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Materials Imported                                                                                                                                                                Materials Exported



                                                   Acrylonitrile  Aug-24                           Methylene diphenyl  diisocyanate (MDI)  Aug-24  Export of organic chemicals, August 2024

                                                                                                                                     Qty  FOB Value FOB Price
                                                                                                                                                                       Qty  FOB Value FOB Price
                                                      Jul-24                                          Jul-24          Product     [Tonnes]   [Rs. mn]  [Rs./kg]   Product   [Tonnes]   [Rs. mn]  [Rs./kg]   Top-50 exported products by volume


                                                                                                                                                                                          Product
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Qty  FOB Price
                                                   Phthalic anhydride  Jun-24  May-24              Methyl methacrylate  Jun-24  May-24  Acebrophylline     0.33  3.64  11,208  Acetoacet-o-anisidide   30.05  243  Benzene   [Tonnes]  [Rs./kg]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       81
                                                                                                                                                                                                             109,798
                                                                                                                     Brazil
                                                                                                                                                                    123.52
                                                                                                                                                       USA

                                                                                                                                                                                         Xylene, p-
                                                                                                                                                                                                             40,425
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       81

                                                                                                                     Aceclofenac
                                                                                                                                                                                         Amyl methyl ether, t- (TAME)
                                                                                                                                                                                                             20,500
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       63
                                                                                                                                                       Acetoacet-o-toluidide
                                                   Isononyl alcohol  Apr-24  Mar-24                Aniline  Apr-24  Mar-24  Pakistan  2.20  2.49  1,159  USA         65.44   16.10  246  Butadiene, 1,3-     18,600   109
                                                                                                                                                                                                             10,498
                                                                                                                     Bangladesh
                                                                                                                                                 1,241
                                                                                                                                            2.48
                                                                                                                                    2.00
                                                                                                                                                                                         Sorbitol (Liquid)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       47

        Trends in prices (Rs./kg) for some major organic chemicals imported into India
                                                                                                                                                 1,944
                                                                                                                                                                                         Methyl t-butyl ether (MTBE)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       63
                                                                                                                                            0.58
                                                                                                                                    0.30
                                                                                                                     Mexico
                                                                                                                                                                                                              7,350
                                                                                                                                                       Acetoacetanilide
                                                                                                                     Kenya
                                                                                                                                    0.05
                                                                                                                                                  975
                                                                                                                                            0.05
                                                                                                                                                                                         Ethyl acetate
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       75
                                                                                                                                                                                                              7,006
                                                                                                                                                                                    178
                                                                                                                                                                             12.96
                                                                                                                                                       USA
                                                                                                                                                                     72.64
                                                                                                                     Lebanon
                                                                                                                                    0.05
                                                                                                                                            0.07
                                                                                                                                                 1,403
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       71
                                                                                                                                                                                                              5,775
                                                                                                                                                                                         Ethylene

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       74
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       53
                                                                                                                                                                                         Acetic acid
                                                                                                                                                                                                              4,035
                                                   Monosodium  glutamate  Feb-24  Jan-24           Methyl isobutyl ketone  Feb-24  Jan-24    Acefylline piperazine   4.63  5.77  1,294  Acetoacetoxyethyl methacrylate, 2- (2-Meth- 392    Acetic anhydride   4,425  219

                                                                                                                                                       acryloyloxy)ethyl acetoacetate)
                                                                                                                     Pakistan
                                                                                                                                                                                         Methylaniline, N- (Monomethyl aniline)
                                                                                                                                                                                                              3,717
                                                                                                                                                       USA
                                                                                                                                                                            108.86
                                                                                                                                                                    279.06

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       83
                                                                                                                                                                                         Cyclohexane
                                                                                                                                                                                                              3,150
                                                                                                                                                       Netherlands
                                                                                                                                                                                    393
                                                                                                                                                                     36.00
                                                                                                                                                                             14.15
                                                                                                                     Acetamido-5-chloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid methyl
                                                                                                                                                                                         Dimethyl sulphate
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       48
                                                                                                                                                                                                              3,143
                                                                                                                                                                             8.58
                                                                                                                                                                     21.60
                                                                                                                                                       China
                                                                                                                                                                                    399
                                                   Methyl ethyl ketone  Dec-23  Nov-23             Ethylene glycol  monobutyl ether  Dec-23  ester, 4-   1.50  7.67  5,111  UAE   18.00  8.02  445  Lecithin, soya (liquid)   3,141  124
                                                                                                                     Italy
                                                                                                                                                                                                              3,090
                                                                                                                                                                                         Dichlorobenzene, p-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       84
                                                                                                                                                       Australia
                                                                                                                                                                     16.00
                                                                                                                                                                             6.95
                                                                                                                                                                                    435

                                                                                                                                                                                         Phthalic anhydride
                                                                                                                                                                                                              2,645
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       99
                                                                                                                                                                                    431
                                                                                                                                                                     10.00
                                                                                                                                                                             4.31
                                                                                                                                                       Taiwan
                                                                                                                     Acetanilide
                                                                                                                                                                                                              2,578
                                                                                                                                                                                         Phenoxyethanol, 2-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      167
                                                                                                      Nov-23
                                                                                                                                                       South Korea
                                                                                                                                                                                    530
                                                                                                                                                                      6.40
                                                                                                                                                                             3.39
                                                                                                                       Tunisia      0.90    0.59  661                                    Methyl diethanolamine   2,531  147
                                                                                                                                                                                         Acrylonitrile
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      108
                                                                                                                                                                                                              2,525
                                                      Oct-23                                          Oct-23         Acetazolamide                     Acetone                           Metformin HCl        2,308   342
                                                   Ethylene  Sep-23                                Butyl acrylate  Sep-23  Indonesia  0.60  3.22  5,373  USA        253.00   28.09  105  Hydroxystearic acid, 12- (Ricinoleic acid)  2,210   161
                                                                                                                                                                    192.00
                                                                                                                                                       Iran
                                                                                                                                                                                    108
                                                                                                                                                                             20.57
                                                                                                                                    0.30
                                                                                                                                            1.36
                                                                                                                                                 4,525
                                                                                                                     Sri Lanka
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      124
                                                                                                                                                                                         Monoethylene glycol (MEG) (bio-based)
                                                                                                                                                                                                              2,138
                                                                                                                     Peru
                                                                                                                                                                     72.48
                                                                                                                                                                                    108
                                                                                                                                                                             7.74
                                                                                                                                                       Kenya
                                                                                                                                                 4,069
                                                                                                                                            0.20
                                                                                                                                    0.05
                                                                                                                     Lebanon        0.10    0.86  8,600  UAE        115.00   13.25  115  Pyridine             1,874   259
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      143
                                                                                                                                                                                                              1,861
                                                                                                                                                                                         Benzyl alcohol (Technica/purel grade)
              140  120  100  80   60   40    20   0           250    200    150    100    50     0                                                     Sri Lanka     51.60   5.70   111  Diethyl phthalate (DEP)   1,752  137
                                                                                                                     Acetic acid                       Cyprus        47.36   4.75   100  Toluene              1,721    99
                                                                                                                     USA         2,172.03  73.27   64  Tanzania      45.76   5.03   110  Hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid,   1,710   121
                                                                                                                                           15.91
                                                                                                                     UAE
                                                                                                                                                                             3.68
                                                                                                                                                                     37.36
                                                                                                                                                       Canada
                                                                                                                                                   48
                                                                                                                                                                                     98
                                                                                                                                  340.36
                                                                                                                                                                                           1- (HEDP)
                                                    Maleic anhydride  Aug-24                       L-Lysine monoHCl  (Feed)  Aug-24  Oman   314.37  15.07  49  Philippines   12.80  1.43  111  Paracetamol (4-Acetamidophenol/   1,657   435
                                                                                                                                           14.84
                                                                                                                                                       Maldives
                                                                                                                                                                                    164
                                                                                                                                  273.60
                                                                                                                                                                             2.10
                                                                                                                     Iraq
                                                                                                                                                   55
                                                                                                                                                                     12.80
                                                                                                                                                                                           Acetaminophen)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       38
                                                      Jul-24                                          Jul-24         Sri Lanka    192.88   10.23   54  Algeria        8.32   1.16   139  Methylene chloride; (Dichloromethane)   1,634   412
                                                                                                                                  155.19
                                                                                                                     Bangladesh
                                                                                                                                                   53
                                                                                                                                            8.30
                                                                                                                                                                             0.21
                                                                                                                                                                                    165
                                                                                                                                                                      1.28
                                                                                                                                                       Myanmar
                                                                                                                                                                                         Erucamide
                                                                                                                                                                                                              1,622
                                                                                                                     South Africa
                                                                                                                                            7.58
                                                                                                                                                   55
                                                                                                                                  140.42

                                                    Butyl acetate  Jun-24                          Propylene oxide  Jun-24  Kenya   116.97  6.09   52  Acetonitrile   150.24  24.20  160  Acrylamido-2-methylpropane    1,617  288
                                                                                                                                                                                           sulphonic acid, 2-
                                                                                                                                                   48
                                                                                                                     Nigeria
                                                                                                                                  103.00
                                                                                                                                            4.92
                                                                                                                                                       USA
                                                                                                                                                                                         Terephthaloyl chloride
                                                                                                                                                                                                              1,408
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      190
                                                      May-24                                       Bisphenol A  May-24  Hong Kong   75.60   4.03   53  Malaysia     111.08   20.92  188  Cetyl alcohol (1-Hexadecanol;    1,367  167
                                                                                                                                   42.00
                                                                                                                     Mauritius
                                                                                                                                                   48
                                                                                                                                            2.03
                                                                                                                                                                     37.41
                                                                                                                                                                                           n-Hexadecyl alcohol)
                                                                                                                                                       Italy
                                                                                                                                                                                    168
                                                                                                                                                                             6.32
                                                                                                                                                   56
                                                                                                                     Canada
                                                                                                                                   36.00
                                                                                                                                            2.03
                                                    Propylene glycol  Apr-24  Mar-24                  Apr-24  Mar-24  UK           26.00    1.25   48  Belgium       36.93   5.36   145  Erucic acid          1,278   277
                                                                                                                                                                                         Nicotinamide (Niacinamide)
                                                                                                                                                                                                              1,215
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      521
                                                                                                                                                                                    152
                                                                                                                                                       France
                                                                                                                                                                             4.87
                                                                                                                                                                     32.16
                                                                                                                                            1.62
                                                                                                                                   25.55
                                                                                                                     Egypt
                                                                                                                                                   64

                                                                                                                                                                                                              1,192
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      116
                                                                                                                                                                                         Dimethyl phthalate (DMP)
                                                                                                                                   21.00
                                                                                                                                            1.08
                                                                                                                                                   51
                                                                                                                     Senegal
                                                                                                                                                                                                              1,155
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      161
                                                                                                                                                                                         Acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulphonic
                                                                                                                                                       Acetophenone

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       58
                                                                                                                                                                                         Diethylene glycol (DEG)
                                                                                                                                                                             0.02
                                                                                                                                                                                    281
                                                                                                                                                       Egypt
                                                                                                                                                                      0.06
                                                    1-Tetradecene  Feb-24  Jan-24                  Adipic acid Cyclohexanone  Feb-24  Jan-24  Acetic acid, food grade   1.86  116  USA  16.00  3.85  240    acid sodium salt, 2-  1,145  182
                                                                                                                                   16.00
                                                                                                                     Philippines
                                                                                                                                                                                                              1,137
                                                                                                                                                                                         Isobutylbenzene
                                                                                                                                                                                    341
                                                                                                                                                                             0.01
                                                                                                                                                       Brazil
                                                                                                                                                                      0.04

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       36
                                                                                                                                                                                                              1,133
                                                                                                                                                                                         Methanol

                                                                                                                     Acetic acid, natural
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      216
                                                                                                                                                                                                              1,123
                                                                                                                                                                                         Cresol, p-
                                                                                                                                                       Acetyl triethyl citrate

                                                      Dec-23                                          Dec-23         Mexico         1.00    0.21  207  South Korea    0.03   0.02   664  Chloramine           1,079   111
                                                                                                                                                                                                              1,030
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      119
                                                                                                                                                                                         Methylstyrene, alpha-

                                                                                                                     Acetic anhydride
                                                    Acetone                                                          Belgium     3,626.66  271.14  75  Acetyl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydro-1,1,6,7-tetra-  Phenol   1,003  109
                                                      Nov-23                                       Lauric acid  Nov-23  South Korea   342.66  20.78  61  methylnaphthalene, 7- (Hamber)   45.89    558    Blowing agent   952  558
                                                                                                                                                                                                               935
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      238
                                                                                                                                                                                         Butylcyclohexyl acetate, o-t-
                                                                                                                                                       USA
                                                                                                                                                                     82.08
                                                                                                                                  299.04
                                                                                                                                                   75
                                                                                                                                           22.54
                                                                                                                     Bangladesh
                                                      Oct-23                                          Oct-23         Morocco       67.20    5.22   78  Indonesia     30.40   17.20  566  Dihydromyrcenol       935    579
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      213
                                                                                                                                                                                                               929
                                                                                                                                                                                         Bromobenzene
                                                                                                                                                                                    602
                                                                                                                                                                             14.13
                                                                                                                                                       Brazil
                                                                                                                                                                     23.42
                                                                                                                                   38.77
                                                                                                                                            2.39
                                                                                                                                                   62
                                                                                                                     USA
                                                    Phenol                                         Epichlorohydrin   Colombia      33.60    3.05   91  Spain         19.80   11.93  597  Dimethylamine HCl     878    118
                                                      Sep-23                                          Sep-23         Taiwan        16.80    1.57   94  Italy          5.07   3.58   705  Acetone               850    114
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