Performance of Indian Chemical Industry
(2001-2002 to 2009-2010)

(In ' 000 MT)

Group

2001-
02

2002-
03

2003-
04

2004-
05

2005-
06

2006-
07

2007-
08

2008-
09

2009-
10*

Chlor Alkali Chemicals

Capacity

6057

6256

6393

6422

6603

7072

7490

7490

-

Production

4342

4792

5070

5272

5475

5269

5443

5442

4133

Capacity Utilisation (%)

71.7

76.6

79.3

82.1

82.9

74.5

72.7

72.7

-

Imports

203

220

201

239

711

409

499

511

-

Exports

107

239

217

359

230

179

111

148

-

Consumption @

4438

4773

5054

5165

5956

5499

5831

5805

-

Inorganic Chemicals

Capacity

487

487

568

642

742

749

716

716

-

Production

374

404

441

508

544

602

609

513

382

Capacity Utilisation (%)

76.8

83.0

77.6

79.1

73.3

80.4

85.1

71.5

-

Imports

53

99

116

99

131

29

159

170

-

Exports

40

34

64

153

121

101

122

98

-

Consumption @

387

469

493

454

554

630

646

584

-

Organic Chemicals

Capacity

1281

1403

1601

1669

1812

1889

1940

1940

-

Production

1167

1353

1474

1506

1545

1545

1546

1254

920

Capacity Utilisation (%)

91.1

96.4

92.1

90.2

85.3

81.5

79.7

64.6

-

Imports

477

399

598

568

663

867

1154

1581

-

Exports

17

57

46

63

53

62

104

74

-

Consumption @

1627

1695

2026

2011

2155

2350

2596

2761

-

Pesticides (Tech.)

Capacity

138

139

134

146

148

145

146

146

-

Production

82

70

85

94

82

85

83

85

58

Capacity Utilisation (%)

59.4

50.4

63.4

64.4

55.4

58.6

56.8

58.2

-

Imports

1

1

3

3

3

3

1

0

-

Exports

13

26

26

27

27

33

25

0

-

Consumption @

70

45

62

70

58

55

59

85

-

Dyes and Dyestuffs

Capacity

49

49

54

54

52

53

55

55

-

Production

25

26

26

28

30

33

44

32

30

Capacity Utilisation (%)

51.0

53.1

48.1

51.9

57.7

62.3

80.0

58.2

-

Imports

9

11

14

17

27

31

29

22

-

Exports

100

132

141

131

160

177

177

176

-

Consumption @

-66

-95

-101

-86

-103

-113

-104

-122

-

Total Major Chemicals

Capacity

8012

8334

8750

8933

9357

9908

10347

10347

-

Production

5990

6645

7096

7408

7676

7534

7725

7326

5523

Capacity Utilisation (%)

74.8

79.7

81.1

82.9

82.0

76.0

74.7

70.8

-

Imports

743

730

932

939

1535

1439

1842

2284

-

Exports

277

488

494

733

591

552

539

496

-

Consumption @

6456

6887

7534

7614

8620

8421

9028

9113

-