Product-wise Consumption of Petrochemicals in India
(2001-2002 to 2005-2006)

(In Tonne)

Product

Consumption (Production (+) Import (-) Export)

2001-2002

2002-2003

2003-2004

2004-2005

2005-2006

A : Basic Petrochemicals

I. Synthetic Fibres

Acrylic Fibre

101394

116388

112121

124258

114388

Polyester Staple Fibrefill

25312

29506

38835

39820

47432

Nylon Filament Yarn

29148

29414

27603

45310

46257

Nylon Industrial Yarn/Tyre Cord

64038

63594

68763

64828

67965

Polyester Filament Yarn

924896

967717

1029539

992508

1004537

Polyester Staple Fibre

555335

571182

584010

603982

596337

Polypropylene Filament Yarn

15242

20003

18165

16195

13518

Polypropylene Staple Fibre

1941

2222

2629

3258

2847

Total I

1717306

1800026

1881665

1890159

1893281

II. Polymers

Low Density Polyethylene

218578

199358

209216

200559

232242

High Density Polyethylene

1007416

894690

833905

760660

888139

Polystyrene

183026

164240

214514

210662

204077

Polypropylene (Inc. Co-Polymer)

1084101

1128801

1178815

1314609

1445030

Expandable Polystyrene

17911

17622

26713

37778

36842

Poly Vinyl Chloride

852111

878418

969764

960122

1199052

Liner Low Density Polyethylene

462973

512550

674007

692669

789782

Total II

3826116

3795679

4106934

4177059

4795164

B : Intermediates

Fibre intermediates

Acrylonitrile

126529

103359

134299

94807

103286

Caprolactum

98527

92110

106764

100902

108782

Dimethyl Terephthalate

179420

186086

228470

241158

202744

Mono Ethylene Glycol

563674

628763

694631

679385

838445

Purified Terephthalic Acid

1413703

1512506

1603296

1719544

1829178

Total

2381853

2522824

2767460

2835796

3082435

Olefins

Butadiene

59391

68540

114716

85672

121740

Ethylene

2165409

2324323

2459138

2652528

2740663

Propylene

1569677

1588542

1746343

18191997

1769804

Total

3794477

3981405

4320197

4630197

4632207

Aromatics

Benzene

505596

533537

581052

456197

466163

Mixed Xylene

61288

46860

8464

63377

44127

Ortho-Xylene

165588

191418

159528

208049

180615

Toluene

176811

182377

195178

211600

242482

Paraxylene

1593594

1564505

1289160

1373187

1267082

Total

2502877

2518697

2233382

2312410

2200469

III. Synthetic Rubbers

Styrene Butadiene Rubber

50938

63891

77733

88535

72810

Poly Butadiene Rubber

66590

69992

71738

79592

79494

Ethyl Propylene Dimers

6282

6415

11223

10888

12329

Ethyl Vinyl Acetate

18952

13397

28770

51176

103319

Nitrile Butadiene Rubber

11302

12793

15633

20989

20455

Butyl Rubber

26792

29478

52421

49217

40012

Total III

180856

195966

257518

300397

328419

IV. Synthetic Detergent Intermediates

Liner Alkyl Benzene

323811

317370

342974

352035

365895

Ethylene Oxide

68717

72170

71362

79118

87515

Total IV

392528

389540

414336

431153

453410

V. Performance Plastics

ABS Resin

51737

54216

57473

70138

81736

Nylon-6

18464

18989

22786

25390

29989

Polymethyl Methacrylate

3832

4837

6473

5605

6924

Styrene Acrylonitrile

31068

35095

39972

38261

39088

Nylon 6,6

552

664

813

1028

1073

Total V

105653

113801

127517

140422

158810

Major Petrochemicals (I to V)

6222459

6295012

6787970

6939190

7629084