Purchasing transaction price survey results

By Staff -- Purchasing, 2/11/1999

Contract Contract Spot Spot Six-month forecast,

average range average range contract spot

Acetic acid (synth) $/lb 0.19 0.19 0.18 0.15-0.20 0.20 0.19

Acetone $/lb 0.15 0.15 0.19 0.19 0.17 0.20

Acrylic acid $/lb 0.52 0.52 0.54 0.54 0.55 0.54

Acrylonitrile $/lb 0.30 0.28-0.31 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.21

Ammonia $/ton 243.00 243.00 210.00 210.00 210.00 210.00

Aniline $/lb 0.40 0.40 0.39 0.39 0.35 0.39

Antimony oxide $/lb 1.11 1.11 1.30 1.30 1.25 1.30

Benzene $/gal 0.85 0.85 0.72 0.72 0.72 0.72

Butadiene $/lb 0.15 0.15 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.16

Butanol $/lb 0.35 0.35 0.33 0.33-0.37 0.34 0.33

Calcium carbonate (dry) $/ton 150.00 150.00 155.00 155.00 140.50 155.00

Calcium chloride (anhyd) $/ton 205.00 205.00 175.00 175.00 175.00 175.00

Carbon black $/lb 0.34 0.34 0.35 0.35 0.30 0.35

Caustic potash (commercial) $/lb 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12

Caustic soda (liq, 50%, diaphragm grade) $/ton 176.67 160.00-190.00 190.00 190.00 211.33 190.00

Caustic soda (liq, 50%, rayon grade) $/ton 200.00 200.00 200.00 200.00 267.67 200.00

Caustic soda beads $/lb 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.29

Chlorine $/ton 130.00 130.00 170.00 170.00 160.00 170.00

Citric acid (USP, anhyd) $/lb 0.63 0.63 0.65 0.65 0.63 0.65

Cyclohexane $/gal 1.08 1.08 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.10

Diethylene glycol (standard) $/lb 0.22 0.22 0.26 0.26 0.27 0.26

Dioctyl phthalate $/lb 0.39 0.38-0.40 0.35 0.35 0.38 0.35

Ethanol (200 proof, synth) $/gal 1.60 1.60 2.00 2.00 1.60 2.00

Ethyl acetate $/lb 0.41 0.41 0.37 0.36-0.38 0.39 0.37

Ethylene $/lb 0.17 0.17 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.18

Ethylene glycol (ind) $/lb 0.20 0.20 0.25 0.25 0.27 0.25

Ethylene glycol butyl ether $/lb 0.33 0.33 0.30 0.30 0.32 0.30

Ethylene oxide $/lb 0.39 0.38-0.39 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45

2-Ethylhexanol $/lb 0.22 0.22 0.38 0.38 0.35 0.38

Formaldehyde (50%) $/lb 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09

Glycerine (nat ref 99.5%) $/lb 0.50 0.50 0.55 0.55 0.49 0.55

n-Heptane $/gal 1.07 1.07 1.17 1.17 1.07 1.17

n-Hexane (high-purity) $/gal 1.24 1.24 1.20 1.20 1.16 1.20

Hydrochloric acid (20 deg) $/ton 75.00 75.00 90.00 90.00 75.00 90.00

Hydrogen peroxide (70%) $/lb 0.35 0.35 0.36 0.36 0.35 0.36

Isopropanol (99%) $/lb 0.27 0.27 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.26

Lime (hydrated) $/ton 67.00 67.00 69.00 69.00 67.67 69.00

Linear alkylbenzene sulfonate $lb 0.50 0.50 0.60 0.60 0.55 0.60

Maleic anhydride $/lb 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.38

Methanol (synth) $/gal 0.27 0.27 0.45 0.27-0.56 0.41 0.45

Methylene chloride $/lb 0.40 0.40 0.37 0.37 0.41 0.37

Methyl ethyl ketone $/lb 0.37 0.37 0.36 0.36 0.34 0.36

Methyl methacrylate $/lb 0.53 0.53 0.52 0.51-0.52 0.47 0.52

Phenol (synth) $/lb 0.41 0.41 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.32

Phosphoric acid (food) $/lb 0.31 0.31 0.33 0.33 0.34 0.33

Phthalic anhydride $/lb 0.29 0.29 0.34 0.34 0.30 0.34

Propylene (chem grade) $/lb 0.11 0.11 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.13

Propylene glycol (ind) $/lb 0.54 0.52-0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55

Propylene oxide $lb 0.61 0.61 0.61 0.61 0.61 0.61

Soda ash (dense) $/ton 83.00 83.00 95.00 95.00 80.00 95.00

Sodium bicarbonate (ind grade) $/lb 0.18 0.18 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.17

Sodium bicarbonate (U.S.P. grade) $/lb 0.20 0.20 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.18

Sodium chlorate $/ton 308.00 308.00 321.00 321.00 285.00 321.00

Sodium hypochlorite $/gal 48.00 48.00 0.48 0.48 0.50 0.48

Sodium nitrite (granular) $/lb 39.00 39.00 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.38

Sodium silicate $/lb 0.04 0.04 0.07 0.07 0.06 0.07

Sodium sulfate $/ton 1.03 1.03 120.00 120.00 85.00 120.00

Sodium tripolyphosphate $/lb 45.00 45.00 42.00 42.00 45.00 42.00

Styrene (99.6%) $/lb 0.24 0.21-0.26 0.20 0.17-0.24 0.20 0.20

Sulfur dioxide (liq) $/ton 2.50 2.50 255.00 255.00 250.00 255.00

Sulfuric acid (virg, 100%) $/ton 42.00 42.00 39.00 39.00 38.00 39.00

Tall oil fatty acid $/lb 0.23 0.20-0.25 0.27 0.27 0.27 0.27

Titanium dioxide (anatase) $/lb 83.00 83.00 0.84 0.84 0.99 0.84

Titanium dioxide (rutile) $/lb 1.02 1.02 0.99 0.99 0.94 0.99

Toluene $/gal 0.55 0.55 0.82 0.82 0.90 0.82

Vinyl acetate $/lb 0.33 0.33 0.34 0.34 0.33 0.34

Vinyl chloride (monomer) $/lb 0.12 0.12 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.18

Xylenes (mixed) $/gal 0.73 0.59-0.90 0.82 0.56-0.90 0.87 0.82

Zinc oxide (pigment) $/lb 0.49 0.49 0.55 0.55 0.50 0.55

Average U.S. prices, December 29 through January 20, tankload or greater quantities, FOB producer.

The exclusive data published here come from a monthly survey of over 500 chemical buyers conducted by Purchasing Magazine. Data may be reproduced only with written permission from the editor of Purchasing. Editorial Contact: Albert Genna, Staff Editor, 617-558-4697. Purchasing 1999.