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Mumbai Chemical Market

Uptrend in IPA, Cyclohexanone, Acetic acid and

Phenol; DMF, Caustic potash, Isobutanol down

The week under review saw bulk. MEK (imported) was up by was up by Rs. 8 at Rs. 150 in
prices of chemicals like isopropyl a rupee at Rs. 105 (basic). bulk. Vinyl acetate was down by
alcohol, cyclohexanone, octanol, Rs. 2 at Rs. 76 in bulk.
phenol and caustic soda lye mov- Methanol (imported) ruled
ing up from previously reported up by a rupee at Rs. 27 in bulk, Chloralkalies
levels, while methylene chloride, ex-Kandla. Dimethyl formamide Caustic soda fl akes ruled at
caustic potash, propylene glycol (DMF) was down by Rs. 3 at Rs. 57 in bulk, while Caustic
and dimethyl formamide were Rs. 70 per kg in bulk. soda lye was up by Rs. 1.50 at
among the major losers. Rs. 33 (basic). Caustic potash
Oxo alcohols was down by a rupee at Rs. 129 in
Toluene (RIL) was at Rs. 81 Domestic Octanol was up by bulk. Ethylene dichloride was at
(basic) in bulk, while Toluene a rupee at Rs. 140 and imported Rs. 33 in bulk. Among the Chloro-
(BPCL) was at Rs. 80 (basic) material was up by Rs. 7 at methanes, Methylene chloride
in bulk and Rs. 127 for barrels. Rs. 142. Domestic Butanol was at was down by Rs. 2 at Rs. 27 in
BPCL’s Benzene was at Rs. 75, Rs. 96.50 and imported material bulk. Chloroform was at Rs. 12
while Benzene (RIL) ruled at was down by Rs. 3 at Rs. 98. in bulk.
Rs. 79. Domestic Isobutanol was down
by Rs. 2 at Rs. 88.50 and imported Phthalates
Mixed xylene was at Rs. 79 material was also down by DOP was at Rs. 155 while
in bulk, while imported mixed Rs. 2 at Rs. 99. DBP was at Rs. 135. DIBP was
xylene was up by a Rs. 4 at at Rs. 130. DBM was at Rs. 135
Rs. 85 (basic). O-Xylene (OX) Fibre intermediates and DOA was at Rs. 175. DOM
was at Rs. 86, while imported MEG was up by Rs. 2 at was at Rs. 165.
material gained Rs. 2 at Rs. 92 in Rs. 53.50 in bulk, while DEG
bulk. Domestic Isopropyl alcohol was up by Rs. 1.50 at Rs. 66 for Titanium dioxide
was up by Rs. 15 at Rs. 135 in bulk. PTA was at Rs. 85. Anatase grade Titanium
bulk and was available at Rs. 156 dioxide (TTPL) was at Rs. 192
for packed material. Phenol (basic) in bulk, while rutile grade
Phenol imported material was of KMML was at Rs. 250 (basic)
Among the aromatic solvents, up by a rupee at Rs. 87 in bulk. for paint, ink and for plastic grade
C-9 was up by Rs. 5 at Rs. 90. Acetone imported material was at it was at Rs. 255.
Cyclohexane was at Rs. 96 in Rs. 90.
bulk, while Cyclohexanone was Among the imported materi-
up by Rs. 7 at Rs. 129 in bulk. Acetyls als, DuPont was quoted at Rs. 345
Acrylonitrile (imported) was Acetic acid imported was up (basic) per kg; Huntsman was
up by Rs. 2 at Rs. 121 in bulk. by Rs. 1.50 at Rs. 47.50 in bulk. at Rs. 270 and Tronox was at
Styrene monomer was up by Ethyl acetate was at Rs. 75 in Rs. 315. Chinese rutile was at
Rs. 4 at Rs. 104. Propylene glycol bulk, while Butyl acetate was at Rs. 210 (basic), Chinese anatase
eased down by Rs. 3 at Rs. 112 in Rs. 102 in bulk. Butyl cellosolve was at Rs. 175.

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