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Mumbai Chemical Market

Uptrend in PTA, Octanol, Caustic potash and Methylene

chloride; Cyclohexane, IPA, O-xylene move down

Chemicals like propylene rupee at Rs. 85 in bulk. MEK Rs. 2.50 at Rs. 100 in bulk. Vinyl
glycol, caustic potash, octanol (imported) was down by a rupee acetate was up by a rupee at
and PTA were selling higher at Rs. 90 (basic). Rs. 72 in bulk.
during the past week under
review, while benzene, toluene, Methanol (imported) ruled Chloralkali
o-xylene, cyclohexane, styrene, down by a rupee at Rs. 24 in Caustic soda fl akes ruled
acetic acid and chloroform ruled bulk, ex-Kandla. Dimethyl at Rs. 61 in bulk, and Caustic
lower. formamide (DMF) was down soda lye was down by a rupee at
by Rs. 1.50 at Rs. 58 per kg Rs. 36.50 (basic). Caustic potash
Toluene (RIL) was down by in bulk. was up by a rupee at Rs. 119
a rupee at Rs. 63 (basic) in bulk, in bulk. Ethylene dichloride
while Toluene (BPCL) was Oxo alcohols was down by a rupee at Rs. 16
down by Rs. 2 at Rs. 64 (basic) Domestic Octanol was up by in bulk. Among the Chloro-
in bulk and Rs. 120 for barrels. Rs. 2 at Rs. 93, while imported methanes, Methylene chloride
BPCL’s Benzene was down by material was up by a rupee at was up by Rs. 2 at Rs. 37 in
Rs. 6 at Rs. 68, while Benzene Rs. 94. Domestic Butanol was at bulk. Chloroform was down at
(RIL) was down by Rs. 4 at Rs. 64. Rs. 74 and imported material was Rs. 13 in bulk.
at Rs. 72. Domestic Isobutanol
Mixed xylene was up by ruled at Rs. 75 and imported mate- Phthalates
Rs. 2.50 at Rs. 66.50 in bulk, rial was down by Rs. 3 at Rs. 70. DOP was at Rs. 115, while
while imported mixed xylene DBP was at Rs. 111. DIBP was
was down by a rupee at Rs. 67 Fibre intermediates at Rs. 110. DBM was at Rs. 108
(basic). O-Xylene (OX) was MEG was at Rs. 52 in bulk, and DOA was at Rs. 129. DOM
down by Rs. 9 at Rs. 84, while while DEG was down by a rupee was at Rs. 118.
imported material was at Rs. 90 at Rs. 64.50 for bulk. PTA was
in bulk. Domestic Isopropyl up by Rs. 5 at Rs. 72. Titanium dioxide
alcohol was down by a rupee Anatase grade Titanium
at Rs. 83 in bulk and at Rs. 141 Phenol dioxide (TTPL) was at Rs. 220
for packed material. Phenol imported material (basic) in bulk, while rutile grade
was down by Rs. 1.50 at Rs. 86 of KMML was at Rs. 263 (basic)
Among the aromatic solvents, in bulk. Acetone imported mate- for paint, ink and for plastic
C-9 was down by Rs. 4.50 at rial was down by Rs. 1.50 at grade, the rate was at Rs. 268.
Rs. 72.50. Cyclohexane was Rs. 72.50.
down by Rs. 4 at Rs. 76 in bulk, Among the imported mate-
while Cyclohexanone was down Acetyls rials, DuPont was quoted at
by a rupee at Rs. 100 in bulk. Acetic acid was down by Rs. 320 (basic) per kg; Huntsman
Acrylonitrile (imported) was at Rs. 2.50 at Rs. 35 in bulk. Ethyl was at Rs. 265 and Tronox was
Rs. 100 in bulk. Styrene mono- acetate was at Rs. 66 in bulk, while at Rs. 290. Chinese rutile was at
mer was down by Rs. 3 at Rs. 83. Butyl acetate was at Rs. 79 in Rs. 235 (basic), Chinese anatase
Propylene glycol was up by a bulk. Butyl cellosolve was up by was at Rs. 210.

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