中国石化新闻网讯 据普氏能源资讯3月8日东京报道，日本经济产业省8日在东京说，日本2月份的乙烯产量比1月份下降了10.6%至53.73万吨。

日本经济产业省公布的统计数据显示，日本2月份的乙烯产量比去年同期下降了4.9%。

朝日化学2月15日永久关闭了其位于日本西部水岛的以石脑油为原料的蒸汽裂解装置。

据悉，这个蒸汽裂解装置能够年产47万吨乙烯。

李峻 编译

原文如下：

Japan's February ethylene output falls 11% on month to 537,300 mt

Tokyo (Platts)--8 Mar 2016

Japan's ethylene production in February amounted to 537,300 mt, down 10.6% from a month earlier, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Tuesday.

Compared to a year earlier, Japan's ethylene production fell 4.9%, the ministry said.

Asahi Kasei on February 15 permanently shut its naphtha-fed steam cracker in Mizushima, westernJapan.

The cracker was able to produce 470,000 mt/year of ethylene.