Imports for Major Petrochemicals
(in MT)
| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | |
| Low-density Polyethylene | 22,774 | 12,542 | 15,253 | 29,426 | 141,142 | 141,133 | 155,329 | 143,600 | 152,978 | 181,541 |
| High-density Polyethylene | 23,580 | 15,961 | 22,303 | 45,799 | 67,838 | 47,097 | 42,716 | 30,164 | 25,306 | 15,080 |
| Polypropylene | 25,548 | 45,027 | 71,534 | 133,337 | 226,120 | 231,667 | 184,039 | 147,594 | 152,014 | 115,572 |
| Polystyrene | 5,867 | 4,099 | 9,325 | 13,115 | 14,784 | 7,968 | 10,829 | 10,000 | 6,547 | 5,883 |
| Polyvinyl Chloride | 14,061 | 8,005 | 7,088 | 5,973 | 5,599 | 7,630 | 26,251 | 12,105 | 5,376 | 3,767 |
| Styrene Monomer | 44,756 | 41,057 | 67,368 | 39,153 | 11,147 | 17,263 | 13,211 | 35,141 | 17,428 | 11,975 |
| Ethylene Dichloride | 722,845 | 842,146 | 695,714 | 570,265 | 552,755 | 416,711 | 383,448 | 295,243 | 256,099 | 184,775 |
| Ethylene Glycol | 152,268 | 135,449 | 130,075 | 104,463 | 71,094 | 45,007 | 37,167 | 40,036 | 59,902 | 35,750 |
| Acrylonitrile | 129,593 | 149,271 | 147,664 | 133,378 | 105,861 | 114,713 | 81,981 | 86,422 | 56,107 | 62,475 |
| Propylene Glycol | 12,990 | 11,023 | 14,158 | 3,074 | 5,366 | 6,613 | 9,202 | 8,154 | 10,203 | 11504 |
| Acetone | 11,412 | 13,767 | 10,953 | 13,486 | 9,609 | 13,521 | 33,651 | 32,828 | 38,550 | 23,743 |
| Butanol | 22,970 | 20,078 | 31,320 | 17,353 | 23,943 | 20,808 | 29,314 | 13,207 | 26,829 | 25,705 |
| Benzene | 130,718 | 151,527 | 89,686 | 80,675 | 88,171 | 96,340 | 183,488 | 119,175 | 149,148 | 218,628 |
| Toluene | 86,922 | 54,865 | 217,424 | 154,810 | 45,550 | 127,873 | 83,686 | 40,863 | 82,701 | 168,309 |
| Mixed Xylene | 170,770 | 66,823 | 227,604 | 143,147 | 104,931 | 99,177 | 47,860 | 37,014 | 121,583 | 106.404 |
| Para-xylene | 36,618 | 44,399 | 6,925 | 16,000 | 959 | - | 3,896 | - | 3,014 | - |
| Phenol | 3,064 | 3,027 | 2,090 | 3,932 | 4,439 | 3,019 | 9,909 | 25,991 | 27,391 | 954 |
| Ethylene | 16,170 | 30,372 | 32,176 | 48,708 | 21,726 | 24,188 | 31,761 | 61,932 | 89,771 | 75,964 |
| Propylene | 6,063 | 7,396 | 506 | - | 1,213 | 3,025 | 319 | 14,756 | 27,102 | 37,306 |
| Butadiene | - | 1,350 | 3,499 | 3,342 | 2,863 | - | - | 842 | 12,890 | 22,779 |
| Synthetic Rubbers | 94,837 | 83,978 | 106,714 | 93,132 | 116,535 | 163,907 | 157,020 | 166,819 | 175,044 | 159,267 |