Japanese Electric Material Production Increases by 72% in February

Japanese electric material production increased by 72% to 26.1 billion yen in February from a year earlier when the demand was at very low level in February 2009, according to Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association.

The metal materials production increased by 3.5 times in February from a year earlier. The electronic tube and lead frame material production increased by 4.4 times and other materials including spring, welding and resister, increased by 2.9 times while non ferrous metal price increased.

The permanent magnet production increased by 2.5 times in February from a year earlier. The rare earth magnet increased by 2.6 times. The demand of rare earth magnet is increasing for automobile and home electronics. The ferrite magnet production increased by 2.1 times.

The soft ferrite production increased by 2.1 times and dielectric ceramics increased by 19%. Dielectric ceramics materials such as titanium oxide and barium carbonate increased by 6 times in weight while electrode materials such as silver, palladium and nickel increased by 3.5 times.