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    The added value of the chemical industry from January to April increased by 4.7% year-on-year

    • Last Update: 2021-05-01
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    According to data released by the National Development and Reform Commission on May 31, in April, the added value of the chemical industry increased by 3.
    6% year-on-year, and the growth rate dropped by 1.
    2 percentage points year-on-year.
    Among the main products, ethylene production increased by 9.
    5% year-on-year, primary form plastic production increased by 7.
    5%, synthetic rubber production increased by 6.
    5%, synthetic fiber production increased by 12%; caustic soda production decreased by 0.
    9%, soda ash production increased by 7.
    7%; fertilizer production decreased by 2.
    8 %.
    Among them, nitrogen fertilizer and phosphate fertilizer decreased by 1.
    5% and 8.
    6%, potash fertilizer increased by 3.
    5%; pesticide production decreased by 12.
    5%; rubber tire casing production decreased by 0.
    8%; calcium carbide production increased by 1.
    1%.
      From January to April, the added value of the chemical industry increased by 4.
    7% year-on-year, and the growth rate increased by 1.
    2 percentage points year-on-year.
    Among the main products, the output of ethylene was 6.
    75 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 8.
    7%.
    The output of primary form plastics was 29.
    96 million tons, an increase of 7.
    5%; the output of synthetic rubber was 1.
    86 million tons, an increase of 5.
    8%; the output of synthetic fibers was 15.
    7 million tons, an increase of 14.
    2%.
    The output of caustic soda was 11.
    79 million tons, an increase of 0.
    1%; the output of soda ash was 8.
    64 million tons, an increase of 2.
    6%.
    The output of chemical fertilizer was 18.
    44 million tons, an increase of 1.
    6%; among them, nitrogen fertilizer and potash fertilizer increased by 2.
    3% and 13.
    8% respectively, and phosphate fertilizer decreased by 4.
    6%.
    The output of pesticides was 670,000 tons, down 6.
    2%.
    The output of rubber tires was 260.
    36 million, a decrease of 3.
    6%.
    The output of calcium carbide was 8.
    69 million tons, an increase of 2.
    6%.
      Among the key chemical products monitored, the prices of some products increased from the previous month.
    In April, the average price of caustic soda (caustic soda) was 3380 yuan/ton, down 4% from the previous month, and down 24.
    2% year-on-year; soda ash was 1,980 yuan/ton, up 1.
    5% from the previous month, and unchanged year-on-year.
    Urea was 2,120 yuan/ton, up 6.
    5% from the previous month and up 9.
    3% year-on-year; domestically produced diammonium phosphate was 2,700 yuan/ton, down 0.
    4% from the previous month and up 2.
    3% year-on-year.
    Calcium carbide is 3,020 yuan/ton, up 4.
    5% from the previous month and up 5.
    2% year-on-year.
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