Table 20.2 - Proportion of world production of selected chemical substances in Europe, 1988

Source: UNEP, 1992

Product Europe and the
former USSR, %
Phosphate fertiliser1 42
Insecticides, fungicides, disinfectants 51
Washing powders, etc2 58
Sulphuric acid 44
Styrene 18
Ethylene 38
Xylene 35

Notes:

  1. P2O5 content other than natural fertilisers.
  2. Organic surface-active agents, surface-active preparations and washing preparations whether or not containing soap.