据烃加工在线华盛顿4月1日消息，美国化学委员会（ACC）收集并记录的数据显示，今年2月份全球化工生产增速仍然疲软。ACC的全球化工生产区域指数（全球CPRI）显示，2月份全球化学品产量下降了0.8%，而1月份修正后的降幅为0.7%，去年12月份为增长0.3%。请注意，所有数据都是基于三个月移动平均值（3 MMA）。

    2月份全球化工生产增长的地区是北美、欧洲、非洲和中东，而拉美和亚太地区出现下降。2月份全球CPRI同比增长2个百分点，达到2012年平均水平的114.3%。

    2月份全球化学工业的产能利用率下降0.8个百分点，降至84.5%。这个利用率水平低于去年2月份的85.1%，同时也低于1987年至2017年期间86.5%的平均水平。

原文如下：

Global chemicals production continues on soft note

Data collected and tabulated by the American Chemistry Council show that growth in global chemical production continued on a soft note in February. The American Chemistry Council’s Global Chemical Production Regional Index (Global CPRI) indicates that global chemicals production fell 0.8 percent in February, following a revised 0.7 percent drop in January and a 0.3 percent gain in December. Note that all data are on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis.

During February, production gains were in North America, Europe, Africa and Middle East with weakness in Latin America and Asia-Pacific. The Global CPRI was up 2.0 percent year-over-year (Y/Y) on a 3MMA basis and stood at 114.3 percent of its average 2012 levels in February.

During February, capacity utilization in the global chemical industry eased 0.8 percentage points to 84.5 percent. This is down from 85.1 percent last February but is below the long-term (1987-2017) average of 86.5 percent.