The Highest Market Prices of 120 Main Chemicals in China
                                                                                                                unit: RMB yuan/ton
No.    Description     Specification   September         October       Oct. '99 over
                            1999            1999        Oct. '98 (睜%)
1       ABS resin       -     11200     12500   31.6
2       Aniline grade I 6800    6650    21.4
3       Phenol  >=99.5% 5200    6700    -5.6
4       Styrene >=99.5% 6300    6500    35.4
5       Phthalic anhydride      >=99.7% 6500    6900    60.5
6       Glacial acetic acid     >=98%   3400    4600    9.5
7       Propylene glycol        -  11300        12000   14.3
8       Acetone >=99.5% 6100    8050    61.0
9       Butyl acrylate  >=98%   9300    12000   11.1
10      Methyl acrylate >=98.5% 8300    10800   22.7
11      Acrylonitrile   >=99%   7350    8000    11.1
12      Acrylic acid    -     8500      11000   13.4
13      Oxalic acid     >=99.4% 4000    4400    -13.7
14      Pure benzene    grade I 3000    3400    13.3
15      Xylene  petroleum       3600    3900    30.0
16      Toluene coking  3400    3600    20.0
17      Methanol        -     1450      1450    -22.9
18      Formaldehyde    -     1340      1500    25.0
19      m-Cresol        >=98%   23900   23300   -22.3
20      Naphthalene     -     3800      4000    2.6
21      Technical naphthalene   >=90%   2600    2800    -1.8
22      Terephthalic acid       ind. grade      4500    4500    15.4
23      Dimethyl p-phthalate    -  5000 5000    -10.7
24      p-Nitrotoluene  -     7000      7800    8.3
25      p-Nitrochlorobenzene    -  5000 5000    14.9
26      Dibutyl (o-)phthalate   grade I 6500    7800    13.0
27      Dioctyl (o-)phthalate   grade I 6800    8000    14.3
28      Diethylene glycol       grade I 5500    7000    55.6
29      HDPE    5000S   6900    7700    28.3
30      LDPE    1F7B    7000    8800    22.2
31      Cyclohexanone   grade I 8500    9200    -10.7
32      Epoxide resin   601     20000   16800   -27.0
33      Caprolactam     >=99%   13000   14000   -0.0
34      PS      transparent     7700    8200    23.3
35      PP      2401    6000    7800    34.5
36      PVC     2-5 type        7200    7000    9.4
37      Polyether       5813    11500   10200   -24.4
38      Calcium carbonate       -  600  550     -16.7
39      Methamidophos   50% emul.       11500   11500   -23.3
40      Chloroform      >=99.9% 7500    7500    -7.4
41      Chlorobenzene   grade I 3200    3500  &n