The production of nonwoven fabrics in Japan decreased by 0.6 percent year-on-year to 25,792 tons in August 2012, according to the monthly report released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).
The Ministry said it is the first decrease in Japan's nonwoven fabric production since July 2011.The production of nonwoven fabrics in Japan decreased by 0.6 percent year-on-year to 25,792 tons in August 2012, according to the monthly report released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and #
The production of wet-laid nonwovens decreased by 20.3 percent y-o-y to 2,288 tons in August, while that of chemical bonded types dipped seven percent y-o-y to 1,459 tons and of needle punched types fell by 4.5 percent to 5,760 tons.
From January to August this year, Japan's nonwoven fabric production increased by 3.6 percent year-on-year to 213,619 tons.
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