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China Chemical Market Vegetable Oil Market

Prices as on April 22, 2025
Name of Chemicals 22nd April-2025 15th April-2025 Change Castor spurts; Groundnut and Sesame fall
Acetone 826 849 -23
Acrylic Acid 1040 1044 -4 Mixed trends prevailed in the market during the past week
Acrylonitrile 1177 1210 -33 under review. Castor oil moved up by a signifi cant 8%, even
Adipic Acid 1005 1072 -67
Aniline 1035 1108 -73 as Groundnut, Sesame and Cottonseed oils fell by over a per-
Benzene 877 916 -39 cent. Rapeseed oil moved down marginally, while Linseed and
Bisphenol-A 1239 1209 30 Sunfl ower oils remained steady. Among imported oils, RBD
Butyl Acetate 953 978 -25 palmolein and crude Palm ruled lower in the range of 2-3% and
Butyl Acrylate 1194 1223 -29 crude degummed Soyabean was down by 1.40%. In solvent
n-Butanol 877 915 -38 extracted oils, Soyabean fell by over 2%, Rice brans moved up by
Chloroform 380 386 -6 half a percent and Neem oil fell by 0.60%. Comparing the prices
Cyclohexane 1044 1049 -5 of some of the oils over the same period last year, groundnut is
Cyclohexanone 1060 1133 -73
Dibutyl Phthalate 1122 1132 -10 cheaper by 11%. Rapeseed is costlier by 29%, while linseed is costlier
Diethylene Glycol 606 638 -32 by 38% and sunfl ower is up by 51%. Sesame is cheaper by 3% and
Dimethyl Formamide 591 566 25 castor is costlier by 14%, while cottonseed is costlier by 32%.
Dioctyl Phthalate 1121 1144 -23
Ethyl Acetate 762 770 -8 Apr-2025 Apr-2025 Change Average Change
Ethyl Acrylate 1401 1408 -7 Name of oils
Ethylene Dichloride 269 287 -18 18th 11th [%] Apr-2024 [%]
Ethylene Glycol 598 624 -26 Local oils
2-Ethylhexyl Acrylate 1260 1294 -34
Formaldehyde 161 165 -4 Groundnut oil 132,000 134,000 -1.49 148,646 -11.20
Hydrogen Peroxide 94 95 -1 Rapeseed oil 132,000 133,000 -0.75 102,125 29.25
Isobutyl Alcohol 984 1035 -51
Isopropyl Alcohol 899 918 -19 Sunfl ower oil 133,500 133,500 – 88,146 51.45
Maleic Anhydride 911 937 -26 Linseed oil 129,500 129,500 – 94,083 37.64
Methanol 332 357 -25
Methyl Ethyl Ketone 1021 1035 -14 Sesame oil 240,000 243,000 -1.23 247,375 -2.98
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone 1287 1362 -75 Washed cottonseed oil 128,000 130,000 -1.54 97,208 31.68
Methylene Dichloride 297 335 -38
Monoethanolamine 938 975 -37 Castor oil (commercial) 137,000 127,000 7.87 119,833 14.33
Nitric Acid 214 205 9 Imported oils
Phenol 954 1004 -50
Phthalic Anhydride 985 1031 -46 RBD palmolein 127,500 131,000 -2.67 94,933 34.31
Polyvinyl Alcohol 1809 1817 -8 Crude degummed soybean oil 121,600 123,300 -1.38 90,704 34.06
Propyl Acetate 950 994 -44
Propylene Glycol 875 851 24 (ex-Mumbai)
Soda Ash 192 204 -12 Crude palm oil (5%) (ex-Kandla) 121,400 125,100 -2.96 91,842 32.18
Styrene 1080 1142 -62
Terephthalic Acid 595 671 -76 Solvent extracted oils
Titanium Dioxide 2132 2117 15 Soyabean oil (Indore) 119,500 122,000 -2.05 91,000 31.32
Toluene 769 836 -67
Vinyl Acetate 828 830 -2 Rice bran oil (RG-I) 108,000 107,500 0.47 79,542 35.78
o-Xylene 975 1007 -32 Rice bran oil (RG-II) (industrial) 105,000 104,500 0.48 76,542 37.18
Price in USD per mt Neem oil 162,000 163,000 -0.61 156,833 3.29
The above prices are provided by Ms. Annie An of ECHEMI www.echemi.com, (Email: annie@echemi.com)
The prices are published only with a view to give some ideas of the market conditions. Note: Rates in Rs. per ton.
Source: Solvent Extractors Association of India.

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