Purchasing transaction price survey results

By Staff -- Purchasing, 5/6/1999

Acetic acid (synth) $/lb 0.19 0.18-0.21 0.16 0.12-0.18 0.19 0.18

Acetone $/lb 0.16 0.12-0.20 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.16

Acrylic acid $/lb 0.52 0.52 0.54 0.54 0.55 0.54

Acrylonitrile $/lb 0.27 0.27 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.21

Ammonia $/ton 243.00 243.00 210.00 210.00 210.00 210.00

Aniline $/lb 0.32 0.32 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 0.70 0.70 0.72 0.72 0.72 0.72

Butadiene $/lb 0.13 0.13 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.16

Butanol $/lb 0.28 0.28 0.33 0.32-0.37 0.34 0.33

Calcium carbonate (dry) $/ton 115.00 93.00-132.00 125.00 125.00 110.00 125.00

Calcium chloride (anhyd) $/ton 205.00 205.00 170.00 170.00 170.00 170.00

Carbon black $/lb 0.34 0.33-0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35

Caustic potash (commercial) $/lb 0.13 0.12-0.15 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12

Caustic soda (liq, 50%, diaphragm grade) $/ton 140.00 90.00-190.00 145.00 85.00-225.00 107.25 85.00

Caustic soda (liq, 50%, rayon grade) $/ton 189.00 120.00-253.00 160.00 123.00-201.00 175.75 160.00

Caustic soda beads $/lb 0.30 0.25-0.35 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.29

Chlorine $/ton 132.00 75.00-203.00 63.00 50.00-70.00 95.00 63.33

Citric acid (USP, anhyd) $/lb 0.72 0.63-0.90 0.65 0.65 0.63 0.65

Cyclohexane $/gal 0.96 0.96 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.10

Diethylene glycol (standard) $/lb 0.37 0.37 0.36 0.36 0.27 0.36

Dioctyl phthalate $/lb 0.37 0.34-0.38 0.30 0.30 0.37 0.30

Ethanol (200 proof, synth) $/gal 1.73 1.50-1.95 1.75 1.75 1.73 1.75

Ethyl acetate $/lb 0.39 0.37-0.41 0.37 0.37-0.43 0.38 0.37

Ethylene $/lb 0.19 0.19 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 0.30 0.28-0.35 0.29 0.29 0.24 0.29

Ethylene oxide $/lb 0.38 0.36-0.39 0.36 0.36 0.45 0.36

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

Formaldehyde (50%) $/lb 0.07 0.07 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09

Glycerine (nat ref 99.5%) $/lb 0.48 0.44-0.53 0.51 0.51 0.49 0.51

n-Heptane $/gal 0.20 0.20 1.17 1.17 1.07 1.17

n-Hexane (high-purity) $/gal 0.72 0.72 1.20 1.20 1.16 1.20

Hydrochloric acid (20 deg) $/ton 97.00 70.00-188.00 70.00 70.00 70.00 70.00

Hydrogen peroxide (70%) $/lb 0.35 0.35 0.36 0.36 1.15 0.36

Isopropanol (99%) $/lb 0.26 0.23-0.34 0.24 0.22-0.29 0.23 0.24

Lime (hydrated) $/ton 76.00 64.00-88.00 65.00 65.00 67.67 65.00

Linear alkylbenzene sulfonate $lb 0.45 0.35-0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50

Maleic anhydride $/lb 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.38

Methanol (synth) $/gal 0.26 0.23-0.29 0.42 0.29-0.45 0.41 0.42

Methylene chloride $/lb 0.40 0.40 0.37 0.37 0.41 0.37

Methyl ethyl ketone $/lb 0.37 0.37 0.34 0.33-0.37 0.35 0.34

Methyl methacrylate $/lb 0.51 0.51 0.48 0.48 0.51 0.48

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

Phosphoric acid (food) $/lb 0.33 0.16-0.45 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33

Phthalic anhydride $/lb 0.28 0.25-0.30 0.34 0.34 0.30 0.34

Propylene (chem grade) $/lb 0.54 0.54 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.13

Propylene glycol (ind) $/lb 0.54 0.54 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 74.00 69.00-80.00 95.00 95.00 75.33 95.00

Sodium bicarbonate (ind grade) $/lb 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.17 .17

Sodium bicarbonate (U.S.P. grade) $/lb 0.19 0.19 0.18 0.18 0.18 .18

Sodium chlorate $/ton 296.25 280.00-310.00 280.00 280.00 288.33 280.00

Sodium hypochlorite $/gal 0.61 0.44-1.00 0.48 0.48 0.49 0.48

Sodium nitrite (granular) $/lb 0.65 0.36-1.20 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.38

Sodium silicate $/lb 0.08 0.04-0.11 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08

Sodium sulfate $/ton 143.00 83.00-265.00 120.00 120.00 83.00 120.00

Sodium tripolyphosphate $/lb 0.44 0.44 42.00 42.00 45.00 42.00

Styrene (99.6%) $/lb 0.21 0.21 0.19 0.19 0.21 0.19

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

Sulfuric acid (virg, 100%) $/ton 45.00 38.00-73.00 38.00 38.00 35.00 18.00

Tall oil fatty acid $/lb 0.23 0.23 0.27 0.27 0.23 0.27

Titanium dioxide (anatase) $/lb 83.00 83.00 0.93 0.93 0.99 0.93

Titanium dioxide (rutile) $/lb 1.02 0.94-1.20 0.99 0.99 0.98 0.99

Toluene $/gal 1.00 0.94-1.11 0.78 0.78 1.05 0.78

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 0.48 0.48 0.83 0.83 0.87 0.83

Zinc oxide (pigment) $/lb 0.49 0.47-0.50 0.55 0.55 0.50 0.55

Average U.S. prices, March 20 through April 10, 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.