Lok Sabha Question No. 1541 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-26
Subject: Import of Chemicals and Petrochemicals
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: FEROZE VARUN GANDHI

Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha unstarred question No 1541 for 26.7.2016

Table - 1   :  Imports of Major Chemicals (Product-wise) 2013-14 to 2015-16

| [Quantity                  | [Quantity   | [Quantity   | [Quantity   | [Quantity                                    | [Quantity                                    |
|----------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| PRODUCT                    | 2013-2014   | 2014-2015   | 2015-2016   | 2014-15 2015-16 %increase over previous year | 2014-15 2015-16 %increase over previous year |
| ALKALI CHEMICALS           |             |             |             |                                              |                                              |
| SODA ASH                   | 569.42      | 725.52      | 633.26      | 27.41                                        | -12.72                                       |
| CAUSTIC SODA               | 304.65      | 407.98      | 484.13      | 33.92                                        | 18.67                                        |
| LIQUID CHLORINE            | 0.09        | 0.65        | 0.48        | 653.49                                       | -25.62                                       |
| TOTAL I                    | 874.16      | 1134.15     | 1117.88     | 29.74                                        | -1.43                                        |
| INORGANIC CHEMICALS        |             |             |             |                                              |                                              |
| ALUMINIUM FLUORIDE         | 24.54       | 30.12       | 27.26       | 22.73                                        | -9.50                                        |
| CALCIUM CARBIDE            | 64.24       | 78.33       | 61.94       | 21.94                                        | -20.93                                       |
| CARBON BLACK               | 145.94      | 139.47      | 124.06      | -4.43                                        | -11.05                                       |
| POTASSIUM CHLORATE         | 7.04        | 6.15        | 3.16        | -12.68                                       | -48.59                                       |
| SODIUM CHLORATE            | 28.08       | 21.82       | 17.30       | -22.31                                       | -20.72                                       |
| TITANIUM DIOXIDE           | 16.88       | 17.57       | 16.42       | 4.14                                         | -6.56                                        |
| RED PHOSPHORUS             | 0.27        | 0.04        | 0.00        | -86.47                                       | -100.00                                      |
| HYDROGEN PEROXIDE          | 62.53       | 56.28       | 44.08       | -10.00                                       | -21.66                                       |
| CALCIUM CARBONATE          | 524.40      | 562.20      | 715.61      | 7.21                                         | 27.29                                        |
| TOTAL II                   | 873.91      | 911.97      | 1009.82     | 4.36                                         | 10.73                                        |
| ORGANIC CHEMICALS          |             |             |             |                                              |                                              |
| ACETIC ACID                | 664.80      | 712.38      | 792.78      | 7.16                                         | 11.28                                        |
| ACETIC ANHYDRIDE           | 1.79        | 2.69        | 2.92        | 50.06                                        | 8.52                                         |
| ACETONE                    | 116.76      | 126.83      | 138.40      | 8.63                                         | 9.12                                         |
| PHENOL                     | 214.10      | 200.12      | 248.77      | -6.53                                        | 24.31                                        |
| METHANOL                   | 1310.44     | 1641.62     | 1711.88     | 25.27                                        | 4.28                                         |
| FORMALDEHYDE               | 0.43        | 0.41        | 0.07        | -4.85                                        | -83.98                                       |
| NITROBENZENE               | 0.00        | 1.21        | 5.84        |                                              | 383.28                                       |
| CITRIC ACID                | 64.10       | 67.37       | 75.98       | 5.10                                         | 12.78                                        |
| MALEIC ANHYDRIDE           | 36.75       | 38.39       | 47.40       | 4.45                                         | 23.47                                        |
| PENTAERYTHRITOL            | 15.65       | 13.68       | 19.49       | -12.58                                       | 42.43                                        |
| ANILINE                    | 31.74       | 36.10       | 38.34       | 13.71                                        | 6.22                                         |
| CHLORO METHANES            | 0.14        | 0.11        | 0.61        | -20.98                                       | 438.05                                       |
| ISOBUTYLBENZENE            | 0.03        | 0.00        | 0.00        | -100.00                                      |                                              |
| ORTHO NITRO CHLORO BENEZNE | 0.67        | 0.40        | 0.24        | -41.22                                       | -40.00                                       |
| PARA NITRO CHLORO BENZENE  | 0.40        | 3.84        | 8.41        | 864.32                                       | 119.07                                       |
| METHYL ETHYL KETONE        | 27.24       | 27.54       | 40.88       | 1.10                                         | 48.45                                        |
| ACETALDEHYDE               | 0.10        | 0.05        | 0.07        | -45.36                                       | 39.62                                        |
| ETHANOLAMINES              | 10.02       | 11.29       | 10.07       | 12.60                                        | -10.76                                       |
| ETHYL ACETATE              | 0.24        | 0.20        | 0.29        | -16.25                                       | 44.28                                        |
| MENTHOL                    | 0.46        | 0.51        | 0.94        | 10.94                                        | 84.62                                        |
| ORTHO NITRO TOLUENE        | 0.14        | 1.09        | 0.12        | 686.96                                       | -89.23                                       |
| TOTAL III                  | 2495.99     | 2885.82     | 3143.48     | 15.62                                        | 8.93                                         |

Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha unstarred question No 1541 for 26.7.2016

Table - 1   :  Imports of Major Chemicals (Product-wise) 2013-14 to 2015-16

| PRODUCT                                  | 2013-2014   | 2014-2015   | 2015-2016   | thousand Metric Tonne ] %increase over previous year   | thousand Metric Tonne ] %increase over previous year   |
|------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|                                          |             |             |             | 2014-15                                                | 2015-16                                                |
| PESTICIDES &INSECTICIDES                 |             |             |             |                                                        |                                                        |
| DIMETHOATE                               | 0.05        | 0.00        | 0.00        | -100.00                                                |                                                        |
| D.D.V.P.                                 | 0.07        | 0.02        | 0.06        | -71.43                                                 | 220.00                                                 |
| CYPERMETHRIN                             | 0.004       | 0.00        | 0.00        | -100.00                                                |                                                        |
| FENTHION                                 | 0.04        | 0.05        | 0.00        | 42.86                                                  | -100.00                                                |
| OTHER PESTICIDES                         | 2.26        | 2.01        | 1.32        | -11.00                                                 | -34.33                                                 |
| OTHER INSECTICIDES                       | 19.56       | 19.37       | 15.63       | -0.99                                                  | -19.28                                                 |
| COPPER-OXYCHLORIDE                       | 0.05        | 0.00        | 0.00        | -100.00                                                |                                                        |
| 2, 4-D                                   | 0.00        | 0.03        | 0.07        |                                                        | 111.76                                                 |
| ALUMINIUM PHOSPHIDE                      | 0.01        | 0.00        | 0.01        | -62.50                                                 | 100.00                                                 |
| METHYL BROMIDE                           | 0.46        | 0.27        | 0.05        | -41.52                                                 | -80.30                                                 |
| OTHER HERBICIDES-ANTI SPROUTING PRODUCTS | 10.06       | 12.29       | 10.17       | 22.26                                                  | -17.27                                                 |
| OTHER FUNGICIDE NES                      | 4.55        | 6.63        | 6.55        | 45.54                                                  | -1.18                                                  |
| TOTAL IV                                 | 37.10       | 40.67       | 33.87       | 9.64                                                   | -16.73                                                 |
| DYES &PIGMENTS                           |             |             |             |                                                        |                                                        |
| AZO DYES                                 | 0.67        | 1.11        | 0.72        | 66.52                                                  | -35.73                                                 |
| ACID DIRECT DYES(OTHER THAN AZO)         | 0.73        | 0.44        | 0.31        | -40.19                                                 | -28.44                                                 |
| BASIC DYES                               | 1.08        | 0.72        | 0.48        | -32.65                                                 | -34.39                                                 |
| DISPERSE DYES                            | 8.79        | 4.67        | 6.20        | -46.85                                                 | 32.71                                                  |
| FAST COLOUR BASES                        | 0.50        | 0.33        | 0.51        | -34.47                                                 | 55.96                                                  |
| OIL SOLUBLE (SOLVENT DYES)               | 1.13        | 0.78        | 0.69        | -30.86                                                 | -11.89                                                 |
| OPTICAL WHITENING AGENTS                 | 0.68        | 0.57        | 0.66        | -16.30                                                 | 17.52                                                  |
| ORGANIC PIGMENT                          | 0.18        | 0.14        | 0.19        | -20.22                                                 | 33.80                                                  |
| PIGMENT EMULSION                         | 7.07        | 6.66        | 6.58        | -5.74                                                  | -1.28                                                  |
| REACTIVE DYES                            | 3.35        | 3.15        | 3.15        | -6.15                                                  | 0.06                                                   |
| SULPHUR DYES (SULPHUR BLACK)             | 1.78        | 1.15        | 1.33        | -35.37                                                 | 15.73                                                  |
| VAT DYES                                 | 13.80       | 17.45       | 20.58       | 26.43                                                  | 17.94                                                  |
| SOLUBILISED VAT DYES                     | 0.09        | 0.08        | 0.47        | -9.89                                                  | 476.83                                                 |
| FOOD COLOURS                             | 0.39        | 0.65        | 1.08        | 67.01                                                  | 65.85                                                  |
| NAPTHOLS                                 | 1.14        | 1.02        | 1.05        | -10.33                                                 | 2.64                                                   |
| OTHER DYES                               | 0.29        | 0.27        | 0.18        | -6.87                                                  | -34.69                                                 |
| INORGANIC PIGMENTS                       | 10.65       | 12.74       | 10.51       | 19.54                                                  | -17.44                                                 |
| TOTAL V                                  | 52.32       | 51.94       | 54.69       | -0.73                                                  | 5.31                                                   |
| Total Major Chemicals (I+II+III+IV+V)    | 4333.47     | 5024.54     | 5359.73     | 15.95                                                  | 6.67                                                   |