According to Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry data show that from January to November 2017, Japan's polyurethane production reached 182,000 tons, up 12.2% over the same period last year, exceeding the total production in 2016.
In November 2017, Japan produced 11.7 tons of soft polyurethane foam, compared with 11.11 tons of soft foam in October 2016; polyurethane foam output was 7,000 tons in October 2017, compared with 6 cases in the same period of last year Thousand tons.
MITI said that this is the 25th consecutive month in which Japan's polyurethane industry maintained its production growth, down from 12.1% in October to 9.4% in November.
There is a two-month difference between the deadline for reporting and the information published by MITI.