The Highest Market Prices of 120 Main Chemicals in China
Year:1998 ISSUE:21
COLUMN:SPECIAL REPORT
Click:197 DateTime:Jan.04,2006
The Highest Market Prices of 120 Main
Chemicals in China
unit: RMB yuan/ton
No. Description Specification April May, May '98 over
1998 1998 May '97 (* %)
1 ABS resin - 15 500 9 800 0.0
2 Aniline grade I 7 200 6 800 -19.0
3 Phenol >=99.5% 8 000 7 800 -4.9
4 Styrene >=99.5% 5 400 5 100 -29.2
5 Phthalic anhydride >=99.7% 5 700 5 250 -30.0
6 Glacial acetic acid >=98% 5 300 5 050 -14.4
7 Propylene glycol - 10 200 9 900 -10.0
8 Acetone >=99.5% 6 200 5 500 -5.2
9 Butyl acrylate >=98% 11 800 10 600 -15.2
10 Methyl acrylate >=98.5% 8 900 9 200 -9.8
11 Acrylonitrile >=99% 8 300 8 300 -9.8
12 Acrylic acid - 11 500 10 500 -17.3
13 Oxalic acid >=99.4% 5 800 6 000 9.1
14 Pure benzene grade I 2 900 2 900 -18.3
15 Xylene petroleum 3 050 2 800 -22.2
16 Toluene coking 3 300 3 100 -22.5
17 Methanol - 2 500 2 250 -19.6
18 Formaldehyde - 1 500 1 700 0.0
19 m-Cresol >=98% 31 000 28 000 -15.2
20 Naphthalene - 4 400 4 300 -14.0
21 Technical naphthalene >=90% 3 300 3 200 -17.9
22 Terephthalic acid ind. grade 5 000 5 000 -28.6
23 Dimethyl p-phthalate - 5 800 5 800 3.6
24 p-Nitrotoluene - 10 000 10 000 -7.4
25 p-Nitrochlorobenzene - 5 650 5 500 -6.0
26 Dibutyl (o-)phthalate grade I 7 000 7 500 -16.7
27 Dioctyl (o-)phthalate grade I 7 000 6 800 -24.4
28 Diethylene glycol grade I 4 200 4 600 -23.3
29 HDPE 5000S 7 860 7 500 -23.5
30 LDPE 1F7B 8 400 8 400 -18.4
31 Cyclohexanone grade I 10 800 10 300 -6.4
32 Epoxide resin 601 20 000 22 000 -6.4
33 Caprolactam >=99% 15 700 15 200 -2.6
34 PS transparent 6 800 7 800 -8.2
35 PP 2401 7 800 7 000 -23.9
36 PVC 2-5 type 7 600 7 400 -19.6
37 Polyether 5813 12 000 10 300 -26.4
38 Calcium carbonate - 680 670 -21.2
39 Methamidophos 50% emul. 14 500 14 800 -4.5
40 Chloroform >=99.9% 8 900 8 400 -10.6
41 Chlorobenzene grade I 4 300 4 300 -6.5
42 Chloroprene rubber 2441 20 700 21 000 -6.7
43 BR grade I 6 150 5 700 -35.6
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