With earthquake-hit Japan accounting for about 5.5% of global capacity of ethylene, global prices of the chemical are expected to rise while prices of naphtha, which is used to make 90% of the country's ethylene, may fall. This is according to a report by US-based Alembic Global Advisors, which says that Japan accounts for 4.1% PE and 5.5% PP capacity globally, with about 2 to 4% of both PE and PP output exported.
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机译：受地震影响的日本约占全球乙烯产能的5.5％，预计该化学品的全球价格将上涨，而用于制造该国90％乙烯的石脑油价格可能会下降。根据总部位于美国的Alembic Global Advisors的报告，该报告称，日本在全球PE和PP产能中占4.1％，PE和PP产量约占2-4％。
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