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SYNTHETIC ORGANIC CHEMICALS 

A-90-19 

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United States Production 

vand Sales, 1989 

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United States Production and Sales, 1989 

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Section 3 

P.4 

Table 3-1 

' Cyclic Intermediates: U.S. production and sales, 1989 

Cyclic Intermediates Production 

1.000 

kilograms 

24.755.837 

718 

1.068 

460,998 

92 

47.332 

19.775 

133.741 

34,412 

2.007.702 

1.031.211 

483.277 

54.867 

4.169.377 

774.332 

158,428 

277.523 

332.443 

5.938. 

563.074, 

74.702, 

14,248 

1.726.417^ 

1,406,030V 

320.387/ 

416.125 

11,691 

3.781.561 

3.821.973 

78.275 

445.915 

2.424.231 

2.158.723 

Sales 

Quantity 

1.000 

kilograms 

12.370.861 

677 

(•> 

316.383 

(*) 

(«) 

10.196 

(») 

29.904 

1,271.899 

1.048.405 

56.673 

62,146 

145.353 

671.117 

(*) 

205.806 

281.615 

83.696 

180,965 

36,841 

(») 

654,045 

528,584 

125.461 

195,880 

(•) 

1.965.840 

<*) 

33.751 

238.607 

1.401.609 

4,148.570 

Value 

1.000 

dollars 

10.283.993 

5.833 

(«) 

215.867 

(') 

("J 

6.697 

(*) 

49.332 

601.429 

489.448 

64.323 

21.720 

60.533 

962,373 

(•) 

393.154 

459.347 

109.872 

221.658 

46.218 

(*) 

619.665 

494.091 

125.574 

130.786 

(») 

1,411.501 

(») 

64.064 

102.563 

870.823 

4.319.160 

Average 

Unit 

value* 

Per 

kilogram 

$0.83 

8.62 

(*) 

.68 

(*) 

(*) 

.66 

(») 

1.65 

.47 

.47 

1.13 

.35 

.55 

1.69 

{*) 

1.91 

1.63 

1.31 

1.22 

1.19 

(•) 

.95 

.93 

1.00 

.67 

(*) 

.72 

(•) 

1.90 

.43 

.62 

1.04 

Grand total 

o-Acetoacetanlsldlde 

4-Amlno-5-methoxy-2-methylbenzenesulfonle acid 

(S-methyM-o-anlsldlne sulfonic acid) 

Aniline (Aniline oB) 

Anlllnomethanesulfonlc acid and salt 

Benzoic acid, tech 

Biphenyl 

Chlorobenzene, monoCresols and cresyllc acid* 

Cumene 

Cyclohexane 

Cyclohexanone 

Dlcyclopentadlene (Including cyclopentadlene) 

Ethylbenzene 

Isocyanic acid derivatives, total 

Dlphenylmethane-4,4'-dllsocyanate (MOI) 

Polymethylene polyphenyllsocyanate 

Toluene-2,4- and 2,6-dllsocyanate 

(80/20 mixture) 

All other Isocyanic acid derivatives 

4.4'-l8opropyltdenedlphenol (Bisphenol A) 

Nonylphenol 

Octylphenol 

Phenol, total 

From cumene 

AB other phenol 

Phthalic anhydride 

Salicylic acid, tech 

Styrene 

Terephthallc acid, dimethyl ester* 

Tetrahydrofuran 

o-Xylene 

p-Xylene 

All other cyclic Intermediates 

' Calculated from unrounded figures. 

* Reported data were accepted In confidence and may not be published, or no data were reported. 

1

 Does not Include data for coke oven and gas-retort ovens. 

4

 The figure for terephthallc acid, dimethyl ester (DMT) Includes both the acid Itself and the dimethyl ester 

without double counting. The acid production figure was multiplied by the factor 1.16 to convert It to equivalent 

DMT. 

Source: Compiled from data received In response to questionnaires of the U.S. International Trade Commission. 

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Section 14 

Table 14-1 

fvilscelleneous end-use chemicals snd chemical products: U.S. production and sal •\. 1989 ) 

Miscellaneous end-use chemicals and chemical products Production 

Sales 

Quantity Value 

Average 

Unit 

ve/ue* 

1.000 

kilograms 

Grand total 13,502.723 

Chelating agents, nttriloaclds and salts, total 111,019 

(Dlethylenetrtnttrllo)pemaacetlc acid, pentasodlum salt 9.558 

(Ethylenedlnltrlloltetraacetlc acid (EDTA) 2.546 

(Ethylenodlnltrllo'tetraacetlc acid, dlsodium salt 740 

(Ethylenedinltrilo)tetraacetic acid, monosodlum 

Iron saK 818 

(Ethylenedlnltrlloltetraacetlc acid, tetrasodlum salt .. . 29.283_ 

(N-Hydroxyethylethylenedlnltrllo)trlacetlc acid, ~ 

trlsodlum salt 5.103 

All other chelating agents, nttriloaclds and salts 62.971 

Chemical Indicators 2 

Chemical reagents and fine chemicals 326 

Enzymes: 

Bacterial amylase (*) 

Other hydrolytlc enz/mes (•*) 

Rennln {*) 

Flotation reagents 9.088 

r.je! additives. totaP 3.988.314 

MfiMt-butyl ether" * 3.731.816 

All otlwfuel additives Z56.49B 

Lubricating oil and grease additives, total 327,897 

Oil soluble petroleum sulfonate, barium salt 2.070 

Oil soluble petroleum sulfonate, calcium salt 98.813 

All other lubi catir.g oil and grease additives 227.014 

Paint driers, naphthenlc acid salts, total7 * 3.164 

Cobalt naphthenate 1,131 

All other paint dri9rs 2.033 

Photographic chemicals 8.949 

Polymers for fibers, total* 2.614.198 

Nylon 6 and 6/6'* 1.157.971 

Polyacrylonltrlle and aerylor.ttrlle copolymers* 238.906 

All other polymers for fibers 1,217.321 

Polymers, water soluble, total 295,636 

Cellulose esters and ethers: 

Hydroxethylcellulose 15.906 

Sodium carbcxymethylcellulose 22.247 

Polyacryllc acid salts, total 119,260 

Sodium ammonium polyaerylate and copolymers ... . 64.928 

Aii other polyacryllc acid salts 54.532 

Ail other water soluble polymers 136.223 

See footnotes at end cf table. 

14-2 

1.000 

kilograms 

9.278.044 

90.670 

6.144 

1.503 

718 

6B1 

23.032 

1.646 

56.946 

2 

317 

(*) 

(*•) 

(*) 

8.010 

1.441.583 

_L2.63t5JJL 

178.064 

302.469 

1.824 

86,931 

213,714 

2.831 

1.074 

1.757 

4.644 

1.476.570 

714.208 

(*) 

762,362 

247.986 

(*) 

(*) 

100.508 

61.110 

39.398 

147.477 

T.000 

dollars 

9.759.477 

137.869 

10.335 

3.254" 

3.243 

I 

2.320? 

35.486,, 

2.798 

80.433 

408 

51.640 

22.727 

5.766 

16.997 

5.878 

1.144.360 

614.0S8 

Per 

kilogram 

$1.05 

1.52 

1.68 

2.16 

4.51 

3.41 

1.54 

1.70 

1.41 

269.76 

162.86 

(») 

(') 

(») 

.73 

.79 

.49 

530.302 

513.774 

6.684 

157.677 

349.413 

9.869 

5.772 

4.097 

59.766 

5.082.993 

2.731.828 

(») 

2.351.165 

670.765 

(*) 

(*) 

133.959 

100.439 

436.367 

2.96 

1.70 

3.66 

1.81 

1.63 

3.49 

5.37 

2.33 

12.87 

3.44 

3.82 

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3.08 

2.70 

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(«) 

234.393 2.33 

2.19 

2.55 

2.96 

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Section 15 

Table 15-1—Continued 

Miscellaneous cyclic and aoyello ehemtoalt: U.S. production and tales, 1989 

Miscellaneous cyclic and acyclic chemicals Production 

1.000 

kilograms 

Sales 

Quantity 

1.000 

kilograms 

Value 

1.000 

dollars 

Average 

Unit 

value* 

Per 

kilogram 

Acyclic—Continued 

Nitrogenous compounds—Continued 

Amines—Continued 

Ethylenedlamlne 

Isopropylamlne, monoDimethylamlne 

Triethylamlne 

Trimethylamlne 

All other amines 

Ethanolamlnes, total 

2,2'-Aminodlethanol (Dlethanolamine) 

2-Amlnoethanol (Monoethanolamlne) 

2.2' ,2"-Nltrilotrlethanol (Triethanolamlne) 

Methyldlethanolamlne 

Nltrlles. total 

Acetonltrlle 

AcrylonKrlle 

2-Methyllactonltrllo (Acetone cyanohydrin) 

All other nltrlles 

All other nitrogenous compounds 

Aolds, acyl halides and anhydrides 

Total 

Acetic acid, synthetic, 100% 

Acrylic acid* 

Dimer acid (C„ dibasic acid) 

Fatty acids, hydrogenated8 

Fumaric acid 

Ptvaloyl chloride 

C H ]y All other acids, acyl halides and anhydrides 

Salts of organic acids 

Total 

Acetic acid salts, total 

Potassium acetate 

Sodium acetate 

Zinc acetate 

Ail other acetic acid salts 

2-Ethylhexanolc acid (cr-Ethylcaprolc acid) salts, 

total 

Calcium 2-ethylhexanoate 

Cobalt 2-ethylhexanoate 

Manganese 2-ethylhexanoate 

Zinc 2-ethylhexanoate 

Zirconium 2-ethylhexanoate 

All other 2-ethylhexanolc acid salts 

34,241 

(*) 

46,781 

(*) 

23.421 

755.855 

302.566 

91.896 

107.339 

93,066 

10.265 

2.272.076 

18.943 

1.071,519 

582.907 

598.707 

24.149 

28,474 

39.518 

7.922 

17.282 

144.086 

234.808 

79.131 

67.691 

81.016 

6.970 

708.695 

(*) 

606.821 

(*) 

101.874 

45.416 

24.465 

32.757 

14.544 

12.677 

250.353 

282.832 

91.626 

74.340 

95.903 

20.963 

550.666 

(•) 

455.180 

<•) 

95.486 

$1.88 

.86 

.63 

1.84 

.75 

1.74 

1.21 

1.16 

1.10 

1.18 

3.01 

.78 

<•) 

.75 

<•) 

.93 

560.622 

189,710 

116.672 

163.545 

260.705 2.23 

4,213.399 

1.493.971 

472.642 

18.407 

156.128 

(*) 

3.842 

2,068.409 

1,111,076 

358.763 

103.642 

14.236 

130,614 

12,936 

I

1

) 

490.885 

1.054,736 

137.830 

120.272 

15.481 

89.699 

17.481 

(•) 

673,973 

.95 

.36 

1.16 

1.09 

.69 

1.35 

(*) 

1.37 

267.492 1.64 

24.221 • 

1.843 

20.036 

(*) 

2.342 

9,837 

1.218 

1.957 

644 

581 

1.765 

3.672 

10.258 

(*) 

(•) 

127 

10,131 

8.718 

1.139 

1.632 

640 

346 

1.361 

3.600 

17.409 

(*) 

(*) 

435 

16,974 

24,389 

2,003 

6.421 

1,358 

964. 

5.404 

8.239 

1.70 

(•) 

(») 

3.42 

1.68 

2.80 

1.76 

3.94 

2.12 

2.79 

3.97 

2.29 

See footnotes at end of table. S 

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Synthetic Organic Chemicals, 1989 

Table 15-1—Continued 

Miscellaneous cyclic and acyclic chemicals: U.S. production and sales, 1989 

Miscellaneous cyclic and acyclic chemicals Production 

1.000 

kilograms 

Sales 

Quantity 

1,000 

kilograms 

Value 

1,000 

dollars 

Average 

Unit 

value* 

Per 

kilogram 

Acyclic—Continued 

Salts of organic acids—Continued 

Formic acid salts 

Laurie acid salts 

Neodecanolc acid, calcium salt 

Potassium oxalate 

Propionic acid salts, total 

Calcium propionate 

All other propionic acid salts 

Stearic acid salts, total 

Aluminum stearates, totaP 

Aluminum tristearate 

All other aluminum stearate salts 

Barium stearate 

Calcium stearate 

Magnesium stearate 

Zinc stearate 

Al other stearic acid salts 

AD other salts of organic acids 

Aldehydes 

Total 

n-Butyraldehyde 

Formaldehyde (37% by weight) 

All other aldehydes 

Ketones 

Total 

Acetone 

DIacetone alcohol (Hydroxymethyl pentanone) .. 

Methyl ethyl ketone (2-Butanone) 

4-Methyl-2-pentanone (Methyl Isobutyl ketone) 

An other ketones 

Alcohols, monohydrlc, unsubstltuted 

Total 

Alcohols. C„ or lower, unmixed, total 

Butyl alcohols, total 

n-Butyl alcohol (n-Propylcarbtnol) 

Isobutyl alcohol (Isopropylcarblnol)4 

All other butyl alcohols , 

Ethyl alcohol, synthetic7 

2-Ethyl-1-hexanol 

Isopropyl alcohol 

See footnotes at end of table. ' 

8.237 

C) 

22 

15 

(*) 

11.761 

(*) 

72.781 

2.331 

827 

1.504 

1.280 

42.594 

9.441 

15.471 

1,664 

62.836 

4.062.273 

763.572 

2.673.233 

625.468 

1.486.984 

1.146.022 

(*) 

204.157 

77.494 

60,311 

6.681.833 

6.268.570 

Cl 

794,100 

61.443 

248.906 

277.825 

668.518 

<*) 

657 

26 

14 

19.102 

11.704 

7.398 

67.206 

2,153 

811 

1.342 

288 

41.317 

7.452 

14.708 

1.288 

57.564 

1.472.908 

1.305.488 

167.420 

1,059.680 

711.140 

9.851 

226.261 

75.633 

36.795 

3.961,655 

3.707.855 

318,125 

260.716 

49.535 

7.874 

(*) 

171,118 

539.427 

(*) 

3.449 

55 

91 

16.129 

7.853 

8.276 

103.562 

6.064 

2.652 

3.412 

625 

51.408 

13.620 

27.780 

4.065 

102,408 

310.058 

(*) 

173.426 

136.632 

570.449 

294.472 

10.535 

138.570 

64.813 

62.059 

1.502,725 

1,168.021 

188,828 

147.693 

31,101 

10.034 

106.174 

235.659 

(•) 

$5.25 

2.12 

2.12 

.84 

.67 

1.12 

1.54 

2.82 

3.27 

2.54 

2.17 

1.24 

1.83 

1.89 

3.16 

1.78 

.21 

(M 

.16 

.82 

.51 

.41 

1.07 

.61 

.66 

1.69 

.36 

.32 

.59 

.57 

.63 

1.27 

(•) 

.62 

.44 

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Section 15 

P.8 

Table 15-1—Continued

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Miscellaneous cyclic and acyclic chemicals: U.S. production and sales, 1989/ 

Sales 

Miscellaneous cyclic and acyclic chemicals Production Quantity Value 

Average 

Unit 

value* 

Acyclic—Continued 

Alcohols, monohydric, untubstltuted—Continued 

Methanol, synthetic 

Propyl alcohol (Propanol) 

All otner alcohols. C,, or lower, unmixed 

Alcohols. C,t and higher, unmixed, total 

1-Oetadecanol (Stearyl alcohol) 

Ail other alcohols, Ct t and higher, unmixed 

Mixtures of alcohols, total 

Containing C,, and lower 

Containing C,, and higher* 

Esters of monohydric alcohols 

Total 

n-Butyl acetate 

Isobutyl acetate 

Butyl acrylate 

Dliauryl-3,3'-thlodipropionate 

Dlstearyl-3,3'-thlod:proplonate 

Ethyl acetate (100% basis) 

2-Ethylhexyl acrylate 

2-Ethylhexyl chloroformate 

Fatty acid esters, not Included with plasticizers or 

surface-active agents, total 

Methyl esters of tallow 

Myristyl myristate 

All other fatty acid esters not included with 

plasticizers or surface-active agents 

Isopropyl acetate 

Methyl methacrylate 

Pnosphorus acid esters, not elsewhere 

specified 

Propyl acetate 

Stearyl methacrylate 

Vinyl acetate 

All other esters of monohydric alcohols 

Polynydrle alcohols* 

Total 

.1.4-Butanedlol 

• Ethylene glycol 

Pentaerythritol 

P-m-lfiM-OtaeLj^.. ~ UAU ^ 

Sorbitol (70%) 

All other polyhydric alcohols 

Polyhydric alcohol esters 

2-Butoxyethy! acetate 

All ether polyhydric alcohol esters 

See footnotes at end of table. 

7.000 

kilograms 

1.000 

kilograms 

1.000 

dollars 

Per 

kilogram 

3.704.475 

82.634 

430.669 

93.670 

C) 

Cl 

319.592 

32.950 

286.642 

2.633.462 

ICI,633 

37.303 

240.256 

1.073 

2.399 

132.346 

45.293 

2.833 

9.470 

825 

(») 

8.C45 

18.144 

526.610 

62,638 

34.399 

C) 

1.157.802 

461.283 

3.655.849 

182.425 

2.477.135 

47.968 

365.300 

150.651 

432.370 

122.925 

7.234 

115.691 

2.238.583 

49.373 

391.229 

43.805 

11.851 

31.954 

209.995 

43.951 

166.044 

1.405.324 

86.374 

24.439 

92.414 

1.075 

2.405 

94,673 

32.763 

2.391 

5.179 

717 

106 

4.356 

16.837 

C) 

50.613 

28.797 

134 

589.092 

328.118 

2.923.572 

C) 

2.257,087 

51.848 

290.796 

113.496 

210.345 

131.308 

6.832 

124.476 

326.720 

39.897 

270,743 

66.154 

20.261 

45.893 

268.550 

48.527 

220.023 

1.373.753 

56.020 

16.641 

115.263 

4,042 

9.146 

60.689 

48.323 

4.713 

8.227 

604 

643 

7.080 

15.594 

C) 

120.034 

28.958 

546 

473.259 

412.298 

2.722.879 

C) 

1.983.438 

70.242 

?S1 COS 

94.556 

323.637 

176.314 

10,470 

165.6^4 

S.15 

.81 

.69 

1.51 

1.71 

1.43 

1.28 

1.10 

1.33 

.98 

.76 

.68 

1.25 

3.76 

3.80 

.64 

1.47 

1.97 

1.59 

.70 

6.06 

1.63 

.93 

C) 

2.37 

1.01 

4.07 

.74 

1.26 

.93 

I

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.88 . 

1.35 

, ,6.6 _ 

.83 

1.54 

1.34 

1.53 

1.33 

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Synthetic Organic Chemicals, 1989 

Table 16-1—Continued 

Miscellaneous cyclic and ecyclic chemicals: U.S. production and aalet, 1989 

P.9 

Miscellaneous cyclic and acyclic chemicals Production 

Sales 

Quantity Value 

Average 

Unit 

value* 

Acyclic—Continued 

Polyhydric alcohol ethera 

Total 

2-Butoxyethanol (Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether) . 

2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)ethanol (Diethylene glycol monobutyl ether) 

2-(2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethanol (Triethylene 

glycol monobutyl ether) 

Diethylene glycol 

2-Ethoxyethanol (Ethylene glycol ethyl ether) 

2-(2-Ethoxyethoxy)ethanol (Diethylene glycol monoethyl ether) 

2-Methoxyethanol (Ethylene glycol methyl ether) ... . 

2-(2-Methoxyethoxy)ethanol (Diethylene glycol 

monomethyl ether) 

2- (2- (2-Methoxyethoxy) ethoxy] ethanol (Triethylene 

glycol monomethyl ether) 

Poly glycols, ethylene glycol and glycol ether, mixed . 

Polytetramethylene glycol ether 

Triethylene glycol 

Glycol ethers derived from propylene oxide, total .. . 

Dlpropylene glycol 

All otner glycol ethers derived from 

propylene oxide 

AB other polyhydric alcohols ethers 

Brominated, chlorinated, and fluorinated 

hydrocarbons 

Total 

Brominated (Including bromochlorlnated) 

hydrocarbons, total 

1-Bromobutane 

All other brominated hydrocarbons 

Chlorinated hydrocarbons, total 

Chlorinated paraffins (C,0-C,o). total 

35%-64% chlorine 

65% or more chlorine 

Chloroform 

Chloromethane (Methyl chloride)4 

''Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride) 

Ethyl chloride (Chloroethane)4 

Ethylene dichloride (1,2-Dlchloroethane)4 

'Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) 

A ,1,1-Trichloroethane (Methyl chloroform) 

Vinyl chloride, monomer (Chloroethylene)4 

All other chlorinated hydrocarbons 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1,000 

kilograms 

1,087.281 

C) 

C) 

454,065 

679.606 

1,000 

kilograms 

930.105 

f.000 

dollars 

28,113 

7,817 

364,412 

26.745 

10.711 

401.604 

388.664 175.184 

Per 

kilogram 

1.027.465 $1.10 

164.198 

42.471 

6.215 

197.303 

46.326 

14.887 

30.934 

19.323 

14.137 

C) 

C) 

50.697 

46.725 

144.810 

36.158 

C) 

158.024 

28.622 

16.660 

16.148 

29.193 

C) 

23.755 

28.039 

48.354 

35.930 

137,235 

42.642 

C) 

109,030 

36.763 

17,978 

16,977 

33.367 

C) 

39,563 

90,515 

64.315 

37,456 

.95 

1.16 

C) 

.69 

1.28 

1.08 

1.05 

1.14 

C) 

1.67 

3.23 

1.33 

1.04 

.95 

1.37 

1.10 

13.315.582 

6.575 

C) 

C) 

12.717.079 

29.136 

23.316 

5.620 

266.534 

208.906 

216,468 

73.347 

6.070.377 

218.286 

355.315 

4.597.104 

3.697.361 

4,024 

241 

3.783 

3,229.848 

28,742 

22,695 

6,047 

229.311 

93.761 

140,857 

C) 

667.052 

197,147 

303.174 

1.181.140 

2.651,613 

17.304 

590 

16.714 

1.622.423 

33.117 

22.789 

10,328 

102.223 

38.775 

66.777 

C) 

157,898 

97,220 

186,522 

764,707 

.71 

4.30 

2.45 

4.42 

.50 

1.15 

1.00 

1.71 

.45 

.41 

.47 

C) 

.24 

.49 

.62 

.66 

.45 

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