MQ325A Inorganic Chemicals

CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS SERIES
2008

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

1. Scope of survey

c. Units of measure

This survey covers all manufacturers of selected
inorganic chemicals in the United States.

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 shipm ents
only. (See footnote (1) on Reference List.)

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 custom er or branch to
which the products are shipped, net of discounts,
allow ances, freight charges, and returns. Shipm ents 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.

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d. Columnar structure of the report
W hen 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 shipm ents
Column 3 — Value of shipm ents

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

325188H

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, COM PRESSED AND LIQUEFIED
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% NaHCO 3)
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.)

325188H1P4

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

3617
3625

3251887151
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

325188H141
325188H144

3913
3922

325188H147
325188H151

3941
3946

3253124241

3967

Aluminum oxide, except natural alumina

(Basis — 100% Al2O 3)

Other aluminum compounds
Chloride, anhydrous (Basis 100% AlCl3)
Hydroxide, trihydrate (Basis — 100% Al 2O 33H 2O)
Sulfate
Commercial (Basis — 17% Al2O 3)
Iron-free
(Basis — 17% Al2O 3)
Alum inates (sodium alum inate, potassium alum inate, etc.)
weight)

(Basis — 100% by

Potassium and sodium com pounds (except bleaches, alkalies, and alum s) Potassium
compounds, n.e.c.
Iodide (Basis — 100% KI)
Tetrapotassium pyrophosphate (Basis — 100% K 4P 2O 7)
Potassium phosphates (Basis — 100% by weight)
Sodium compounds n.e.c.
Chlorate (Basis — 100% NaClO 3)
Hydrosulfide (sodium sulfhydrate) (Basis — 100% NaSH)
Hydrosulfite
Phosphate
Dibasic (produced for sale) (Basis — 100% Na 2HPO 4)
Tetrabasic (pyro) (Basis — 100% Na 4P 2O 7)
Meta
(Basis — 100% NaPO 3)
Acid Pyro (Basis — 100% Na 2H 2P 2O 7)
Tripoly (Basis — 100% Na 5P 3O 10)
Other sodium phosphates (including mono- and tribasic)
Silicates
Soluble silicate glass (water glass, solid and liquid) (Basis-Anhydrous)
Metasilicate pentahydrate (Basis — 100% Na 4SiO 35H 2O)
Metasilicate anhydrous (Basis — 100% Na 2SiO 3)
Sulfate
High purity (more than 99% Na 2SO 4) (Basis — 100% Na 2SO 4)
Sulfite (Basis — 100% Na 2SO 3)

Other inorganic chemicals, n.e.c.
Calcium compounds
Carbonate (precipitated) (Basis — 100% CaCO 3)
Chloride (Basis — 100% CaCl2)
Phosphate
Monobasic (21% minimum P) (Basis — 100% CaH 4(PO 4) 2 )
Dibasic (except fertilizer grades) (18.5% minimum P) (Basis — 100% CaHPO 4)
Tribasic (18.0% minimum P)
Animal feed grades (defluorinated phosphate rock) (Basis — 100%
Ca 3(PO 4) 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
325188H181
325188H184

3989
3990
4006
4008

325188H187
325188H191

4010
4011

325188H1A1
325188H1B1

4036
4041

325188H1F1
325188H1F7
325188H1G7
325188H1K1
325188H1M 1

4061
4063
4101
4110
4120

Carbon activated (exclude 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 pigm ents) (Basis — 100% by
weight)
Magnesium chloride (Basis — 100% MgCl2)
Manganese dioxide (Basis — 100% MnO 2)
Phosphorus compounds
Oxychloride (Basis — 100% POCl 3)
Trichloride (chloride) (Basis — 100% PCl3)
Silicon tetrachloride (Basis — 100% SiCI4)
Sulfur dioxide (produced for sale) (Basis — 100% SO 2)
Zinc sulfate (Basis — 100% ZnSO 4H 2O)

INORGANIC COLOR PIGM ENTS
3251311100

6111

Titanium dioxide (composite and pure)

2/4/08

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(Basis — Com modity weight)