2. Trends in the output of key products
The output of key chemical and petrochemical products over the past five years is shown in Table 2.1.
Table 2.1
Output of key chemical and petrochemical products in Russia in 1997- 2001
|
Product |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Primary chemistry | |||||
|
Synthetic ammonia, mln. tons |
8.7 |
8.0 |
9.3 |
10.6 |
10.5 |
|
Sulphuric acid, mln. tons |
6.2 |
5.8 |
7.1 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
|
Soda ash, mln. tons |
1.7 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
|
Apatite concentrate, mln. tons |
3.8 |
3.7 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
3.9 |
|
Caustic soda, mln. tons |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
|
Mineral fertilizers, mln. tons* |
9.5 |
9.4 |
11.5 |
12.2 |
13.1 |
|
Primary organic synthesis | |||||
|
Methanol, thousand tons |
1495.2 |
1178.9 |
1442.4 |
1913.5 |
2129.2 |
|
Ethylene, thousand tons |
1250.1 |
1165.8 |
1630.8 |
1903.8 |
1943.8 |
|
Propylene, thousand tons |
530.9 |
553.5 |
740.6 |
916.8 |
968.4 |
|
Styrene, thousand tons |
162.0 |
170.7 |
244.9 |
327.1 |
369.1 |
|
Chemical fibers | |||||
|
Chemical fibers, thousand tons |
129.7 |
131.5 |
135.5 |
164.1 |
157.7 |
|
Synthetic detergents | |||||
|
Synthetic detergents** |
304.6 |
251.8 |
386.0 |
427.9 |
442.0 |
|
Synthetic resins and plastic | |||||
|
Synthetic resin and plastic, thousand tons |
1563.0 |
1614.8 |
2199.1 |
2576.2 |
2710.0 |
|
Plastic goods | |||||
|
Polymer film, thousand tons |
96.2 |
97.8 |
138.7 |
159.3 |
162.0 |
|
Pipes and pipeline parts, thousand tons |
32.4 |
36.9 |
42.3 |
55.4 |
54.7 |
|
Sheets, thousand tons |
12.5 |
8.7 |
9.8 |
13.4 |
14.7 |
|
Industry of synthetic dyers | |||||
|
Synthetic dyes, thousand tons |
8.5 |
7.5 |
10.5 |
14.6 |
14.8 |
|
Paints and varnishes | |||||
|
Paints and varnishes, thousand tons |
532.4 |
494.0 |
537.0 |
580.6 |
564.9 |
|
Synthetic rubber | |||||
|
Synthetic rubber, thousand tons |
704.0 |
621.5 |
736.9 |
837.2 |
919.2 |
|
Technical carbon | |||||
|
Carbon black, thousand tons |
315.6 |
292.3 |
347.9 |
425.7 |
493.4 |
|
Tyres | |||||
|
Tyres, mln. items |
24.7 |
23.5 |
28.0 |
29.9 |
33.7 |
|
General mechanical rubber goods | |||||
|
Rubber-rope conveyer belt, thousand meters |
224.0 |
186.0 |
114.0 |
139.0 |
192.0 |
|
Molded items, thousand tons |
32.4 |
28.7 |
38.7 |
47.7 |
46.7 |
|
Non-molded items, thousand tons |
19.0 |
17.3 |
20.9 |
22.9 |
24.6 |
* recalculated to 100% nutrients
** range of goods
In contrast to 1999 - 2000, when all subsectors in the chemical industry showed positive trends, in 2001 certain signs of decline started to materialize in some of the chemical industries while producers of key chemicals, products of primary chemistry and organic synthesis, plastics and synthetic rubber, kept increasing their output by 6-10% on average during the year (Fig. 2.1).
Fig. 2.1
Changes in the output of key chemical and petrochemical products in 2001, %
- Trends in the output of key products
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