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China Chemical Market Vegetable Oil Market

Prices as on May 6, 2025
Name of Chemicals 6th May-2025 29th April-2025 Change Sunfl ower, Groundnut and Linseed move down
Acetone 795 826 -31
Acrylic Acid 1041 1040 1 Most vegetable oils moved in a narrow range during the past week
Acrylonitrile 1092 1177 -85
Adipic Acid 1025 1005 20 under review. Sunfl ower, Cottonseed and Groundnut oils eased
Aniline 1041 1035 6 lower by around 0.75% each, while Linseed oil fell by around 0.40%.
Benzene 789 877 -88 Castor oil moved up by 0.75%. Rapeseed and Sesame oils remained
Bisphenol-A 1275 1239 36 steady. Among imported oils, RBD palmolein was down by over
Butyl Acetate 960 953 7 3.50%, crude Palm fell by almost 3% and crude degummed Soyabean
Butyl Acrylate 1137 1194 -57 was down by about 2.50%. In solvent extracted oils, Soyabean was
n-Butanol 866 877 -11 cheaper by over 3%, Rice brans remained down by almost 1% and
Chloroform 366 380 -14 Neem oil fell by 0.60%. Comparing the prices of some of the oils over
Cyclohexane 1046 1044 2 the same period last year, groundnut is cheaper by 12%. Rapeseed is
Cyclohexanone 1055 1060 -5
Dibutyl Phthalate 1124 1122 2 costlier by 21%, while linseed is costlier by 29% and sunfl ower is up
Diethylene Glycol 640 606 34 by 52%. Sesame is cheaper by 3% and castor is costlier by 17%, and
Dimethyl Formamide 575 591 -16 cottonseed is costlier by 34%. Neem is costlier by 3%.
Dioctyl Phthalate 1126 1121 5
Ethyl Acetate 762 762 - May-2025 Apr-2025 Change Average Change
Ethyl Acrylate 1340 1401 -61 Name of oils
Ethylene Dichloride 260 269 -9 2nd 25th [%] May-2024 [%]
Ethylene Glycol 599 598 1 Local oils
2-Ethylhexyl Acrylate 1237 1260 -23
Formaldehyde 162 161 1 Groundnut oil 130,000 131,000 -0.76 147,660 -11.96
Hydrogen Peroxide 96 94 2 Rapeseed oil 132,000 132,000 – 109,360 20.70
Isobutyl Alcohol 967 984 -17
Isopropyl Alcohol 907 899 8 Sunfl ower oil 132,500 133,500 -0.75 87,340 51.71
Maleic Anhydride 957 911 46 Linseed oil 127,000 127,500 -0.39 98,200 29.33
Methanol 337 332 5
Methyl Ethyl Ketone 1020 1021 -1 Sesame oil 240,000 240,000 – 246,600 -2.68
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone 1276 1287 -11 Washed cottonseed oil 126,000 127,000 -0.79 94,280 33.64
Methylene Dichloride 294 297 -3
Monoethanolamine 976 938 38 Castor oil (commercial) 136,000 135,000 0.74 116,708 16.53
Nitric Acid 217 214 3 Imported oils
Phenol 905 954 -49
Phthalic Anhydride 988 985 3 RBD palmolein 121,000 125,500 -3.59 89,640 34.98
Polyvinyl Alcohol 1716 1809 -93 Crude degummed soybean oil 119,600 122,600 -2.45 89,056 34.30
Propyl Acetate 1112 950 162
Propylene Glycol 880 875 5 (ex-Mumbai)
Soda Ash 195 192 3 Crude palm oil (5%) (ex-Kandla) 117,900 121,400 -2.88 87,612 34.57
Styrene 1061 1080 -19
Terephthalic Acid 633 595 38 Solvent extracted oils
Titanium Dioxide 2139 2132 7 Soyabean oil (Indore) 115,500 119,500 -3.35 88,092 31.11
Toluene 745 769 -24
Vinyl Acetate 815 828 -13 Rice bran oil (RG-I) 106,500 107,500 -0.93 81,620 30.48
o-Xylene 981 975 6 Rice bran oil (RG-II) (industrial) 103,500 104,500 -0.96 79,060 30.91
Price in USD per mt Neem oil 163,000 164,000 -0.61 158,600 2.77
The above prices are provided by Ms. Annie An of ECHEMI www.echemi.com, (Email: annie@echemi.com)
The prices are published only with a view to give some ideas of the market conditions. Note: Rates in Rs. per ton.
Source: Solvent Extractors Association of India.

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