Major Chemical Products Prices in Shanghai Zhongshan Chemical Market during September 2005
Product                                 Specification                           Price (RMB/t)
                                                                Top             Bottom          Avg.            Avg. of Sep-04
Inorganic chemicals
Ammonium Chloride                       99%                     9000    1350    2886    2357
Baking Soda                             Food grade              1500    1150    1330    1349
Barium Carbonate                        99%                     18000   1500    6707    4275
Barium Chloride                         A grade                 3200    2300    2502    2204
Borax (Sodium Borate)                   95%                     3000    2600    2820    2968
Boric Acid                              99.5%                   5800    4600    5063    5287
Calcium Carbonate                       light                   1200    400     707     770
Caustic Soda                            99%, flake              3800    2500    3154    2526
Hydrochloric acid                       31%                     750     580     656     643
Hydrofluoric Acid                       40%                     4200    3800    4050    3800
Hydrogen Peroxide                       27.5%                   1800    1050    1462    1588
Iodine, purified                        99.9%                   168000  168000  168000  152000
Lithopone                               B301                    3800    3000    3416    3143
Magnesium Carbonate                     light, A grade          4500    1500    3750    3800
Nitric acid                             98%                     2800    2500    2700    2000
Potassium Chloride                      98%                     2600    2200    2467    1871
Potassium Dichromate                    99.5%                   13800   10200   10844   10163
Potassium Iodide                        99.9%                   168000  145000  162125  144292
Soda Ash                                99%&nbs