Monthly Average Market Prices in North China in March 2004


Product                         Speci.          Mar-04  Feb-04  Mar-03  Mar-04/
                                                RMB/t   RMB/t   RMB/t   Mar-03%
ABS                             PA-757          11838   12150   12800   -7.52
Acetic anhydride                98.0%           7080    7017    7340    -3.55
Acetone                         first grade     7216    7273    6995    3.16
Acrylic acid                    first grade     16486   15117   9889    66.70
Adipic acid                     first grade     12094   12240   11154   8.42
Alcohol(anhydrous)              99.8%           5057    5152    4937    2.41
Aluminium hydroxide             first grade     2103    2179    2222    -5.38
Aniline                         first grade     7488    7404    7625    -1.80
Anion exchange resin            717             18456   18375   17725   4.12
Benzoic acid                    99.0%           6150    6050    5350    14.94
Bisphenol A                     PC  grade       9765    9890    10345   -5.61
Boracic acid                    99.9%           4900    4900    4771    2.69
Butyl acetate                   99.0%           7581    7425    7910    -4.16
Calcium chloride(anhydrous)     ind.first grade 1342    1268    1387    -3.23
Caprolactam                     99.0%           14663   14496   14656   0.04
Cation exchange resin           732             5677    5636    5897    -3.75
Chloroform                      99.9%           6375    6450    5608    13.67
Chloroprene rubber              244             18000   18000   18600   -3.23
Cyclohexanone                   first grade     10233   10057   9660    5.93
Dibutyl phthalate               first grade     7921    7837    8106    -2.28
Diethanolamine                  99.0%           11142   11013   9308    19.70
Diethylene glycol               terylene grade  7386    7219    5258    40.45
Dioctyl phthalate               first grade     7767    7753    8021    -3.17
Emulsifying agent               OP-10           8917    8917    7710    15.64
Epichlorohydrin                 99.0%(Russia)   11696   11631   11650   0.39
Epoxy resin                     6101            17863   17756   17180   3.97
Ethyl acetate                   99.0%           6263    6177    6158    1.71
Ethylene glycol