|
Trade Statistics
IMPORTS
AND EXPORTS BY INDUSTRIAL BRANCHES
(in
million $)
| GROUP
OF PRODUCTS
|
1998
|
1999
|
2000
|
| IMPORTS
|
EXPORTS
|
IMPORTS
|
EXPORTS
|
IMPORTS
|
EXPORTS
|
|
Crude
oil and gas extraction
|
557
|
5
|
131
|
6
|
117
|
2
|
|
Petroleum
derivatives
|
190
|
57
|
328
|
3
|
577
|
2
|
|
Industrial
chemicals
|
408
|
208
|
337
|
87
|
381
|
77
|
|
Other
chemical products *
|
383
|
117
|
268
|
80
|
262
|
102
|
|
Rubber
products
|
34
|
87
|
25
|
63
|
27
|
61
|
|
TOTAL
COUNTRY
|
4,849
|
2,858
|
3,296
|
1,498
|
3,711
|
1,723
|
* including plastic products and chemical fibers
IMPORT OF BASE
CHEMICAL PRODUCTS IN 2000
(value
of imports over 1 million $)
| PRODUCT
/ GROUP OF PRODUCTS |
Tons
|
000
$
|
|
A.
industrial
CHEMICALS
|
|
carbon
black
|
12,268
|
8,528
|
|
phosphoric
acid
|
2,488
|
1,097
|
|
ammonia
|
45,600
|
7,102
|
|
urea
|
82,209
|
9,134
|
|
caustic
soda (solid)
|
5,421
|
1,605
|
|
caustic
soda (solution)
|
33,993
|
5,298
|
|
zinc
oxide
|
938
|
1,230
|
|
aluminium
oxide
|
3,206
|
1,132
|
|
titanium
dioxide
|
1,845
|
2,957
|
|
potassium
chloride (for fertilizers)
|
41,053
|
5,120
|
|
ammonium
nitrate (for fertilizers)
|
60,533
|
5,387
|
|
ammonium
phosphates (for fertilizers)
|
18,753
|
4,122
|
|
disodium
sulphate
|
8,671
|
1,676
|
|
aluminium
sulphate
|
4,176
|
1,382
|
|
sodium
tripoliphosphate
|
4,000
|
2,214
|
|
disodium
carbonate (soda ash)
|
39,772
|
4,372
|
|
sodium
silicates
|
1,854
|
1,076
|
|
sodium
perborate
|
5,756
|
3,692
|
|
styrene
|
3,436
|
2,697
|
|
diethylene
glycol
|
1,751
|
1,223
|
|
ethyl
acetate
|
1,184
|
1,060
|
|
dioctylorthophtalate
|
4,165
|
3,087
|
|
citric
acid
|
1,831
|
2,651
|
|
sodium
glutamate
|
1,122
|
1,179
|
|
toluene
diisocyanate
|
868
|
1,718
|
|
polyeter
polyols
|
2,679
|
3,796
|
|
phenazone
(antipyrine)
|
210
|
1,389
|
|
triazines
|
342
|
1,371
|
|
sodium
carboxymethyl cellulose
|
1,096
|
1,214
|
|
B. PHARMACO-CHEMICALS
|
|
sulfonamides
|
21
|
1,863
|
|
ascorbic
acid
|
183
|
1,115
|
|
theophylline
and aminophylline
|
22
|
1,101
|
|
ampicilines
|
33
|
1,852
|
|
cephalosporines
|
16
|
2,687
|
|
C. AGRICULTURAL
CHEMICALS
|
|
insecticides
|
193
|
2,054
|
|
fungicides
|
615
|
5,005
|
|
herbicides
|
674
|
8,232
|
|
D. SPECIALITY
CHEMICALS
|
|
peptones
|
1,598
|
4,323
|
|
enzymes
|
282
|
2,784
|
|
flavors
& fragrances (for industrial use)
|
707
|
6,627
|
|
photographic
chemicals
|
556
|
1,910
|
|
textiles
specialties
|
678
|
1,681
|
|
stabilizers
for rubber & plastics
|
575
|
1,201
|
|
E. PLASTICS
IN PRIMARY FORMS
|
|
LLDPE
|
2,685
|
2,422
|
|
LDPE
|
16,929
|
15,418
|
|
HDPE,
HMW-HDPE
|
8,052
|
6,603
|
|
PP
|
12,752
|
8,728
|
|
PP
copolymers
|
2,182
|
1,941
|
|
EPS
|
3,020
|
3,510
|
|
PS
|
4,350
|
4,033
|
|
PVC
|
21,944
|
18,141
|
|
PVAc
homopolymers
|
3,232
|
2,480
|
|
acrylics
(excl. PMMA)
|
1,153
|
2,224
|
|
epoxy
resins
|
591
|
1,121
|
|
alkyd
resins
|
1,461
|
1,395
|
|
PET
|
17,744
|
17,495
|
|
polyamides
|
506
|
1,596
|
|
urea
resins
|
6,585
|
1,250
|
|
phenolic
resins
|
1,336
|
1,695
|
|
polyurethanes
|
863
|
1,944
|
|
F. ELASTOMERS
IN PRIMARY FORMS
|
|
styrene-butadiene
rubber
|
6,078
|
4,871
|
|
butadiene
rubber
|
1,869
|
1,799
|
|
butyl
rubber
|
1,780
|
3,458
|
|
G. SYNTHETIC
AND ARTFICIAL FIBRES
|
|
cellulose
acetate (for cigarette-filters)
|
1,769
|
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