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Mumbai Chemical Market

PTA, MEG and Xylenes move up; Caustic soda

fl akes, Cyclohexane rule lower

The week under review was at Rs. 85 in bulk. MEK Vinyl acetate was at Rs. 73 in
saw prices of mixed xylene, (imported) was at Rs. 98 (basic). bulk.
o-xylene, MEG and PTA ruling
higher from previously reported Methanol (imported) ruled Chloralkali
levels, while cyclohexane, caustic at Rs. 29.50 in bulk, ex-Kandla. Caustic soda fl akes ruled
soda fl akes and caustic potash Dimethyl formamide (DMF) down by Rs. 2 at Rs. 65 in bulk,
ruled lower. was at Rs. 62 per kg in bulk. and Caustic soda lye was at
Rs. 40 (basic). Caustic potash was
Toluene (RIL) was down by Oxo alcohols down by Rs. 5 at Rs. 125 in bulk.
a rupee at Rs. 76 (basic) in bulk, Domestic Octanol was at Ethylene dichloride was at Rs. 28
while Toluene (BPCL) was at Rs. 95, while imported material in bulk. Among the Chloro-
Rs. 76.50 (basic) in bulk and Rs. 122 was selling at Rs. 96. Domestic methanes, Methylene chloride
for barrels. BPCL’s Benzene was Butanol was up at Rs. 84.50 was at Rs. 29 in bulk. Chloro-
down by Rs. 2.50 at Rs. 79.50, and imported material was up by form was at Rs. 15.50 in bulk.
while Benzene (RIL) ruled up by Rs. 2.50 at Rs. 81.50. Domestic
a rupee at Rs. 83.50. Isobutanol ruled at Rs. 85 and Phthalates
imported material was up by DOP was at Rs. 115, while
Mixed xylene was up by Rs. 2 at Rs. 83. DBP was at Rs. 113. DIBP was
Rs. 3 at Rs. 71 in bulk, while at Rs. 112. DBM was at Rs. 111
imported mixed xylene was Fibre intermediates and DOA was at Rs. 136. DOM
selling steady at Rs. 71 (basic). MEG was up by Rs. 5 at Rs. 60 was at Rs. 125.
O-Xylene (OX) was up by Rs. 5 at in bulk, while DEG was at
Rs. 87, while imported material Rs. 56 for bulk. PTA was up by Titanium dioxide
was at Rs. 95 in bulk. Domestic Rs. 2.50 at Rs. 75.50. Anatase grade Titanium
Isopropyl alcohol was at Rs. 96 dioxide (TTPL) was at Rs. 195
in bulk and was available at Phenol (basic) in bulk, while rutile grade
Rs. 155 for packed material. Phenol imported material of KMML was at Rs. 258 (basic)
was at Rs. 82 in bulk. Acetone for paint, ink and for plastic
Among the aromatic solvents, imported material was at Rs. 72. grade, the rate was at Rs. 263.
C-9 was at Rs. 73.50. Cyclohexane Among the imported materials,
was down by a rupee at Rs. 93 Acetyls DuPont was quoted at Rs. 320
in bulk, while Cyclohexanone Acetic acid was at Rs. 37.50 (basic) per kg; Huntsman was
was at Rs. 117 in bulk. Acrylo- in bulk. Ethyl acetate was at at Rs. 250 and Tronox was at
nitrile (imported) was at Rs. 130 Rs. 64 in bulk, while Butyl acetate Rs. 290. Chinese rutile was at
in bulk. Styrene monomer was was at Rs. 87 in bulk. Butyl Rs. 205 (basic), Chinese anatase
at Rs. 97. Propylene glycol cellosolve was at Rs. 105 in bulk. was at Rs. 180.

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