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Cyclohexane, Octanol, and Caustic soda lye fi rm up;

Phenol, IPA, Styrene and Caustic potash move down

The week under review saw lene glycol was down by Rs. 2 at bulk. Vinyl acetate was up by
prices of chemicals like BTX Rs. 110 in bulk. MEK (imported) Rs. 3 at Rs. 85 in bulk.
aromatics, cyclohexane, octanol, was down by Rs. 2 at Rs. 101 (basic).
vinyl acetate and caustic soda Chloralkalies
lye moving up from previously Methanol (imported) ruled Caustic soda flakes ruled
reported levels, while ethylene down by a rupee at Rs. 25 in bulk, down by a rupee at Rs. 55 in bulk,
dichloride, caustic potash, acetic ex-Kandla. Dimethyl formamide while Caustic soda lye was up by
acid & acetates, phenol and iso- (DMF) was up by a rupee at Rs. 2 at Rs. 32 (basic). Caustic
propyl alcohol became cheaper. Rs. 70 per kg in bulk. potash was down by Rs. 5 at
Rs. 122 in bulk. Ethylene dichloride
Toluene (RIL) was up by a Oxo alcohols was down by Rs. 2 at Rs. 30 in
rupee at Rs. 82.50 (basic) in bulk, Domestic Octanol was up by bulk. Among the Chloromethanes,
while Toluene (BPCL) was up Rs. 4 at Rs. 146 and imported Methylene chloride was down
by Rs. 1.50 Rs. 83 (basic) in bulk material was also available at by a rupee at Rs. 27 in bulk.
and Rs. 115 for barrels. BPCL’s Rs. 146. Domestic and imported Chloroform was at Rs. 11 in
Benzene was up by Rs. 14 at Butanol ruled at Rs. 91. Domestic bulk.
Rs. 89, while Benzene (RIL) ruled Isobutanol was up by Rs. 2 at
up by Rs. 8 at Rs. 93. Rs. 92 and imported material was Phthalates
up by a rupee at Rs. 96. DOP was at Rs. 156 while
Mixed xylene was up by DBP was down by Rs. 2 at
Rs. 2 at Rs. 86 in bulk, while Fibre intermediates Rs. 133. DIBP was at Rs. 130.
imported mixed xylene was MEG was up by Rs. 4.50 at DBM was at Rs. 135 and DOA
down by Rs. 5 at Rs. 82 (basic). Rs. 57 in bulk, while DEG was was up by Rs. 10 at Rs. 185. DOM
O-Xylene (OX) was up by a down by Rs. 2 at Rs. 60 for bulk. was up by Rs. 7 at Rs. 172.
rupee at Rs. 91, while imported PTA was down by Rs. 3 at Rs. 86.
material was up by Rs. 5 at Rs. 96 in Titanium dioxide
bulk. Domestic Isopropyl alcohol Phenol Anatase grade Titanium
was down by Rs. 8 at Rs. 135 Phenol imported material was dioxide (TTPL) was at Rs. 192
in bulk and was available at down by Rs. 6 at Rs. 89 in bulk. (basic) in bulk, while rutile grade
Rs. 164 for packed material. Acetone imported material was of KMML was at Rs. 250 (basic)
up by a rupee at Rs. 94. for paint, ink and for plastic grade
Among the aromatic solvents, it was at Rs. 255.
C-9 was down by a rupee at Acetyls
Rs. 86. Cyclohexane was up by Acetic acid imported was Among the imported materials,
Rs. 6 at Rs. 105 in bulk, while down by Rs. 5.50 at Rs. 39 in DuPont was quoted at Rs. 345
Cyclohexanone was down by Rs. 3 bulk. Ethyl acetate was down (basic) per kg; Huntsman was
at Rs. 117 in bulk. Acrylonitrile by Rs. 7 at Rs. 66 in bulk, while at Rs. 270 and Tronox was at
(imported) was down by a rupee at Butyl acetate was down by Rs. 3 Rs. 315. Chinese rutile was at
Rs. 115 in bulk. Styrene monomer at Rs. 98 in bulk. Butyl cellosolve Rs. 210 (basic), Chinese anatase
fell by Rs. 7 at Rs. 97. Propy- was down by Rs. 7 at Rs. 137 in was at Rs. 175.

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