Signal · Commodities & Input Costs
JPCA monthly results 2026-07: ethylene production 372,400 t (y/y -3.7%), effective operating rate 69.9%
What the source reported
Source-reportedEthylene production 372,400 t, m/m +28.5% (+82,500 t), y/y -3.7% (-14,200 t). Estimated effective operating rate of running crackers: 69.9% (previous month 66.6%, same month last year 77.5%). Seasonally adjusted inventory ratio at month end, months: PP 2.9 (change -18,800 t); PS 2.0 (change +11,400 t).
- Publication
- JPCA monthly petrochemical production, resin and ethylene-equivalent trade statistics · Commodity/Energy Organisation
- Published
- 20th August 2026
- Original report
- jpca.or.jp
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What ProcIntel recorded
ProcIntel-derived- Category
- Commodities & Input Costs
- Geography
- Japan
- Organisations
- None identified
- Collected
- 29th September 2026 · 23:17
Initial assessment ProcIntel's automatic, provisional read of this individual Signal -- Initial Significance and Initial Confidence, computed deterministically before any Event extraction or human review.
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Initial Significance Low (14.0/100). Strongest contributor: Procurement Impact (6.0/30 points). Limiting factor: Geographic Breadth (0.0/10 points). Initial Confidence Low (39.5/100, data sufficiency: Partial). Strongest contributor: Source Authority (28.0/40 points). Limiting factor: Corroboration (2.5/25 points).
- Strongest contributor
- Procurement Impact
- Limiting factor
- Geographic Breadth