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Mumbai Chemical Market



       Uptrend in Oxo alcohols, MEG, PTA, and Caustic

       soda fl akes



          The week under review wit-     ex-Kandla. MEK (imported) was  Butyl acetate was at Rs. 106
       nessed uptrend in  prices of      at Rs. 103 (basic), ex-Kandla.   in bulk. Butyl cellosolve was at
       chemicals like oxo alcohols,                                       Rs. 120 in bulk. Vinyl acetate
       MEG, PTA, caustic soda fl akes       Methanol (imported) was at  was at Rs. 75 in bulk.
       and caustic potash, while DEG     Rs. 27.50 in bulk, ex-Kandla.
       and cyclohexane ruled down.       Dimethyl formamide (DMF)  Chloralkalies
                                         was at Rs. 84 per kg in bulk.       Caustic soda fl akes ruled up
          Toluene  (RIL)  was up by                                       by Rs. 3 at Rs. 60 in bulk, while
       Rs. 9 at Rs. 108 (basic) in bulk,   Oxo alcohols                   Caustic soda lye was at Rs. 31.50
       while Toluene (BPCL) was up         Domestic Octanol was up by  (basic). Caustic potash was up
       by Rs. 7.50 at Rs. 110 (basic)    Rs. 7 at Rs. 129 and imported  by Rs. 4 at Rs. 152 in bulk. Ethy-
       in bulk and Rs. 185 for barrels.   material was up by Rs. 3 at  lene dichloride was at Rs. 29
       BPCL’s  Benzene  was at           Rs. 124. Domestic  Butanol  in bulk. Among the  Chloro-
       Rs. 77, while Benzene (RIL)       gained Rs. 5 at  Rs. 95 and  methanes, Methylene chloride
       was at Rs. 82.                    imported material was also up  was at Rs. 41 in bulk. Chloro-
                                         by Rs. 5 at Rs. 94. Domestic  form was at Rs. 18 in bulk.
         Mixed xylene  was up by         Isobutanol moved up by Rs. 5
       Rs. 4 at Rs. 95 in bulk, while    at Rs. 95 and imported was up  Phthalates
       imported mixed xylene was at      by Rs. 3 at Rs. 91.                 DOP was at Rs. 138 while
       Rs. 96 (basic). O-Xylene (OX)                                      DBP was at Rs. 127. DIBP was
       was at Rs. 99, while imported     Fibre intermediates              at Rs. 118. DBM was at Rs. 127
       material was at Rs. 103 in bulk.    MEG was up by Rs. 2.50 at  and DOA was at Rs. 156. DOM
       Domestic  Isopropyl alcohol       Rs. 54.50 in bulk, while DEG was  was at Rs. 148.
       was at Rs. 142 in bulk and was    down by a rupee at Rs. 70 for bulk.
       available at Rs. 187 for packed   TEG was at Rs. 100 in bulk and  Titanium dioxide
       material.                         Rs. 107 for packed material. PTA    Anatase  grade  Titanium
                                         was up by Rs. 3 at Rs. 90.       dioxide (TTPL) was at Rs. 190
         Among the aromatic solvents,                                     (basic) in bulk, while rutile grade
       C-9 was at Rs. 99.  Cyclo-        Phenol                           of KMML was at Rs. 250 (basic)
       hexane ruled down by Rs. 2.50 at    Phenol  imported material  for paint, ink and for plastic grade
       Rs. 99.50 in bulk, while Cyclo-   was at Rs. 103 in bulk. Acetone  it was at Rs. 255. Among the
       hexanone was at Rs. 140 in        imported material was at Rs. 96. imported materials, DuPont was
       bulk. Acrylonitrile (imported)                                     quoted at Rs. 355 (basic) per kg;
       was at Rs. 112 in bulk. Styrene   Acetyls                          Huntsman was at Rs. 280 and
       monomer  was at  Rs. 110,           Acetic acid imported was at  Tronox was at Rs. 320. Chinese
       ex-Kandla.  Propylene glycol      Rs. 55 in bulk. Ethyl acetate  rutile was at Rs. 220 (basic),
       was steady at Rs. 105 in bulk,    was at Rs. 80 in bulk, while  Chinese anatase was at Rs. 175.


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