Lok Sabha Question No. 2676 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-09
Subject: Export of Chemical Products
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: S. Gnanathiraviam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICALS & PETROCHEMICALS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2676 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.07.2019

## Export of Chemical Products

## 2676.   SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:-

- (a) Whether the Government has the details of export of major chemical products both in quantity and value for the last three years; and
- (b) if  so,  the  major  chemical  products  exported  along  with  their  classification  in various groups?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  CHEMICALS  AND  FERTILIZERS  (SHRI  D.  V.  SADANANDA GOWDA)

- (a) &  (b):  The exports of major chemicals and petrochemical products in quantity & value  classified in various groups  for the  last three  years from 2016-17  to 2018-19 is as enclosed at Annexure-I.

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Annexure-I EXPORT OF MAJOR CHEMICALS AND PETROCHEMICALS From 2016-17 TO 2018-19

Quantity in Metric Tonne and Value in Lakh

| PRODUCT                                           | 2016-2017            | 2016-2017            | 2017-2018            | 2017-2018            | 2018-2019            | 2018-2019            |
|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| GROUP                                             | QTY                  | VAL                  | QTY                  | VAL                  | QTY                  | VAL                  |
| MAJOR CHEMICALS                                   | MAJOR CHEMICALS      | MAJOR CHEMICALS      | MAJOR CHEMICALS      | MAJOR CHEMICALS      | MAJOR CHEMICALS      | MAJOR CHEMICALS      |
| ALKALI CHEMICALS                                  | 154244               | 39591                | 273456               | 86880                | 239321               | 87844                |
| INORGANIC CHEMICALS                               | 377587               | 111322               | 173071               | 102270               | 176900               | 133248               |
| ORGANIC CHEMICALS                                 | 190306               | 232940               | 204923               | 320492               | 233147               | 425738               |
| PESTICIDES AND INSECTICIDES                       | 342331               | 1315026              | 358481               | 1481031              | 404783               | 2004132              |
| DYES AND PIGMENTS                                 | 419272               | 1307546              | 485741               | 1439290              | 525170               | 1800681              |
| Total of Major Chemicals                          | 1483740              | 3006425              | 1495672              | 3429963              | 1579321              | 4451643              |
| MAJOR PETROCHEMICALS                              | MAJOR PETROCHEMICALS | MAJOR PETROCHEMICALS | MAJOR PETROCHEMICALS | MAJOR PETROCHEMICALS | MAJOR PETROCHEMICALS | MAJOR PETROCHEMICALS |
| SYNTHETIC FIBRE                                   | 1025740              | 922018               | 1001053              | 977982               | 1015666              | 1172008              |
| FIBRE INTERMEDIATE                                | 323096               | 153574               | 351358               | 181069               | 456955               | 275919               |
| POLYMERS                                          | 912124               | 667432               | 1188233              | 891771               | 1934155              | 1558391              |
| SYNTHETIC RUBBER                                  | 38204                | 46387                | 51889                | 54589                | 63550                | 70696                |
| SYNTHETIC DETERGENT INTERMEDIATES                 | 7058                 | 5941                 | 1413                 | 1468                 | 1048                 | 1534                 |
| PERFORMANCE PLASTICS                              | 972750               | 636450               | 1050548              | 747271               | 1080286              | 1018773              |
| OLEFINS                                           | 117365               | 101742               | 260597               | 179804               | 368714               | 276701               |
| AROMATICS                                         | 1749173              | 885136               | 3303041              | 1754998              | 4550911              | 2880299              |
| OTHER PETROCHEMICALS                              | 144135               | 116773               | 193342               | 138613               | 147298               | 139759               |
| Total of Major Petrochemicals                     | 5289645              | 3535453              | 7401474              | 4927565              | 9618583              | 7394080              |
| Total of Major Chemicals and Major Petrochemicals | 6773385              | 6541878              | 8897146              | 8357528              | 11197904             | 11845723             |