Japan Petrochemical Production
Monthly production of major petrochemical products in Japan since January 1999, in thousand tonnes: ethylene, low- and high-density polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene and styrene monomer, PVC and vinyl chloride monomer, MMA monomer, ethylene oxide and glycol, acetaldehyde, acrylonitrile, synthetic rubber (SBR, BR) and aromatics (benzene, toluene, xylene).
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic products and derivatives6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ethylene | 389.4 | 372.2 | 289.9 | 325.2 | 283.7 | 273.7 | 334.1 | 433.5 | 457.3 | 450.3 | 452.2 | 430.5 | 418.1 | 386.6 | 357.2 | 416.7 | 450.7 | 445.7 | 407.2 | 466 | 466.7 | 428.6 | 414.4 | 389.7 | 403.5 | 398.2 | 358.4 | 397 | 394.5 | 405.6 | 448.1 | 476.7 | 476.5 | 468.5 | 447.4 | 431.8 | 467.7 | |
| Ethylene oxide | 39 | 43 | 33.5 | 41.7 | 35.1 | 35.2 | 36.2 | 30.7 | 43.6 | 54.5 | 56.8 | 47.4 | 43.9 | 40.6 | 33.9 | 55.3 | 44.3 | 44.7 | 39.7 | 37.1 | 48.9 | 55.7 | 55 | 47.6 | 46.1 | 44.6 | 38.9 | 39.3 | 41.8 | 39.3 | 51.4 | 53.1 | 53.3 | 48.2 | 55.5 | 45.6 | 45.9 | |
| Ethylene glycol | 23 | 23 | 10.5 | 21 | 17.4 | 18.4 | 16.3 | 12.1 | 23.4 | 29.8 | 33.7 | 27.3 | 28.3 | 16.9 | 14 | 32.4 | 21.6 | 24.7 | 17 | 16.7 | 25.5 | 30.2 | 28.5 | 22.3 | 22.7 | 23.9 | 13.7 | 18.4 | 18.4 | 20.6 | 27.8 | 27.3 | 27.7 | 21.1 | 26 | 19.4 | 24.8 | |
| Acetaldehyde | 7.7 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 7.8 | 5.4 | 1.7 | 6.6 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 8.9 | 4.7 | 9.7 | 11 | 11.7 | 9.8 | 10.4 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 7 | 8.4 | 11.8 | 8.7 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 9.3 | 8.4 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 6.3 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 7.4 | 3.4 | 6.1 | 8.5 | |
| Acrylonitrile | 15.6 | 21.2 | 21.3 | 22.1 | 21.9 | 16.9 | 18.1 | 23.8 | 20.9 | 16.7 | 22.1 | 21.7 | 20.6 | 14 | 15.3 | 21.9 | 23 | 21.2 | 16.1 | 22.1 | 23.1 | 23.9 | 21.3 | 15.9 | 26.5 | 25.6 | 24.3 | 27.8 | 31.2 | 27.7 | 24.4 | 31.3 | 30.6 | 28.3 | 31.1 | 25.9 | 29.6 | |
| Methyl methacrylate (MMA) monomer | 26.9 | 24.3 | 19.9 | 29.1 | 25.7 | 23.6 | 24.1 | 29 | 32.9 | 28 | 20.1 | 26.8 | 20.8 | 25.7 | 19 | 31.7 | 34.2 | 33.1 | 30.6 | 30.6 | 35.4 | 26.5 | 26 | 23.7 | 31.9 | 31.3 | 24.1 | 31.9 | 33.4 | 33.3 | 28.4 | 32.8 | 33.5 | 31.5 | 24.8 | 25.6 | 22 | |
| Plastics7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Low-density polyethylene | 106.8 | 98.7 | 87.7 | 105.9 | 79.1 | 53.9 | 71.7 | 110.6 | 108.9 | 103 | 121.3 | 81.6 | 92.9 | 93.1 | 78.4 | 109.9 | 109 | 90.8 | 90.7 | 119.4 | 110.9 | 103.6 | 103.2 | 75.1 | 96.2 | 115.4 | 71.1 | 107.6 | 97 | 92.6 | 78.5 | 117.1 | 118.2 | 103.8 | 95 | 76.7 | 92.7 | |
| High-density polyethylene | 69.1 | 60.4 | 32.3 | 36.1 | 45 | 27.8 | 38 | 53.2 | 55.2 | 62 | 60.3 | 58 | 46.5 | 41.7 | 28.4 | 42.9 | 68 | 72.4 | 61.3 | 64.8 | 66 | 52.5 | 68.8 | 72.7 | 51.2 | 46.7 | 45 | 47.6 | 50.6 | 49.6 | 51.5 | 58.6 | 63.5 | 63.7 | 50.1 | 52.5 | 63.2 | |
| Polypropylene | 164.5 | 154.1 | 116.2 | 149.7 | 146.4 | 125.4 | 142.4 | 183.5 | 180.1 | 183.2 | 198.6 | 164.3 | 149.9 | 146.9 | 124.6 | 169.9 | 192.7 | 174.8 | 153.6 | 197.4 | 172.2 | 170.9 | 174 | 160.8 | 147.7 | 127.6 | 109.4 | 151.1 | 181.9 | 175.5 | 179.6 | 201.2 | 171.5 | 166.6 | 183.1 | 176.1 | 174.8 | |
| Polystyrene | 49.5 | 58 | 48.7 | 43.7 | 37.9 | 40.8 | 44.1 | 43.5 | 40.7 | 38.6 | 43.2 | 51.6 | 46.4 | 45.4 | 37.3 | 44.3 | 48.4 | 49.7 | 48.6 | 45.1 | 41.2 | 51.7 | 32.6 | 32.4 | 55.4 | 49.4 | 47 | 45.3 | 46.3 | 53.4 | 54 | 40 | 47.7 | 44.7 | 44.4 | 53.7 | 47.2 | |
| Styrene monomer | 107.4 | 96.2 | 89.5 | 94.4 | 79 | 87.7 | 76.3 | 122 | 121.1 | 116 | 117.2 | 119.1 | 122.5 | 108.4 | 105.4 | 111.9 | 107.6 | 100.7 | 78 | 124.1 | 132.3 | 108.9 | 101.1 | 95.5 | 104.1 | 104.8 | 108.7 | 105.4 | 88.8 | 101.2 | 117.5 | 128.4 | 129 | 121 | 129.2 | 129.6 | 133 | |
| Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) | 109.7 | 109.6 | 82.2 | 88.8 | 93.2 | 89.4 | 113.4 | 123.1 | 129 | 113 | 127.6 | 117.7 | 121.3 | 124.9 | 102.6 | 108.9 | 122.2 | 106.6 | 125.7 | 131.2 | 134 | 113.3 | 121.1 | 119 | 129.7 | 113.5 | 98.6 | 97.8 | 105.4 | 114.4 | 124.8 | 134.5 | 140.7 | 126.3 | 137.3 | 124.4 | 130.9 | |
| Vinyl chloride monomer | 191.5 | 172.9 | 150 | 153.1 | 173 | 178.9 | 198.6 | 226.2 | 224.7 | 206.6 | 219 | 216.8 | 196.4 | 196.7 | 140.8 | 155.9 | 215.4 | 212.5 | 204.7 | 247.2 | 227.9 | 196.8 | 194.1 | 209.5 | 237.9 | 176.8 | 171.5 | 173.6 | 206.5 | 215.1 | 216.8 | 242.7 | 246.3 | 231 | 252.1 | 217.5 | 231 | |
| Synthetic rubber2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR, solid) | 26.3 | 31.7 | 27.2 | 28.6 | 17.9 | 9.9 | 16.9 | 31.4 | 27.6 | 25.5 | 26.1 | 23.8 | 29 | 23.9 | 25.1 | 31.7 | 24.4 | 21.3 | 20.3 | 28.9 | 30 | 22.3 | 15.6 | 23.8 | 25.7 | 30.2 | 22.6 | 34 | 24.3 | 8.5 | 21.9 | 29.8 | 31.3 | 24.5 | 20.8 | 25.3 | 31.3 | |
| Butadiene rubber (BR, solid) | 26.4 | 23.7 | 18.6 | 24.2 | 18.7 | 16.2 | 11 | 26.1 | 26.3 | 26.5 | 22.6 | 24.8 | 17.9 | 18.3 | 23.3 | 29.2 | 24.8 | 18 | 11.1 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 18.9 | 21.8 | 24.9 | 26.5 | 19.4 | 21.9 | 25.3 | 24 | 18.3 | 12.6 | 27.3 | 27.4 | 23.3 | 24.9 | 20.9 | 14 | |
| Aromatics3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benzene | 224.9 | 220.2 | 177.2 | 184 | 168 | 193.1 | 205.5 | 264.6 | 244.9 | 226.5 | 234.1 | 233.1 | 229.1 | 199.6 | 198.2 | 208.3 | 262.2 | 233.2 | 205.5 | 255.3 | 247.7 | 241.8 | 232.5 | 204.6 | 224.4 | 203.1 | 192.2 | 210.9 | 223 | 221 | 231.4 | 273.5 | 258.5 | 244.9 | 236.1 | 250.2 | 262.7 | |
| Toluene | 83.8 | 85.3 | 77.1 | 72 | 59.4 | 74.1 | 80.3 | 99.3 | 96.8 | 89.8 | 100.2 | 104.1 | 88.7 | 68.1 | 70.8 | 92.1 | 102.8 | 87.3 | 90.3 | 109.1 | 102.7 | 104 | 106.1 | 101.6 | 100.1 | 96.8 | 102.5 | 105.7 | 90.4 | 91.4 | 94.4 | 112.1 | 106.2 | 91.8 | 87.7 | 91.1 | 103.2 | |
| Xylene | 245.5 | 285.1 | 254 | 245 | 213.4 | 297.1 | 307.2 | 356.5 | 341.1 | 325.3 | 340.2 | 307 | 311 | 268.1 | 249.6 | 277.5 | 339.5 | 316.3 | 274.1 | 357.4 | 337.1 | 347.1 | 328.2 | 291.7 | 286.1 | 273.6 | 300.2 | 343.5 | 348.6 | 362 | 378.6 | 389.3 | 346.5 | 336.7 | 336.9 | 385.3 | 436.3 |
Latest reading
Ethylene stood at 389.4 thousand tonnes in Aug 2026. That is +4.6% from Jul 2026 and −6.9% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 1999 to Aug 2026.
- Latest
- 389.4 thousand tonnes
- Aug 2026
- vs previous period
- +4.6%
- Jul 2026
- vs a year earlier
- −6.9%
About this data
Monthly production of major petrochemical products in Japan since January 1999, in thousand tonnes: ethylene, low- and high-density polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene and styrene monomer, PVC and vinyl chloride monomer, MMA monomer, ethylene oxide and glycol, acetaldehyde, acrylonitrile, synthetic rubber (SBR, BR) and aromatics (benzene, toluene, xylene). Ethylene output is the usual gauge of cracker utilisation. Source: Japan Petrochemical Industry Association (JPCA).
