Monthly Average Market Prices in North China in May 2004
Product                        Specification          May-04  Apr-04  May-03 May-04/
                                                        RMB/t   RMB/t   RMB/t  May-03
ABS                             PA-757                  13025   12267   11800   10.38
Acetic anhydride                99.0%                   7610    7933    7921    -3.92
Acetone                         first grade             7820    7446    6663    17.37
Acrylic acid                    first grade             18078   18040   9841    83.70
Adipic acid                     first grade             12406   12389   11325   9.55
Alcohol(anhydrous)              99.8%                   5041    5036    4900    2.87
Aluminium hydroxide             first grade             2492    2207    2342    6.42
Aniline                         first grade             7489    7494    7900    -5.21
Anion exchange resin            717                     18406   18375   18875   -2.48
Benzoic acid                    99.0%                   6150    6150    5530    11.21
Bisphenol A                     PC  grade               10096   9525    10017   0.79
Boracic acid                    99.9%                   5019    4945    4803    4.50
Butyl acetate                   98.0%                   7086    7076    7130    -0.61
Calcium chloride(anhydrous)     ind. first grade        1374    1309    1338    2.65
Caprolactam                     99.0%                   15116   14856   14425   4.79
Cation exchange resin           732                     5660    5623    5814    -2.66
Chloroform                      99.9%                   7023    6200    6769    3.75
Chloroprene rubber              244                     18750   18500   18600   0.81
Cyclohexanone                   first grade             10289   10234   9392    9.55
Dibutyl phthalate               first grade             7960    7886    7962    -0.03
Diethanolamine                  99.0%                   13050   11751   9443    38.20
Diethylene glycol               terylene grade          7703    7606    4687    64.34
Dioctyl phthalate               first grade             7972    7797    7960    0.15
Emulsifying agent  &n