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Mumbai Chemical Market

Toluene, Mixed xylene & Butanol move up; Acetic

acid, Styrene & PTA down

Uptrend was seen in the prices Methanol (imported) ruled acetate was up by a rupee at
of chemicals like butanol, down by Rs. 1.50 at Rs. 25.50 Rs. 81 in bulk.
acetone, cyclohexane and toluene in bulk, ex-Kandla. Dimethyl
during the past week under formamide (DMF) was at Rs. 68 Chloralkalies
review, while PTA, cyclohexa- per kg in bulk. Caustic soda fl akes ruled at
none, acetic acid and styrene Rs. 61 in bulk, while Caustic
trended lower. Oxo alcohols soda lye was down at Rs. 32.50
Domestic Octanol was at Rs. (basic). Caustic potash was
Toluene (RIL) was up by 131 and imported material was at at Rs. 122 in bulk. Ethylene
Rs. 6.50 at Rs. 89 (basic) in bulk, Rs. 132. Domestic Butanol was dichloride was at Rs. 28.50 in
while Toluene (BPCL) was up up by Rs. 2.50 at Rs. 92.50 and bulk. Among the Chlorometh-
by Rs. 2 at Rs. 85 (basic) in bulk imported material was up by a anes, Methylene chloride was at
and Rs. 122 for barrels. BPCL’s rupee at Rs. 93. Domestic Iso- Rs. 25 in bulk. Chloroform was
Benzene was at Rs. 89, while butanol was up by a rupee at at Rs. 11 in bulk.
Benzene (RIL) ruled at Rs. 93. Rs. 93, while imported material
was down by Rs. 2 at Rs. 93. Phthalates
Mixed xylene was up by DOP was down by Rs. 3 at
Rs. 3 at Rs. 89 in bulk, while Fibre intermediates Rs. 140, while DBP was up by a
imported mixed xylene was at Rs. 90 MEG was down by a rupee at rupee at Rs. 126. DIBP was up by
(basic). O-Xylene (OX) was up Rs. 50 in bulk, while DEG was a rupee at Rs. 125. DBM was up by
by Rs. 2 at Rs. 93, while imported down by a rupee at Rs. 63 for Rs. 1.50 at Rs. 128.50 and DOA
material was down by Rs. 3 at bulk. PTA was down by Rs. 4 at was down by a rupee at Rs. 169.
Rs. 105 in bulk. Domestic Iso- Rs. 82. DOM was down by Rs. 5 at Rs. 155.
propyl alcohol was at Rs. 118 in
bulk and was available at Rs. 168 Phenol Titanium dioxide
for packed material. Phenol imported material was Anatase grade Titanium
down by a rupee at Rs. 95 in bulk. dioxide (TTPL) was at Rs. 195
Among the aromatic solvents, Acetone imported material was (basic) in bulk, while rutile grade
C-9 was at Rs. 88. Cyclohexane up by Rs. 4 at Rs. 103. of KMML was at Rs. 258 (basic)
was up by a rupee at Rs. 108 in for paint, ink and for plastic grade
bulk, while Cyclohexanone was Acetyls it was at Rs. 263.
down by Rs. 2 at Rs. 121 in bulk. Acetic acid imported was
Acrylonitrile (imported) was up down by a rupee at Rs. 38 Among the imported mate-
by a rupee at Rs. 114 in bulk. in bulk. Ethyl acetate was rials, DuPont was quoted at
Styrene monomer was down by at Rs. 70 in bulk, while Rs. 350 (basic) per kg; Huntsman
Rs. 3 at Rs. 105. Propylene glycol Butyl acetate was down by was at Rs. 280 and Tronox was
was down by Rs. 2 at Rs. 99 in Rs. 2 at Rs. 94 in bulk. Butyl at Rs. 320. Chinese rutile was at
bulk. MEK (imported) was at cellosolve was down by Rs. 3 Rs. 225 (basic), Chinese anatase
Rs. 107 (basic). at Rs. 142 in bulk. Vinyl was at Rs. 185.

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