|
| PRODUCTION
(Kt per year) |
|
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
|
| BASE
CHEMICALS |
| Ethylene |
598 |
655 |
581 |
575 |
596 |
737 |
770 |
750 |
760 |
836 |
| Propylene |
449 |
468 |
456 |
450 |
414 |
520 |
530 |
513 |
539 |
632 |
| Benzene |
87 |
83 |
151 |
162 |
202 |
255 |
202 |
211 |
198 |
237 |
| TOTAL BASE
CHEMICALS |
1,134 |
1,206 |
1,188 |
1,187 |
1,212 |
1,512 |
1,502 |
1,474 |
1,497 |
1,705 |
DERIVATIVE CHEMICALS |
| PLASTICS |
| Low density
polyethylene (LDPE) |
250.2 |
251.2 |
224.2 |
226.5 |
206.2 |
258.2 |
260.3 |
246.0 |
225.0 |
262.0 |
| High density
polyethylene (HDPE) |
143.5 |
172.2 |
152.7 |
161.0 |
162.9 |
201.6 |
211.4 |
210.0 |
206.0 |
210.0 |
| EVA copolymers |
21.8 |
16.9 |
16.2 |
16.4 |
14.7 |
24.2 |
28.2 |
31.00 |
38.0 |
45.0 |
| Polypropylene
(PP) |
120.0 |
141.8 |
133.2 |
139.6 |
102.9 |
154.8 |
164.1 |
142.0 |
253.0 |
355.0 |
| TOTAL
PLASTICS |
535.6 |
582.0 |
526.2 |
543.6 |
486.7 |
638.8 |
664.0 |
629.0 |
722.0 |
872.0 |
RUBBER |
58.4 |
63.3 |
50.6 |
59.4 |
68.7 |
72.7 |
77.1 |
77.1 |
84.0 |
79.0 |
CARBON BLACK |
38.9 |
36.9 |
31.3 |
35.6 |
38.4 |
40.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS |
| Styrene |
104.5 |
116.6 |
105.6 |
109.7 |
57.5 |
121.2 |
105.6 |
143.0 |
150.0 |
161.0 |
| Propylene
oxide |
44.5 |
50.5 |
46.5 |
48.4 |
25.8 |
53.6 |
46.1 |
60.0 |
63.0 |
68.0 |
| Glycols |
13.5 |
17.0 |
14.4 |
13.7 |
8.5 |
21.6 |
17.1 |
22.0 |
24.0 |
22.0 |
| Polyols |
26.3 |
27.9 |
27.7 |
31.2 |
30.6 |
35.7 |
35.6 |
36.0 |
32.0 |
38.0 |
| Acrylonitrile |
97.8 |
84.1 |
92.6 |
98.4 |
96.6 |
101.0 |
120.2 |
120.0 |
83.0 |
122.0 |
| Methyl
metacrylate (MMA) |
37.4 |
31.8 |
29.7 |
27.6 |
25.0 |
27.2 |
33.9 |
32.0 |
27.0 |
35.0 |
| Butadiene |
133.1 |
132.3 |
191.3 |
144.8 |
138.8 |
160.9 |
140.5 |
146.0 |
139.0 |
144.0 |
| TOTAL
INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS |
457.1 |
460.2 |
507.8 |
473.8 |
382.8 |
521.2 |
499.0 |
559.0 |
518.0 |
590.0 |
TOTAL DERIVATE CHEMICALS* |
1,090 |
1,142.4 |
1,115.9 |
1,112.4 |
976.6 |
1,273.3 |
1,240.1 |
1,265.0 |
1,324.0 |
1,800.0 |
| * Affiliates not included |
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