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China Chemical Market Vegetable Oil Market

Prices as on August 12, 2025
Name of Chemicals 12th August-2025 05th August-2025 Change Rapeseed, Linseed and Castor move down
Acetone 667 670 -3
Acrylic Acid 907 942 -35 Mixed trends prevailed in the market during the past week under
Acrylonitrile 1111 1100 11
Adipic Acid 1009 986 23 review. Rapeseed oil fell by over 3%, while Linseed oil was cheaper
Aniline 1095 1029 66 by about 1.50%. Castor and Cottonseed oils moved down by over half
Benzene 837 836 1 a percent each. Sunfl ower oil gained over 2%, while Groundnut and
Bisphenol-A 1091 1097 -6 Sesame oils remained steady. Among imported oils, RBD palmolein,
Butyl Acetate 922 925 -3 crude Palm and crude degummed Soyabean moved up by under
Butyl Acrylate 1043 1068 -25 a percent each. In solvent extracted oils, Soyabean was up by about 6%,
n-Butanol 823 821 2 Rice brans gained around a percent, and Neem oil was down by over
Chloroform 284 279 5 0.60%. Comparing the prices of some of the oils over the same period
Cyclohexane 1014 1014 - last year, groundnut is cheaper by 11%. Rapeseed and linseed were up
Cyclohexanone 1013 982 31
Dibutyl Phthalate 1023 1023 - by 34% and sunfl ower is costlier by 42%. Sesame is cheaper by 3% and
Diethylene Glycol 634 636 -2 castor is costlier by 18%, while cottonseed is costlier by 42%. Neem is
Dimethyl Formamide 575 575 - cheaper by 4%.
Dioctyl Phthalate 1105 1116 -11
Ethyl Acetate 757 757 - Aug-2025 Aug-2025 Change Average Change
Ethyl Acrylate 1381 1423 -42 Name of oils
Ethylene Dichloride 255 254 1 08th 01st [%] Aug-2024 [%]
Ethylene Glycol 619 620 -1 Local oils
2-Ethylhexyl Acrylate 1196 1214 -18
Formaldehyde 153 152 1 Groundnut oil 135,000 135,000 – 151,300 -10.77
Hydrogen Peroxide 96 97 -1 Rapeseed oil 160,000 165,000 -3.03 119,100 34.34
Isobutyl Alcohol 900 907 -7
Isopropyl Alcohol 821 806 15 Sunfl ower oil 130,000 127,000 2.36 91,460 42.14
Maleic Anhydride 818 820 -2 Linseed oil 134,000 136,000 -1.47 100,320 33.57
Methanol 331 334 -3
Methyl Ethyl Ketone 1144 1158 -14 Sesame oil 240,000 240,000 – 246,200 -2.52
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone 1090 1102 -12 Washed cottonseed oil 134,000 135,000 -0.74 94,200 42.25
Methylene Dichloride 308 293 15
Monoethanolamine 862 869 -7 Castor oil (commercial) 149,000 150,000 -0.67 125,940 18.31
Nitric Acid 192 192 - Imported oils
Phenol 927 919 8
Phthalic Anhydride 925 928 -3 RBD palmolein 122,000 121,000 0.83 93,376 30.65
Polyvinyl Alcohol 1604 1625 -21 Crude degummed soybean oil 119,300 118,500 0.68 90,480 31.85
Propyl Acetate 927 935 -8
Propylene Glycol 886 858 28 (ex-Mumbai)
Soda Ash 177 182 -5 Crude palm oil (5%) (ex-Kandla) 113,900 113,200 0.62 89,436 27.35
Styrene 1061 1077 -16
Terephthalic Acid 671 678 -7 Solvent extracted oils
Titanium Dioxide 1902 1903 -1 Soyabean oil (Indore) 122,000 115,000 6.09 93,376 30.65
Toluene 778 766 12
Vinyl Acetate 779 806 -27 Rice bran oil (RG-I) 116,000 115,000 0.87 86,920 33.46
o-Xylene 928 948 -20 Rice bran oil (RG-II) (industrial) 113,000 112,000 0.89 82,120 37.60
Price in USD per mt Neem oil 156,000 157,000 -0.64 163,120 -4.36
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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