Major Chemical Products Prices in Shanghai Zhongshan Chemical Market during August 1-5, 2005
Product                                 Specification                           Price (RMB/t)
                                                                Top    Bottom   Avg.  Avg. of August
                                                                                        2-6, 2004
Inorganic chemicals                                                                     
Ammonium Chloride                       99%                     9000    1350    2525    1400    
Baking Soda                             Food grade              1500    1150    1310    1334    
Barium Carbonate                        99%                     18000   1500    6243    3863    
Barium Chloride                         A grade                 2600    2300    2427    2200    
Borax (Sodium Borate)                   95%                     3400    2650    2889    2950    
Boric Acid                              99.5%                   6000    4800    5233    5417    
Calcium Carbonate                       light                   900     400     703     650     
Caustic Soda                            99%, flake              3500    2500    3114    2444    
Hydrochloric acid                       31%                     650     600     618     652     
Hydrofluoric Acid                       40%                     4200    4200    4200    3800    
Hydrogen Peroxide                       27.5%                   1600    1050    1369    1467    
Iodine, purified                        99.9%                   168000  168000  168000  152000  
Lithopone                               B301                    3600    3000    3364    3150    
Magnesium Carbonate                     light, A grade          4500    4500    4500    3800    
Nitric acid                             98%                     2800    2300    2500    2000    
Potassium Chloride