韩国3月石化出口大涨48.5% 创历史新高

据ICIS网站4月1日消息 周四公布的官方数据显示，受全球油价反弹影响，韩国3月份石化产品出口同比增长48.5%，达到48亿美元的历史高位。

韩国贸易、工业和能源部（MOTIE）在一份声明中称，在此期间，用于包装材料和家用电器的合成树脂以及用于医疗产品的合成橡胶的需求增加。

MOTIE称石油化工产品的出口创下了有记录以来的最高出口值。

在经历了连续26个月的经济萎缩之后，自2021年1月以来，经济增长速度一直在加快。

3月石油产品出货量增长18.3%，结束了27个月的下滑，尽管成交量有所下降，但仍达到27亿美元。

MOTIE的数据显示，3月份整体出口同比增长16.6%，至538亿美元，已连续第五个月增长。进口总额则增长18.8%，至497亿美元。

报告补充道：“按地区划分，美国、欧盟、东盟、中南美洲、印度和独立国家联合体（CIS）的出境运输量上升，而日本和中东的出境运输量下降。”

2020年，由于新冠疫情，全球需求下滑，整体出口受到冲击。

王磊 摘译自 ICIS

原文如下：

South Korea March petrochemical exports jump 48.5% to record high

South Korea’s petrochemical exports in March jumped by 48.5% year on year to a record high of $4.8bn on the back of a rebound in global oil prices, official data showed on Thursday.

Demand for synthetic resins used in packaging materials and home appliances, as well synthetic rubber used in medical products increased during the period, the country’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) said in a statement.

“Exports of petrochemicals recorded the highest export value on record,” it said.

The pace of growth has been accelerating since January 2021, after suffering 26 consecutive months of contraction.

March shipments of petroleum products posted an 18.3% growth in value, snapping 27 months of declines, to $2.7bn despite a decline in volume.

Overall exports in March grew 16.6% year on year to $53.8bn, rising for the fifth consecutive month, while total imports posted a higher increase of 18.8% to $49.7bn, according to MOTIE.

“By region, outbound shipments tothe US, the EU, ASEAN, Central and South America, India, and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) went up, while those to Japan and the Middle East moved down,” it added.

In 2020, overall exports were hit by slumping global demand amid the coronavirus pandemic.