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Mumbai Chemical Market

IPA, Acetone, Methylene chloride fi rm up; Caustic

potash, Octanol, Phenol down

The week under review saw bulk, ex-Kandla. MEK (imported) cellosolve was up by Rs. 2 at
prices of chemicals like acetone, was up by a rupee at Rs. 90 Rs. 110 in bulk. Vinyl acetate
isopropyl alcohol, cyclohexa- (basic), ex-Kandla. was down by Rs. 3 at Rs. 67 in bulk.
none, butyl acetate, methylene
chloride and chloroform gaining Methanol (imported) was Chloralkalies
over previously reported levels, down by a rupee at Rs. 23 in Caustic soda fl akes ruled
while caustic soda fl akes, caustic bulk, ex-Kandla. Dimethyl forma- down by a rupee at Rs. 57 in bulk,
potash, octanol, styrene, vinyl mide (DMF) was at Rs. 84 per kg while Caustic soda lye was at
acetate and phenol ruled lower. in bulk. Rs. 32 (basic). Caustic potash
eased lower by Rs. 8 at Rs. 123
Toluene (RIL) was at Rs. 85 Oxo alcohols in bulk. Ethylene dichloride was
(basic) in bulk, while Toluene Domestic Octanol was down at Rs. 26.50 in bulk. Among the
(BPCL) was at Rs. 87 (basic) by a rupee at Rs. 113 and imported Chloromethanes, Methylene
in bulk and Rs. 130 for barrels. material was down by Rs. 5.50 chloride gained Rs. 4 at Rs. 45
BPCL’s Benzene was at Rs. 80, at Rs. 106.50. Domestic Butanol in bulk. Chloroform was up by a
while Benzene (RIL) ruled at was at Rs. 95 and imported rupee at Rs. 16 in bulk.
Rs. 84. material was at Rs. 81.50.
Domestic Isobutanol was at Rs. 96 Phthalates
Mixed xylene was at Rs. 84 and imported was at Rs. 77.50. DOP was at Rs. 132 while
in bulk, while imported mixed DBP was at Rs. 120. DIBP was
xylene was up by a rupee at Rs. 83 Fibre intermediates at Rs. 117. DBM was at Rs. 131
(basic). O-Xylene (OX) was at MEG was at Rs. 46.50 in bulk, and DOA was at Rs. 151. DOM
Rs. 95, while imported material while DEG was down by Rs. 2 was at Rs. 140.
was at Rs. 96 in bulk. Domestic at Rs. 63 for bulk. TEG was at
Isopropyl alcohol was up by Rs. 100 in bulk and Rs. 107 for Titanium dioxide
Rs. 13 at Rs. 116 in bulk and was packed material. PTA was at Rs. 86. Anatase grade Titanium di-
available at Rs. 139 for packed oxide (TTPL) was at Rs. 190 (basic)
material. Phenol in bulk, while rutile grade of
Phenol imported material was KMML was at Rs. 250 (basic) for
Among the aromatic solvents, down by a rupee at Rs. 88 in bulk. paint & inks and for plastic grade
C-9 was down by Rs. 2 at Rs. 84. Acetone imported material was it was at Rs. 255.
Cyclohexane ruled at Rs. 100 in up by Rs. 6 at Rs. 93.
bulk, while Cyclohexanone was Among the imported mate-
up by Rs. 2 at Rs. 112 in bulk. Acetyls rials, DuPont was quoted at Rs. 350
Acrylonitrile (imported) was Acetic acid imported was (basic) per kg; Huntsman was at
up by Rs. 2 at Rs. 102 in bulk. down by a rupee at Rs. 40 in bulk. Rs. 275 and Tronox was at Rs. 320.
Styrene monomer was down by Ethyl acetate was at Rs. 77 in Chinese rutile was at Rs. 215
Rs. 4 at Rs. 90, ex-Kandla. Pro- bulk, while Butyl acetate was up (basic), Chinese anatase was at
pylene glycol was at Rs. 100 in by Rs. 2 at Rs. 104 in bulk. Butyl Rs. 180.

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