LEADTIMES

By Staff -- Purchasing, 11/4/1999

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Chemicals

Acetic acid 0 50 50 0 0 0 5.3 3.5 2.8

Acetone 20 60 20 0 0 0 3.3 3.1 3.6

Acrylic acid 0 50 50 0 0 0 5.3 3.5 3.1

Ammonia 0 75 25 0 0 0 3.9 2.3 2.9

Butanol 0 67 33 0 0 0 4.3 4.1 4.2

Carbon black 17 33 33 17 0 0 6.3 5.2 5.5

Caustic soda 17 66 17 0 0 0 3.2 3.4 3.9

Chlorine 25 25 50 0 0 0 4.9 4.6 5.0

Ethanol 0 67 33 0 0 0 4.3 4.9 5.8

Fatty acids 25 25 25 25 0 0 6.8 3.0 5.6

Formaldehyde 25 50 25 0 0 0 3.5 2.1 3.7

Glycerine 25 25 50 0 0 0 4.9 2.9 2.9

Hydrochloric acid 25 50 25 0 0 0 3.5 2.9 3.2

Hydrogen peroxide 20 40 40 0 0 0 4.4 2.2 3.0

Industrial gases 14 57 29 0 0 0 3.9 2.3 2.4

Isopropanol (99) 20 60 20 0 0 0 3.3 2.5 3.9

Methanol 0 67 33 0 0 0 4.3 2.1 4.1

Methyl ethyl ketone 20 60 20 0 0 0 3.3 2.6 4.2

Phenol 0 50 50 0 0 0 5.3 3.8 4.1

Phthalate plasticizers0 75 25 0 0 0 3.9 4.6 3.9

Soda ash 20 60 20 0 0 0 3.3 3.4 3.7

Sodium bicarbonate33 33 33 0 0 0 3.8 3.1 3.4

Sodium silicate 0 50 50 0 0 0 5.3 2.3 4.2

Sodium sulfate 0 50 50 0 0 0 5.3 3.8 5.2

Styrene 33 33 34 0 0 0 3.8 4.5 3.4

Sulfur dioxide 33 33 34 0 0 0 3.8 5.9 4.3

Sulfuric acid 33 33 34 0 0 0 3.8 4.9 3.6

Surfactants 0 50 50 0 0 0 5.3 6.0 5.4

Titanium dioxide 0 25 50 0 25 0 11.0 8.5 7.0

Vegetable oils 0 50 50 0 0 0 5.3 4.9 4.3

Process equipment

Electric motors 0 71 0 14 14 0 7.6 7.8 7.2

Filters 0 67 17 17 0 0 5.6 4.9 5.4

Flow instruments 0 33 33 34 0 0 8.7 6.5 8.8

Hose 40 40 20 0 0 0 3.0 3.8 4.7

Pipe 33 33 17 0 17 0 6.8 4.7 4.8

Pipe fittings 20 40 20 0 20 0 7.9 5.4 4.8

Pumps, centrifugal 0 50 0 0 50 0 14.0 10.3 12.1

Pumps, specialty 0 67 0 0 33 0 10.2 10.0 12.0

Pressure instruments 0 50 0 0 50 0 14.0 8.51 1.6

Recording instruments 0 33 33 0 34 0 12.0 7.31 1.0

Seals, gaskets & packing 0 60 20 20 0 0 6.2 5.9 5.7

Valve actuators 0 33 0 67 0 0 11.2 5.7 7.8

Valves, ball 0 40 60 0 0 0 5.8 3.5 6.3

Valves, butterfly 0 50 25 25 0 0 7.1 4.3 7.8

Valves, gate 0 40 40 0 20 0 9.3 4.0 7.1

Containers/Packaging

Bags, 50 lb. paper 0 40 20 20 20 0 10.8 4.1 7.3

Bags, plastic 0 33 33 17 17 0 10.3 5.5 6.4

Drums, fiber 50 0 50 0 0 0 4.5 4.8 5.6

Drums, plastic 50 0 50 0 0 0 4.5 4.6 7.9

Drums, steel 0 50 50 0 0 0 5.3 4.5 4.3

Flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBCs) 0 50 0 0 50 0 14.0 6.3 7.2

Intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) plastic 0 0 100 0 0 0 8.0 5.1 8.2

Intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) metal 0 0 100 0 0 0 8.0 2.9 6.2

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