CHEMICALS, COATINGS & PLASTICS INDUSTRY STATISTICS

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U.S. Chemicals, Coatings & Plastics Industry Overview
	Amount	Unit	Year	Source
Primary Production of Inorganic Chemicals:
Chlorine Gas (100%)	13.4	mil. Short tons	2004	Census
Sodium Hydroxide, Total Liquid (100%)	10.5	mil. Short tons	2004	Census
Hydrochloric Acid (100%)	5.5	mil. Short tons	2004	Census
Aluminum Sulfate Commercial (17% Al2O3)	1.0	mil. Short tons	2004	Census
Sodium Sulfate, High Purity (100% NaHCO3)	0.5	mil. Short tons	2004	Census
Finished Sodium Bicarbonate (58% NaHCO3)	0.6	mil. Short tons	2004	Census
Sodium Chlorate (100%)	0.7	mil. Short tons	2004	Census
Production of Industrial Gases:
Acetylene	1.4	bil. Cubic ft.	2004	Census
Carbon Dioxide	15.80	mil. Short tons	2004	Census
Gas	9.3	mil. Short tons	2004	Census
Liquid	6.2	mil. Short tons	2004	Census
Solid (dry ice)	0.4	mil. Short tons	2004	Census
Argon (high purity)	23.3	bil. Cubic ft.	2004	Census
Hydrogen	624.8	bil. Cubic ft.	2004	Census
Nitrogen	942.2	bil. Cubic ft.	2004	Census
Oxygen	690.3	bil. Cubic ft.	2004	Census
Coatings Shipments:
Total Quantity of Architectural Coatings Shipped	825.7	mil. Gallons	2004	Census
Total Value of Architectural Coatings Shipped	8.6	bil. US$	2004	Census
Total Quantity of Product Coatings OEM Shipped	370.3	mil. Gallons	2004	Census
Total Value of Product Coatings OEM Shipped	5.2	bil. US$	2004	Census
Total Quantity of Special-Purpose Coatings Shipped	137.7	mil. Gallons	2004	Census
Total Value of Special-Purpose Coatings Shipped	3.2	bil. US$	2004	Census
Total Resin Production	115.1	bil. Lbs.	2004	APC*
Resin Production Total Sales & Captive Use	113.8	bil. Lbs.	2004	APC*
Size of U.S. and Canadian PVC End Market, Jan. 2004-Jun. 2004	7.5	bil. Lbs.	2004	APC
Exports of Organic Chemicals	30.4	bil. US$	2004	Various
Imports of Organic Chemicals	38.2	bil. US$	2004	Various
Exports of Tanning Chemicals, Dye, Paint, Putty and Inks	4.8	bil. US$	2004	Various
Imports of Tanning Chemicals, Dye, Paint, Putty and Inks	2.7	bil. US$	2004	Various
Exports of Plastics and Plastic Articles	33.7	bil. US$	2004	Various
Imports of Plastics and Plastic Articles	26.6	bil. US$	2004	Various
U.S. Chemicals, Plastics and Coatings Revenues	600	bil. US$	2005	PRE
Average Annual Employment in the Chemicals, Coatings and Plastics Industry	887,000		2004	BLS
Various = Office of Trade and Industry Information, Manufacturing and Services, the ITA and U.S. Dept. of Commerce
APC = American Plastics Council
*APC Plastics Industry Producers' Statistics Group, as compiled by VERIS consulting, LLC
BLS = U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
OEM = Original Equipment Manufacturer
PRE = Plunkett Research, Ltd. estimate