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China Chemical Market Vegetable Oil Market

Prices as on May 20, 2025
Name of Chemicals 20th May-2025 13th May-2025 Change Groundnut, Linseed and Castor fi rm up
Acetone 792 782 10
Acrylic Acid 1055 1042 13 Mixed trends prevailed in the market during the past week
Acrylonitrile 1189 1098 91 under review. Groundnut and Linseed oils were costlier by over
Adipic Acid 1027 989 38 1.50% each, while Castor and Cottonseed oils moved up by
Aniline 1059 978 81 just under a percent. Sunfl ower oil fell by a percent. Rapeseed
Benzene 829 761 68 and Sesame oils remained steady. Among imported oils, RBD
Bisphenol-A 1217 1254 -37 palmolein was down by over 3%, crude Palm fell by around
Butyl Acetate 962 949 13
Butyl Acrylate 1171 1133 38 2% and crude degummed Soyabean was down marginally. In
n-Butanol 872 846 26 solvent extracted oils, Soyabean was down by 3%, Rice brans
Chloroform 292 310 -18 fell marginally and Neem oil remained steady. Comparing
Cyclohexane 1046 1047 -1 the prices of some of the oils over the same period last year,
Cyclohexanone 1052 992 60 groundnut is cheaper by 7%. Rapeseed is costlier by 24%, while
Dibutyl Phthalate 1106 1101 5 linseed is costlier by 32% and sunfl ower is up by 49%. Sesame
Diethylene Glycol 666 651 15 is cheaper by 3% and castor is costlier by 17%, while cottonseed
Dimethyl Formamide 571 571 – is costlier by 34%. Neem is costlier by 2%.
Dioctyl Phthalate 1134 1092 42
Ethyl Acetate 756 756 – May-2025 May-2025 Change Average Change
Ethyl Acrylate 1430 1348 82 Name of oils
Ethylene Dichloride 244 255 -11 16th 09th [%] May-2024 [%]
Ethylene Glycol 633 613 20 Local oils
2-Ethylhexyl Acrylate 1281 1241 40
Formaldehyde 160 162 -2 Groundnut oil 137,500 135,000 1.85 147,660 -6.88
Hydrogen Peroxide 98 97 1 Rapeseed oil 136,000 136,000 – 109,360 24.36
Isobutyl Alcohol 990 973 17
Isopropyl Alcohol 937 936 1 Sunfl ower oil 130,500 132,000 -1.14 87,340 49.42
Maleic Anhydride 929 919 10 Linseed oil 129,500 127,500 1.57 98,200 31.87
Methanol 328 334 -6
Methyl Ethyl Ketone 997 1012 -15 Sesame oil 240,000 240,000 – 246,600 -2.68
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone 1236 1251 -15 Washed cottonseed oil 126,000 125,000 0.80 94,280 33.64
Methylene Dichloride 298 285 13
Monoethanolamine 943 959 -16 Castor oil (commercial) 137,000 136,000 0.74 116,708 17.39
Nitric Acid 214 215 -1 Imported oils
Phenol 940 919 21
Phthalic Anhydride 979 968 11 RBD palmolein 119,000 123,000 -3.25 89,640 32.75
Polyvinyl Alcohol 1725 1629 96 Crude degummed soybean oil 119,500 119,900 -0.33 89,056 34.19
Propyl Acetate 942 1112 -170
Propylene Glycol 893 869 24 (ex-Mumbai)
Soda Ash 194 193 1 Crude palm oil (5%) (ex-Kandla) 116,500 118,700 -1.85 87,612 32.97
Styrene 1142 1067 75
Terephthalic Acid 693 679 14 Solvent extracted oils
Titanium Dioxide 2094 2113 -19 Soyabean oil (Indore) 115,000 118,500 -2.95 88,092 30.55
Toluene 771 742 29
Vinyl Acetate 790 796 -6 Rice bran oil (RG-I) 107,000 106,500 0.47 81,620 31.10
o-Xylene 991 987 4 Rice bran oil (RG-II) (industrial) 104,000 103,500 0.48 79,060 31.55
Price in USD per mt Neem oil 162,000 162,000 – 158,600 2.14
The above prices are provided by Ms. Annie An of ECHEMI www.echemi.com, (Email: annie@echemi.com)
The prices are published only with a view to give some ideas of the market conditions. Note: Rates in Rs. per ton.
Source: Solvent Extractors Association of India.

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