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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]
Qty FOB Price
Product

73
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]
79
99,600
Brazil
6.88
Turkey
72
96.00
65
Amyl methyl ether, t- (TAME)
20,000
5.46
Pakistan
2,567
Azerbaijan
0.20
0.51
53.76
70
Vietnam
22.74
1.59
73
10,648

Ethyl acetate
1.95
Methylaniline, N- (Monomethyl aniline)
10,087
164
16.80
116
Colombia
Pakistan
61
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
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-

36
Methanol
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
202
12.00

76
3,176
Dichlorobenzene, p-
Acesulfame potassium (Acesulfame K)

3,134
44
Methylene chloride; (Dichloromethane)
Acetoacetanilide
UK
654
0.38
0.25
57
Dimethyl sulphate
2,949
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

Phenol
2,590
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
Acetic anhydride
1,994
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
17.80
5.43
China
Netherlands
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
5.33
1.23
Taiwan
4,352
402
4.00
Vietnam
1.61
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
13.29
222.47
59
Bangladesh
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
UAE
1,223
171
Acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulphonic
212.80
18.37
UAE
USA
150.40
51
7.55
91
acid sodium salt, 2-
92
4.95
55.20
South Africa
50
5.89
119.00
Jordan
Pyridine
309
1,176
Sri Lanka
108.00
84
Angola
52
5.58
4.55
53.28
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
Tanzania
Tanzania
2.95
Isophthalic acid
2.39
1,120
50
81
83
47.88
36.16
98
53
2.50
Kenya
Iran
2.53
1,088
Nitrotoluene, 2-
25.60
47.88
Nov-24 Nov-24 Qatar 38.40 1.96 51 Qatar 25.60 2.37 93 Dihydromyrcenol 1,068 702
36.27
61
24.96
Nepal
Cameroon
2.17
87
2.11
186
1,013
Terephthaloyl chloride
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
1.14
89
12.80
66
1.65
24.85
Belgium
Zimbabwe
998
91
Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK)
61
20.52
12.80
Togo
1.12
1.07
Uganda
83
Hexane
95
967

1.01
Ethiopia
11.84
85
935
402
Paracetamol (4-Acetamidophenol/
Zambia
85
3.20
0.27
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
0.16
95
Nepal

0.02
559
Blowing agent
873
Acetic acid, food grade

872
Diethylene glycol (DEG)
49
109
1.74
Philippines
16.00
Acetone (Pharma grade)
97
845
Benzyl chloride
Bangladesh
0.36
140
Jun-24 Butyl acrylate Jun-24 Acetic acid, natural Taiwan 12.64 2.95 233 Isobutylbenzene 814 182
2.56
814
394
Monochlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)
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
237
0.24
1.00
Netherlands
808
Menthol, L-
USA

162
791
Sorbitan monooleate
154
14.87
Acetic anhydride
96.84
Malaysia
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
161
28.66
Italy
336.00
19.00
UAE
3.06
85
Vinyl acetate
78
774
Spain
USA
18.08
20.72
81
255.50
3.42
189
110
Butyl alcohol, sec- (2-Butanol)
771
181
228.66
13.66
60
Ukraine
12.00
2.18
South Korea

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