Sources of Chemical End-Use Data RICHARD F. WARREN
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Market Research Section, New Product Development Department, American Cyanamid Co., New York, N. Y.
Quantitative data on the end uses of about 200 chemicals have been published in recent years. Discussions have varied from single sentences to full scale reports. This discussion shows where published data has appeared in the past and where it is likely to be found in the future.
In the past few years, uses for almost 200 chemicals have been discussed i n the various standard publications. These discussions have ranged from small paragraphs to full scale reports. I n general, data on uses of a specific chemical are not as widely discussed on a quantitative basis as are production data of individual products. Before W o r l d W a r I I , very little information on quantities of major chemicals consumed i n various markets was available i n published form. T o set up its allocation program during the last war, the U . S. Government collected a great deal of information on the chemical requirements of various industries. A t the end of the war a sizable amount of this material was published. Unfortunately, this snapshot of industry's chemical requirements was sometimes distorted b y the war. H o w ever, i t did a great deal to stimulate publication of chemical consumption data. Then too, the chemical market researcher was coming into his own at the war's end— and several magazines i n the chemical process industries responded to the requests for more detailed statistics flowing into their offices. They published articles that gave data on the commercial interrelationship of chemicals and their ultimate markets.
Publications For many years the Bureau of Mines has published very detailed statistics on nonmetallic minerals (7, 8), but i t relied i n part on data published i n Chemical and Engineering News, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Chemical Week's parent, Chemical Industries, as well as a number of papers appearing i n publi cations on related process industries. H a r r y Stenerson's " M a r k e t s " page i n Chemical and Engineering News became a spot to watch for odd numbers that might help fill i n missing information which could complete an end-use pattern. Chemical & Metallurgical Engineering has done its part i n developing data on chemi cal uses. Their pioneer work, i n 1937 and 1939, was the result of Henry Batter's follow ing, for many years, the status of chemicals and their markets. D a t a were published in " Chemical Facts & Figures" issues, which were followed b y an annual statistical re view i n Chemical Engineering, published every February. I n 1948 John Skeen contributed a number of statistical reviews of individual com modities to Chemical and Engineering News. These reviews gave a complete supplydemand-price story of the chemical for several years and included considerable informa tion that had not been published previously. About the same time Chemical Engineering began its ' Commodity Survey" series that covered 36 chemicals. This series was designed to show for a single chemical, 1
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Table I.
Sources of Statistics on Consumption of Chemicals'
1
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Chemical
Publication
Page
Date 303 2806 130
Acetic anhydride
Chem. Met. Eng. Chem. Eng. News Food Eng.
8-49 9-26-49 4-51
Acetic acid
Chem. Eng. Chem. Inds.
2-48 8-48
312 217
Acetone
Chem. Met. Eng. FI-6-8-13
7-48 5-29-46
313
Acetylene
Chem. Eng. News Chem. Eng. News Chem. Inds. Oil Gas J.
4-4-49 12-4-50 4-28-51 5-17-51
977 4247 17 122
Acrylonitrile
Chem. Met. Eng. Chem. Inds.
3-50 3-50
Aldrin
Agr. Chemicals Oil, Paint, Drug Reptr.
9-50 2-19-51
A l u m i n u m chloride
JC
2-24-49
13
A l u m i n u m sulfate
Oil, Paint, Drug Reptr. Tappi Agr. Chemicals
2-21-49 12-49 2-50
38 26 a n d 2 7 A 26
Ammonia
JC Chem. Eng. News Agr. Chemicals JC Hearings-1949 Fert. S u p . Ind. Eng. Chem.
8-9-48 11-15-48 6-49 12-12-49
A m m o n i u m nitrate
Agr. Chemicals Agr. Chemicals Hearings—1949 Fert. Sup. Agr. Chemicals Agr. Chemicals
114 345 7 11
13 3410 39 2 a n d 18
6-50
989
6-49 9-49
39 32
2-50 6-50
26 36 39
A m m o n i u m phosphate A m m o n i u m p h o s p h a t e (di-)
Agr. Chemicals Hearings—1949 Fert. Sup.
6-49
A m m o n i u m sulfate
JC Agr. Chemicals Chem. Met. Eng. Hearings—1949 Fert. Sup. Agr. Chemicals M i n . Yrbk., Coke & Coal Chemicals Agr. Chemicals Chem. Eng.
12-21-48 6-49 11-49 2-50
26
6-50 9-49
36 268
Aniline
Chem. Eng. News Chem. Inds.
12-27-48 4-14-51
13 39 268
3827 39
Anisic aldehyde
Drug & Cosmetic Ind.
1-50
91
Antimony
Oil, Paint, Drug Reptr. Min. Yrbk., Antimony
12-4-50
45
Arsenic
M i n . Y r b k . , Arsenic
B a r i u m salts (carbonate, c h l o r i d e , etc.)
M i n . Yrbk., Barite
Bauxite
M i n . Yrbk., Bauxite
Benzene
Chem. Met. Eng. Chem. Eng. News JC Chem. Met. Eng. Chem. Inds. Chem. Eng. News Chemist Can. Chem. Process Inds. Chem. Eng. News Chem. Eng.
2-49 10-24-49 11-30-49 2-50 3-50 11-6-50 7-51 7-51 3-26-51 1-50
119 3154 1 100 348 3866 298 573 1260 271
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Table 1. (continued) Chemical
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Benzene hexachloride
Publication Agr. Chemicals Ind. Rept. Oil, Paint, Drug Chem. Inds.
Reptr.
Date
Page
10-48 10-49 2 -2 6 - 5 1 3 -2 4 - 5 1
22 19 3 24
Beryllium
M i n . Yrbk., Minor Metals
Borax
Agr. Chemicals Chem. Met. Eng.
B o r o n minerals
M M S
Bromine
M M S 1791 M i n . Yrbk., Salines-Misc.
Butane
M i n . Y r b k . , Natural Gasoline
2,3-Butanedione
IRB
7-24-50
Butylène
Oil Gas J. Chem. Eng.
7- 6-50 8 -5 0
6-49 2-50
39 269
1983
11 54 117
C a d m i u m oxide
Min. Yrbk., Cadmium
C a l c i u m arsenate
Ind. Rept.
10-49
C a l c i u m carbide
Chem. Eng. News Chem. Inds.
7-18-49 7-49
2062 30
C a l c i u m carbonate
Oil, Paint, Drug Reptr. Chem. Met. Eng.
2-21-49 7-50
38 104
C a l c i u m chloride
M M S
Calcium cyanamide
Agr. Agr.
C a l c i u m h y d r o x i d e (lime)
Oil, Paint, Drug Reptr. Rubber Age (N.Y.) Oil, Paint, Drug Reptr. M M S 1796 Min. Yrbk., Lime
2-21-49 9 -4 9 10- 24-49
Calcium hypochlorite
19
1793 Chemicals Chemicals
6-49 6-50
39 36 38 714 38
Ind. Rept.
7-49
50
Calcium magnesium phosphate
Agr.
Chemicals
6-49
39
Calcium nitrate
Agr.
Chemicals
6-49
39
C a l c i u m phosphate (phos phate rock)
M i n . Yrbk., Phosphate Rock
Calcium metaphosphate
Agr.
Chemicals
6-49
39
Tricalcium phosphate
Agr.
Chemicals
6-49
39
C a l c i u m sulfate (gypsum)
Tappi JC Min. Yrbk., Gypsum
12-49 9-20-50
24^ 11
Camphor
STI3
C a r b o n (graphite)
Chem. Inds. M i n . Yrbk., Minor Non-Metals
10-48
609
C a r b o n bisulfide
Chem. Week Chem. Met. Eng.
8-4-51 1-49
36 317
Carbon black
Oil, Paint, Drug Reptr. Rubber Age (N.Y.) Rubber Age (N.Y.) M M S 1754 a n d 1971 India Rubber World M i n . Yrbk., Carbon Black Rubber Age (Ν. Y.)
7- 2 5 - 4 9 8 -4 9
66 556 714
Carbon tetrachloride
Soap, Sanit. Chem. Eng.
105
Chemicals
9 -4 9 4-51 6-51 4 -4 9 5 -5 0
66 346 45 361
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82
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Chemical
Publication
Date
Page
Casein
Chem. Eng. News
9-12-49
Cellulose acetate
Modern Plastics Ind. Rept.
1-49 2-49
2650 27
Chlordane
Oil, Paint, Drug Reptr. Chem. Inds.
2-26-51 3-24-51
3 24
Chlorine
Chem. Inds. Oil, Paint, Drug Reptr. Chem. Met. Eng. Chem. Met. Eng. Ind. Eng. Chem. Tappi Ind. Eng. Chem.
12-48 2-21-49 2-49 7-49 10-49 1-50 6-50
938 38 115 315 2155 38A 989
Chlorobenzene
Chem. Met. Eng.
1-50
272
C h r o m i c acid
Chem. Inds.
12-50
877
Citric acid
H R 309
Columbium
M i n . Yrbk., Minor Metals
Copper
M i n . Yrbk., Copper M M S 1985
C o p p e r acetate
STI
Copper naphthenate
Chem. Inds.
2-49
C o p p e r sulfate
Agr. Chemicals STI Agr. Chemicals Ind. Rept. Oil, Paint, Drug Reptr. Chem. Week
7-48 6-49 10-49 4-16-51 6-23-51
19 3 43
Cresylic acid
Oil, Paint, Drug Reptr. Chem. Eng. News
9-6-48 1-30-50
50 316
Cryolite
Agr. Chemicals M i n . Yrbk., Fluorspar
10-48
7066
230 219 226
22
10-48
22
2-49
219
C u p r i c acetoarsenite
Agr.
Cupric chromate
Chem. Inds.
C u p r o u s oxide
STI
DDT
Oil, Paint, Drug Reptr Chem. Inds. Ind. Rept.
Diacetyl
Oil, Paint, Drug Reptr.
3-6-50
70
Agr. Chemicals Ind. Rept.
9-49 10-49
40 & 82 19
Ethanolamines
Chem. Inds.
4-12-51
36
E t h y l alcohol
A T U , Y e a r E n d Statistics Chem. Eng.
10-49
314
E t h y l cellulose
Chem. Eng.
3-51
279
Ethylene
Chem. Met. Eng. A T U , Y e a r E n d Statistics
8-50
116
Ethylene glycol
Chem. JC JC Chem. Chem. Chem. Chem.
Met. Eng Inds. Eng. News Inds.
3-48 10-6-48 4-12-49 5-49 7-50 2-19-51 2-24-51
381 8 19 357 41 712 16
Chem. Eng. News
3-14-49
748
2,4-D
Ethylenediamine
Chemicals
75
Inds.
2-26-51 3-24-51 10-49
3 24 19
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Table I. (continued) Publication
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Chemical E t h y l e n e oxide
Chem. Met. Eng. Chem. Inds.
E t h y l e n e sulfate
A T U , Y e a r E n d Statistics
Date
Page
7-50 7-50
331 41
6-49
39
Feldspar
M i n . Y r b k . , Feldspar
F e r r i c sulfate
Agr. Chemicals
Fluorspar
M M S 1716
Formaldehyde
Modern Plastics Chemical Industries Modern Plastics Chem. Met. Eng. Modern Plastics
9-49 2 - 10-51 3 - 51 8- 50 7-51
Furfural
Chem. Eng. Progr. Chem.
9 -4 8 1 0 - 17-49
Gelatin
FI
Geraniol
STI 4
176 11 bulletin 249 88 669 20
M19M.la 153 9- 20- 48
2771
4-49 9-11-50 2-1-51
12 51 3168 28
Chem. Met. Eng. Ind. Eng. Chem. Chem. Inds. Ind. Eng. Chem.
8-49 3-50 3-17-51 6-50
299 22A 7 989
Hydrofluoric acid
M M S 1596 Chem. Met. Eng.
12-48
313
Hydrofluoric acid
Chem. Inds. Fluorine M M S 1716
1-49
53 30
Hydrogen
Ind. Rept.
8-48
7
Hydrogen cyanide
Chem. Inds.
5-12-51
41
H y d r o g e n peroxide
Chem. Eng. News
7- 2 5 - 4 9
2174
Hydrogen
Chem. Met. Eng.
2-50
97
STI 3 Ind. Eng. Chem.
8 - 49
60 1547
Glycerin F I M17-7-07 F I M17-l-08,09 Ind. Rept. STI 3 Chem. Eng. News D N R Graphite.
See C a r b o n .
Gypsum. sulfate.
See
Calcium
Hexamethylene
tetramine
Hydrochloric acid
sulfide
Iodine
20
STI 3
M i n . Y r b k . , Salines-Misc. I r o n ore
M i n . Yrbk., Iron Ore
Iron oxide
56
STI
Isobutylene
Chem. Met. Eng. Ind. Eng. Chem.
Lactic acid
Chem. Eng. News
L a u r y l alcohol
JC
Lead
M M S 1900 M i n . Yrbk., Lead
L e a d acetate
STI 3
8 -5 0 9 -4 9 1 0 -3-49 2-11-49
116 1872 2870 9
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84
IN CHEMISTRY SERIES
Table I. (continued) Publication
Chemical
Page
L e a d arsenate
JC STI 3 Ind. Rept.
2-10-49 10-49
9 72 19
L e a d oxide ( w h i t e & r e d lead)
Am. Paint J. M i n . Yrbk., Lead and Zinc Pigments Rubber Age (N.Y.) M M S 1956, 1 9 7 9
7-2-51
39
L e a d sulfate
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Date
Rubber Age M M S 1979
(N.Y.)
9-49
714
9-49
714
L i m e . See C a l c i u m hydroxide. Litharge
M i n . Yrbk., Lead and Zinc Pigments M M S 1 6 0 9 , 1834, 1956, 1 9 7 9
Lithopone
M i n . Yrbk., Barite M i n . Yrbk., Lead andZinc Pigments M M S 1956, 1979 Am. Paint J.
M a g n e s i u m carbonate
M i n . Yrbk., Magnesium Compounds
7-2-51
39
M a g n e s i u m compounds
M i n . Yrbk., Magnesium Compounds
M a g n e s i u m oxide
M i n . Yrbk., Magnesium Compounds M M S 1792
M a g n e s i u m silicate
Rubber Age
9-49
714
M a g n e s i u m sulfate
M i n . Yrbk., Magnesium Compounds Agr. Chemicals Min. Yrbk., Gypsum
6-49
39
Maleic anhydride
Chem. Eng. News
12-13-48
Manganese
M i n . Yrbk., Manganese M a n g a n e s e R e p t . #51
9-48
Manganese sulfate
Agr.
(N.Y.)
Chemicals
3684
6-49
39 12 14
Melamine
Chem. Ind.
2-10-51 4-8-49
Menthol
JC
Mercury
Min. Yrbk., Mercury M M S 1820, 1975
Methanol
Chem. Eng. Chem. Eng. News Modern Plastics
M e t h y l ethyl ketone
Chem. Eng.
12-50
Naphthalene
Chem. Eng. News Chem. Eng. News Soap, Sanit. Chemicals Am. Paint J.
8- 30-48 9- 27-48 5-49 7-9-51
N i c k e l oxide
M i n . Yrbk., Nickel
Nitric acid
Chem. Met. Eng. Ind. Eng. Chem.
3-49 6-50
Olefins
Oil Gas J.
7-6-50
54
Oleic acid
Soap, Sanit. Chemicals F I M17-7-07 F I M 17-1-08,09
8-48
45
Oxygen
Chem. Met. Eng.
8-48
113
6-51 10-11-48 3-51
285 3024 bulletin 286 2555 2894 133 76
351 989
Pentaerythrito
Chem. Eng. News Chem. Inds.
2-19-51 2-24-51
712 16
P e t r o l e u m waxes
Chem. Trade J.
3-9-51
581
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Table I.
(continued) Publication
Chemical
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CHEMICAL END-USE DATA
Date
Phenol
Modern Plastics Rubber Age (N.Y.) Modern Plastics Modern Plastics
5678-
Pyrethrum
Soap, Sanit.
Radium
M i n . Yrbk., Uranium, Radium Thorium
51 51 51 51
10-50
Chemicals
Page bulletin 335 bulletin bulletin 127
and
Resorcinol
Chem. Eng.
6-51
71
Rosin
N a v a l Stores R e p t . , A n n u a l Tappi R e v i e w a n d Outlook, N a v a l Stores
1-50 4-51
14A
Rotenone
Ind. Rept.
10-49
19
Selenium
M i n . Yrbk., Minor Metals
Silicone carbide
M i n . Yrbk., Abrasive Materials
Sodium
Min. Yrbk.
Sodium aluminate
W o o d , Water, Work—Paper
Sodium
Min. Yrbk., Antimony
antimonate
S o d i u m benzoate
F O S 132
Sodium
Chem. Met. Eng. M i n . Y r b k . , Salines-Misc. M M S 1795 Wood, Water, Work—Paper Chem. Eng. Ind. Eng. Chem. Chem. Eng.
Sodium Sodium Sodium
carbonate
chloride fluorosilicate
Trade J.
Trade
2-49
114
3-51 6- 5 0 11-50
275 989 325
J.
7- 4 9
F O S 132 M M S 1848,
1739
Chem. Eng.
News
8-22-49
2-48 Chem. Met. Eng. 1-50 Chem. Met. Eng. W o o d , W a t e r , W o r k - -Paper Trade J. Ind. Eng. Chem. 6-50 Chem. Eng. I- 51
hydroxide
6-49
Agr. Chemicals Hearings—1949 Fert. Sup. Agr. Chemicals
Sodium nitrate
115 267 989 39 40 36 149
S o d i u m phosphate,
(di)
STI
S o d i u m phosphate,
(tri)
Soap, Sanit. STI
S o d i u m s u l f a t e (salt c a k e )
6-50
2420
II- 48
Chemicals
STI M M S 1795 Wood, Water, Work—Paper M i n . Y r b k . , Salines, M i s c . Ind. Eng. Chem.
46 149 156
Trade J. 6-50
989 7067
S o d i u m sulpho acetate
HR309
Sorbitol
Chem. Eng. News Chem. Inds.
Stearic acid
FI FI
Streptomycin
Ind. Rept.
11-48
Styrene
Chem. Eng. Chem. Eng. News Modern Plastics
6-50 4-16-51 10-51
Sulfanilamide
Drug & Cosmetic Ind.
3-49
2-19-51 2-24-51
712 16
M17-7-07 M17-l-08,09 39 327 1549 bulletin 285
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86
CHEMISTRY SERIES
Table I. (continued) Chemical
Publication
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Sulfur
Agr. Chemicals Chem. Week Rubber Age (N.Y.) W o o d , W a t e r , W o r k — P a p e r Trade J. Chem. Eng. News Agr. Chemicals M i n Y r b k . , Sulfur and Pyrites Tappi Chem. Eng. News Com. Fertilizer Chem. Eng. Can. Chem. Process Inds.
Sulfuric acid
Chem. Met. Eng. Chem. Met. Eng. Chem. Eng. News Std & Poor's Ind. Eng. Chem. M i n . Y r b k . , Sulfur and Pyrites Chem. Eng.
Superphosphate
FI M19D-19 N F A Serv. Letter N F A Serv. Letter F I M17-7-07 F I M 17-1-08,09
Tantalum
M i n . Yrbk., Minor Metals
Tellurium
M i n . Yrbk., Minor Metals
Tetrachloroethane
Chem. Met.
Tetraethyllead
M M S 1805 M o Lead Rept
Page 39 A g r C , 7 - 5 1 13 p . 63 I n d i a 714 R u b . W l d , 7-51 p. 458
5-28-51 2-50
2162 26
7-51 4-2-51 3-51 4-51 6-51
70A 1310 & 20 267 496
2-49 2-50 4-2-51 5-52 6-50
112 97 1312
4-50
7-49
Eng.
Min. Yrbk., Uranium, Radium, Thorium
Tin
Paint, Oil, Chem. Min. Yrbk., Tin
T i t a n i u m dioxide
W o o d , W a t e r , W o r k — P a p e r Trade J. 7-2-51 Am. Paint J. Chem. Eng. 3 - 48 Chem. Week Oil, Paint, Drug
N a v a l Stores Rept., A n n u a l R e v i e w a n d Outlook, N a v a l Stores
Uranium
Min. Yrbk., Uranium, Thorium Radium
Urea
Agr. Chemicals Modern Plastics Chem. Eng. Chem. Eng.
Xylene
FI-6-8-12 M i n . Y r b k . , Zinc
Zinc
Chem. Inds. M M S 1956,
6-16-51 2-26-51
Reptr.
Turpentine
Zinc
2-15-51
Rev.
Modern Plastics FI-6-8-25
Zinc oxide
315
and
Tricresyl phosphate
chloride
337
#24
Thorium
Toxaphene
989
2-10-50 2-19-51
#40 #32
T a l l oil
Date 6-49 6-23-51 9-49
4- 49
18
39 322 13 3 101
4-51 and 6- 49 7- 51 3-51 8- 51
39 88 111 274
2-49
219
9-49
714
1979
M M S 1609, 1736, 1834, 1956, 1979 Rubber Age (N.Y.) M i n . Y r b k . , Lead and Zinc Pigments Am. Paint J.
7-2-51
39
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Table I. (continued) Chemical
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Z i n c sulfate
Publication
Date
Page
M M S 1609,1736,1956,1979 Agr. Chemicals M i n . Yrbk., Lead andZinc Pigments
6-49
39
12-49
24A
Z i n c sulfide
Tappi
Zirconium
M i n . Yrbk., Minor Metals
Z i r c o n i u m silicate
Chem. Inds.
α Authorized abbreviations from the Chemical Abstracts other abbreviations follows. Ann. Pet. St. ATU Chem. Crops DNR F I 6-8 F I M14A F I M17-1 F I M17-7 FI M19D FI M19M.la Fluorine FOS Hearings—1949 Fert. Sup. H R 309 Ind. Operations Bur. Ind. Rept. IRB JC Manganese Rept. #51 Min. Yr. Bk. MMS Nat'l Rub. News Naval Stores Rept. N F A Serv. Letter Oilways Review & Outlook, Naval Stores STI Std & Poor's
11-49
728
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A key to
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" W h o makes it? Where is i t made? H o w much is made? H o w is i t made? H o w much does it cost? Where is i t used? John Skeen did a great deal for the advancement of the chemical industry by supplying several articles i n this series. Chemical Industries approached the problem a little differently. I t published, at odd intervals, a series of very detailed commercial studies of the more important chemicals. I n the Industry Reports series on chemicals and drugs (9), the Department of C o m merce published a synopsis of information for each of a number of major chemicals and antibiotics. M a n y magazine articles also have given information on chemical consumption in the past few years. However, magazines are not the only sources of information on chemical consump tion. A book on sources of chemical market information, by R . M . Lawrence of iJae Monsanto Chemical Co., has been published (3). The author, i n preparing a chapter for the " C h e m i c a l Business H a n d b o o k / ' edited by John H . Perry (4), examined most of the data published since 1948. I t became a p parent that data comes from a wide variety of sources. Using F . D . Snell's Chemical Market Report, which is published monthly (1), i t was easy to check the material which LITERATURE RESOURCES Advances in Chemistry; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 1954.
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was listed as containing consumption data. This was supplemented by the " M i n e r a l s Yearbook" (8) and "Summaries of Tariff Information" (10). More than 50 different sources—government publications, magazines, and news papers—were found to contain data on chemical consumption. Of course, some of it was duplicated, but each source supplied some valuable information. Of a l l the sources studies, the most valuable single source of consumption data was Chemical Market Report. It gives abstracts of articles appearing i n other publications in sufricient detail to allow the reader to decide whether or not the original article is worth further investigation. In addition, "Industrial Chemicals," by F a i t h , K e y s , and Clark, (2) contains data on consumption of chemicals by markets for 1948. One-hundred-four chemicals are i n cluded. Another valuable source of chemical consumption data is " C h e m i c a l Economics Handbook," edited by Raymond Ε well (6).
Collecting Data I n collecting data on chemical end uses, there are sources which should be checked regularly. Starting with the daily papers, there is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Journal of Commerce, and New York Herald Trihune. Chemical data is occasionally found i n general weekly magazines, such as Newsweek, Time, and U.S. News and World Report. Among business publications chemical use data may be found i n Business Week, Chemical Week, Chemical and Engineering News, Oil & Gas Journal, and last, but not least, the Oil, Paint & Drug Reporter. M o n t h l y magazines that frequently carry end-use data are Industrial and Engineer ing Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Modern Plastics, Soap and Sanitary Chemicals, Fortune, Tappi, Canadian Chemistry and Process Industries, The Chemist, Chemical Engi neering Progress, Rubber Age, Agricultural Chemicals, and Rayon Organon. Further information on these magazines can be obtained i n any library by looking up their listing i n Standard Rate and Data, which lists all reputable commercial publica tions (5). Consumption data for chemicals can also be obtained regularly i n the various govern ment releases put out by Department of Commerce, Tariff Commission, Bureau of Mines, and Department of Agriculture, as well as the chemical sections of N P A and D P A . For those interested i n actual data, sources of information which contain figures on consumption of individual chemicals are listed i n Table I . This list was prepared with the assistance of D r . Skeen and associates.
Uses Of course, the primary use of chemical end-use data is i n chemical market research. The chemical market researcher has to have a technical background to correlate data that has appeared i n the literature or information that he has collected outside of the literature. To the technically trained man, the data on production of carbon bisulfide can be related to the consumption of sulfur i n a consuming industry. Similarly, the pro duction rates of viscose rayon can be directly related to the use of carbon bisulfide i n the rayon industry. Therefore, the more specialized form of chemical end-use data—such as conversion factors—can be related to total tonnage of a known chemical to provide total tonnage of another product or use.
Quality of Published Data Published data on chemical end use are incomplete i n many cases. Some major chemicals are still closely controlled by one or two companies, and data on them is not published. The professional market researcher uses published data as a starting point i n any market study. H e does not consider it the final answer. A s a matter of fact, as an exLITERATURE RESOURCES Advances in Chemistry; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 1954.
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editor let me state that the mere fact that a number finds its way into print does not mean the figure is correct. It is considered reliable at the time of publication, but sometimes even reliable sources can be wrong. There have been cases where one man gave another a guess on the size of a particular market, the second man passed the number on to a third, and eventually it wound up in print. The first man saw it and immediately rejoiced to see how closely he had guessed the true size of that market. These instances are not common, because editors are generally a bit skeptical and check closely on these stray figures. However, slips occur. So use any published figure with the same discretion that you would apply to an unpublished number. Literature Cited (1) Chemical Market Report, Foster D. Snell, Inc., 29 West 15th St., New York, February, 1950-. (2) Faith, W. L., Keyes, D. B., and Clark, R. L., "Industrial Chemicals," New York, John Wiley & Son, 1950. (3) Lawrence, R. M., "Sources of Information for Industrial Market Research," New York, Chemi cal Industries, McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1947. (4) Perry, J. H., "Chemical Business Handbook," New York, McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1953. (5) Standard Rate and Data Service, Evanston,Ill.,monthly. (6) Stanford Research Institute, Stanford, Calif., "Chemical Economics Handbook," (loose-leaf, several installments per year) 1950-. (7) U. S. Bureau of Mines, Washington, D. C., Mineral Industry Surveys, monthly. (8) U. S. Bureau of Mines, Washington, D. C., "Minerals Yearbook," annual, 1910-. (9) U. S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D. C., Chemicals and Drugs—Industry Reports, monthly, July 1945-Sept. 1950. (10) U. S. Tariff Commission, Washington, D. C., "Summaries of Tariff Information," Vol. I, "Chem icals, Oils, and Fats," 1948. RECEIVED April 22, 1952. Presented before the Division of Chemical Literature, Symposium on Literature Sources for Chemical Market Research, at the 121st Meeting of the AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Buffalo, Ν. Y.
LITERATURE RESOURCES Advances in Chemistry; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 1954.