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Mumbai Chemical Market

Butanol, Ethyl acetate, MEK fi rm up; IPA, Caustic

potash, Cyclohexane, Acetic acid move down

The week under review saw was up by a rupee at Rs. 106 Butyl cellosolve was down by
prices of MEK, butanol and (basic). Rs. 2 at Rs. 125 in bulk. Vinyl
ethyl acetate moving up from acetate was at Rs. 71 in bulk.
previously reported levels, Methanol (imported) ruled
while octanol, isopropyl alco- down by a rupee at Rs. 26 in Chloralkalies
hol, styrene, acetic acid and bulk, ex-Kandla. Dimethyl for- Caustic soda fl akes ruled at
chloroform ruled lower. mamide (DMF) was at Rs. 68 Rs. 63 in bulk, while Caustic
per kg in bulk. soda lye was at Rs. 33 (basic).
Toluene (RIL) was at Rs. 80 Caustic potash was down by
(basic) in bulk, while Toluene Oxo alcohols Rs. 5 at Rs. 120 in bulk. Ethy-
(BPCL) was at Rs. 83 (basic) Domestic Octanol was down lene dichloride was at Rs. 28 in
in bulk and Rs. 117 for barrels. by Rs. 3 at Rs. 102 and imported bulk. Among the Chloromethanes,
BPCL’s Benzene was at Rs. 89, material also lost Rs. 3 to sell Methylene chloride was at Rs.
while Benzene (RIL) ruled at at Rs. 104. Domestic Butanol 33 in bulk. Chloroform was
Rs. 91. was up by Rs. 2 at Rs. 95 and down by a rupee at Rs. 22 in bulk.
imported material was down by
Mixed xylene was at Rs. 82 Rs. 2 at Rs. 95. Domestic Iso- Phthalates
in bulk, while imported mixed butanol was at Rs. 90 and im- DOP was at Rs. 130, while
xylene was up by a rupee at ported was up by Rs. 2 at Rs. 92. DBP was at Rs. 135. DIBP was
Rs. 83 (basic). O-Xylene (OX) at Rs. 130. DBM was at Rs. 126
was at Rs. 96, while imported Fibre intermediates and DOA was at Rs. 152. DOM
material was up by a rupee at MEG was at Rs. 53 in bulk, was at Rs. 134.
Rs. 98 in bulk. Domestic Isopropyl while DEG was at Rs. 62 for
alcohol was down by Rs. 4 at bulk. PTA was down by a rupee Titanium dioxide
Rs. 110 in bulk and was available at Rs. 84. Anatase grade Titanium
at Rs. 155 for packed material. dioxide (TTPL) was at Rs. 195
Phenol (basic) in bulk, while rutile
Among the aromatic solvents, Phenol imported material grade of KMML was at Rs. 258
C-9 was down by a rupee at was at Rs. 99 in bulk. Acetone (basic) for paint, ink and for
Rs. 82. Cyclohexane was down imported material was down by plastic grade it was at Rs. 263.
by Rs. 3 at Rs. 100 in bulk, while Rs. 1.50 at Rs. 97.50.
Cyclohexanone ruled down by Among the imported mate-
Rs. 2 at Rs. 122 in bulk. Acrylo- Acetyls rials, DuPont was quoted at
nitrile (imported) was at Acetic acid was down by Rs. 2 Rs. 350 (basic) per kg; Hunts-
Rs. 104 in bulk. Styrene at Rs. 38 in bulk. Ethyl acetate man was at Rs. 280 and Tronox
monomer was down by Rs. 3 at was up by a rupee at Rs. 69 in was at Rs. 320. Chinese rutile
Rs. 100. Propylene glycol was at bulk, while Butyl acetate was was at Rs. 225 (basic), Chinese
Rs. 92 in bulk. MEK (imported) down by Rs. 5 at Rs. 92 in bulk. anatase was at Rs. 185.

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