Chemical & Engineering News
June 23, 1997
Copyright © 1997 by the American Chemical Society
PRODUCTION: Organics, plastics mostly up
| Thousands of metric tons, unless otherwise indicated | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | % change 1995-96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INORGANIC CHEMICALS | ||||||
| Ammonia | 1,788 | 1,708 | 1,713 | 1,831 | 1,811 | -1% |
| Ammonium chloride | 233 | 221 | 213 | 210 | 204 | -3 |
| Ammonium sulfate | 1,830 | 1,681 | 1,710 | 1,771 | 1,756 | -1 |
| Calcium carbide | 270 | 245 | 246 | 273 | 263 | -4 |
| Calcium superphosphate | 396 | 393 | 395 | 367 | 328 | -11 |
| Carbon black | 771 | 702 | 698 | 757 | 757 | 0 |
| Chlorine, liquid | 978 | 900 | 872 | 942 | 894 | -5 |
| Hydrochloric acid | 706 | 689 | 665 | 621 | 725 | 17 |
| Nitrogena | 9,129 | 8,957 | 9,098 | 9,130 | 9,314 | 2 |
| Oxygena | 8,067 | 7,944 | 8,277 | 8,598 | 8,904 | 4 |
| Sodium carbonate | 1,057 | 1,056 | 1,050 | 1,049 | 926 | -12 |
| Sodium hydroxide | 3,866 | 3,777 | 3,786 | 4,004 | 4,062 | 1 |
| Sodium silicate | 722 | 729 | 831 | 836 | 800 | -4 |
| Sulfuric acid | 7,100 | 6,937 | 6,594 | 6,888 | 6,851 | -1 |
| Titanium dioxide | 252 | 246 | 238 | 249 | 238 | -4 |
| ORGANIC CHEMICALS | ||||||
| Acetaldehyde | 391 | 350 | 369 | 395 | 419 | 6% |
| Acetic acid | 451 | 484 | 519 | 574 | 599 | 4 |
| Acetone | 377 | 350 | 354 | 396 | 417 | 5 |
| Acrylonitrile | 621 | 594 | 610 | 663 | 675 | 2 |
| Benzeneb | 3,309 | 3,327 | 3,620 | 4,013 | 4,177 | 4 |
| Butadiene | 851 | 809 | 856 | 991 | 1,025 | 3 |
| Butanol | 371 | 388 | 380 | 424 | 415 | -2 |
| Caprolactam | 548 | 510 | 519 | 545 | 555 | 2 |
| Cyclohexane | 632 | 633 | 640 | 681 | 639 | -6 |
| Dioctyl phthalate | 297 | 279 | 292 | 298 | 315 | 6 |
| Ethylene | 6,104 | 5,773 | 6,125 | 6,944 | 7,138 | 3 |
| Ethylene dichloride | 2,708 | 2,735 | 2,792 | 2,932 | 3,116 | 6 |
| Ethylene glycol | 560 | 527 | 567 | 709 | 751 | 6 |
| Ethylene oxide | 721 | 680 | 716 | 803 | 840 | 5 |
| Methanol | 34 | 58 | 43 | 75 | na | -- |
| Octanol | 327 | 312 | 305 | 322 | 331 | 3 |
| Phenol | 538 | 513 | 675 | 771 | 768 | 0 |
| Phthalic anhydrideb | 165 | 152 | 171 | 170 | 195 | 15 |
| Propylene | 4,536 | 4,272 | 4,435 | 4,956 | 5,143 | 4 |
| Propylene glycol | 302 | 286 | 283 | 304 | 296 | -3 |
| Styrene | 2,182 | 2,167 | 2,598 | 2,939 | 3,085 | 5 |
| Terephthalic acid | 1,425 | 1,553 | 1,579 | 1,681 | 1,561 | -7 |
| Tolueneb | 1,150 | 1,191 | 1,219 | 1,374 | 1,370 | 0 |
| Toluene diisocyanate | 132 | 137 | 144 | 160 | 166 | 4 |
| Urea | 725 | 725 | 694 | 719 | 771 | 7 |
| Xyleneb | 3,203 | 3,462 | 3,627 | 4,154 | 3,931 | -5 |
| PLASTICS | ||||||
| Phenolic resins | 356 | 328 | 330 | 327 | 294 | -10% |
| Polyethylene | 2,980 | 2,762 | 2,944 | 3,193 | 3,313 | 4 |
| Polypropylene | 2,038 | 2,031 | 2,225 | 2,502 | 2,730 | 9 |
| Polystyrene | 2,005 | 1,966 | 2,099 | 2,149 | 2,178 | 1 |
| Polyvinyl chloride | 1,981 | 1,980 | 2,112 | 2,274 | 2,511 | 10 |
| SYNTHETIC RUBBER | 1,388 | 1,310 | 1,349 | 1,498 | 1,520 | 1 |
a Millions of cubic meters. b Petroleum-based product only.
Source: Ministry of International Trade & Industry
