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Mumbai Chemical Market

Propylene glycol, Butanol, and Caustic soda fl akes

gain; Phenol, Acetone, Acetic acid and Acetates down

The week under review saw Methanol (imported) ruled up acetate was cheaper by Rs. 2 at
prices of butanol, octanol, caustic at Rs. 23.50 in bulk, ex-Kandla. Rs. 71 in bulk.
soda fl akes, propylene glycol and Dimethyl formamide (DMF)
MEK moving up from previously was down by Rs. 1.50 at Rs. 57.50 Chloralkali
reportedly levels, while DMF, per kg in bulk. Caustic soda fl akes ruled up
chloroform, phenol, acetone, by a rupee at Rs. 62 in bulk, and
acetic acid, butyl and vinyl Oxo alcohols Caustic soda lye was at Rs. 36
acetates ruled lower. Domestic Octanol was up (basic). Caustic potash was up
by Rs. 1.50 at Rs. 94, while by a rupee at Rs. 121 in bulk.
Toluene (RIL) was at imported material was at Rs. 94. Ethylene dichloride was at
Rs. 67.50 (basic) in bulk, while Domestic Butanol moved up Rs. 18.50 in bulk. Among the
Toluene (BPCL) was at Rs. 70 by Rs. 8.50 to sell at Rs. 82 and Chloromethanes, Methylene
(basic) in bulk and Rs. 122 for imported material was up by chloride was up by a rupee at
barrels. BPCL’s Benzene was at Rs. 9 at Rs. 83. Domestic Isobutanol Rs. 35 in bulk. Chloroform was
Rs. 65, while Benzene (RIL) was ruled at Rs. 73.50 and imported down at Rs. 10.50 in bulk.
at Rs. 64. material was up by a rupee at
Rs. 75. Phthalates
Mixed xylene was at Rs. 67.50 DOP was at Rs. 116, while
in bulk, while imported mixed Fibre intermediates DBP was at Rs. 113. DIBP was
xylene was up by Rs. 3 at MEG was up by a rupee at at Rs. 110. DBM was at Rs. 110
Rs. 75 (basic). O-Xylene (OX) Rs. 53 in bulk, while DEG was at and DOA was at Rs. 132. DOM
was Rs. 84, while imported Rs. 62 for bulk. PTA was at Rs. 77. was at Rs. 121.
material was at Rs. 88 in bulk.
Domestic Isopropyl alcohol was Phenol Titanium dioxide
at Rs. 82 in bulk and at Rs. 142 Phenol imported material Anatase grade Titanium
for packed material. was down by Rs. 2.50 at Rs. 87 dioxide (TTPL) was at Rs. 220
in bulk. Acetone imported mate- (basic) in bulk, while rutile grade
Among the aromatic solvents, rial was also cheaper by Rs. 2 of KMML was at Rs. 263 (basic)
C-9 was down by a rupee at at Rs. 69. for paint, ink and for plastic grade,
Rs. 74. Cyclohexane was at Rs. 80 the rate was at Rs. 268.
in bulk, while Cyclohexanone Acetyls
was at Rs. 101.50 in bulk. Acrylo- Acetic acid was down by a Among the imported materials,
nitrile (imported) was at Rs. 99 rupee at Rs. 33 in bulk. Ethyl DuPont was quoted at Rs. 320
in bulk. Styrene monomer was acetate was down by a rupee at (basic) per kg; Huntsman was
at Rs. 82.50. Propylene glycol Rs. 64 in bulk, while Butyl acetate at Rs. 265 and Tronox was at
was up by Rs. 2 at Rs. 87 in fell by Rs. 2.50 at Rs. 80 in bulk. Rs. 290. Chinese rutile was at
bulk. MEK (imported) was up by Butyl cellosolve was down by Rs. 235 (basic), Chinese anatase
Rs. 3 at Rs. 94 (basic). a rupee at Rs. 99 in bulk. Vinyl material was at Rs. 210.

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