Production of Major Petrochemical Products in India
(2002-2003 to 2009-2010)

(Figure in  ' 000 MT)

Group/Products

Instt.
Capacity
$

Production

2002-
03

2003-
04

2004-
05

2005-
06

2006-
07

2007-
08

2008-
09

2009-10 (Apr.-Dec. 09)*

I. Synthetic Fibres

Acrylic Fibre

142.0

105.1

117.1

127.6

113.8

107.3

85

77.88

72.34

Polyester Staple Fibrefil

47.0

29.5

38.8

39.8

47.4

47.1

45

51.39

40.29

Nylon Filament Yarn

28.0

29.8

31.0

36.8

39.6

32.4

28

28.25

22.38

Nylon Industrial Yarn/Tyre Cord

64.0

51.4

55.9

48.0

55.4

71.6

84

68.63

66.24

Polyester Filament Yarn

1445.0

946.4

1003.1

970.3

1015.0

1193.6

1350

1261.77

1008.86

Polyester Staple Fibre

665.0

574.7

603.7

638.7

623.1

784.6

919

842.89

728.72

Polypropylene Filament Yarn

18.0

15.1

15.3

11.3

8.8

9.7

10

9.14

6.79

Polypropylene Staple Fibre

7.0

2.5

2.8

3.0

3.1

3.6

3

3.44

2.43

Total

2416.0

1745.6

1867.7

1875.4

1906.2

2249.9

2524

2343.38

1948.06

II. Polymers

Low Density Polyethylene

200.0

197.7

183.8

204.8

200.6

194.9

198

191.21

144.45

High Density Polyethylene

1630.0

977.8

958.1

1035.1

1034.7

958.4

974

941.59

644.15

Polyestyrene

462.0

224.4

274.0

275.2

310.5

284.9

274

239.98

196.66

Polypropylene (Inc. Co-Polymer)

1560.0

1430.2

1567.2

1690.2

1540.9

2000.9

1978

1770.65

1203.06

Expandable Polyestyrene

42.0

29.3

31.4

35.7

39.2

45.8

44

49.27

46.49

Poly Vinyl Chloride

834.0

821.6

878.4

884.8

953.4

926.4

998

1050.93

781.58

Linear Low Density Polythylene

$

500.1

606.2

650.0

688.7

771.5

837

816.6

532.56

Total

4728.0

4175.1

4499.2

4775.7

4768.1

5182.9

5304

5060.23

3548.94

III. Synthetic

Styrene Butadiene Rubber

62.0

16.4

18.9

16.1

15.5

13.1

17

13.50

13.59

Poly Butadiene Rubber

50.0

53.6

55.8

64.1

67.3

71.7

74

71.98

54.57

Ethyl Propylene Dimers

10.0

5.0

5.5

3.5

4.1

3.5

0

0

0

Ethyl Vinyl Acetate

13.0

0.0

0.0

4.0

14.2

3.0

0

0

0

Nitrile Butadiene Rubber

13.0

6.5

7.3

9.0

9.1

10.1

13

10.62

10.49

Total

148.0

81.5

87.4

96.8

110.2

101.4

105

96.09

78.65

IV. Synth. Detergent Intermdiates

Linear Alkyl Benzene

448.0

375.2

382.0

408.6

468.0

459.9

471

434.35

346.67

Ethylene Oxide

129.0

72.2

71.4

79.3

87.5

96.4

114

117.35

114.62

Total

577.0

447.4

453.4

487.9

556.0

556.3

585

551.69

461.29

V. Performance Plastics

ABS Resin

86.0

49.5

48.4

62.2

75.8

74.2

79

68.43

62.89

Nylon-6 & Nylon-6.6

11.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

13.0

14.0

14

12.4

9.70

Polymethyl Methacrylate

4.0

2.6

2.7

2.2

2.5

2.7

3

2.42

2.00

Styrene Acrylonitrile

36.0

33.6

37.0

35.7

35.5

41.4

62

58.17

54.8

Total

137.0

94.6

99.1

113.1

126.9

132.4

158

141.32

129.38

Major Petrochemicals

8006.0

6553.2

7006.8

7348.9

7467.4

8222.9

8675

8192.72

6166.32

Fibre Intermediates

Acrylonitrile

30.0

33.1

36.4

38.8

33.2

37.0

39

30.46

29.67

Caprolactum

120.0

100.4

110.3

122.1

116.8

121.0

86

84.46

90.4

Dimethyl Terephthalate

300.0

199.1

216.8

238.6

197.4

27.5

4

0

0

Mono Ehylene Glycol

652.0

611.2

651.9

713.9

881.4

872.5

923

783.2

550.43

Purified Terephthalic Acid

1745.0

1704.7

1675.1

1738.0

1734.2

2379.2

2059

2154.02

2241.84

Total

2847.0

2648.5

2691.1

2851.4

2963.0

3437.3

3111

3052.14

2912.34

Olefins

Butadiene

281.0

68.5

114.1

131.4

206.9

222.7

244

213.72

155.24

Ethylene

2513.0

2304.6

2421.2

2644.6

2719.2

2683.4

2810

2638.78

1893.41

Propylene

1581.0

1588.5

1746.3

1891.9

1744.6

2089.3

2157

1887.46

1388.97

Total

4375.0

3961.7

4281.7

4667.9

4670.7

4995.3

5211

4739.96

3437.62

Aromatics

Benzene

744.0

595.0

608.3

640.1

685.8

885.5

867

879.67

616.31

Mixed Xylene

165.0

52.3

55.6

63.1

55.7

57.7

74

77.54

40.55

Ortho-xylene

229.0

191.7

206.6

145.6

242.4

431.2

269

224.29

271.46

Toulene

281.0

162.7

165.5

177.2

158.9

147.2

142

138.77

102.38

Paraxylene

1723.0

1424.4

1389.0

1425.3

1393.7

1925.5

2137

2154.86

1678.55

Total

3142.0

2426.3

2425.0

2451.3

2536.5

3447.1

3188

3475.12

2709.24