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Mumbai Chemical Market






       Downtrend in Oxo alcohols, Phthalates and PTA


          The week under review          at Rs. 25 in bulk, ex-Kandla.  Chloralkalies
       witnessed downward movement       Dimethyl formamide (DMF)            Caustic soda fl akes ruled at
       in prices of oxo alcohols,        was at Rs. 68 per kg in bulk.    Rs.  63 in bulk, while  Caustic
       phthalates and PTA, while                                          soda lye  was at  Rs. 30.50
       acetic acid moved up.             Oxo alcohols                     (basic).  Caustic potash  was
                                           Domestic  Octanol was  at Rs.  122 in bulk.  Ethylene
          Toluene (RIL) was down by      down by a rupee at Rs. 104 and  dichloride  at Rs. 28 in bulk.
       Rs. 4 at Rs. 82 (basic) in bulk,   imported material was  down  Among the  Chloromethanes,
       while Toluene (BPCL) was          by Rs. 3 at Rs. 102. Domestic  Methylene chloride  was at
       at  Rs. 87 (basic)  in  bulk and   Butanol  was down by Rs. 5  Rs. 30 in  bulk.  Chloroform
       Rs. 114 for  barrels.  BPCL’s     at Rs. 92 and imported  mate- was at Rs. 26 in bulk.
       Benzene was at Rs. 91, while      rial was down  by Rs.  7 at
       Benzene (RIL) ruled at Rs. 93.50.  Rs. 90. Domestic  Isobutanol  Phthalates
                                         was down by Rs. 6.50 at Rs. 92      DOP was down by Rs. 4 at
          Mixed xylene  was down         and imported was down by  Rs. 133, while DBP was down
       by a rupee at Rs.  84 in bulk,    Rs. 8 at Rs. 91.                 by Rs. 2 at Rs. 135. DIBP was
       while imported mixed xylene at                                     down by Rs. 2 at Rs. 130. DBM
       Rs. 84 (basic). O-Xylene (OX)     Fibre intermediates              was down by Rs. 5 at Rs. 130
       was at Rs. 102, while imported      MEG was at Rs. 55 in bulk,  and DOA was down by Rs. 4
       material was at Rs. 108 in bulk.   while  DEG  was  at Rs.  62 for  at Rs. 156. DOM was down by
       Domestic  Isopropyl alcohol       bulk. PTA was down by Rs. 2  Rs. 8 at Rs. 138.
       was at Rs. 114 in bulk and was    at Rs. 85.
       available at Rs. 155 for packed                                    Titanium dioxide
       material.                         Phenol                              Anatase  grade  Titanium
                                           Phenol  imported material  dioxide (TTPL) was at Rs. 195
          Among the aromatic solvents,   was at  Rs. 100  in  bulk.  Ace- (basic) in bulk, while rutile
       C-9 was at Rs. 81.  Cyclo-        tone imported material was at  grade of KMML was at Rs. 258
       hexane  was at Rs. 104.50 in      Rs. 103.                         (basic) for paint,  ink and for
       bulk, while  Cyclohexanone                                         plastic grade it was at Rs. 263.
       ruled at Rs. 121 in bulk. Acrylo-  Acetyls
       nitrile  (imported) was at          Acetic acid was up by a rupee     Among  the imported mate-
       Rs. 108 in bulk. Styrene monomer   at Rs. 35.50 in bulk.  Ethyl  rials, DuPont was  quoted at
       was at Rs. 94. Propylene glycol   acetate was at Rs. 65 in bulk,  Rs. 350 (basic) per kg; Hunts-
       was at Rs. 96 in bulk.  MEK       while  Butyl acetate was at  man was at Rs. 280 and Tronox
       (imported) was at Rs. 100 (basic).  Rs. 91 in bulk. Butyl cellosolve  was at Rs. 320. Chinese rutile
                                         was at Rs. 127 in bulk. Vinyl  was at Rs. 225 (basic), Chinese
          Methanol  (imported) ruled     acetate was at Rs. 69 in bulk.   anatase was at Rs. 185.


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