CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS INORGANIC CHEMICALS - FOURTH QUARTER 1996 MQ28A(96)-4 Issued February 27, 1997 Contact: Lissene Hafenrichter, 301-457-4830 Table 1. SUMMARY OF PRODUCTION OF PRINCIPAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS (Short tons) Hydro- Sodium Titanium chloric Sodium Calcium Chlorine hydroxide, dioxide acid Aluminum Sulfate phosphates Sodium Month and Year gas total liq. (28161 00) (28194 41, sulfate (28197 61, (28199 18, chlorate (28121 11) (28123 50) commodity 45,47) (29196 51) 66) (100% 19,22, 28742 (28197 27) (100%) (100%) weight (100%) (17% Al2O3) Na2SO4) 71) (100%) (100%) Year-to-date: 1996........12,620,983 11,812,807 1,352,252 3,937,349 1,200,512 607,781 1,982,616 626,084 1995........12,395,320 11,334,631 1,382,334 3,907,076 1,143,749 710,853 2,065,648 614,536 1996 Total..........12,620,983 11,812,807 1,352,252 3,937,349 1,200,512 607,781 1,982,616 626,084 Fourth quarter...... 3,243,654 2,966,083 353,186 1,039,481 (S) 165,094 500,213 161,299 Third quarter....... 3,203,243 2,987,232 335,226 1,041,139 331,963 150,047 485,813 155,836 Second quarter...... 3,338,312 3,157,256 337,945 992,052 307,970 134,853 501,046 162,097 First quarter....... 2,835,774 2,702,236 325,895 864,677 267,475 157,787 495,544 146,852 1995 Total..........12,395,320 11,334,631 1,382,334 3,907,076 1,143,749 710,853 2,065,648 614,536 Fourth quarter...... 3,081,866 2,564,634 320,721 1,010,662 272,495 236,263 517,426 147,615 Third quarter....... 3,125,318 2,933,694 340,033 989,871 313,872 153,168 521,697 152,691 Second quarter...... 3,097,482 2,855,585 364,696 1,002,526 289,021 152,967 502,330 158,583 First quarter....... 3,090,654 2,980,718 356,884 904,017 268,361 168,455 524,195 155,647 1994 Total..........12,187,313 12,538,968 1,379,884 3,754,429 1,139,841 651,696 2,059,437 559,015 Fourth quarter...... 3,142,648 3,268,381 344,944 996,217 269,676 146,324 549,369 147,465 Third quarter....... 3,081,204 3,178,515 353,340 980,661 314,501 136,643 503,679 145,689 Second quarter...... 2,971,479 3,019,295 352,125 898,950 292,739 180,495 507,375 134,829 First quarter....... 2,991,982 3,072,777 329,475 878,601 262,925 188,234 499,014 131,032 1993 Total..........12,079,112 12,493,386 1,279,308 3,491,865 1,071,850 591,675 2,012,114 539,259 Fourth quarter...... 3,072,866 3,169,526 317,029 885,716 259,279 129,834 515,112 136,996 Third quarter....... 3,075,586 3,171,280 311,605 857,195 288,907 128,486 487,107 135,880 Second quarter...... 3,013,647 3,113,151 317,159 853,409 267,068 116,049 508,643 132,053 First quarter....... 2,917,013 3,039,429 333,515 895,545 256,596 217,306 501,252 134,330 1992 Total..........11,757,216 12,244,489 1,253,368 3,609,596 1,047,160 609,213 2,100,968 554,564 Fourth quarter...... 3,027,000 3,133,230 320,995 917,792 238,797 146,274 534,576 148,776 Third quarter....... 2,985,408 3,107,110 327,387 869,571 276,786 141,602 533,174 143,568 Second quarter...... 2,885,310 3,009,855 314,075 920,090 264,037 168,706 513,720 127,141 First quarter....... 2,859,498 2,994,294 290,911 902,143 267,540 152,631 519,498 135,079 1991 Total..........11,572,224 12,033,115 1,094,915 3,380,939 1,192,602 804,736 1,903,456 448,908 Fourth quarter...... 2,920,902 3,014,594 278,950 878,309 288,851 180,096 509,626 120,393 Third quarter....... 2,976,378 3,098,577 273,804 883,022 321,227 190,025 467,988 123,533 Second quarter...... 2,782,964 2,917,037 269,818 774,791 300,874 180,544 447,767 105,865 First quarter....... 2,891,980 3,002,907 272,343 844,817 281,650 254,071 478,075 99,117 Table 2. PRIMARY PRODUCTION AND STOCKS OF INORGANIC CHEMICALS (Short tons, unless otherwise noted) Fourth Quarter 1996 Third Quarter 1996 Fourth Quarter 1995 Product description Stocks at Stocks at Stocks at Product Quantity producing Quantity producing Quantity producing code Produced plants produced plants produced plants Chlorine and alkalies: Chlorine(100%): 28121 11 Gas (1)....................................... 3,243,654 (NA) 3,203,243 (NA) 3,081,866 (NA) 28121 15 Liquid........................................ 2,591,521 (NA) 2,487,051 (NA) 2,529,657 (NA) Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda)(100%)(all processes): 28123 50 Liquid (2).................................... 2,966,083 424,071 2,987,232 (D) 2,564,634 388,117 28123 67 Dry (all forms)............................... (D) (NA) (D) (NA) (D) (NA) 28125 21 Potassium hydroxide (caustic potash) (88 to 92%), liquid (2)............................... (D) (NA) 128,358 (NA) 125,112 (NA) 28125 30 Finished sodium bicarbonate (58% NA2O).......... 123,670 (NA) 124,928 (NA) 120,576 (NA) 28125 90 Sodium carbonate, natural (soda ash)(58%) (3)... 2,810 299 2,706 246 2,926 337 Acids: Hydrochloric (100%)............................. 1,039,481 (NA) 1,041,139 (NA) 1,010,662 (NA) 28194 41 From salt and acid............................ (4) (NA) (4) (NA) (4) (NA) 28194 45 From chlorine and hydrogen.................... 91,386 (NA) 84,576 (NA) 92,024 (NA) 28194 47 Byproduct and other........................... 4 a/ 948,095 (NA) 4 a/ 956,563 (NA) 4/ 918,639 (NA) Hydroflouric (100%): 28194 61 Produced and withdrawn from system 28194 65 (anhydrous, technical, and aqueous) (5)...... (D) (NA) (D) (NA) 46,728 (NA) 28194 66 Produced but not withdrawn from system........ (D) (NA) (D) (NA) (D) (NA) 28194 11 Boric acid (100% H3BO3),(ortho boric acid)...... (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Other chemicals: 28195 00 Aluminum oxide, except natural alumina (100% Al2O3)................................... a/ 1,256,047 a/ 94,679 a/ 1,332,181 a/ 163,160 1,274,461 a/ 91,098 28196 17 Aluminum chloride, anhydrous (100%)............. (S) (NA) (S) (NA) 8,106 (NA) 28196 51 Aluminum sulfate (commercial) (17% aluminum oxide) (6)....................... (S) (NA) a/ 331,963 (NA) 272,495 (NA) 28199 12 Calcium carbide (commercial).................... (D) (NA) (D) (NA) (D) (NA) Calcium phosphates: 28199 18 Monobasic (21% minimum P)(100%)............... 199,174 (D) 185,918 (D) 209,546 41,972 28199 19 Dibasic (18.5% minimum P)(100%)............... 166,053 37,716 163,748 45,033 169,975 39,270 Tribasic (deflourinated phosphate rock) (18.0% minimum P) (7): 28742 71 Animal feed, grade (deflourinated phosphate rock) (100%)............................... 127,048 20,727 129,401 27,750 126,245 15,544 28199 22 Other grades (100%)......................... 7,938 3,039 6,746 2,705 11,660 3,682 Carbon, activated (8)........................... 47,834 17,362 46,910 16,782 40,815 12,560 28199 25 Granular carbons (dry weight) (9)............. a/ 29,187 a/ 9,774 25,273 11,505 22,137 6,134 28199 27 Pulverized carbons (dry weight)............... a/ 18,647 a/ 7,588 a/ 21,637 a/ 5,277 18,678 6,426 Chrome colors: 28163 15 Chrome yellow and orange (c.p.)............... 933 (NA) 1,496 (NA) 1,618 (NA) 28163 17 Molybdate chrome orange (c.p.)................ 143 (NA) 236 (NA) (D) (NA) 28199 39 Hydrogen peroxide (100% by weight).............. (S) (NA) (S) (NA) 90,765 (NA) 28199 58 Phosphorus, elemental, white (yellow) and red (technical)................................ (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) a/ 13,527 28199 60 Phosphorus oxychloride (100%)................... a/ 8,772 (NA) a/ 8,763 (NA) 10,350 (NA) 28199 61 Phosphorus pentasulfide (100%).................. 15,942 (NA) 16,993 (NA) 16,585 (NA) 28199 63 Phosphorus trichloride (chloride) (100%)........ 53,286 (NA) a/ 52,779 (NA) 46,419 (NA) 28197 18 Potassium pyrophosphate (tetrapotassium pyrophosphate) (anhydrous, 100%)............... (S) (NA) a r/ 10,232 (NA) (D) (NA) 28199 69 Silicon tetrachloride (sitet) (100% SiCl4)...... (D) (NA) (D) (NA) (D) (NA) 28197 21 Sodium metal (100%)............................. (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 28199 33 Sodium bichromate and chromate (hydrous)........ (D) (NA) (D) (NA) (D) (NA) 28197 27 Sodium chlorate (100%).......................... 161,299 19,121 r/ 155,836 17,606 147,615 (S) 28197 31 Sodium cyanide (100%)........................... (D) (NA) (D) (NA) (D) (NA) 28197 30 Sodium hydrosulfite (100%)...................... (D) (NA) (D) (NA) (D) (NA) Sodium phosphates: 28197 34 Tribasic (100%)............................... 5,166 (NA) r/ 4,948 (NA) 6,024 (NA) 28197 35 Tetrabasic (pyro) (100%)...................... (D) (NA) r/ 3,200 (NA) (D) (NA) 28197 36 Meta (100%)................................... 11,478 (NA) 11,361 (NA) 10,250 (NA) 28197 38 Tripoly (100%)................................ (D) (NA) (D) (NA) (D) (NA) 28197 41 Sodium silicate (soluble silicate glass, liquid and solid) (anhydrous) (10).................... a/ 265,049 (NA) a/ 272,279 (NA) 308,683 (NA) 28197 42 Metasilicate pentahydrate (100%)................ 11,077 (NA) a/ 8,911 (NA) 12,254 (NA) 28197 44 Metasilicate anhydrous (100%)................... 9,915 (NA) 10,041 (NA) 11,642 (NA) Sodium sulfate (100%)........................... 165,094 (NA) r/ 150,047 (NA) 236,263 (NA) 28197 61 High purity................................... (D) (NA) (D) (NA) (D) (NA) 28197 66 Lower purity (99% or less) (includes Glaubers salt)............................... (D) (NA) (D) (NA) (D) (NA) 28161 00 Titanium Dioxide (composite and pure) (commodity weight)............................. 353,186 11/ 117,591 335,226 11/ 108,411 320,721 11/ 132,204 D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. NA Not available. r/ Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published data. S Suppressed. Data does not meet publication standards of the Bureau of the Census. 1) Production includes amounts liquefied. 2) Liquid production figures represent total production, including quantities later evaporated to solid caustic. 3) Source: U.S. Geological Survey. Quantity reported in thousands of short tons. 4) "Hydrochloric acid from salt and acid" is combined with "Hydrochloric acid, by-product and other" to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. 5) Excludes anhydrous used in aqueous. 6) Excludes quantities produced and consumed in municipalities. 7) Includes animal feed and other grades, but excludes superphosphate or other fertilizer materials. 8) Excludes reactivated carbon. 9) Includes pelleted carbon. 10) Excludes amounts produced and consumed in making meta, ortho, and sesquisilicates. 11) Represents total stocks of producing companies, including amounts held at locations other than producing plants. Note: The percent of estimation of each item is indicated as follows (see "Description of Survey" in the text of the first quarter 1992 report for this series, MQ28A(92)-1, issued June 1992, for a discussion of estimation of missing reports): a) 20 percent or more of this item is estimated. Table 3. PRODUCTION, EXPORTS, IMPORTS, AND APPARENT CONSUMPTION OF SELECTED INORGANIC CHEMICALS: THIRD QUARTER 1996 (Metric tons) Exports of Imports Percent Product description domestic for Apparent imports to Product Quantity merchan- consump- consump- apparent code produced dise/1 tion/2 tion/3 consumption 28121 11 Chlorine................................ 2,904,119 5,209 101,311 3,000,221 3.4 28125 21 Potassium hydroxide (caustic potash).... 116,372 19,436 4,768 101,704 4.7 28123 50 Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda)......... 2,708,279 514,719 142,268 2,335,828 6.1 28125 30 Finished sodium bicarbonate............. 113,262 14,124 3,253 102,391 3.2 28194 41 28194 45 Hydrochloric acid....................... 943,916 13,902 15,802 945,816 1.7 28194 47 28194 61 28194 65 Hydroflouric acid....................... (D) 2,429 32,689 (D) (D) 28195 00 Aluminum oxide(excludes natural alumina) 1,207,780 182,780 1,033,074 2,058,074 50.2 28196 17 Aluminum chloride, anhydrous............ (S) 2,174 810 (S) (S) 28196 51 Aluminum sulfate........................ 300,964 530 9,715 310,149 3.1 28197 21 Sodium metal............................ (D) 483 85 (D) (D) 28197 27 Sodium chlorate......................... 141,284 15,594 97,107 222,797 43.6 28197 34 Sodium phosphate (tribasic)............. 4,486 180 774 5,080 15.2 28197 42 28197 44 Sodium metasilicate..................... 17,182 2,208 622 15,596 4.0 28197 61 28197 66 Sodium sulfate.......................... 136,035 14,009 48,475 170,501 28.4 28199 12 Calcium carbide......................... (D) 6,230 186 (D) (D) 28199 18 28199 19 28742 71 Calcium phosphate....................... 440,447 63,129 852 378,170 0.2 28199 22 28199 25 28199 27 Carbon, activated (excludes reactivated carbon)................................ 42,529 7,575 9,779 44,733 21.9 28199 39 Hydrogen peroxide....................... (S) 12,367 16,887 (S) (S) 28199 58 Phosphorus elemental.................... (D) 2,853 238 (D) (D) 28199 60 28199 63 Phosphorus oxychloride and phosphorus 55,795 312 3 55,486 (Z) trichloride............................ 28161 00 Titanium dioxide........................ 303,922 82,995 41,974 262,901 16.0 D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. S Suppressed. Data does not meet publication standards of the Bureau of the Census. Z Less than one-half of one percent. NA Not available. 1) Source: Bureau of the Census report EM 545, U.S. Exports (see table 4) 2) Source: Bureau of the Census report IN 145, U.S. Imports for Consumption (see table 4) 3) Apparent consumption represents new domestic supply and is derived by subtracting exports from the total of manufactures' production plus imports. Table 4. COMPARISON OF STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION-BASED PRODUCT CODES WITH SCHEDULE B EXPORT NUMBERS AND HTUSA IMPORT NUMBERS: 1996 Product Product description Export Import code Number (1) Number (2) 28121 11 Chlorine gas..................................... 2801.10.0000 2801.10.0000 28125 21 Potassium hydroxide, liquid...................... 2815.20.0000 2815.20.0000 28123 50 Sodium hydroxide, total liquid (all processes)... 2815.12.0000 2815.12.0000 2815.11.0000 2815.11.0000 28125 30 Finished sodium bicarbonate...................... 2836.30.0000 2836.30.0000 28194 41 28194 45 Hydrochloric acid................................ 2806.10.0000 2806.10.0000 28194 47 28194 61 28194 65 Hydroflouric acid................................ 2811.11.0000 2811.11.0000 28195 00 Aluminum oxide................................... 2818.20.0000 2818.20.0000 28196 13 28196 17 Aluminum chloride................................ 2827.32.0000 2827.32.0000 28196 51 Aluminum sulfate (commercial).................... 2833.22.0000 2833.22.0000 28197 21 Sodium metal..................................... 2805.11.0000 2805.11.0000 28197 27 Sodium chlorate.................................. 2829.11.0000 2829.11.0000 28197 34 Sodium phosphate tribasic........................ 2835.23.0000 2835.23.0000 28197 42 28197 44 Sodium metasilicates............................. 2839.11.0000 2839.11.0000 28197 61 2833.11.1000 2833.11.1000 28197 66 Sodium sulfate................................... 2833.11.5000 2833.11.5010 2833.19.0000 2833.11.5050 2833.19.0000 28199 12 Calcium carbide.................................. 2849.10.0000 2849.10.0000 28199 18 28199 19 2835.25.0000 2835.25.0000 28742 71 Calcium phosphates............................... 2835.26.0000 2835.26.0000 28199 22 28199 25 28199 27 Carbon activated (granular and pulverized)....... 3802.10.0000 3802.10.0000 28199 39 Hydrogen peroxide................................ 2847.00.0000 2847.00.0000 28199 58 Phosphorous, elemental........................... 2804.70.0000 2804.70.0000 28199 60 28199 63 Phosphorous, oxychloride and trichloride......... 2812.10.5010 2812.10.5010 2823.00.0000 2823.00.0000 28161 00 Titanium dioxide (composite and pure)............ 3206.11.0000 3206.11.0000 3206.19.0000 3206.19.0000 (1) Source: 1996 edition, Harmonized System-Based Schedule B, Statistical Classification of Domestic and Foreign Commodities Exported from the United States. (2) Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, Annotated (1996). NA Not available.