 754 629 581 25 18 20 2 168 167 44 176
SM 3,295 3,533 2,851 2,996 12 10 3 3 1,378 1,628 1,133 1,599
AN 667 743 600 602 41 36 37 5 122 170 117 262
SOURCE: For Production, METI; For Export and Import, MOF

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B) PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF MAJOR PETROCHEMICALS BY PRODUCERS (END OF 2009 – JAPAN)
  UNIT: 1,000 MTA
Ethylene    
  Turnaround Year Full Operation Year
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. 997 1,101
Keiyo Ethylene Co., Ltd. 690 768
Maruzen Petrochemical Co., Ltd. 480 525
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. 1,278 1,397
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. 553 612
Nippon Petroleum Refining Co., Ltd. 404 443
Osaka Petrochemical Industries, Ltd. 455 500
Sanyo Petrochemical Co., Ltd. 443 504
Showa Denko K.K. 615 691
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. 380 415
Tonen Chemical Corp. 491 540
Tosoh Corp. 493 527
Total 7,279 8,023
SOURCE: For Production, METI; For Export and Import, MOF

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UNIT: 1,000 MTA
Polyolefin      
  LDPE (Including L-LDPE) HDPE PP
Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp. 120 163 -
Chisso Corp. - 63 -
Du Pont-Mitsui Polychemicals 170 - -
Evolue Japan Co., Ltd 240 - -
Japan Polyethylene Corp. 711 475 -
Japan Polypropylene Corp. - - 1,082
Maruzen Petrochemical Co., Ltd - 111 -
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. - 4 -
Nippon Unicar Co., Ltd 290 10 -
Prime Polymer Co., Ltd. 156 333 1,071
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd 305 - 316
SunAllomer - - 347
Tokuyama Polypro Ltd., Co. - - 200
Tosoh Corp. 183 125 -
Ube-Maruzen Polyethylene Co., Ltd. 197 - -
Ube Polypropylene Co., Ltd. - - 90
Total 2,372 1,285 3,106
SOURCE: For Production, METI; For Export and Import, MOF

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UNIT: 1,000 MTA
Polystyrene, Styrene Monomer    
  Polystyrene Styrene Monomer
Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp. - 678
Chiba Styrene Monomer Limited Company - 270
DIC Corp. 131 -
Denki Kagaku Kogyo K.K. - 240
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. - 550
Japan Polystyrene Inc. 162 -
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. - 371
Nihon Oxirane Co., Ltd. - 412
Nippon Steel Chemical Co., Ltd. - 422
PS Japan Corp. 445 -
Taiyo Petrochemical Co., Ltd.   335
Toyo Styrene Co., Ltd. 278 -
Total 1,016 3,278
SOURCE: For Production, METI; For Export and Import, MOF

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Vinyl Chloride Monomer  
   
Kaneka Corp. 540
Kashima Vinyl Chloride Monomer Co., Ltd. 600
Keiyo Monomer Co., Ltd. 200
Tokuyama Corp. 330
Tosoh Corp. 1,454
V-Tech Corp. 391
Total 3,515
SOURCE: For Production, METI; For Export and Import, MOF

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Ethylene Oxide  
   
Maruzen Petrochemical Co., Ltd. 197
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. 286
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. 219
Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. 254
Total 956
SOURCE: For Production, METI; For Export and Import, MOF

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Acrylonitrile  
   
Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp. 419
Dia Nitrix Co., Ltd. 196
Showa Denko K.K. 59
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. 52
Total 726
SOURCE: For Production, METI; For Export and Import, MOF

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Polyvinyl Chloride  
   
Kaneka Corp. 466
Shin Dai-Ichi Vinyl Corp. 259
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. 550
Taiyo Vinyl Corp. 558
Tokuyama Sekisui Co., Ltd. 115
Tosoh Corp. 28
V-Tech Corp. 220
Total 2,197
SOURCE: For Production, METI; For Export and Import, MOF

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Acetaldhyde  
   
Japan Aldehyde Co., Ltd 69
Kyowa Hakko Chemical Co., Ltd 60
Showa Denko K.K. 300
Total 429
SOURCE: For Production, METI; For Export and Import, MOF

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Synthetic Rubber      
  SBR BR IR
Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp. 133 24 -
Japan Elastomer Co., Ltd. 40 11 -
JSR Corp. 259 65 40
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. 43 - -
Ube Industries, Ltd. - 95 -
ZEON Corp. 153 55 33
Total 628 250 73
SOURCE: For Production, METI; For Export and Import, MOF

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C) World Supply and Demand for Ethylene Derivatives by Area
      1. Ethylene Derivatives Demand (As Ethylene Equivalent)   (Unit: Million Ton, %)
  World Asia Western Europe North, Central and South America Middle East
Demand 2006 107.3 39.2 24.1 32.5 3.1
2012 142.5 57.7 28.2 39.4 6.3
Increment 06-12 35.2 18.5 4.1 6.9 3.2
Annual Growth
Rate 06-12
4.8 6.7 2.7 3.3 12.8
           
      2. Ethylene Derivatives Capacity (As Ethylene Equivalent)   (Unit: Million Ton, %)
  World Asia Western Europe North, Central and South America Middle East
Demand 2006 126.8 40.9 25.9 39.9 11.6
2012 164 57.9 27.4 42.4 25.9
Increment 06-12 37.2 16.9 1.4 2.6 14.3
Annual Growth
Rate 06-12
4.4 5.9 0.9 1 14.3
SOURCE: For Production, METI; For Export and Import, MOF

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D) PRODUCTION AND TRADE OF PETROCHEMICALS IN THE RECENT YEARS (JAPAN)
Item: Olefins           (Unit: 1,000 MT)
PRODUCT   2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Ethylene Production 7,618 7,522 7,739 6,882 6,913
Import 274 299 283 197 588
Export 89 104 55 142 42
Propylene Production 6,030 6,090 6,286 5,674 5,591
(From Cracker) (4,887) (4,912) (5,022) (4,479) (4,459)
(From FCC) (1,143) (1,178) (1,264) (1,194) (1,131)
Import 389 508 493 511 834
Export 30 9 7 85 21
Butadiene Production 1,040 1,002 1,024 953 871
Import 66 42 53 28 121
Export 15 35 27 55 9
Source: Chemical Industry Statistics by METI, Trade Statistics by MOF

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Item: Benzene, Toluene, Xylene

1. Benzene
            (Unit: 1,000 MT)
    2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Supply Production 4,098 4,874 5,245 4,581 4,259
Import 197 217 111 71 266
Total 5,177 5,091 5,356 4,652 4,525
Demand Domestic 4,861 4,844 5,129 4,258 4,267
Export 313 247 219 409 226
Total 5,174 5,091 5,347 4,667 4,493
Capacity 5,766 6,188 6,430 6,662 6,659
Source: Chemical Industry Statistics by METI, Trade Statistics by MOF

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2. Toluene
            (Unit: 1,000 MT)
    2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Supply Production 1,676 1,633 1,637 1,433 1,415
Import 76 17 20 15 58
Total 1,752 1,650 1,657 1,448 1,473
Demand Domestic 1,571 1,432 1,383 1,215 1,070
Export 167 235 275 233 397
Total 1,738 1,667 1,658 1,448 1,467
Capacity 2,092 2,122 2,276 2,271 2,317
Source: Chemical Industry Statistics by METI, Trade Statistics by MOF

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3. Xylene
            (Unit: 1,000 MT)
    2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Supply Production 5,570 5,745 6,006 5,698 5,628
Import 111 42 8 0 0
Total 5,681 5,787 6,014 5,698 5,628
Demand Domestic 5,147 5,084 5,013 4,694 4,778
Export 532 668 1,004 995 882
Total 5,679 5,752 6,017 5,689 5,660
Capacity 6,424 6,650 7,270 7,819 7,804
Source: Chemical Industry Statistics by METI, Trade Statistics by MOF

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E) Actual Shipments of products manufactured in Japan for supply to the home market in 2008
  Unit: 1,000MT
  LDPE % HDPE % PP %
Film 670 -10% 243 -11% 485 -8%
Laminating 237 -9% - - - -
Oriented Tape (Flat Yarn) - - 60 -11% 26 -19%
Injection Molding 73 -10% 103 1% 1236 -12%
Blow Molding 39 -3% 165 -13% 19 -6%
Fiber - - - - 99 -15%
Pipe * 1) 21 -3% 61 -12% - -
Wire and Cable 67 -8% - - - -
Others 358 -9% 187 2% 413 -13%
Total 1466 -9% 819 -7% 2278 -11%
SOURCE: For Production, METI; For Export and Import, MOF

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