???? 據ICIS-MRC網站3月18日莫斯科報道，據美國化學委員會（ACC）表示，繼去年11月和12月美國化學生產地區指數（U.S.CPRI）分別上漲1.1%和1.4%后，今年1月上漲0.8%。

????1月份，幾乎所有地區的化學品產量都有所增加。墨西哥灣沿岸地區漲幅最大，中西部、東南部、俄亥俄谷和東北地區漲幅較小。大西洋中部地區產量持平，西海岸產量小幅下降。美國CPRI是以三個月移動平均值(3MMA)為基礎計算的。

????在氯堿、化肥、有機化學品、合成橡膠、塑料樹脂、人造纖維、工業氣體、合成染料和顏料方面，以3MMA為基礎測量的化學品生產繼續擴大。 涂料、粘合劑、作物保護、消費品和其他特種化學品的生產有所緩解。

????由于幾乎所有的制成品都是使用某種形式的化學物質生產的，所以制造業活動是化學品需求的一個重要指標。1月份制造業連續第六個月復蘇，整體工廠活動上升1.0%（3MMA）。許多關鍵的化學最終用途行業的生產趨勢有所增加，其中食品和飲料、家電、汽車、航空航天、建筑用品、金屬制品、鋼鐵產品、石油煉制、石油和天然氣提取、塑料產品、結構面板、紡織產品和家具的增長最為強勁。

????與2020年1月相比，美國化工品產量同比下降0.6%，這是連續第20個月同比下降，但與今年早些時候相比顯示出持續改善。除墨西哥灣沿岸地區同比增長2.5%外，其他地區的化工品產量均低于去年同期水平。

????郝芬 譯自 ICIS-MRC

????原文如下：

????US chemical production increased in January

????The U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) rose 0.8% in January following a 1.4% gain in December and a 1.1% gain in November, said the American Chemistry Council (ACC).

????During January, chemical output expanded in nearly all regions. The Gulf Coast region showed the largest gain, with smaller gains seen in the Midwest, Southeast, Ohio Valley, and Northeast regions. Output was flat in the Mid-Atlantic region and edged lower in the West Coast. The U.S. CPRI is measured on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis.

????Chemical production continued to expand in chlor-alkali, fertilizers, organic chemicals, synthetic rubber, plastic resins, manufactured fibers, industrial gases, and synthetic dyes and pigments, measured on a 3MMA basis. Production eased for coatings, adhesives, crop protection, consumer products, and other specialty chemicals.

????As nearly all manufactured goods are produced using chemistry in some form, manufacturing activity is an important indicator for chemical demand. The manufacturing recovery continued for a sixth consecutive month in January, with overall factory activity up by 1.0% (3MMA). The trend in production increased in many key chemistry end-use industries, with the strongest gains seen in food and beverages, appliances, motor vehicles, aerospace, construction supplies, fabricated metal products, iron and steel products, petroleum refining, oil and gas extraction, plastic products, structural panels, textile products, and furniture.

????Compared with January 2020, U.S. chemical production remained off by 0.6% on a year-over-year (Y/Y) basis, the twentieth straight month of Y/Y declines, but showed continued improvement compared with earlier in the year. Chemical production remained lower than a year ago in all regions except in the Gulf Coast region, which was up 2.5% Y/Y.