The Highest Market Prices of 120 Main Chemicals in China
Year:1998 ISSUE:17
COLUMN:SPECIAL REPORT
Click:205    DateTime:Jan.04,2006
 
          The Highest Market Prices of 120 Main Chemicals in China
                                                                        unit: RMB yuan/ton
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No.    Description     Specification     March,            April,      Apr. '98 over
                                          1998      1998        Apr. '97 (* %)
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1       ABS resin       -       12500   15500   56.6
2       Aniline grade I 7100    7200    -7.7
3       Phenol  >=99.5% 7900    8000    -2.4
4       Styrene >=99.5% 5300    5400    -16.3
5       Phthalic anhydride      >=99.7% 6000    7500    -21.9
6       Glacial acetic acid     >=98%   5500    5300    -13.8
7       Propylene glycol        -       12000   10200   -11.3
8       Acetone >=99.5% 6500    6200    12.7
9       Butyl acrylate  >=98%   10700   11800   0.0
10      Methyl acrylate >=98.5% 9000    8900    -13.6
11      Acrylonitrile   >=99%   8600    8300    -12.6
12      Acrylic acid    -       10600   11500   0.0
13      Oxalic acid     >=99.4% 5800    5800    5.5
14      Pure benzene    grade I 3150    2900    -17.1
15      Xylene  petroleum       3050    3050    -21.8
16      Toluene coking  3100    3300    -10.8
17      Methanol        -       2250    2500    -16.7
18      Formaldehyde    -       1550    1500    -6.2
19      m-Cresol        >=98%   31000   31000   -6.1
20      Naphthalene     -       4600    4400    -15.4
21      Technical naphthalene   >=90%   3300    3300    -26.7
22      Terephthalic acid       ind. grade      4800    5000    -21.9
23      Dimethyl p-phthalate    -       5800    5800    -7.9
24      p-Nitrotoluene  -       10600   10000   -7.4
25      p-Nitrochlorobenzene    -       5500    5650    -3.4
26      Dibutyl (o-)phthalate   grade I 7700    7000    -26.3
27      Dioctyl (o-)phthalate   grade I 6900    7000    -24.7
28      Diethylene glycol       grade I 4800    4200    -32.3
29      HDPE    5000S   7950    7860    -13.6
30      LDPE    1F7B    9300    8400    -16.8
31      Cyclohexanone   grade I 10800   10800   -1.8
32      Epoxide resin   601     20000   20000   -16.7
33      Caprolactam     >=99%   16400   15700   -3.1
34      PS      transparent     6400    6800    -22.7
35      PP      2401    8300    7800    -10.3
36      PVC     2-5 type        7 900   7 600   -8.4
37      Polyether       5813    14 200  12 000  -11.1
38      Calcium carbonate       -       650     680     -20
39      Methamidophos   50% emul.       14 300  14 500  -3.3
40      Chloroform      >=99.9% 9 400   8 900   -2.2
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