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Mumbai Chemical Market
Oxo alcohols, Caustic soda fl akes down; Caustic
potash gains
The week under review saw
uptick in price of caustic potash
while caustic soda fl akes and
oxo alcohols moved down.
Toluene (RIL) was at Rs. 76
(basic) in bulk, while Toluene
(BPCL) was at Rs. 76.50
(basic) in bulk and Rs. 121 for
barrels. BPCL’s Benzene was at
Rs. 79.50, while Benzene (RIL)
ruled at Rs. 83.50.
Mixed xylene was at Rs. 70
in bulk, while imported mixed
xylene was selling steady at
Rs. 71 (basic). O-Xylene (OX) was
at Rs. 87, while imported mate-
rial was at Rs. 98 in bulk.
Domestic Isopropyl alcohol was at
Rs. 97 in bulk and was available
at Rs. 153 for packed material.
Among the aromatic solvents,
C-9 was at Rs. 83. Cyclohexane
was at Rs. 95 in bulk, while
Cyclohexanone was at Rs. 120
in bulk. Acrylonitrile (imported)
was at Rs. 135 in bulk. Styrene
monomer was at Rs. 99.
Propylene glycol was at Rs. 84
in bulk. MEK (imported) was
at Rs. 98 (basic).
Methanol (imported) ruled
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at Rs. 33 in bulk, ex-Kandla. Chloralkali
Dimethyl formamide (DMF) Caustic soda fl akes ruled
was at Rs. 62 per kg in bulk. down by Rs. 2 at Rs. 65 in bulk,
and Caustic soda lye was at
Oxo alcohols Rs. 41 (basic). Caustic potash
Domestic Octanol was down was up by Rs. 7 at Rs. 129 in
by a rupee at Rs. 96, while bulk. Ethylene dichloride was
imported material was also selling at Rs. 27 in bulk. Among the
down by a rupee at Rs. 97. Chloromethanes, Methylene
Domestic Butanol was down by chloride was at Rs. 28 in bulk.
Rs. 2.50 at Rs. 85 and imported Chloroform was at Rs. 13.50
material also fell by Rs. 2.50 at in bulk.
Rs. 81.50. Domestic Isobutanol
ruled down by Rs. 2 at Rs. 85.50 Phthalates
and imported material was down DOP was at Rs. 115, while
by Rs. 1.50 was at Rs. 81.50. DBP was at Rs. 113. DIBP was
at Rs. 112. DBM was at Rs. 111
Fibre intermediates and DOA was at Rs. 136. DOM
MEG was at Rs. 57 in bulk, was at Rs. 125.
while DEG was at Rs. 61 for
bulk. PTA was at Rs. 75.50. Titanium dioxide
Anatase grade Titanium
Phenol dioxide (TTPL) was at Rs. 195
Phenol imported material (basic) in bulk, while rutile grade
was at Rs. 85 in bulk. Acetone of KMML was at Rs. 258 (basic)
imported material was at Rs. 74. for paint, ink and for plastic
grade, the rate was at Rs. 263.
Acetyls
Acetic acid was at Rs. 36 in Among the imported mate-
bulk. Ethyl acetate was at rials, DuPont was quoted at
Rs. 64 in bulk, while Butyl acetate Rs. 320 (basic) per kg; Huntsman
was at Rs. 85 in bulk. Butyl was at Rs. 250 and Tronox was
cellosolve was at Rs. 104 in at Rs. 290. Chinese rutile was at
bulk. Vinyl acetate was at Rs. 74 Rs. 205 (basic), Chinese anatase
in bulk. was at Rs. 180.
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