National Development and Reform Commission released on November 30 data show that in October, the added value of the chemical industry increased by 2.6%, the growth rate down 4.2 percentage points year-on-year. Major chemical products, ethylene production rose 8.5%, the primary form of plastic, synthetic rubber, The yield of synthetic fiber decreased by 0.8%, 5.5% and 6.6% respectively; the output of caustic soda dropped by 1.7%; the output of soda ash increased by 6.9%; the output of chemical fertilizer decreased by 6.4%. The yield of potassium fertilizer decreased by 2.5% and 18.8% Pesticide production fell 3.8%; rubber tire casing production increased 5.5%; calcium carbide production increased 0.4%.
From January to October, the added value of the chemical industry increased by 3.7% from the same period of last year, and the growth rate dropped 4.7% from the same period of last year. Among the main products, the output of ethylene reached 15.2 million tons, up by 1.7%. The output of primary forms of plastic was 71.44 million tons, up by 5.2% Rubber output 4.48 million tons, an increase of 2.5%; Synthetic fiber production 39.29 million tons, an increase of 5.8% .28.33 million tons of caustic soda production, an increase of 2.9%; soda ash production 22.17 million tons, an increase of 5.3% ; Among them, the output of nitrogenous fertilizer and phosphate fertilizer decreased by 8.6% and 0.2% respectively, the output of potash fertilizer increased by 4.2%, the output of pesticide decreased by 3.6% and the output of pesticide reached 293 million tons, the output of rubber tire was 802.5 million, increased by 6.2% 2.6%.
Among the key chemical products monitored, the prices of most products in October rose from the previous month. The average price of caustic soda (caustic soda) was 4,560 yuan / ton, up 14% over the previous month and up 73.4% over the same period of last year; soda ash was 2,350 yuan / ton, Month rose 4.4%, up 55.6%. Urea 1780 yuan / ton, up 9.2% from the previous month, up 47.1%; domestic diammonium phosphate 2500 yuan / ton, up 2% last month, down 5.7%. 3200 yuan / ton, up 11.5% from the previous month, up 26.5%.