MQ325A Inorganic Chemicals

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2007

MQ325A — INORGANIC CHEMICALS
(SHIPMENTS AND PRODUCTION)
DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. Scope of survey
This survey covers all manufacturers of selected inorganic
chemicals in the United States.
2. Figures to be reported
Companies with more than one establishment
manufacturing the products covered by this survey are
requested to complete a separate form for each location.
If you have not received a separate report form for each of
your establishments, please call the contact shown on the
report form or write to the U.S. Census Bureau for
additional forms.
a. Production
Report total quantity produced of each specified chemical
product, whether sold, transferred, added to inventory, or
used in further processing. Unless otherwise instructed,
when two or more physical forms of a specific chemical
are listed, report production for each form, including
quantities which are subsequently used in producing other
physical modifications of the chemical. Include products
made elsewhere for this establishment on a contract basis
from materials supplied by you. Exclude products made
for you by others from their materials.
b. Quantity and value of shipments
The figures on quantity and value of shipments should
include the physical shipments of all products sold,
transferred to other establishments within your company,
or shipped on consignment, whether for domestic or export
sale. The value represents the net sales price, f.o.b. plant,
to the customer or branch to which the products are
shipped, net of discounts, allowances, freight

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charges, and returns. Shipments to your own
branches should be assigned the same value as
comparable sales to unaffiliated customers, i.e., the
value includes an appropriate allocation of company
overhead and profit. Products bought and resold
without further manufacture or packaging should not
be included in shipments.

c. Units of measure
If possible, please report in terms of the basis and
unit of measure requested. If this is not possible, be
sure to indicate precisely the basis and unit of
measure which actually apply to the reported figures.
If neither basis nor unit of measure is indicated on the
form, report value of shipments only. (See footnote
(1) on Reference List.)

d. Columnar structure of the report
When posting your figures to the original report,
please be sure to report the information in the correct
columns:
Column 1 — Production
Column 2 — Quantity of shipments
Column 3 — Value of shipments

3. Definitions
The product detail for this survey, as shown in the
Reference List, is defined according to standard
nomenclature for this industry.

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4. Comparability
If you also report in the Annual Survey of Manufactures (Form MA-10000), the sum of values
for item codes shown in column (a) should correspond to the dollar values reported under
product class codes indicated in column (b) below:

Current Industrial Reports (CIR)
(Form MQ325A)

Annual Survey of
Manufactures

Item codes
(a)

Product class codes
(b)

2111, 2115

3251811

2421, 2430

3251817

3445, 3447, 3451

3251884

3511

3313110

3617 through 3673

3251887

3703 through 3784

325188A

3245, 3913-3946,
4006-4120

325188G

6111

3251311

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REFERENCE LIST
FORM MQ325A

INORGANIC CHEMICALS (SHIPMENTS AND PRODUCTION)
This reference list has been arranged to help you identify and list products on report Form MQ325A, Shipments and Production of
Inorganic Chemicals. To assist you in locating specific products, the list has been arranged by major product groupings. Within product
groupings, products are generally arranged alphabetically according to the metallic (basis) element. When a compound contains two
metallic elements, it should be reported according to the metal-giving properties for which the compound is generally used, such as
aluminates under aluminum compounds.

Report all quantities on short ton basis (2,000 lbs.), unless otherwise instructed
Product
code

Item
code

Item description
GASES, COMPRESSED AND LIQUEFIED

3251200100

ALKALIES AND CHLORINE
Chlorine
Gas, including quantities later liquefied (Basis — 100% Cl)
Liquid (also report as gas production) (Basis — 100% Cl)

3251811111
3251811121

2111
2115

3251814111

2352

Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) (all processes)
Total liquid (Report total production, including that converted to and
reported as dry) (Basis — 100% NaOH)

3251817111

2421

3251817131

2430

Other alkalies
Potassium hydroxide (caustic potash):
Liquid (include in production quantities of liquid that are later converted
to dry or solid) (Basis — 88-92% KOH)
Finished sodium bicarbonate (Basis — 100% NaHCO3)
INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS, N.E.C.
Chlorine bleaches and other inorganic bleaching compounds (produced for sale)
(Note: for inorganic bleaches not containing chlorine, report quantity based on equivalent
oxidizing value such as active oxygen content.)

325188G1P4

3245

Industrial bleaches, liquid (7 percent or more available chlorine or equivalent oxidizing value)
and dry (50 percent or more available chlorine or equivalent oxidizing value) (Basis - 100%
Cl equiv.)

3251881100

Sulfuric acid (Report on MQ325B)

3251884125
3251884131
3251884141

Inorganic acids (except nitric and sulfuric)
Hydrochloric, including anhydrous:
From chlorine and hydrogen (Basis — 100% HCl)
Byproduct and other, including from salt and acid (Basis — 100% HCl)
Hydrocyanic, including anhydrous (Basis — 100% HCN)

3445
3447
3451

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REFERENCE LIST — Continued
FORM MQ325A

Report all quantities on short ton basis (2,000 lbs.), unless otherwise instructed
Product
code

Item
code

Item description
INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS, N.E.C. — Continued

3313110100

3511

3251887121
3251887131
3251887151

3617
3625

3251887161
3251887171

3651
3655
3673

325188A111
325188A117
325188A124

3703
3708
3712

325188A141
325188A147
325188A151

3723
3729
3730

325188A157
325188A164
325188A167
325188A171
325188A174
325188A177

3733
3735
3736
3737
3738
3739

325188A181
325188A184
325188A187

3741
3742
3744

325188A1A1
325188A1A7

3761
3784

325188G141
325188G144

3913
3922

325188G147
325188G151

3941
3946

3253124241

3967

Aluminum oxide (except natural alumina) (Basis — 100% Al2O3)
Other aluminum compounds
Chloride, anhydrous (Basis 100% AlCl3)
Hydroxide, trihydrate (Basis — 100% Al2O33H2O)
Sulfate:
Commercial (Basis — 17% Al2O3)
Iron-free (Basis — 17% Al2O3)
Aluminates (sodium aluminate, potassium aluminate, etc.) (Basis — 100% by weight)
Potassium and sodium compounds (except bleaches, alkalies, and alums)
Potassium compounds, n.e.c.:
Iodide (Basis — 100% KI)
Tetrapotassium pyrophosphate (Basis — 100% K4P2O7)
Potassium phosphates (Basis — 100% by weight)
Sodium compounds n.e.c.:
Chlorate (Basis — 100% NaClO3)
Hydrosulfide (sodium sulfhydrate) (Basis — 100% NaSH)
Hydrosulfite
Phosphate:
Dibasic (produced for sale) (Basis — 100% Na2HPO4)
Tetrabasic (pyro) (Basis — 100% Na4P2O7)
Meta (Basis — 100% NaPO3)
Acid Pyro (Basis — 100% Na2H2P2O7)
Tripoly (Basis — 100% Na5P3O10)
Other sodium phosphates, including mono- and tribasic
Silicates:
Soluble silicate glass (water glass, solid and liquid) (Basis-Anhydrous)
Metasilicate pentahydrate (Basis — 100% Na4SiO35H2O)
Metasilicate anhydrous (Basis — 100% Na2SiO3)
Sulfate:
High purity (more than 99% Na2SO4) (Basis — 100% Na2SO4)
Sulfite (Basis — 100% Na2SO3)
Other inorganic chemicals, n.e.c.
Calcium compounds:
Carbonate (precipitated) (Basis — 100% CaCO3)
Chloride (Basis — 100% CaCl2)
Phosphate:
Monobasic (21% minimum P) (Basis — 100% CaH4(PO4)2 )
Dibasic (except fertilizer grades) (18.5% minimum P) (Basis — 100% CaHPO4)
Tribasic (18.0% minimum P):
Animal feed grades (defluorinated phosphate rock) (Basis — 100% Ca3(PO4)2)

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REFERENCE LIST — Continued
FORM MQ325A

Report all quantities on Short Ton Basis (2,000 lbs.), unless otherwise instructed
Product
code

Item
code

Item description
INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS, N.E.C. — Continued

325998H1E4
325998H1E7
325188G181
325188G184

3989
3990
4006
4008

325188G187
325188G191
325188G1A1
325188G1B1

4010
4011
4036
4041

325188G1F1
325188G1F7
325188G1G7
325188G1K1
325188G1M1

4061
4063
4101
4110
4120

Carbon activated, excluding reactivated:
Granular carbons (Basis — 100% dry weight)
Pulverized carbons (Basis — 100% dry weight)
Hydrogen peroxide (Basis — 100% by weight)
Iodine (Specify crude or resublimed) (Report in pounds) (Basis — 100% I)
Iron compounds):
Ferric chloride (Basis — 100% FeCl2)
Iron oxides and hydroxides, excluding iron oxide pigments (Basis — 100% by weight)
Magnesium chloride (Basis — 100% MgCl2)
Manganese dioxide (Basis — 100% MnO2)
Phosphorus compounds):
Oxychloride (Basis — 100% POCl3)
Trichloride (chloride) (Basis — 100% PCl3)
Silicon tetrachloride (Basis — 100% SiCI4)
Sulfur dioxide (produced for sale) (Basis — 100% SO2)
Zinc sulfate (Basis — 100% ZnSO4H2O)
INORGANIC COLOR PIGMENTS

3251311100

6111

Titanium dioxide (composite and pure) (Basis — Commodity weight)

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