As W e Go to Press · · · Production in the Chemical Industry January 1959 Acids Hydrochloric Hydrofluoric Nitric Phosphoric Sulfuric
80,344» 7,321 240,780 151,045 1,464,274"
February 1958
February 1959 Short Tons 78,252 7,793 240,969 145,635 1,406,287
7,248 408,941
7,131 412,521
7,218 409,214
364,353"
344,306
309,177
3,200" 227,887 152,134 79,190 23,097 2,834 30,706 8,945 85,451 346,000
2,733 216,428 150,892 81,730 21,503 2,665 28,719 8,206 81,109 318,000
3,726 203,468 129,162 66,849 15,066 2,119 23,791 9,412 81,305 415,000
1,031 338,805" 62,410" 331,774 103,500
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326,454 59,400 310,896 99,355
287,837 51,892 267,513 73,814
Other selected inorganic chemicals Aluminum chloride Ammonium nitrate Ammonium sulfate Calcium carbide Calcium phosphate Hydrogen peroxide Phosphorus Sodium Sodium sulfate Sulfur6
28,238,617 29,417,879" 29,047,802 23,291,481
25,146,159 27,463,341 28,476,506 17,214,096
10,493,542"
11,304,514
8,842,637
37,383,084 53,126,612» 29,017,531 117,109,884»
38,659,550 50,906,830 25,114,398 110,827,068
32,622,601 41,357,139 22,637,616 84,816,718
58,614,385 90,525,498 55,211,257 146,441,547 46,164,087 97,210,295 137,067,075° 152,686,141" 28,538,604 108,508,807
45,619,892 79,951,482 55,100,588 128,546,434 41,881,789 87,746,785 129,545,249 137,249,614 27,126,769 96,379,788
38,022,227 78,232,582 50,919,234 109,183,805 36,489,403 94,874,516 104,663,363 112,650,107 22,016,904 80,120,934
46,443,313 59,770,582
44,114,670 57,804,384
34,868,917 49,712,691
83,658,604 30,682,722 87,329,294
83,682,327 29,638,929 79,419,420
58,326,883 25,697,777 61,824,090
Benzene Naphthalene'' Toluene Xylene
Intermediates Aniline Chlorobenzene, monoPhenol Phthalic anhydride Styrene
February 1958
Gallons
Coal tar crudes 64,798 6,214 213,289 135,140 1,214,072
Alkalies Potassium (liquid) Sodium carbonate Sodium hydroxide (liquid)
February 1959
January 1959
22,160,274 19,235,590 17,852,238 14,211,244
Pounds
Other selected organ c chemicals
Gases
Acetic acid Acetic anhydride Acetone 1,3-Butadiene Carbon disulfide Ethylene glycol Formaldehyde Methanol Trichloroethylene Urea
Plastics and resins
Acetylene' Ammonia Carbon dioxide Chlorine Oxygen (95% purity)
Data from: U. S. Tariff < mnmission, Bureau of the Census, Bureau of Minos.
Phenolic Styrene Vinyl and vinyl copolymers Alkyds Polyethylene " Revised.
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