The Output of China Major Chemicals in June 1998
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                                                                  Total
Chemical Products       Output (ton)    Jan. -- June   Compared with the same
                            June           (ton)           period of 1997, %
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Total industrial output value      2 659 146    14 403 566      103.93
   ('000 yuan)
Pyrite (total output)                950 887    5 007 627       86.38
Pyrite (transp. output)              891 509    4 741 768       87.55
Phosphorus ore (total output)      1 868 039    8 337 953       104.31
Phosphorus ore (transp. output)    1 902 644    8 040 444       103.8
Native borax (total output)          103 805      685 778       107.08
Sulfuric acid                      1 669 213    9 094 972       104.13
Nitric acid (concentrated)            60 827      350 027       115.82
Boric acid                             1 049        3 378       81.18
Chlorosulfonic acid                    6 003       35 468       92.04
Soda ash                             590 384    3 669 479       103.02
Caustic soda                         424 634    2 506 769       96.66
Sodium sulfite                        23 567      118 971       98.62   
Sodium  sulfate (anhydrous)          161 015      776 740       102.99
Sodium cyanide                         2 199       12 072        79.9
Synthetic ammonia                  2 783 344   15 552 080        97
  including: large-sized plants      694 246    4 019 137       114.04
               medium-sized plants   494 999    2 995 811       98.94
               small-sized plants  1 594 099    8 537 132       90.05
Chemical fertilizers               2 360 625    13 225 253      98.83
  including: Nitrogenous           1 915 500    10 667 608      97.19
    including:large-sized plants    539 708      3 179 724      115.49
               medium-sized plants  290 582      1 727 894      96.73
               small-sized plants 1 066 371      5 759 990      88.6
                   Phosphorus       411 739      2 462 377      103.66
    including: common calcium       231 006      1 398 336      100.01
                calcium-magnesium    63 418        421 971      100.19
                 others             117 315        642 070      115.23
                  Potassium          30 341         95 268      171.12
Urea                               2 302 326    12 640 034      109.82
Ammonium nitrate