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China Chemical Market Vegetable Oil Market

Prices as on May 27, 2025
Name of Chemicals 27th May-2025 20th May-2025 Change Rapeseed, Sunfl ower rise; Castor falls
Acetone 781 792 -11
Acrylic Acid 1110 1055 55 Mixed trend prevailed in the market during the past week under
Acrylonitrile 1171 1189 -18 review. Rapeseed and Sunfl ower oils fi rmed up in the range of
Adipic Acid 1031 1027 4 2-3%, while Cottonseed oil moved up by just under a percent.
Aniline 1035 1059 -24 Castor oil was down by around 1.50%, while Linseed oil fell
Benzene 812 829 -17 marginally. Groundnut and Sesame oils remained steady. Among
Bisphenol-A 1221 1217 4 imported oils, RBD palmolein moved up by 0.35%, crude Palm
Butyl Acetate 953 962 -9
Butyl Acrylate 1181 1171 10 fell by over 0.40% and crude degummed Soyabean was down
n-Butanol 873 872 1 marginally. In solvent extracted oils, Soyabean was up by over
Chloroform 246 292 -46 0.80%, Rice brans gained 1.40% and Neem oil fell by over 0.60%.
Cyclohexane 1050 1046 4 Comparing the prices of some of the oils over the same period last
Cyclohexanone 1031 1052 -21 year, groundnut is cheaper by 7%. Rapeseed is costlier by 28%,
Dibutyl Phthalate 1097 1106 -9 while linseed is costlier by 31% and sunfl ower is up by 52%. Sesame
Diethylene Glycol 682 666 16 is cheaper by 3% and castor is costlier by 16%, while cottonseed
Dimethyl Formamide 573 571 2 is costlier by 35%. Neem is costlier by a percent.
Dioctyl Phthalate 1148 1134 14
Ethyl Acetate 760 756 4 May-2025 May-2025 Change Average Change
Ethyl Acrylate 1436 1430 6 Name of oils
Ethylene Dichloride 248 244 4 23rd 16th [%] May-2024 [%]
Ethylene Glycol 634 633 1 Local oils
2-Ethylhexyl Acrylate 1293 1281 12
Formaldehyde 158 160 -2 Groundnut oil 137,500 137,500 – 147,660 -6.88
Hydrogen Peroxide 97 98 -1 Rapeseed oil 140,000 136,000 2.94 109,360 28.02
Isobutyl Alcohol 976 990 -14
Isopropyl Alcohol 913 937 -24 Sunfl ower oil 133,000 130,500 1.92 87,340 52.28
Maleic Anhydride 927 929 -2 Linseed oil 129,000 129,500 -0.39 98,200 31.36
Methanol 321 328 -7
Methyl Ethyl Ketone 997 997 – Sesame oil 240,000 240,000 – 246,600 -2.68
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone 1241 1236 5 Washed cottonseed oil 127,000 126,000 0.79 94,280 34.71
Methylene Dichloride 302 298 4
Monoethanolamine 941 943 -2 Castor oil (commercial) 135,000 137,000 -1.46 116,708 15.67
Nitric Acid 209 214 -5 Imported oils
Phenol 939 940 -1
Phthalic Anhydride 978 979 -1 RBD palmolein 119,400 119,000 0.34 89,640 33.20
Polyvinyl Alcohol 1731 1725 6 Crude degummed soybean oil 119,400 119,500 -0.08 89,056 34.07
Propyl Acetate 955 942 13
Propylene Glycol 897 893 4 (ex-Mumbai)
Soda Ash 194 194 – Crude palm oil (5%) (ex-Kandla) 116,000 116,500 -0.43 87,612 32.40
Styrene 1130 1142 -12
Terephthalic Acid 685 693 -8 Solvent extracted oils
Titanium Dioxide 2102 2094 8 Soyabean oil (Indore) 116,000 115,000 0.87 88,092 31.68
Toluene 761 771 -10
Vinyl Acetate 779 790 -11 Rice bran oil (RG-I) 108,500 107,000 1.40 81,620 32.93
o-Xylene 991 991 – Rice bran oil (RG-II) (industrial) 105,500 104,000 1.44 79,060 33.44
Price in USD per mt Neem oil 160,000 161,000 -0.62 158,600 0.88
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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