Results of Q2-2005 petrochemical production and inventory surveys revealed a decrease of 3% in petrochem production in USA vis a vis 2004, and a 5% drop as compared with Q1-2005 production of 53.1 billion pounds of the same petrochemicals.
Total production of the 15 petrochemicals was surveyed and reportable was 50.4 billion pounds. The petrochemicals surveyed include ethylene, propylene, butadiene, benzene and mixed xylenes -- the basic building block chemicals -- and the largest volume first and in some cases, second derivatives of these petrochemicals.
NPRA is a national trade association with more than 450 company members, including virtually all U.S. refiners and petrochemical manufacturers
06-Aug-05 
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