Petrochemicals Statistics

2008 Statistics

production capacity:  8.6 billion pounds per year*
value:

$13.3 billion in products shipped 

exports:

employment:

$8.0 billion

over 8,200 direct jobs

investment: over $10 billion from 1974 to 2008

* The petrochemical industry is international and uses Imperial measures as a standard gauge of production capacity.

Last reviewed/revised: 2009-08-24