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

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.