Lok Sabha Question No. 1026 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Demand for Production of basic Chemicals
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel

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

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 1026 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2022

## 'Demand for Production of basic Chemicals'

## 1026.  SHRI PATEL HASMUKHBHAI SOMABHAI:

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

- (a) whether there has been a substantial time gap between demand and actual production or excess production of basic chemicals like Caustic Soda, soda ash. Sulfuric Acid, Sulfur etc. in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the quantum of demand and excess production of aforementioned chemicals during the year 2018-19 and 2019-20 along with the estimated quantum of demand and supply for the current year, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

- (a) to (c): The chemical sector is de-licensed and de-regulated. The data available for production and consumption of caustic soda, soda ash and other related chemicals for the period 2018-19 and 2019-20 for the surveyed sample is enclosed at Annexure I and Annexure - II respectively.

| Annexure-I                                                            | Annexure-I                                                            | Annexure-I                                                            |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| PRODUCTION REPORT OF CHEMICALS (Product Wise) for 2018-19 and 2019-20 | PRODUCTION REPORT OF CHEMICALS (Product Wise) for 2018-19 and 2019-20 | PRODUCTION REPORT OF CHEMICALS (Product Wise) for 2018-19 and 2019-20 |
| ALKALI CHEMICALS                                                      | ALKALI CHEMICALS                                                      | ALKALI CHEMICALS                                                      |
| Product                                                               | 2018-2019                                                             | 2019-2020                                                             |
| SODA ASH                                                              | 3048187                                                               | 3069431                                                               |
| CAUSTIC SODA                                                          | 2925352                                                               | 3136937                                                               |
| LIQUID CHLORINE                                                       | 2069111                                                               | 2250429                                                               |
| Total                                                                 | 8042650                                                               | 8456797                                                               |
| INORGANIC CHEMICALS                                                   | INORGANIC CHEMICALS                                                   | INORGANIC CHEMICALS                                                   |
| Product                                                               | 2018-2019                                                             | 2019-2020                                                             |
| ALUMINIUM FLUORIDE                                                    | 5697                                                                  | 5050                                                                  |
| CALCIUM CARBIDE                                                       | 83170                                                                 | 81339                                                                 |
| CARBON BLACK                                                          | 546390                                                                | 500146                                                                |
| POTASSIUM CHLORATE                                                    | 703                                                                   | 16178                                                                 |
| SODIUM CHLORATE                                                       | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| TITANIUM DIOXIDE                                                      | 57059                                                                 | 49487                                                                 |
| RED PHOSPHORUS                                                        | 1029                                                                  | 1030                                                                  |
| HYDROGEN PEROXIDE                                                     | 156453                                                                | 122839                                                                |
| POTASSIUM IODATE                                                      | 0                                                                     | 564                                                                   |
| CALCIUM CARBONATE                                                     | 213329                                                                | 286833                                                                |
| Total                                                                 | 1063830                                                               | 1063466                                                               |
| ORGANIC CHEMICALS                                                     | ORGANIC CHEMICALS                                                     | ORGANIC CHEMICALS                                                     |
| Product                                                               | 2018-2019                                                             | 2019-2020                                                             |
| ACETIC ACID                                                           | 153801                                                                | 167856                                                                |
| ACETIC ANHYDRIDE                                                      | 95471                                                                 | 74149                                                                 |
| ACETONE                                                               | 40740                                                                 | 36268                                                                 |
| PHENOL                                                                | 65394                                                                 | 57850                                                                 |
| METHANOL                                                              | 271929                                                                | 176046                                                                |
| FORMALDEHYDE                                                          | 226610                                                                | 260413                                                                |
| NITROBENZENE                                                          | 68804                                                                 | 61138                                                                 |
| CITRIC ACID                                                           | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| MALEIC ANHYDRIDE                                                      | 4557                                                                  | 5024                                                                  |
| PENTAERYTHRITOL                                                       | 14990                                                                 | 15210                                                                 |
| ANILINE                                                               | 37852                                                                 | 25437                                                                 |
| CHLORO METHANES                                                       | 285531                                                                | 296909                                                                |
| ISOBUTYLBENZENE                                                       | 9699                                                                  | 9441                                                                  |
| ONCB                                                                  | 23696                                                                 | 19836                                                                 |
| PNCB                                                                  | 36073                                                                 | 31903                                                                 |
| MEK                                                                   | 6995                                                                  | 9834                                                                  |
| ACETALDEHYDE                                                          | 61890                                                                 | 77102                                                                 |
| ETHANOLAMINES                                                         | 16703                                                                 | 15390                                                                 |

| ETHYL ACETATE               | 440563                      | 473392                      |
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| MENTHOL                     | 6239                        | 7444                        |
| ORTHO NITRO TOLUENE         | 16886                       | 25975                       |
| Total                       | 1884423                     | 1846617                     |
| PESTICIDES AND INSECTICIDES | PESTICIDES AND INSECTICIDES | PESTICIDES AND INSECTICIDES |
| Product                     | 2018-2019                   | 2019-2020                   |
| D.D.T.                      | 1366                        | 1103                        |
| MALATHION                   | 4390                        | 3793                        |
| PARATHION (METHYL)          | 0                           | 0                           |
| DIMETHOATE                  | 1257                        | 1446                        |
| D.D.V.P.                    | 9136                        | 0                           |
| QUINALPHOS                  | 885                         | 856                         |
| MONOCROTOPHOS               | 5298                        | 5817                        |
| PHOSPHAMIDON                | 0                           | 0                           |
| PHORATE                     | 5847                        | 0                           |
| ETHION                      | 1318                        | 2127                        |
| ENDOSULPHAN                 | 0                           | 0                           |
| FENVALERATE                 | 695                         | 670                         |
| CYPERMETHRIN                | 10952                       | 10865                       |
| ANILOPHOS                   | 0                           | 0                           |
| ACEPHATE                    | 19633                       | 21081                       |
| CHLORPYRIPHOS               | 7143                        | 6496                        |
| PHOSALONE                   | 0                           | 0                           |
| METASYSTOX                  | 0                           | 0                           |
| ABATE                       | 0                           | 0                           |
| FENTHION                    | 0                           | 0                           |
| TRIAZOPHOS                  | 886                         | 0                           |
| LINDANE                     | 0                           | 0                           |
| TEMEPHOS                    | 77                          | 148                         |
| DELTAMETHRIN                | 682                         | 685                         |
| ALPHAMETHRIN                | 344                         | 438                         |
| PROFENOFOS TECHNICAL        | 12452                       | 12361                       |
| PRETILACHLOR TECHNICAL      | 3626                        | 3066                        |
| LAMBDA CYHALOTHRIN          | 622                         | 2297                        |
| PHENTHOATE                  | 1534                        | 1408                        |
| PERMETHRIN TECH             | 1860                        | 1222                        |
| IMIDACALOPRID TECH          | 100                         | 20                          |
| OTHER PESTICIDES            | 0                           | 0                           |
| OTHER INSECTICIDES          | 0                           | 0                           |
| CAPTAN &CAPTAFOL            | 1931                        | 1462                        |
| ZIRAM(THIO BARBAMATE)       | 763                         | 634                         |
| CARBENDZIM(BAVISTIN)        | 21                          | 0                           |

| CALIXIN                                  | 0                 | 0                 |
|------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| MANCOZAB                                 | 69331             | 60880             |
| COPPER-OXYCHLORIDE                       | 0                 | 0                 |
| HEXACONAZOLE                             | 501               | 753               |
| METCONAZOLE                              | 336               | 207               |
| 2, 4-D                                   | 24236             | 22555             |
| BUTACHLOR                                | 0                 | 0                 |
| ETHOFUMESATE TECHNICAL                   | 1042              | 792               |
| THIAMETHOXAM TECHNICAL                   | 5569              | 6152              |
| PENDIMETHALIN                            | 2822              | 2753              |
| METRIBUZIN                               | 1919              | 2648              |
| TRICLOPYR ACID TECH                      | 125               | 132               |
| ISOPROTURON                              | 0                 | 0                 |
| BASALIN                                  | 0                 | 0                 |
| GLYPHOSATE                               | 6684              | 5911              |
| PARAQUAT                                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| DIURON                                   | 3618              | 3397              |
| ATRAZIN                                  | 1477              | 1730              |
| FLUCHLORALIN                             | 0                 | 0                 |
| ZINC PHOSPHIDE                           | 1260              | 1316              |
| ALUMINIUM PHOSPHIDE                      | 4913              | 4914              |
| METHYL BROMIDE                           | 0                 | 0                 |
| DICOFOL                                  | 52                | 10                |
| OTHER HERBICIDES-ANTI SPROUTING PRODUCTS | 0                 | 0                 |
| OTHER FUNGICIDE NES                      | 0                 | 0                 |
| Total                                    | 216703            | 192145            |
| DYES AND PIGMENTS                        | DYES AND PIGMENTS | DYES AND PIGMENTS |
| Product                                  | 2018-2019         | 2019-2020         |
| AZO DYES                                 | 9049              | 8540              |
| ACID DIRECT DYES(OTHER THAN AZO)         | 24126             | 22748             |
| BASIC DYES                               | 0                 | 0                 |
| DISPERSE DYES                            | 55242             | 61942             |
| FAST COLOUR BASES                        | 0                 | 0                 |
| INGRAIN DYES                             | 0                 | 0                 |
| OIL SOLUBLE (SOLVENT DYES)               | 2291              | 2413              |
| OPTICAL WHITENING AGENTS                 | 29303             | 20741             |
| ORGANIC PIGMENT                          | 73935             | 75082             |
| PIGMENT EMULSION                         | 9777              | 9685              |
| REACTIVE DYES                            | 151384            | 156710            |
| SULPHUR DYES (SULPHUR BLACK)             | 7541              | 7445              |

| VAT DYES             |   1779 |   2126 |
|----------------------|--------|--------|
| SOLUBILISED VAT DYES |      4 |      0 |
| FOOD COLOURS         |    786 |    671 |
| NAPTHOLS             |      0 |      0 |
| OTHER DYES           |      0 |      0 |
| INORGANIC PIGMENTS   |  16288 |  16121 |
| Total                | 381505 | 384224 |

Note: Information on Production  of Chemicals is based on MPRs received from manufacturer under large and Medium Scale units only monitored by S&M Division of DCPC.

| Annexure - II                                                         | Annexure - II                                                         | Annexure - II                                                         |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CONSUMPTION REPORT OF CHEMICALS (Product Wise) for 2018-19 to 2019-20 | CONSUMPTION REPORT OF CHEMICALS (Product Wise) for 2018-19 to 2019-20 | CONSUMPTION REPORT OF CHEMICALS (Product Wise) for 2018-19 to 2019-20 |
| Group/Product                                                         | 2018-2019                                                             | Figures inMT 2019-2020                                                |
| ALKALI CHEMICALS                                                      | ALKALI CHEMICALS                                                      | ALKALI CHEMICALS                                                      |
| SODA ASH                                                              | 3826321                                                               | 3779386                                                               |
| CAUSTIC SODA                                                          | 2961454                                                               | 3258788                                                               |
| LIQUID CHLORINE                                                       | 2064678                                                               | 2246294                                                               |
| INORGANIC CHEMICALS                                                   | INORGANIC CHEMICALS                                                   | INORGANIC CHEMICALS                                                   |
| ALUMINIUM FLUORIDE                                                    | 67629                                                                 | 44050                                                                 |
| CALCIUM CARBIDE                                                       | 128166                                                                | 112186                                                                |
| CARBON BLACK                                                          | 702089                                                                | 553620                                                                |
| POTASSIUM CHLORATE                                                    | -2193                                                                 | 13055                                                                 |
| SODIUM CHLORATE                                                       | 13430                                                                 | 24081                                                                 |
| TITANIUM DIOXIDE                                                      | 64260                                                                 | 59668                                                                 |
| RED PHOSPHORUS                                                        | 448                                                                   | 398                                                                   |
| HYDROGEN PEROXIDE                                                     | 240451                                                                | 174758                                                                |
| POTASSIUM IODATE                                                      | 0                                                                     | 564                                                                   |
| CALCIUM CARBONATE                                                     | 1252317                                                               | 1416876                                                               |
| ORGANIC CHEMICALS                                                     | ORGANIC CHEMICALS                                                     | ORGANIC CHEMICALS                                                     |
| ACETIC ACID                                                           | 1073278                                                               | 1081602                                                               |
| ACETIC ANHYDRIDE                                                      | 89302                                                                 | 74149                                                                 |
| ACETONE                                                               | 146599                                                                | 97666                                                                 |
| PHENOL                                                                | 292478                                                                | 179582                                                                |
| METHANOL                                                              | 2247698                                                               | 2449379                                                               |
| FORMALDEHYDE                                                          | 214148                                                                | 246265                                                                |
| NITROBENZENE                                                          | 86905                                                                 | 76538                                                                 |
| CITRIC ACID                                                           | 92960                                                                 | 88547                                                                 |
| MALEIC ANHYDRIDE                                                      | 74390                                                                 | 71799                                                                 |
| PENTAERYTHRITOL                                                       | 31110                                                                 | 33937                                                                 |
| ANILINE                                                               | 126169                                                                | 106315                                                                |
| CHLORO METHANES                                                       | 286869                                                                | 299264                                                                |
| ISOBUTYLBENZENE                                                       | -2041                                                                 | -262                                                                  |
| ONCB                                                                  | 23696                                                                 | 19836                                                                 |
| PNCB                                                                  | 36073                                                                 | 31903                                                                 |
| MEK                                                                   | 53688                                                                 | 35100                                                                 |
| ACETALDEHYDE                                                          | 60836                                                                 | 76076                                                                 |
| ETHANOLAMINES                                                         | 30208                                                                 | 30398                                                                 |
| ETHYL ACETATE                                                         | 324798                                                                | 367165                                                                |
| MENTHOL                                                               | -5778                                                                 | -6588                                                                 |
|                                                                       | 12671                                                                 | 18755                                                                 |

| PESTICIDES AND INSECTICIDES   |   PESTICIDES AND INSECTICIDES |   PESTICIDES AND INSECTICIDES |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| D.D.T.                        |                          1366 |                          1103 |
| MALATHION                     |                          1891 |                          1475 |
| PARATHION (METHYL)            |                             0 |                             0 |
| DIMETHOATE                    |                          1131 |                          1247 |
| D.D.V.P.                      |                         10008 |                           -12 |
| QUINALPHOS                    |                           604 |                           533 |
| MONOCROTOPHOS                 |                          5298 |                          5817 |
| PHOSPHAMIDON                  |                             0 |                             0 |
| PHORATE                       |                          5847 |                             0 |
| ETHION                        |                          1318 |                          2127 |
| ENDOSULPHAN                   |                             0 |                             0 |
| FENVALERATE                   |                           695 |                           670 |
| CYPERMETHRIN                  |                         -2652 |                         -4164 |
| ANILOPHOS                     |                             0 |                             0 |
| ACEPHATE                      |                         19633 |                         21081 |
| CHLORPYRIPHOS                 |                          7143 |                          6496 |
| PHOSALONE                     |                             0 |                             0 |
| METASYSTOX                    |                             0 |                             0 |
| ABATE                         |                             0 |                             0 |
| FENTHION                      |                             0 |                             0 |
| TRIAZOPHOS                    |                           886 |                             0 |
| LINDANE                       |                             0 |                             0 |
| TEMEPHOS                      |                            77 |                           148 |
| DELTAMETHRIN                  |                           682 |                           685 |
| ALPHAMETHRIN                  |                           344 |                           438 |
| PROFENOFOS TECHNICAL          |                         12452 |                         12361 |
| PRETILACHLOR TECHNICAL        |                          3626 |                          3066 |
| LAMBDA CYHALOTHRIN            |                           622 |                          2297 |
| PHENTHOATE                    |                          1534 |                          1408 |
| PERMETHRIN TECH               |                          1860 |                          1222 |
| IMIDACALOPRID TECH            |                           100 |                            20 |
| OTHER PESTICIDES              |                        -37306 |                         -2882 |
| OTHER INSECTICIDES            |                        -45525 |                        -92827 |
| CAPTAN & CAPTAFOL             |                          1931 |                          1462 |
| ZIRAM(THIO BARBAMATE)         |                           763 |                           634 |
| CARBENDZIM(BAVISTIN)          |                            21 |                             0 |
| CALIXIN                       |                             0 |                             0 |
| MANCOZAB                      |                         69331 |                         60880 |
| COPPER-OXYCHLORIDE            |                          -806 |                         -2240 |
| HEXACONAZOLE                  |                           501 |                           753 |
| METCONAZOLE                   |                           336 |                           207 |

| 2, 4-D                                   | 4813              | 5314              |
|------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| BUTACHLOR                                | 0                 | 0                 |
| ETHOFUMESATE TECHNICAL                   | 1042              | 792               |
| THIAMETHOXAM TECHNICAL                   | 5569              | 6152              |
| PENDIMETHALIN                            | 2822              | 2753              |
| METRIBUZIN                               | 1919              | 2648              |
| TRICLOPYR ACID TECH                      | 125               | 132               |
| ISOPROTURON                              | 3                 | 0                 |
| BASALIN                                  | 0                 | 0                 |
| GLYPHOSATE                               | 6684              | 5911              |
| PARAQUAT                                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| DIURON                                   | 3618              | 3397              |
| ATRAZIN                                  | 1477              | 1730              |
| FLUCHLORALIN                             | 0                 | 0                 |
| ZINC PHOSPHIDE                           | 1260              | 1316              |
| ALUMINIUM PHOSPHIDE                      | 4437              | 4489              |
| METHYL BROMIDE                           | -2206             | -1600             |
| DICOFOL                                  | 52                | 10                |
| OTHER HERBICIDES-ANTI SPROUTING PRODUCTS | -56014            | -65202            |
| OTHER FUNGICIDE NES                      | -178158           | -155191           |
| DYES AND PIGMENTS                        | DYES AND PIGMENTS | DYES AND PIGMENTS |
| AZO DYES                                 | -63513            | -59506            |
| ACID DIRECT DYES(OTHER THAN AZO)         | 19345             | 17280             |
| BASIC DYES                               | -11530            | -12201            |
| DISPERSE DYES                            | 36421             | 40902             |
| FAST COLOUR BASES                        | -2483             | -5099             |
| INGRAIN DYES                             | 0                 | 0                 |
| OIL SOLUBLE (SOLVENT DYES)               | -7194             | -8088             |
| OPTICAL WHITENING AGENTS                 | -391              | -4605             |
| ORGANIC PIGMENT                          | 74058             | 75130             |
| PIGMENT EMULSION                         | -92764            | -93681            |
| REACTIVE DYES                            | -4029             | -9277             |
| SULPHUR DYES (SULPHUR BLACK)             | 2937              | 3976              |
| VAT DYES                                 | 18875             | 14002             |
| SOLUBILISED VAT DYES                     | 299               | 99                |
| FOOD COLOURS                             | -26857            | -23461            |
| NAPTHOLS                                 | -2021             | -2795             |
| OTHER DYES                               | -11284            | -12953            |
| INORGANIC PIGMENTS                       | -17082            | -15213            |