Catalyst 87,428Am<strong>on</strong>g which: For technical grade 72,422For envir<strong>on</strong>mental 15,006Lime and precipitated calcium carb<strong>on</strong>ate 9,650,053Quick lime 7,586,250Slaked lime 1,661,576Precipitated calcium carb<strong>on</strong>ate 402,227High compressed gas 22,267,010Am<strong>on</strong>g which: Oxygen 10,373,429Nitrogen 10,296,386Carb<strong>on</strong> dioxide 841,278Hydrogen 400,149Arg<strong>on</strong> 198,668Explosives (for industrial use) 60,824Aromatic hydrocarb<strong>on</strong>s and coal tar 16,788,420Am<strong>on</strong>g which: Xylene (including n<strong>on</strong>-petroleum base) 4,797,920Benzene, pure (including n<strong>on</strong>-petroleum base) 4,260,546Para-xylene 2,814,214Coal tar 1,611,261Toluene, pure (including n<strong>on</strong>-petroleum base) 1,422,658Cyclic chemicals and synthetic dyes 7,696,805Am<strong>on</strong>g which: Styrene m<strong>on</strong>omer 3,003,912Terephtalic acid (pure) 1,496,222Phenol 883,693Cyclohexane 598,411Bisphenol A 399,415Industrial organic chemicals 34,872,231Am<strong>on</strong>g which: Ethylene 7,360,714Propylene 5,341,889Pyralysis gasoline 5,252,729Ethylene dichloride 3,274,975Butane/butylene 2,827,434Plastic (materials) 18,693,830Am<strong>on</strong>g which: Polyethylene 3,294,272Vinyl chloride (m<strong>on</strong>omer) 2,894,834Polypropylene 2,696,202Vinyl chloride resins, polyvinyl chloride 2,194,718Polystyrene 1,810,456Synthetic rubbers (including synthetic latex) 1,465,523Oil and fat products and soap and synthetic detergent 1,962,897Am<strong>on</strong>g which: Synthetic detergent 878,217Fatty acids 350,282Fabric softener 219,515Bleaching agent 170,427Soap 133,682Surface-active agents 1,043,585Surface-active agents 1,029,374Higher alcohols 14,21111
Cosmetics 404,260Paints 1,811,513Printing inks 572,877Am<strong>on</strong>g which: Printing inks 440,757Printing inks varnishes 133,120Agricultural chemicals 332,126Am<strong>on</strong>g which: Insecticides 125,069Fungicides 70,866Combined insect- and fungicides 38,989Herbicides 75,467Rodenticides 421Plant growth regulators 3,473Adjuvants/coadjuvants 3,407Others 14,430Source: Yearbook of Chemical Industries Statistics 2001, Ministry of Ec<strong>on</strong>omy, Trade and Industry (METI). Agricultural chemicals Directory 2002, Japan Plant Protecti<strong>on</strong>Associati<strong>on</strong>.Note 1: Weight unit is basically indicated in metric t<strong>on</strong>. The excepti<strong>on</strong>s are as follows: the unit for high compressed gases is indicated in 10 3 m 3 ; the data ofagricultural chemicals (insecticides, fungicides, combined insect- and fungicides, etc.) is using value c<strong>on</strong>verted into metric t<strong>on</strong> from kL in case agricultural chemicalsare liquid.Note 2: The classificati<strong>on</strong>s used in Table 2-1 are not c<strong>on</strong>sistent with those of Table 2-2 since they are cited from different statistics.Many kinds of chemicals are also imported as well as exported. In terms of annualimport/export amount of industrial organic chemicals make up the largest share withapproximately 4.51 milli<strong>on</strong> t<strong>on</strong>s of import and approximately 8.71 milli<strong>on</strong> t<strong>on</strong>s of export.Table 2-2Import and export of chemicalsINORGANIC CHEMICALS (INCLUDING PRECIOUS METALS, RARE EARTH METALS, RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS, ETC.)IMPORTEXPORTTotal volume of imports 2,165,121 Total volume of exports 3,092,933Am<strong>on</strong>g Carb<strong>on</strong>ates, peroxcarb<strong>on</strong>ates, etc. 642,099 Am<strong>on</strong>g Sulphuric acid and oleum 1,248,491which: (HS2836) which: (HS2807)Artificial corundum, aluminium 250,924 Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda), 935,233oxide and aluminium hydroxidepotassium hydroxide (caustic(HS2818)potash), and peroxides of sodiumor potassium (HS2815)Hydrogen, rare gases and other 220,621 Artificial corundum, aluminium 300,208n<strong>on</strong>-metals (HS2804)oxide and aluminium hydroxide(HS2818)Silicates, etc. (HS2839) 95,267 Sulphates, alums and peroxosulphates 164,068(persulphates) (HS2833)Chlorides, chloride oxides, chloride 93,669 Carb<strong>on</strong>ates, peroxcarb<strong>on</strong>ates, etc. 61,555hydroxides, bromides, bromide(HS2836)oxides, iodides and iodide oxides(HS2827)ORGANIC CHEMICALSIMPORTEXPORTTotal volume of imports 4,511,488 Total volume of exports 8,710,290Am<strong>on</strong>g Acyclic alcohols and their 2,207,882 Am<strong>on</strong>g Cyclic hydrocarb<strong>on</strong>s (HS2902) 3,723,715which: derivatives (HS2905) which:12