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Mumbai Chemical Market

Phenol, Acetone, Acetic acid, Cyclohexanone,

Caustic soda fl akes and Chloroform move down

Downtrend was seen in the Methanol (imported) was Chloralkalies
prices of a number of chemicals down by a rupee at Rs. 26 in bulk, Caustic soda flakes ruled
including cyclohexanone, acrylo- ex-Kandla. Dimethyl formamide down by Rs. 4 at Rs. 59 in bulk,
nitrile, styrene, IPA, phenol, (DMF) was at Rs. 84 per kg in while Caustic soda lye was up
acetone, acetic acid and chloro- bulk. by Rs. 2.50 at Rs. 34 (basic).
form, while octanol, cyclohexane Caustic potash was down by
and caustic soda lye moved up. Oxo alcohols Rs. 3 at Rs. 137 in bulk. Ethy-
Domestic Octanol was up by lene dichloride was down by a
Toluene (RIL) was at Rs. 100 Rs. 8 at Rs. 122 while imported rupee at Rs. 27 in bulk. Among
(basic) in bulk, while Toluene material was cheaper by Rs. 9 at the Chloromethanes, Methy-
(BPCL) was at Rs. 100 (basic) Rs. 109. Domestic Butanol was at lene chloride was down by
in bulk and Rs. 143 for barrels. Rs. 102 and imported material was Rs. 4 at Rs. 37 in bulk. Chloro-
BPCL’s Benzene was at Rs. 84, up by a rupee at Rs. 90. Domestic form was down by Rs. 3 at Rs. 13
while Benzene (RIL) was at Rs. 89. Isobutanol was at Rs. 102 and in bulk.
imported was at Rs. 89.50.
Mixed xylene was at Rs. 95 Phthalates
in bulk, while imported mixed Fibre intermediates DOP was down by Rs. 4 at
xylene was down by Rs. 6 at Rs. 90 MEG was down by Rs. 5 at Rs. 133 while DBP was down by
(basic). O-Xylene (OX) was at Rs. 48 in bulk, while DEG was Rs. 3 at Rs. 124. DIBP was up
Rs. 102, while imported material down by Rs. 3 at Rs. 67 for bulk. by Rs. 3 at Rs. 121. DBM was
eased lower by Rs. 2 at Rs. 103 in TEG was at Rs. 100 in bulk and down by Rs. 2 at Rs. 125 and
bulk. Domestic Isopropyl alcohol Rs. 107 for packed material. PTA DOA was down by Rs. 5 at Rs.
was down at Rs. 108 in bulk and was at Rs. 89. 151. DOM was down by Rs. 8 at
was available at Rs. 155 for packed Rs. 140.
material. Phenol
Phenol imported material ruled Titanium dioxide
Among the aromatic solvents, lower by Rs. 6 at Rs. 97 in bulk. Anatase grade Titanium
C-9 was down by Rs. 7 at Rs. 92. Acetone imported material was dioxide (TTPL) was at Rs. 190
Cyclohexane ruled up by Rs. 2 down by Rs. 13 at Rs. 83. (basic) in bulk, while rutile grade
at Rs. 108 in bulk, while Cyclo of KMML was at Rs. 250 (basic)
hexanone was down by Rs. 20 Acetyls for paint, ink and for plastic grade
at Rs. 120 in bulk. Acrylonitrile Acetic acid imported eased it was at Rs. 255.
(imported) was down by Rs. 7 at down by Rs. 10 at Rs. 45 in bulk.
Rs. 103 in bulk. Styrene monomer Ethyl acetate was down by a Among the imported materials,
was cheaper by Rs. 7 at Rs. 100, rupee at Rs. 79 in bulk, while Butyl DuPont was quoted at Rs. 350
ex-Kandla. Propylene glycol acetate was at Rs. 106 in bulk. (basic) per kg; Huntsman was
was down by a rupee at Rs. 99 in Butyl cellosolve was down by Rs. 20 at Rs. 275 and Tronox was at
bulk, ex-Kandla. MEK (imported) at Rs. 100 in bulk. Vinyl acetate Rs. 320. Chinese rutile was at Rs. 215
slipped by Rs. 9 at Rs. 91 (basic), was down by Rs. 2 at Rs. 73 in (basic), Chinese anatase was at
ex-Kandla. bulk. Rs. 180.

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