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Mumbai Chemical Market

Phenol, Vinyl acetate, MEK move up; Chloroform,

Methylene chloride, Cyclohexanone ease

The week under review saw (imported) was up by Rs. 2 at acetate gained Rs. 6 at Rs. 86
prices of chemicals like di Rs. 106 (basic). in bulk.
methyl formamide, phenol, ace-
tone, vinyl acetate and caus- Methanol (imported) ruled Chloralkalies
tic soda flakes ruling higher, up by a rupee at Rs. 28 in bulk, Caustic soda fl akes ruled up
while chloroform cyclohexa- ex-Kandla. Dimethyl formamide by a rupee at Rs. 57 in bulk, while
none and propylene glycol (DMF) was up by Rs. 2 at Rs. 72 Caustic soda lye was down
moved down. per kg in bulk. by Rs. 2 at Rs. 30.50 (basic).
Caustic potash was up by a
Toluene (RIL) was at Oxo alcohols rupee at Rs. 132 in bulk. Ethylene
Rs. 81.50 (basic) in bulk, while Domestic Octanol was at Rs. 140 dichloride was at Rs. 34 in bulk.
Toluene (BPCL) was also at and imported material was at Among the Chloromethanes,
Rs. 81.50 (basic) in bulk and Rs. 127 Rs. 142. Domestic Butanol was Methylene chloride was down
for barrels. BPCL’s Benzene at Rs. 96 and imported material by Rs. 2 at Rs. 25 in bulk. Chloro-
was at Rs. 75, while Benzene was at Rs. 98. Domestic Isobu- form was down by a rupee at
(RIL) ruled at Rs. 85. tanol was at Rs. 90 and imported Rs. 11 in bulk.
material was at Rs. 99.
Mixed xylene was at Rs. 84 Phthalates
in bulk, while imported mixed Fibre intermediates DOP was at Rs. 155 while
xylene was down by Rs. 4 at MEG was at Rs. 54 in bulk, DBP was at Rs. 135. DIBP was
Rs. 88 (basic). O-Xylene (OX) while DEG was down by a rupee at Rs. 130. DBM was at Rs. 135
was at Rs. 90, while imported at Rs. 64 for bulk. PTA was at and DOA was at Rs. 175. DOM
material was at Rs. 91 in bulk. Rs. 87. was at Rs. 165.
Domestic Isopropyl alcohol
was at Rs. 138 in bulk and was Phenol Titanium dioxide
available at Rs. 184 for packed Phenol imported material was Anatase grade Titanium
material. up by Rs. 5 at Rs. 93 in bulk. dioxide (TTPL) was at Rs. 192
Acetone imported material was (basic) in bulk, while rutile
Among the aromatic solvents, up by Rs. 2 at Rs. 92. grade of KMML was at Rs. 250
C-9 was at Rs. 87. Cyclohexane (basic) for paint, ink and for
was down by a rupee at Rs. 98 Acetyls plastic grade it was at Rs. 255.
in bulk, while Cyclohexanone Acetic acid imported was up
slumped by Rs. 6 at Rs. 124 in by Rs. 2 at Rs. 46.50 in bulk. Among the imported mate-
bulk. Acrylonitrile (imported) Ethyl acetate was at Rs. 74 in rials, DuPont was quoted at Rs. 345
was at Rs. 122 in bulk. Styrene bulk, while Butyl acetate was (basic) per kg; Huntsman was at
monomer was at Rs. 100. Pro- up by Rs. 2 at Rs. 103 in bulk. Rs. 270 and Tronox was at Rs. 315.
pylene glycol was down by a Butyl cellosolve was down by Chinese rutile was at Rs. 210 (basic),
rupee at Rs. 111 in bulk. MEK Rs. 6 at Rs. 134 in bulk. Vinyl Chinese anatase was at Rs. 175.

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