据《亚洲润滑油周刊》7月5日消息，日本经济产业省最近公布的数据显示，2018年日本国内润滑油销量下降了10%以上，但进口量增长了30%。
2018年日本润滑油产量增长10.9%，至220万吨，出口量增长23%，至88.3万吨。亚洲是日本润滑油最大的出口市场，达到84.1万吨。在亚洲，韩国、中国和中国台湾是日本润滑油的最大买家。对越南、泰国、新加坡和马来西亚的出口也有所增加，但对美国的出口量从4700吨下降到3870吨。
庞晓华 摘译自 《亚洲润滑油周刊》
原文如下：
Japan’s Lube imports Rise as Domestic Sales Fall
Japan’s domestic lubricant sales volumes fell by more than 10 percent in 2018, but imports increased by 30 percent, according to data released recently by the country’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Production of lubricants increased 10.9 percent to 2.2 million metric tons, while export volumes increased 23 percent to 883,000 tons. Asia was the largest export market, taking 841,000 tons. Within Asia, South Korea, China and Taiwan were Japan’s largest buyers. Exports to Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia also increased, but volumes to the United States fell from 4,700 tons to 3,870 tons.
