The Production of Benzene in the U.S.

Benzene has been produced commercially from coal since 1849 and from petroleum since 1941.

Since 1959, the major U.S. source of benzene has been petroleum.

In 1994, benzene ranked 17th in production volume among chemicals produced in the United States. U.S. production of benzene increased from 5.4 million metric tons (12.0 billion pounds) in 1992 to 7.2 million metric tons (15.8 billion pounds) in 2002, an average increase of 2.8% per year.

Annual production during this period was highest in 2000, at 8.1 million metric tons (17.8 billion pounds).

In 2003, 65 U.S. manufacturers of benzene were identified. In 2002, U.S. imports of benzene totaled over 4 billion liters (1.1 billion gallons), which greatly exceeded exports of 6 million liters (1.6 million gallons).

This trend continued in 2003, during which 4.5 billion liters (1.2 billion gallons) were imported and 110 million liters (29 million gallons) were exported.

In 2003, 32 U.S. suppliers of benzene were identified.

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