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Japan I'hemUal Week January 18, 1973 ROLEUM ALIPHATICS AROMATICS PETROLEUM /^ish &^Shellfish Around japaH To Pursue vi Badly Contaminated Bv PCB The Environment Agency and ment's provisionally set maxi Fisheries Agency hive discover mum tolerable limit of 3 parts ed that many species of edible per million (PPM). fall ind shdlfibh found in Ja Among these were eels caught power and dustries. iron A tieal in pan's water coasts! areas sees and are more inland badly in of the notoriously-polluted bay Beppu in Oita Prefecture contaminated by polychlorinat which registered 43 PPM. Though under such adverse circumstances, the petrochemi cal industry has large potential ed biphenyl (PCB) than expect ed. According to the two Agen Also worse contaminated than the standard ware such flsh as mackerels, coogeie. for technical development for cies, e total of 589 samples of greanllngs. grey mullets and final products, and will plsy a fish end shellfish found to be thread herrings caught In the leading role to the future socte- contaminated have been collect bay of Osaka and adjoining 7 by means of the supply of ed. Harima seas. novel products and the creation The templet making up 99 Moat such flsh were caught of up * to - dale technology. spades, were found tn 108 such near river estuaries. Through concerted efforts of the water areas in Tokyo end 43 An additional 13 specimens industry. It will be able to prefectures sine* May 1972. (more than 2 per cent) register naintaln the position es im Of the samples, 11 specimens ed 3 PPM, while 67 others portant Industry providing the over 3 per cent coming from (more then 11 per cent) showed people with an affluent life with 11 areas showed a higher con i bright future, (he report said, j tent of PCB than the Govern ' to 2 PPM contamination. (Continued an Page 4) Oct, 72 Chemical Production Capacity 19.710 0,000 2,070 as 14,000 S7.4 B3.C 71.0 BttQftCM ........ UiyisM aside tbytano shed 01.4 lis.O 100.5 Mttssi awefia a mlshus ms CearSS* ... i,oss.loo ColohMB '` 285,010 Zlae cMsrtds . 04 H.ft 73.S 04 NJ Fnrt Ms mute arte talfartc said . 1,070.000 7.7,oo oda gresmts Caustic tads . 2.717.378 OB tCHSa Of ads MX) Uaald nhloilns Mydrocklerie atWcid*,> sy.n........ >.471.000 IN.UT 2,109,97c Sodtef* ulfitr aowtrtl ....... S* agusi suulifatiit, *JSSSm tMtilWoUW.*-*W: 29.0 4ft.) lodlss 51.1 S3.7 100.7 64 6 MfCXlSs . 4,903 89.0 Hlsh-prwsare gam 70.S Osyn-c ........... 074 483 Lieuia o*ri*n w.oci 706 OlMolvrd fattens ... 7,400 PMmhnim anmaMti Crude benzene 44.Ar* 75.1 3.6 os.o 17.6 4.2 97.0 66.5 (09%) ......... Btfcyt SSStMS . Btmcna "ssr...dteMcrtda .. "asar,... Pojjvnwjrlcac "MS! Aas4aas ......... M1PK .......... Aeryiwiltrile .. Acnrtlc ester .. 2-Ethyl hexaael Methyl* ethyl ketone (MEK) ButadHia ....... n-Parafltn ........ Urea retin .... Melamine ruin Unuturated pelyMter resin ........... Expoxy resin . Polyethylene (low-density) Polyethylene (nith-deneity) Petyiiyrene .. Polyprapytmm PotyOutenc ... Petroleum reslni .. MethnQi > I T.ase iso,die u.7m (M0> 9,100 1I42S 140..0Mt3i 2,000 7,NO 6.202 14,0*9 10,034 4,490 67.940 10.010 20.209 (40) 67,474 (600) 14.030 10,207 (200) 4.2)0 40.007 67,653 43.670 <MO) 1.0)0 5.04C 6,795 (IM*> 49.240 M.0 52.4 1t9o0.o6 94-1 00.0 109.0 M.0 704 79.0 09.4 0.0 1.0 74.0 0.6 5.5 00.2 95.0 78 1 70.3 00.1 103.2 90.2 J The fi ore dev African I Jopi-a* Japanese An ore port aaat tons of to some copper, a me- The gn viz. Nipp tomo Mef Mining A kawa Mb Iwal Co. 1 ture to es at Mascot in April ) The Zaii per cent the firm. The pro) lion, actor ing. The Mus 53,000 toeu annually, o Japan's toti Japan de about 00 pi for copper. Copper t Musoahi mi 30 million per cent of Japan will developed at. period of 20 The Japa eeinf 11 Muooshi wh per cent ol Cl: Vlaco* Vic Ol Vise Acei Symhi Pita, SIM VI A* has Knrt qnar port Arece of 1 cry Kor< apr of t u quit as t pon equ V. plat Asahi (hi New Fart <0 >0 Anhl Ch succeeded i o type fertili) use for tree fledged sal 09 under the z X Pile, thro Fertilizer C Convci tion methex and labor, I oped by As and labors pile - type efficacy t gen conlen week nnd 20 rtavt \ I 4 a*:: witum Japan Chemual I'enk November 72 Chemical Executives Exchange j Cement Production Jnpnn's production of cement ------ Hew Year Greetings in November lust year totaled ,;t3r.,000 tons, over October. up 3 per According cetn_ty/f frrcaa.Lnn a9t MS* hIBeUllIfliSsnh-- niAiistict announced by thht ii(Conlln.d from PMJ) 7 Representatives of member; companies of chemical associa-1 j| tthloensreinspeJcaipivaen mhoetdtoogfefitchee,r aint Ministry of International Traddeej The'stFThrdings have Upset the!Tokyo from January 5 to 8 to and Induitry. Fishery Agency's claims con exchange new year greetings. Cement shipments In the same cerning PCS contamination of Japan Chemical Industry As month came to 6,124.000 tons, domestically-produced fish and sociation held a new year party unchanged from a year earlier. shellfish. The Agency had said at its office in Kasumignseki. Production of sheet glass in Us own check of last August Tokyo on January 5 morning, November totaled 333,000 on such contamination covering attended by about 200 notables cases, up 2 per cent over Octo 52 woter areas in 21 prefectures including President H. Shinoji- ber. end shipments came to had brought negligible results. ma, Vice-President H. Suzuki 2,401,000 cates, up 9 per cent. Each case contains 100 square feet. Output of glass fiber products, however, decreased by 2 per cent from a month earlier to The Agency plans to carry out a closer check by March covering 13 water areas where sources of pollution have been mostly Identified, including Lake Biwa and western Tokyo Bay. of the Association and Director T. Saito of Chemical Industry Bureau of the International. Trade and Industry Ministry I (photo: top). I A new year greetings party] 12,907 tons, while shipments of the products levelled off from the previous month to stand at 11,021 tons. Maanwhila, production end ehipments of firebricks In November amounted to 213,823 tons end 217,501 tons, respec tively. The figures represented increases of 8 per cent and 6 per cent, respectively, over The check may result In a ban on consumption of all problematical fish and ahellfish. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health and Welfare December 21 decided to cany out an ex tensive health check covering a sampling of 4,000 fishermen and their dependents in eight pre fectures during January end of The Association of Petro- J chemical Industries in Japan was held at noon on January 5 - at the office of the Tokyo I Chamber of Commerce and Induatry, Tokyo, with the attend-, net of about 500 notables from petrochemical, chemical and political circles (photo: second from top). Ortohsr. February. Members of Japanese PVC These prefectures, ineluding Association celebrated the new MHI Contracts Cmwnt Chiba, Mie and Hiroshima, are year on January 5 afternoon j all known for their high levels at the Nissei Hail, Tokyo, In- Plant For IndonosJo Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Lid. disclosed that It had sign* ed an export contract for a 500,000 tona/y cement menu* facturing plant with an Indo nesian cement company. The plant will be installed by of PCB pollution. The results of the check will be known by the end of March. The fishermen will be closely checked for possible symptoms of PCB poisoning, including symptoms of limb paralysis and darkening of the complexion. vitlng about 300 guests with! President S. Hasegawa, Vice-. President T. Yuwasaki and A. Kimura of the Association as host (photo: third from top). The Federation of Pharma ceutical Manufacturers' Associa tion of Japan and the Japan Indonesia P.T. Semencibinolg, an American-lndonasien Joint Eating habits of a sampling of a hundred fishermen's house Agricultural Chemicals Oversees Development Commission Joint venture, for start-up in March holds in each prefecture will be ly held a party to celebrate a 1974. simultaneously studied. new year et noon on January 8 at the Tokyo Yakugyo Kai- ANNOUNCEMENT ken, Tokyo, with the presence of President Y. Yoshide of the Federation and Chairman K. Rush Your Onhrl Nishi of the commission. About 500 people from agricul JAPAN CHEMICAL REVIEW 1973 tural chemical, related busmen and political circles attended the party (photo: bottom). Every preparation it proceeding to publish 1973 edition of Japan Chemical Review in the middle of January 1973. Capmity-- The 1973 edition will contain review end preview (Continued from Page 2) for Japanese fine chemical industry, chemical production in the Jsn.-June 1972 period end traders' outlook for 1973. Contents: 1. Chemical production in Jan.-June 1972 2. Review and preview for the fine chemical Industry Active carbons, Adhesives, Amino acids, Anti biotics, Artificial sweeteners. Catalysts, Dye stuffs, Enzymes, Inorganic pigments, Nucleic Household syndetS .... S3.W4 7S Note: Unit in torn per month c: rept tor ton* per year tor ammonia 4 soda products, kg par month for silver ni trate, kl per month tor rthvl Alcohol, 1 thousand sq.m, per month for Him 4 develop inp out paper of ph<>tnenitlied material! and mj rtv per month lor dry-plate. rurmthemed figures Indicate In cresses in er the preceding month. adds. Organic pigments. Organic rubber chemi cal;, Paints A varnishes, Perfumery. Pesticides, Petroleum additives. Pharmaceuticals, Photo- gt opine sensitive materials. Piastics stabilizers.