Thursday, July 5, 2012

Peroxide and phosphoric acid move up; citric acid, acrylates ease

The week under review saw peroxide and phosphoric acid gaining on previously reported levels, while citric acid and acrylates eased.

 

Caustic soda flakes ruled Rs. 0.70 lower at Rs. 38.20 plus VAT, while the rate for Caustic soda lye was quoted higher by Rs. 0.70 at Rs. 33.70 plus VAT. Caustic potash (GACL) was ruling at Rs. 69 (basic) for the bulk. Imported caustic potash was quoted at Rs. 67 (basic).

 

Potassium carbonate in powder form (GACL) was steady at Rs. 73 (basic), while granules ruled at Rs. 69 (basic).

 

Liquid chlorine ruled at Rs. 7.50 (basic) in bulk, while sodium hypochlorite was at Rs. 31 (basic). Imported Hydro ruled steady at Rs. 105 (basic).

 

Soda ash was available at Rs. 23 (basic) in bulk and at Rs. 26 plus VAT in bags.

 

DCDA

Dicyandiamide (DCDA) ruled at Rs. 170 (basic) for the packed material. Ammonium nitrate remained unchanged at Rs. 34 (basic), while ammonium carbonate (lumps) was quoted at Rs. 44 plus VAT for the packed material. Thio urea was steady at Rs. 120 (basic) for the packed material.

 

Methylene chloride

Among the chloromethanes, methylene chloride was quoted at Rs. 33 (basic) for the bulk and Rs. 37.50 (basic) for the packed material. Chloroform ruled at Rs. 29 (basic) in bulk, while the rate for the packed material was quoted at Rs. 31.50 (basic).

 

Hydrogen peroxide (domestic material) ruled Rs. 2 higher at Rs. 26 (basic) for the bulk and the rate for the packed material was quoted at Rs. 32 (basic). Imported material was quoted at Rs. 27 (basic). Phosphoric acid was quoted Rs. 2 higher at Rs. 62 (basic) for the bulk material. STPP of Russian origin was steady at Rs. 68 (basic) for the packed material.

 

Cyclohexane

Cyclohexane (GSFC) was steady at Rs. 81 (basic) in bulk, while cyclohexanone (GSFC) was quoted steady at Rs. 120 (basic) in bulk. Melamine (GSFC) remained at Rs. 84 (basic). Imported Melamine of DSM was also quoted at Rs. 84 (basic).

 

Formic acid (GNFC) was steady at Rs. 39.60 (basic) for bulk material, while the packed material was quoted at Rs. 46 (basic). DMF was unmoved at Rs. 59.25 (basic) for bulk and Rs. 61.25 (basic) for the packed material. Hexamine packed material from China was quoted at Rs. 79 (basic).

 

Borax & boric acid

Borax stayed unchanged at Rs. 37 plus VAT, while boric acid ruled steady at Rs. 67 plus VAT.

 

Sodium nitrate ruled Rs. 0.60 higher at Rs. 34.80 plus VAT, while sodium nitrite was selling Rs. 0.60 higher at Rs. 37.60 plus VAT for the bulk. The rate for the packed material for sodium nitrite ruled at Rs. 42 plus VAT.

 

Citric acid ruled lower by Rs. 2 at Rs. 57 plus VAT.

 

Acrylates

Ethyl acrylate was down by Rs. 3 at Rs. 132 plus VAT, while acrylic acid was ruling Rs. 3 higher at Rs. 136 plus VAT. Butyl acrylate was quoted Rs. 2 higher at Rs. 142 plus VAT, while 2-EHA was ruling Rs. 5 lower at Rs. 144 plus VAT. Acrylamide (powder) was quoted at Rs. 165 (basic), while liquid acrylamide (40% solution) was at Rs. 70 (basic).  Methacrylamide ruled at Rs. 375 (basic).

 

Ethanolamines

Monoethanolamine ruled Rs. 2 lower at Rs. 108 plus VAT, while diethanolamine was at Rs. 103 plus VAT and triethanolamine ruled at Rs. 107 plus VAT.

 

Nitrobenzene

Aniline ruled firm at Rs. 98 (basic) in bulk, while the rate for the packed material was quoted at Rs.105 (basic). Nitrobenzene was steady at Rs. 62 (basic) and Rs. 69 (basic) for bulk and packed materials, respectively.

 

Among the nitrotoluenes, MNT was unchanged at Rs. 88 (basic) and Rs. 94, while PNT was at Rs. 95 (basic) and Rs. 101 (basic) for the bulk and packed materials, respectively. ONT was at Rs. 58 (basic) and Rs. 64 (basic) (for bulk and packed materials).

 

Among the nitrochlorobenzenes, ONCB ruled at Rs. 60 (basic) and Rs. 64 (basic) for bulk and packed materials, respectively. o-Toluidine (OT base) was at Rs. 250 (basic), while OT liquid ruled at Rs. 97 (basic).

 

o-Chlorobenzoic acid (OCBA) was at Rs. 125 (basic) and p-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) was quoted at Rs. 525 (basic).

 

Cresols

Mixed cresol was quoted at Rs. 130 (basic), while m-cresol was selling at Rs. 430 (basic). Imported p-cresol was up at around Rs. 300 plus VAT. O-Cresol was ruling at around Rs.150 plus VAT.

 

Tertiary butanol was quoted at Rs. 100 (basic), while iodine was at Rs. 3,200 (basic) and 8-hydroxyquinoline ruled at Rs. 850 (basic). Hydroquinone ruled at Rs. 430 (basic). Resorcinol was selling in the range of Rs. 290-300 (basic). 

 

Phosphate chemicals

Di-ammonium phosphate (Technical) ruled at Rs. 69 (basic) and the pure material ruled at Rs. 90 (basic). Mono Ammonium Phosphate (Pure) was quoted at Rs. 95 (basic). Mono Potassium Phosphate (Pure) was steady at Rs. 105 (basic). Di Potassium Phophate (pure) was quoted unchanged at Rs. 115 (basic). Sodium Hexameta Phosphate (SHMP) was at Rs. 80 (basic).

 

Fatty alcohols

Lauryl alcohol (C12/C14) ruled at Rs. 165 plus VAT, while pure lauryl alcohol was at Rs. 173 plus VAT. Cetostearyl alcohol was at Rs. 120 plus VAT, while cetyl alcohol was quoted at Rs. 118 plus VAT. Stearyl alcohol was at Rs. 133 plus VAT. Distilled coconut fatty acid was selling at Rs. 115 plus VAT.

 

Glycerine IP ruled at Rs. 72 (basic), while CP grade was quoted at Rs. 67 (basic). Stearic acid (textile grade) was at Rs. 83 plus VAT, while rubber grade stearic acid was quoted at Rs. 83 plus VAT and cosmetic grade material was ruling unchanged at Rs. 100 plus VAT.

 

AOS-L46 grade of Alpha Olefin Sulfonate (AOS) ruled at Rs. 41 plus VAT, while XL-46 grade ruled at Rs. 47 plus VAT.

 

Titanium dioxide steady

Anatase grade of titanium dioxide (TTPL) was steady at Rs. 160 (basic), while rutile grade of KMML was unchanged at Rs. 212 (basic) for paint, ink and plastic grade materials. The packed material of TTPL was quoted at Rs. 250 (basic) and that of KMML was quoted at Rs. 275 (basic).

 

Among the imported materials, the DuPont material was quoted at $3,950 per ton; Huntsman material was at $3,800 and Tronox (KerMecgee) material was at $3,850 per ton. In local currency, their prices ruled in the range of Rs. 230 to 250 per kg. Chinese anatase ruled at around Rs.150 (basic) and rutile was at around Rs. 210 (basic).