Shanghai Market Price of Chemical Products during April 2004
Product                                 Specification                   Price (RMB/t)
                                                                 Top  Bottom    Avg.  Avg.of
                                                                                      Apr-03
Inorganic chemicals                                                                     
Ammonium Chloride                       99%                     1600    1050    1378    1406
Baking Soda                             Food grade              1600    1250    1377    1225
Barium Carbonate                        99%                     2800    1650    2121    1837
Barium Chloride                         A grade                 2300    2000    2167    2246
Borax (Sodium Borate)                   95%                     3200    2800    3028    2323
Boric Acid                              99.5%                   5300    4500    5055    4561
Calcium Carbonate                       light                   900     580     685     650
Caustic Soda                            99%, flake              2800    2150    2368    2376
Hydrochloric acid                       31%                     700     530     611     554
Hydrofluoric Acid                       40%                     4000    3200    3622    2900
Hydrogen Peroxide                       27.5%                   1700    1150    1359    1252
Iodine, purified                        99.9%                   143000  143000  143000  143000
Lithopone                               B301                    3400    2950    3140    3102
Magnesium Carbonate                     light, A grade          3800    3500    3700    3600
Nitric acid                             98%                     1700    1700    1700    1731
Potassium Chloride                      98%                     2100    1200    1744    2050
Potassium Dichromate                    99.5%