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Mumbai Chemical Market

Phenol, IPA, Styrene, EDC move up

The past week witnessed Methanol (imported) ruled was down by a rupee at Rs. 85
upward trend in prices of chemi- down by a rupee at Rs. 27 in bulk, in bulk.
cals like IPA, styrene, PTA, ex-Kandla. Dimethyl formamide
phenol and EDC, while acetone, (DMF) was down by Rs. 2 at Chloralkalies
DMF, methanol, acetic acid and Rs. 70 per kg in bulk. Caustic soda fl akes ruled at
acetates ruled lower. Rs. 57 in bulk, while Caustic
Oxo alcohols soda lye was at Rs. 30 (basic).
Toluene (RIL) was at Domestic Octanol was at Caustic potash was at Rs. 132
Rs. 81.50 (basic) in bulk, while Rs. 138 and imported material in bulk. Ethylene dichloride was
Toluene (BPCL) was also at was at Rs. 142. Domestic Butanol up by a rupee at Rs. 35 in bulk.
Rs. 81.50 (basic) in bulk and was at Rs. 94.50 and imported Among the Chloromethanes,
Rs. 127 for barrels. BPCL’s material was at Rs. 98. Domestic Methylene chloride was up by a
Benzene was at Rs. 75, while Isobutanol was at Rs. 90 and rupee at Rs. 26 in bulk. Chloro-
Benzene (RIL) ruled at Rs. 85. imported was at Rs. 99. form was at Rs. 11 in bulk.

Mixed xylene was at Rs. 84 in Fibre intermediates Phthalates
bulk, while imported mixed xylene MEG was down by a rupee at DOP was at Rs. 155 while
was at Rs. 88 (basic). O-Xylene Rs. 53 in bulk, while DEG was DBP was at Rs. 135. DIBP was
(OX) was at Rs. 90, while imported up by a rupee at Rs. 65 for bulk. at Rs. 130. DBM was at Rs. 135
material was up by a rupee at PTA was up by Rs. 2 at Rs. 89. and DOA was at Rs. 175. DOM
Rs. 92 in bulk. Domestic Isopropyl was at Rs. 165.
alcohol was up by Rs. 10 at Phenol
Rs. 148 in bulk and was available Phenol imported material was Titanium dioxide
at Rs. 184 for packed material. up by Rs. 5 at Rs. 98 in bulk. Anatase grade Titanium
Acetone imported material was dioxide (TTPL) was at Rs. 192
Among the aromatic solvents, down by a rupee at Rs. 91. (basic) in bulk, while rutile grade
C-9 was up by Rs. 2 at Rs. 89. of KMML was at Rs. 250 (basic)
Cyclohexane was at Rs. 98 in Acetyls for paint, ink and for plastic grade
bulk, while Cyclohexanone was Acetic acid imported was it was at Rs. 255.
at Rs. 124 in bulk. Acrylonitrile down by Rs. 2 at Rs. 44.50 in
(imported) was down by Rs. 4 at bulk. Ethyl acetate was down by Among the imported mate-
Rs. 118 in bulk. Styrene monomer a rupee at Rs. 73 in bulk, while rials, DuPont was quoted at Rs. 345
was up by Rs. 5 at Rs. 105. Butyl acetate was down by a (basic) per kg; Huntsman was at
Propylene glycol was at Rs. 111 rupee at Rs. 102 in bulk. Butyl Rs. 270 and Tronox was at Rs. 315.
in bulk. MEK (imported) was cellosolve was up by Rs. 6 at Chinese rutile was at Rs. 210 (basic),
at Rs. 106 (basic). Rs. 140 in bulk. Vinyl acetate Chinese anatase was at Rs. 175.

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