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LEADTIMES

By Staff -- Purchasing, 6/1/2000

Leadtimes

ITEM

& lt;1 day

1-5 days

6-10 days

11-20 days

21-31 days

30+ days

Avg. day

Month ago

Year ago

Chemicals

Acetic acid

13%

63%

13%

13%

0%

0%

4.6

4

2.6

Acetone

11%

67%

11%

11%

0%

0%

4.4

4.2

3.2

Acrylic acid

0%

100%

0%

0%

0%

0%

2.5

2.5

3.4

Ammonia

30%

50%

10%

10%

0%

0%

3.9

3.2

3.4

Butanol

20%

80%

0%

0%

0%

0%

2.2

2.3

3.7

Carbon black

14%

57%

14%

14%

0%

0%

4.9

4.7

6.6

Caustic soda

27%

47%

7%

13%

7%

0%

5.7

5.1

3.0

Chlorine

25%

50%

0%

13%

13%

0%

6.6

6

3.6

Ethanol

10%

70%

20%

0%

0%

0%

3.5

3.1

3.6

Fatty acids

0%

75%

13%

13%

0%

0%

4.8

4.9

8.4

Formaldehyde

0%

80%

20%

0%

0%

0%

3.6

3.6

4.1

Glycerine

0%

67%

17%

17%

0%

0%

5.6

5.5

3.6

Hydrochloric acid

36%

45%

18%

0%

0%

0%

3.0

2.8

3.3

Hydrogen peroxide

17%

67%

17%

0%

0%

0%

3.2

2.9

3.6

Industrial gases

21%

64%

14%

0%

0%

0%

3.0

2.5

3.3

Isopropanol (99%)

18%

55%

27%

0%

0%

0%

3.7

3.2

3.7

Methanol

13%

63%

13%

13%

0%

0%

4.6

4

4.0

Methyl ethyl ketone

14%

71%

14%

0%

0%

0%

3.1

2.9

3.8

Phenol

0%

67%

17%

17%

0%

0%

5.6

5.6

7.1

Phthalate plasticizers

0%

67%

17%

17%

0%

0%

5.6

5.8

4.6

Soda ash

8%

62%

23%

8%

0%

0%

4.7

4.8

3.1

Sodium bicarbonate

17%

83%

0%

0%

0%

0%

2.3

3

4.3

Sodium silicate

0%

100%

0%

0%

0%

0%

2.5

3.6

3.7

Sodium sulfate

0%

100%

0%

0%

0%

0%

2.5

3.3

4.2

Styrene

0%

80%

0%

20%

0%

0%

5.1

5.6

4.9

Sulfur dioxide

0%

67%

17%

17%

0%

0%

5.6

5.3

5.8

Sulfuric acid

10%

60%

20%

10%

0%

0%

4.8

4.4

3.6

Surfactants

0%

44%

33%

22%

0%

0%

7.2

5.8

4.5

Titanium dioxide

0%

33%

33%

11%

22%

0%

10.9

12.1

9.3

Vegetable oils

0%

50%

17%

17%

17%

0%

9.4

8.4

6.2

Process equipment

Electric motors

13%

44%

19%

25%

0%

0%

6.6

6.4

7.7

Filters

7%

27%

53%

13%

0%

0%

7.1

6.2

5.9

Flow instruments

8%

17%

50%

17%

8%

0%

9.2

9.5

9.8

Hose

13%

56%

25%

6%

0%

0%

4.5

3.8

4.3

Pipe

27%

40%

20%

7%

7%

0%

5.6

4.4

4.4

Pipe fittings

21%

50%

21%

7%

0%

0%

4.3

3.7

5.8

Pumps, centrifugal

9%

18%

18%

18%

36%

0%

14.1

12.5

12.3

Pumps, specialty

0%

38%

25%

13%

25%

0%

11.3

10.4

11.9

Pressure instruments

0%

30%

30%

20%

20%

0%

11.4

12.2

8.5

Recording instruments

0%

20%

30%

30%

20%

0%

12.7

13.8

11.8

Seals, gaskets & packing

0%

55%

36%

9%

0%

0%

5.7

5.6

5.8

Valve actuators

0%

56%

22%

22%

0%

0%

6.6

6.6

8.8

Valves, ball

0%

58%

25%

17%

0%

0%

6.0

5.5

6.0

Valves, butterfly

0%

55%

27%

18%

0%

0%

6.4

7.9

7.2

Valves, gate

8%

42%

33%

17%

0%

0%

6.4

5

6.4

Containers/Packaging

Bags, 50 lb. paper

9%

27%

36%

27%

0%

0%

7.9

7.1

5.9

Bags, plastic

8%

17%

33%

33%

8%

0%

10.5

8.4

8.4

Drums, fiber

10%

20%

50%

20%

0%

0%

7.7

6.9

5.0

Drums, plastic

13%

25%

25%

38%

0%

0%

8.6

7.0

5.6

Drums, steel

14%

36%

21%

29%

0%

0%

7.2

6

5.1

Flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBCs)

0%

38%

25%

38%

0%

0%

8.8

8.7

8.8

Intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) plastic

0%

17%

50%

33%

0%

0%

9.6

8.4

10.5

Intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) metal

0%

40%

20%

40%

0%

0%

8.8

7.8

10.1


Data published here may be reproduced only with written permission from the editor of Purchasing.cPurchasing 2000

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