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Mumbai Chemical Market

Phenol, Acetone and Cyclohexane move up;

Acrylonitrile, Caustic potash down

The week under review saw Propylene glycol was down by at Rs. 107.50 in bulk. Vinyl
prices of chemicals like cyclo- a rupee at Rs. 83 in bulk. MEK acetate was down by Rs. 1.50 at
hexane, phenol and acetone (imported) was down by Rs. 2 Rs. 72.50 in bulk.
going up from previously at Rs. 96 (basic).
reported levels while IPA, acrylo- Chloralkali
nitrile, cyclohexanone, caustic Methanol (imported) ruled Caustic soda flakes ruled
soda caustic potash and EDC up by a rupee at Rs. 34 in bulk, down by a rupee at Rs. 64 in bulk,
ruled lower. ex-Kandla. Dimethyl formamide and Caustic soda lye was down
(DMF) was at Rs. 62 per kg in by Rs. 1.50 at Rs. 39.50 (basic).
Toluene (RIL) was at Rs. 76 bulk. Caustic potash was down by
(basic) in bulk, while Toluene Rs. 4 at Rs. 125 in bulk. Ethylene
(BPCL) was at Rs. 76.50 Oxo alcohols dichloride was down by Rs. 3 at
(basic) in bulk and Rs. 121 for Domestic Octanol was at Rs. 96, Rs. 24 in bulk. Among the Chloro-
barrels. BPCL’s Benzene was while imported material was methanes, Methylene chloride
at Rs. 79.50, while Benzene selling at Rs. 97. Domestic was at Rs. 28 in bulk. Chloro-
(RIL) ruled at Rs. 83.50. Butanol was at Rs. 85 and form was at Rs. 13.25 in bulk.
imported material was at
Mixed xylene was at Rs. 70 Rs. 81.50. Domestic Isobutanol Phthalates
in bulk, while imported mixed ruled at Rs. 85.50 and imported DOP was at Rs. 115, while
xylene was selling down by material was at Rs. 81.50. DBP was at Rs. 113. DIBP was
Rs. 3 at Rs. 68 (basic). O-Xylene at Rs. 112. DBM was at Rs. 111
(OX) was at Rs. 87, while Fibre intermediates and DOA was at Rs. 136. DOM
imported material was down by MEG was down by Rs. 2 at was at Rs. 125.
Rs. 3 at Rs. 95 in bulk. Domestic Rs. 55 in bulk, while DEG was
Isopropyl alcohol was down by down by a rupee at Rs. 60 for Titanium dioxide
Rs. 3 at Rs. 94 in bulk and was bulk. PTA was at Rs. 75.50. Anatase grade Titanium
available at Rs. 152 for packed dioxide (TTPL) was at Rs. 195
material. Phenol (basic) in bulk, while rutile
Phenol imported material grade of KMML was at Rs. 258
Among the aromatic solvents, was up by a rupee at Rs. 86 in (basic) for paint, ink and for plastic
C-9 was down by Rs. 3 at bulk. Acetone imported material grade, the rate was at Rs. 263.
Rs. 80. Cyclohexane was up by was up by Rs. 3 at Rs. 77.
Rs. 1.50 at Rs. 96.50 in bulk, Among the imported mate
while Cyclohexanone was Acetyls rials, DuPont was quoted at
down by Rs. 6 at Rs. 114 in bulk. Acetic acid was at Rs. 36 Rs. 320 (basic) per kg; Huntsman
Acrylonitrile (imported) was in bulk. Ethyl acetate was at was at Rs. 250 and Tronox was
down by Rs. 13 at Rs. 122 in Rs. 64 in bulk, while Butyl acetate at Rs. 290. Chinese rutile was at
bulk. Styrene monomer was was at Rs. 85 in bulk. Butyl Rs. 205 (basic), Chinese anatase
down by a rupee at Rs. 98. cellosolve was up by Rs. 3.50 was at Rs. 180.

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