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Materials Imported Materials Exported

2-Ethylhexanol Feb-25 Jan-25 Toluene diisocyanate (TDI) Feb-25 Jan-25 Export of organic chemicals, February 2025

Top-50 exported products by volume
Product
Product
Qty FOB Value FOB Price
Qty FOB Value FOB Price

[Tonnes]
[Rs. mn] [Rs./kg]
[Tonnes]

[Rs. mn] [Rs./kg]
Product
Qty FOB Price

1-Tetradecene Dec-24 Nov-24 Methyl methacrylate Dec-24 Nov-24 Acebrophylline 0.33 3.76 11,574 Bangladesh 149.52 10.98 102 Benzene [Tonnes] [Rs./kg]
73
99,600
79
6.88
Brazil
72
Turkey
96.00
65
Amyl methyl ether, t- (TAME)
20,000
5.46
Azerbaijan
Pakistan
2,567
53.76
0.20
0.51
Vietnam
70
22.74
1.59
73
10,648

Ethyl acetate
1.95
Methylaniline, N- (Monomethyl aniline)
10,087
Colombia
16.80
116
164
Pakistan
Isophthalic acid Oct-24 Sep-24 L-Lysine monoHCl (Feed) Oct-24 Sep-24 Aceclofenac 1.60 2.65 1,383 Acetoacet-m-xylidide 14.56 4.56 313 Methyl t-butyl ether (MTBE) 9,490 111
61
Trends in prices (Rs./kg) for some major organic chemicals imported into India
0.33
0.25
1,301
Ghana
49
Sorbitol (Liquid)
9,288
Nepal
USA
0.15
966
0.14
9,150
Butadiene, 1,3-

Methanol
36
6,140
72
Pakistan
Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether Aug-24 Jul-24 Caprolactam Aug-24 Jul-24 Acefylline piperazine 7.00 7.88 1,133 Acetoacet-o-toluidide 18.16 4.30 237 Xylene, p- 5,775 113
USA
3,630
Lecithin, soya (liquid)
Taiwan
2.43
12.00
202

Dichlorobenzene, p-
76
3,176

Acesulfame potassium (Acesulfame K)
3,134
Methylene chloride; (Dichloromethane)
44
Acetoacetanilide
0.38
UK
654
0.25
57
2,949
Dimethyl sulphate
Jun-24 Epichlorohydrin Jun-24 Bhutan 0.05 0.04 847 USA 87.20 14.03 161 Hydroxystearic acid, 12- (Ricinoleic acid) 2,721 182

2,590
Phenol
92
Styrene Acetaldehyde 172.69 16.24 94 Acetoacetoxyethyl methacrylate, 2- (2-Meth- Formaldehyde (Formalin) 2,504 20
Turkey
acryloyloxy)ethyl acetoacetate)
May-24 Methyl isobutyl ketone May-24 USA 128.00 50.24 392 Phenoxyethanol, 2- 2,455 172
1,994
Acetic anhydride
80
Apr-24 Apr-24 Acetazolamide 6.30 26.52 4,209 UAE 18.00 7.32 407 Acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulphonic 1,972 274
5.43
17.80
Netherlands
China
305
acid, 2-
Cumene Mar-24 Propylene oxide Mar-24 USA 1.45 11.55 7,983 Australia 16.00 6.49 405 Methylstyrene, alpha- 1,919 104
4,352
1.23
5.33
402
4.00
1.61
Vietnam
Taiwan
Acetic acid
1,912
57
Indonesia 0.60 3.34 5,567 Acetoin Diethyl phthalate (DEP) 1,796 133
160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Acetic acid Sri Lanka 0.03 0.02 904 Hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid, 1,747 117
Egypt 520.00 27.95 54 1- (HEDP)
Oman 226.80 13.51 59 Acetone 401.45 30.08 89 Methyldiethanolamine 1,730 169
1,659
Metformin HCl
302
UAE
Bangladesh
222.47
59
13.29
Isononyl alcohol Feb-25 Jan-25 2-Ethylhexyl acrylate Feb-25 Jan-25 Sri Lanka 218.12 11.56 53 Kenya 234.56 19.18 83 Benzyl alcohol (Technica/purel grade) 1,386 132
1,223
Acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulphonic
171
212.80
18.37
USA
150.40
UAE
51
7.55
91
acid sodium salt, 2-
92
4.95
55.20
South Africa
50
5.89
119.00
Jordan
Pyridine
1,176
309
4.55
108.00
Angola
5.58
Sri Lanka
53.28
52
84
88
Methyl ethyl ketone Dec-24 Aniline Dec-24 Venezuela 105.12 7.16 68 Nigeria 48.96 4.02 82 Acetone 1,175 135
81
Tanzania
2.95
1,120
Isophthalic acid
Tanzania
50
2.39
47.88
83
36.16
2.50
98
2.53
Iran
25.60
1,088
53
Kenya
Nitrotoluene, 2-
47.88
Nov-24 Nov-24 Qatar 38.40 1.96 51 Qatar 25.60 2.37 93 Dihydromyrcenol 1,068 702
36.27
Cameroon
2.11
87
61
24.96
2.17
Nepal
1,013
Terephthaloyl chloride
186
Phthalic anhydride Oct-24 Sep-24 Bisphenol A Oct-24 Sep-24 UK 26.00 1.31 50 Saudi Arabia 12.80 1.16 90 Erucamide 998 447
89
66
Zimbabwe
1.14
12.80
1.65
24.85
Belgium
91
Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK)
998
83
20.52
Uganda
1.12
Togo
61
1.07
12.80
95
Hexane
967

1.01
Ethiopia
85
11.84
Paracetamol (4-Acetamidophenol/
402
935
Zambia
85
0.27
3.20
Acetic acid, biobased
Acetaminophen)
Isopropyl alcohol Aug-24 Jul-24 Acrylonitrile Aug-24 Jul-24 Germany 14.40 1.97 138 Bangladesh 3.04 0.28 94 Nicotinamide (Niacinamide) 929 565
95
Nepal

0.02
0.16
873
Blowing agent
559
Acetic acid, food grade

872
Diethylene glycol (DEG)
49
109
1.74
Acetone (Pharma grade)
16.00
Philippines
Benzyl chloride
97
845
140
0.36
Bangladesh
2.56
Jun-24 Butyl acrylate Jun-24 Acetic acid, natural Taiwan 12.64 2.95 233 Isobutylbenzene 814 182
Monochlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)
814
394
o-Xylene May-24 Cyclohexanone May-24 Colombia 3.20 0.76 237 Acetonitrile 154.83 25.30 168 Phthalic anhydride 809 1,289
102
0.24
237
1.00
Netherlands
808
Menthol, L-
USA

162
791
Sorbitan monooleate
96.84
Malaysia
14.87
Acetic anhydride
154
73
Chloramine
777
n-Propanol Apr-24 Mar-24 Adipic acid Apr-24 Mar-24 Belgium 835.01 67.26 81 France 76.22 12.07 156 Dimethylamine HCl 60% 787 104
336.00
28.66
85
19.00
Italy
UAE
161
3.06
Vinyl acetate
78
774
USA
18.08
3.42
Spain
20.72
81
255.50
189
110
Butyl alcohol, sec- (2-Butanol)
771
181
13.66
60
228.66
Ukraine
2.18
12.00
South Korea

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