CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS INDUSTRIAL GASES - FOURTH QUARTER 1996 MQ28C(96)-4 Issued February 26, 1997 Contact: Suzanne Conard, 301-457-4791 Table 1. SUMMARY OF PRODUCTION OF PRINCIPAL GASES: 1994 TO 1996 (Million cubic feet, except as noted) Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Carbon dioxide high and high and high and (short tons) low low low Quarter and year Argon, purity purity purity Acetylene high purity Gas Liquid Solid (100%) (100%) (100%) (28132 00) (28137 15) (28133 01) (28133 02) (28133 31) (28137 00) (28135 00) (28136 00) 1996 Total............. 5,315 18,701 (S) 5,438,934 235,049 270,745 1,030,015 668,378 Fourth Quarter......... 1,370 4,834 (S) 1,356,267 58,318 72,681 266,786 175,311 Third Quarter.......... 1,295 4,712 (S) 1,459,912 66,325 67,573 262,327 168,668 Second Quarter......... 1,344 4,729 (S) 1,377,769 56,563 67,240 254,955 164,935 First Quarter.......... 1,306 4,426 (S) 1,244,986 53,843 63,251 245,947 159,464 1995 \1 Total............. 5,843 16,950 (S) 6,756,702 312,363 351,649 858,251 629,054 Fourth Quarter......... 1,385 4,598 (S) 1,698,572 74,917 92,057 216,244 154,675 Third Quarter.......... 1,424 4,158 (S) 1,791,663 87,612 92,394 217,834 159,633 Second Quarter......... 1,395 4,037 (S) 1,678,535 79,678 88,504 215,041 157,757 First Quarter.......... 1,639 4,157 (S) 1,587,932 70,156 78,694 209,132 156,989 1994 \1 Total............. 5,336 17,914 (S) 5,898,425 287,958 330,992 870,047 604,975 Fourth Quarter......... 1,378 4,842 (S) 1,535,297 64,835 84,300 217,436 160,572 Third Quarter.......... 1,326 4,724 (S) 1,603,991 90,781 93,086 217,183 152,059 Second Quarter......... 1,276 4,262 (S) 1,453,778 68,142 84,379 216,476 147,269 First Quarter.......... 1,356 4,086 (S) 1,305,359 64,200 69,227 218,952 145,075 S Suppressed. Data did not meet the publication standards of the Bureau of the Census. 1/ Data are from Current Industrial Report Series, MA28C(95)-1, Industrial Gases, issued August, 1996 Table 2. QUANTITY OF PRIMARY PRODUCTION OF SPECIFIED INDUSTRIAL GASES Fourth Third Fourth Product Product description Unit of quarter quarter quarter code measure 1996 1996 1995 1/ 28132 00 Acetylene...................................Mil. cu. ft. 1,370 1,295 1,385 28132 11 Produced for compression, including cylinder and pipeline.....................do.......... a/ 201 b/ 172 222 28132 21 Produced for pipeline shipment (excluding that shipped to be compressed) and for consumption in this plant.........do.......... 1,169 1,123 1,163 Carbon dioxide: 28133 01 Gas (include amounts produced and liquefied)................................Short tons.. (S) (S) (S) 28133 02 Liquid (include amounts produced and used to make dry ice).....................do.......... a/ 1,356,267 a/ 1,459,912 1,698,572 28133 31 Solid (dry ice)...........................do.......... b/ 58,318 b/ 66,325 74,917 Argon, high purity: 28137 15 Produced for cylinder and bulk delivery and pipeline shipments, and for consumption in this plant.................Mil. cu. ft. b/ 4,834 a/ 4,712 4,598 28137 00 Hydrogen....................................do.......... 72,681 67,573 92,057 Gas produced for: 28137 22 Merchant shipment AND 28137 32 Pipeline and on-site use..................do.......... 2 b/ 40,759 2 b/ 38,705 2/ 38,661 28137 42 Consumption in this plant.................do.......... a/ 31,922 a/ 28,868 53,396 Liquid produced for: 28137 52 Merchant shipment AND 28137 62 Other shipments or uses...................do.......... 2) 2) 2) 28135 00 Nitrogen....................................do.......... 266,786 262,327 216,244 Gas produced by: 28135 22 Cryogenic on-site and pipeline AND 28135 23 Noncryogenic processes (psa, vpsa, membranes, etc.) by industrial gas producing companies.......................do.......... b/ 193,956 b/ 189,348 144,886 Captive uses for consumption in this plant (user owned): 28135 24 Cryogenic processes AND 28135 26 Noncryogenic processes (psa,vpsa, membrane etc.)...........................do.......... a/ 5,383 a/ 5,603 3/ 7,622 Liquid produced for: 28135 12 Merchant shipment.........................do.......... a/ 61,239 a/ 60,954 59,965 28135 32 Consumption in this plant.................do.......... a/ 2,342 2,507 3) 28135 34 Other shipments or uses...................do.......... a/ 3,866 b r/ 3,915 3,771 28136 00 Oxygen......................................do.......... 175,311 168,668 154,675 Gas produced by: 28136 22 Cryogenic on-site and pipeline AND 28136 23 Noncryogenic processes (psa, vpsa, membranes, etc.) by industrial gas producing companies.......................do.......... b/ 139,284 b/ 135,825 117,846 Captive uses for consumption in this plant (user owned): 28136 24 Cryogenic processes AND 28136 26 Noncryogenic processes (psa,vpsa, membrane etc.)...........................do.......... 4) 4) 4) Liquid produced for: 28136 12 Merchant shipment.........................do.......... a/ 25,296 a/ 25,229 27,980 28136 32 Consumption in this plant.................do.......... 4/ (s) 4/ (S) 4/ (S) 28136 34 Other shipments or uses...................do.......... a/ 4,319 a r/ 3,487 3,175 (S) Suppressed. Data did not meet publication standards of the Bureau of the Census. r/ Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published data. 1/ Data are from Current Industrial Report Series, MA28C(95)-1, Industrial Gases, issued August, 1996. 2/ Product codes 28137 52 and 62 are combined with product codes 28137 22 and 32 to avoid disclosing data of individual companies. 3/ For 1995, product code 28135 32 has been combined with product codes 28135 24 and 28135 26 to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. 4/ Product codes 28136 24, 26 and 32 are combined to avoid disclosing figures of individual companies. Note: The percentage of estimation of each item is indicated as follows: a 10 to 25 percent of this item is estimated. b 26 to 50 percent of this item is estimated. Table 3. PRODUCTION, EXPORTS, IMPORTS, AND APPARENT CONSUMPTION OF INDUSTRIAL GASES: THIRD QUARTER 1996 AND SECOND QUARTER 1996 Exports of Percent Percent Manufac- domestic exports to imports Product Product description Unit of turers' merchan- manufacturers' Imports for Apparent to apparent code measure production dise 1/ net production consumption 2/ consumption 3/ consumption Third Quarter 1996 28133 01 28133 02 Carbon dioxide (gas, liquid, and solid) Metric tons. (S) 22,920 (S) 5,570 (S) (S) 28133 31 Mil. cu. 28137 15 Argon.................................. meters...... 133 43 32 7 97 7.2 28137 22 28137 32 Mil. cu. 28137 42 Hydrogen............................... meters...... 1,914 55 3 37 1,896 2.0 28137 52 28137 62 Mil. cu. 28135 00 Nitrogen............................... meters...... 7,429 10 - 18 7,437 0.2 Mil. cu. 28136 00 Oxygen................................. meters...... 4,777 29 1 1 4,749 - Second Quarter 1996 28133 01 28133 02 Carbon dioxide (gas, liquid, and solid) Metric tons. (S) 21,141 (S) 4,026 (S) (S) 28133 31 Mil. cu. 28137 15 Argon.................................. meters...... 134 47 35 7 94 7.5 28137 22 28137 32 Mil. cu. 28137 42 Hydrogen............................... meters...... 1,904 78 4 40 1,866 2.1 28137 52 28137 62 Mil. cu. 28135 00 Nitrogen............................... meters...... 7,220 17 - 10 7,213 0.1 Mil. cu. 28136 00 Oxygen................................. meters...... 4,671 39 1 1 4,633 - - Represents zero. S Suppressed. Data did not meet the publication standards of the Bureau of the Census. 1/Source: Bureau of the Census report EM 545, U.S. Exports. 2/Source: Bureau of the Census report IM 145, U.S. Imports for Consumption. 3/Apparent consumption is derived by subtracting exports from the total of net production plus imports.