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China Chemical Market Vegetable Oil Market

Prices as on May 13, 2025
Name of Chemicals 13th May-2025 6th May-2025 Change Groundnut and Rapeseed gain
Acetone 782 795 -13
Acrylic Acid 1042 1041 1 Fairly steady trends prevailed in the market during the past week
Acrylonitrile 1098 1092 6 under review. Groundnut and Rapeseed oils moved up in the range
Adipic Acid 989 1025 -36 of 3 to 4%, while Linseed oil gained marginally. Cottonseed and
Aniline 978 1041 -63 Sunfl ower oils were down by under a percent. Castor and Sesame
Benzene 761 789 -28 oils remained steady. Among imported oils, RBD palmolein was
Bisphenol-A 1254 1275 -21 up by over 1.50%, crude Palm gained almost 0.70% and crude
Butyl Acetate 949 960 -11
Butyl Acrylate 1133 1137 -4 degummed Soyabean was up by 0.25%. In solvent extracted oils,
n-Butanol 846 866 -20 Soyabean was up by 2.60%, while Rice brans remained steady.
Chloroform 310 366 -56 Neem oil was down by over 0.60%. Comparing the prices of some
Cyclohexane 1047 1046 1 of the oils over the same period last year, groundnut is cheaper by
Cyclohexanone 992 1055 -63 8%. Rapeseed is costlier by 24%, while linseed is costlier by 30%
Dibutyl Phthalate 1101 1124 -23 and sunfl ower is up by 52%. Sesame is cheaper by 3% and castor
Diethylene Glycol 651 640 11 is costlier by 17%, while cottonseed is costlier by 33%. Neem is
Dimethyl Formamide 571 575 -4 costlier by 2%.
Dioctyl Phthalate 1092 1126 -34
Ethyl Acetate 756 762 -6 May-2025 May-2025 Change Average Change
Ethyl Acrylate 1348 1340 8 Name of oils
Ethylene Dichloride 255 260 -5 09th 02nd [%] May-2024 [%]
Ethylene Glycol 613 599 14 Local oils
2-Ethylhexyl Acrylate 1241 1237 4
Formaldehyde 162 162 – Groundnut oil 135,000 130,000 3.85 147,660 -8.57
Hydrogen Peroxide 97 96 1 Rapeseed oil 136,000 132,000 3.03 109,360 24.36
Isobutyl Alcohol 973 967 6
Isopropyl Alcohol 936 907 29 Sunfl ower oil 132,000 132,500 -0.38 87,340 51.13
Maleic Anhydride 919 957 -38 Linseed oil 127,500 127,000 0.39 98,200 29.84
Methanol 334 337 -3
Methyl Ethyl Ketone 1012 1020 -8 Sesame oil 240,000 240,000 – 246,600 -2.68
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone 1251 1276 -25 Washed cottonseed oil 125,000 126,000 -0.79 94,280 32.58
Methylene Dichloride 285 294 -9
Monoethanolamine 959 976 -17 Castor oil (commercial) 136,000 136,000 – 116,708 16.53
Nitric Acid 215 217 -2 Imported oils
Phenol 919 905 14
Phthalic Anhydride 968 988 -20 RBD palmolein 123,000 121,000 1.65 89,640 37.22
Polyvinyl Alcohol 1629 1716 -87 Crude degummed soybean oil 119,900 119,600 0.25 89,056 34.63
Propyl Acetate 1112 1112 –
Propylene Glycol 869 880 -11 (ex-Mumbai)
Soda Ash 193 195 -2 Crude palm oil (5%) (ex-Kandla) 118,700 117,900 0.68 87,612 35.48
Styrene 1067 1061 6
Terephthalic Acid 679 633 46 Solvent extracted oils
Titanium Dioxide 2113 2139 -26 Soyabean oil (Indore) 118,500 115,500 2.60 88,092 34.52
Toluene 742 745 -3
Vinyl Acetate 796 815 -19 Rice bran oil (RG-I) 106,500 106,500 – 81,620 30.48
o-Xylene 987 981 6 Rice bran oil (RG-II) (industrial) 103,500 103,500 – 79,060 30.91
Price in USD per mt Neem oil 162,000 163,000 -0.61 158,600 2.14
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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