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Materials Imported Materials Exported

Adipic acid Dec-24 Methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) Dec-24 Export of organic chemicals, December 2024
Top-50 exported products by volume
Qty FOB Value FOB Price
Qty FOB Value FOB Price
Nov-24 Nov-24 Product [Tonnes] [Rs. mn] [Rs./kg] Product [Tonnes] [Rs. mn] [Rs./kg] Product [Tonnes] [Rs./kg]

Qty FOB Price

Isophthalic acid purified Oct-24 Toluene diisocyanate (TDI) Oct-24 Abacavir sulphate 1.20 18.64 15,534 Acetic acid, biobased 75.20 6.94 54 Benzene 107,700 75
Russia
129.01
Bangladesh
60
26,000
Amyl methyl ether, t- (TAME)
UAE

49
3.70
Sep-24 Methyl methacrylate Sep-24 Acebrophylline 0.67 7.42 11,115 Nepal 35.93 2.12 59 Methylaniline, N- (Monomethyl aniline) 22,621 195
Butadiene, 1,3-
15,300
82
1.12
Brazil
60
Singapore
18.80
2-Ethylhexanol Aug-24 Jul-24 Aug-24 Jul-24 El Salvador 0.01 0.12 11,686 Acetic acid, food grade 3.77 118 Methyl t-butyl ether (MTBE) 10,500 56
Trends in prices (Rs./kg) for some major organic chemicals imported into India
10,500
Xylenediamine, m-
83

65
Xylene, p-
10,500
Aceclofenac
32.00
Philippines
8,929
Ethyl acetate
74
1,591
Bangladesh
7.95

5.00
Jun-24 L-Lysine monoHCl (Feed grade) Jun-24 Nepal 0.73 0.73 1,012 Acetic acid, natural 2.00 0.50 248 Sorbitol (Liquid) 8,655 48
32
6,749
Methanol

USA
Styrene Acefylline piperazine Belgium 2.00 0.49 247 Dichlorobenzene, p- 5,916 105
78
4,905
Lecithin, soya (liquid)
May-24 Methyl isobutyl ketone May-24 Pakistan 3.93 4.42 1,136 Acetic anhydride 1,074.80 82.37 77 Methylene chloride; (Dichloromethane) 3,975 45

51
3,660
Dimethyl sulphate
Belgium
Acesulfame potassium (Acesulfame K)
1-Tetradecene Apr-24 Mar-24 Aniline Apr-24 Mar-24 Angola 0.03 0.02 749 South Korea 582.94 35.05 63 Phenoxyethanol, 2- 2,894 171
Formaldehyde (Formalin)
2,711
19
20.08
Bangladesh

282.24
71
169
Hydroxystearic acid ester, 12-
2,451
Vietnam
184.80
78
14.38
Acetaldehyde
85
Acetic anhydride
2,344
76
Turkey 648.57 60.44 94 USA 176.90 14.97 100 Isophthalic acid 2,390 69
25.20
2.51
Russia
Feb-24 Feb-24 Acetamido-5-chloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid Taiwan 16.80 1.32 79 Acetone 2,277 94
Cumene 2-Ethylhexyl acrylate methyl ester, 4- Diethyl phthalate (DEP) 2,147 128
324
2,090
Metformin HCl
Jan-24 Jan-24 Italy 3.00 15.55 5,185 Acetoacet-o-anisidide 33.38 242 Methylstyrene, alpha- 2,032 112
USA
138.08

Acetanilide Erucic acid 2,019 331
140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 220 170 120 70 20 -30 France 0.50 0.97 1,931 Acetoacetanilide Phenol 2,006 97
Brazil 0.50 0.26 530 USA 50.88 8.76 173 Acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulphonic acid, 2- 1,866 274
164
Acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulphonic acid 1,746

Methyl ethyl ketone Dec-24 Nov-24 Epichlorohydrin Dec-24 Nov-24 Acetanisole 0.20 0.14 701 Acetoacetoxyethyl methacrylate, 2- (2-Methacry- sodium salt, 2- 1,725 370
Paracetamol (4-Acetamidophenol/
USA
loyloxy)ethyl acetoacetate)
Acetaminophen)
USA
195.40
398
491.60

Acetic acid
52
1,645
Acetazolamide
36.00
337
12.12
Netherlands
Diethylene glycol (DEG)
54
1,338
Monosodium glutamate Oct-24 Propylene oxide Oct-24 Canada 2.50 13.33 5,334 China 30.00 11.22 374 Methyl diethanolamine 1,363 145
3.12
6.93
433
0.70
16.00
Taiwan
4,451
Australia
Hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid, 1,315
109
6.02
Taiwan
14.00

430
1- (HEDP)

Acetic acid
Sep-24 Butyl acrylate Sep-24 UAE 300.80 14.18 47 Acetone 617.38 56.71 96 Terephthaloyl chloride 1,283 194
24
Sodium acetate trihydrate
1,240
56
216.46
Oman
11.48
UAE
Isopropyl alcohol Aug-24 Jul-24 Aug-24 Jul-24 Bangladesh 195.51 10.00 51 Iran 281.60 26.40 90 Chloramine 1,162 1,279
89
1,124
Chlorobenzene
78
8.18
Nigeria
151.00
61
80
230.53
17.97
Georgia
1,114
Chloroform (Trichloromethane)
24
126.00
6.46
52
USA
138.55
80
11.11
Sri Lanka
1,105
Menthol, L-
79
Sri Lanka
124.22
9.77
Kenya
4.45
87.92
51
Jun-24 Bisphenol A Jun-24 Myanmar 94.01 4.76 51 Saudi Arabia 133.94 11.76 89 Sodium citrate 1,098 136
648
1,083
Dihydromyrcenol
Saudi Arabia
95.20
Tanzania
66.60
3.20
48
7.58
80
Phenol Tanzania 53.16 2.71 56 Kenya 75.68 6.90 93 Triethylene glycol (TEG) 1,057 110
May-24 Cyclohexanone May-24 South Africa 49.70 2.78 56 Syria 74.88 7.94 106 Monochlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) 1,032 333
437
Erucamide
1,025
102
7.62
Ghana
49
74.40
2.35
Yemen
48.16
157
Benzyl alcohol (Technica/purel grade)
1,025
Madagascar
45.40
51
2.30
Algeria
49.92
4.12
83
n-Propanol Apr-24 Mar-24 Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether Apr-24 Mar-24 Israel 42.78 2.64 62 Bangladesh 64.64 4.87 110 Cresol, p- 991 245
198
Cetyl alcohol (1-Hexadecanol; n-Hexadecyl
949
49.92
58
Cameroon
2.33
USA
39.90
92
4.58
alcohol)
1.27
48.96
53
Jordan
23.80
82
Mauritius
3.99
Toluene
945
86
4.10
85
Nigeria
50
1.20
23.80
48.00
Zimbabwe
95
tetrasodium salt, 1-
Butyl acetate Feb-24 Jan-24 Acrylonitrile Feb-24 Jan-24 Cote D Ivoire 21.60 1.11 51 Canada 47.36 4.48 114 Hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid 903 129
21.00
1.06
Malta
Democratic Republic 27.84
51
2.85
66
Dimethylamine HCl 60%
899
45
Of The Congo
Nepal
20.00
0.90
Melamine
889
85
Kuwait 17.00 0.80 47 Philippines 25.60 2.51 98
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