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Purchasing transaction price survey results

By Staff -- Purchasing, 2/8/2001

Purchasing transaction price survey results

Contract average

Contract range

Spot average

Spot range

Acetic acid (synth) $/lb

0.26

0.18-0.28

0.27

0.19-0.32

Acetone $/lb

0.22

0.15-0.26

0.23

0.15-0.25

Acrylic acid $/lb

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Acrylonitrile $/lb

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Ammonia $/ton

200.00

175-215

230.00

199-260

Aniline $/lb

0.37

0.33-0.38

0.38

0.37-0.39

Antimony oxide $/lb

0.90

0.61-0.96

1.16

0.90-1.18

Benzene $/gal

1.40

1.13-1.61

1.45

1.11-1.55

Butadiene $/lb

0.22

0.14-0.22

0.22

0.14-0.26

Butanol $/lb

0.42

0.25-0.45

0.50

0.35-0.49

Calcium carbonate (dry) $/ton

117.00

77-142.2

132.00

117-135

Calcium chloride (anhyd) $/ton

195.00

182-206

180.00

165-184

Carbon black $/lb

0.38

0.33-0.40

0.38

0.33-0.40

Caustic potash (commercial) $/lb

0.16

0.12-0.17

0.17

0.11-0.19

Caustic soda (liq, 50%, diaphragm grade) $/ton

266.00

197-280

250.00

195-255

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

240.00

149-255

235.00

183-259

Caustic soda beads $/lb

0.35

0.26-0.35

0.37

0.31-0.39

Chlorine $/ton

270.00

215-275

255.00

165-230

Citric acid (USP, anhyd) $/lb

0.65

0.63-0.72

0.74

0.60-0.80

Cyclohexane $/gal

1.07

1.04-1.10

1.08

1.08-1.14

Diethylene glycol (standard) $/lb

0.32

0.28-0.38

0.34

0.29-.39

Dioctyl phthalate $/lb

0.45

0.38-0.55

0.50

0.36-0.59

Ethanol (200 proof, synth) $/gal

1.66

1.66

1.66

1.66

Ethyl acetate $/lb

0.48

0.39-0.49

0.48

0.40-0.60

Ethylene $/lb

0.32

0.26-0.42

0.30

0.27-0.39

Ethylene glycol (ind) $/lb

0.35

0.25-0.38

0.35

0.26-0.38

Ethylene glycol butyl ether $/lb

0.44

0.28-0.45

0.45

0.36-0.45

Ethylene oxide $/lb

0.38

0.36-0.39

0.41

0.34-0.43

2-Ethylhexanol $/lb

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Formaldehyde (50%) $/lb

0.12

0.10-0.14

0.15

0.12-0.15

Glycerine (nat ref 99.5%) $/lb

0.70

0.52-0.75

0.75

0.65-0.75

n-Heptane $/gal

1.00

0.92-1.12

1.25

1.21-1.64

n-Hexane (high-purity) $/gal

1.15

1.10-1.25

1.19

1.10-1.19

Hydrochloric acid (20 deg) $/ton

69.00

63.29-100

69.00

63.29-100

Hydrogen peroxide (70%) $/lb

0.42

0.37-0.46

0.48

0.35-0.48

Isopropanol (99%) $/lb

0.45

0.38

0.42

0.30-0.42

Lime (hdrated) $/ton

82.00

68-82

82.00

63-91

Linear alkylbenzene sulfonate $lb

0.56

0.52-0.58

0.54

0.52-0.58

Maleic anhydride $/lb

0.40

0.35-0.43

0.42

0.35-0.46

Methanol (synth) $/gal

0.75

0.49-0.65

0.82

0.75-0.85

Methylene chloride $/lb

0.39

0.38-0.44

0.39

0.28-0.43

Methyl ethyl ketone $/lb

0.50

0.39-0.55

0.50

0.39-0.55

Methyl methacrylate $/lb

0.55

0.45-0.61

0.54

0.39-0.57

Phenol (synth) $/lb

0.51

0.33-0.38

0.42

0.38-0.45

Phosphoric acid (food) $/lb

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Phthalic anhydride $/lb

0.35

0.32-0.40

0.37

0.34-0.35

Propylene (chem grade) $/lb

0.23

0.20-0.26

0.25

0.18-0.30

Propylene glycol (ind) $/lb

0.59

0.56-0.61

0.60

0.59-0.61

Propylene oxide $/lb

0.61

0.61-0.65

0.63

0.61-0.65

Soda ash (dense) $/ton

70.00

68-108

121.00

100-133

Sodium bicarbonate (ind grade) $/lb

0.22

0.14-0.22

0.24

0.14-0.25

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

0.20

0.19-0.20

0.19

0.16-0.20

Sodium chlorate $/ton

335.00

295-343

330.00

290-355

Sodium hypochlorite $/gal

0.53

0.40-0.47

0.50

0.36-0.50

Sodium nitrite (granular) $/lb

0.39

0.38-0.43

0.39

0.38-0.39

Sodium silicate $/lb

0.11

0.10-0.13

0.12

0.09-0.14

Sodium sulfate $/ton

104.00

99.3-106

102.00

98-146

Sodium tripolyphosphate $/lb

0.40

0.33-0.49

0.45

0.40-0.49

Styrene (99.6%) $/lb

0.40

0.39-0.52

0.43

0.27-0.50

Sulfur dioxide (liq) $/ton

207.00

188-237

215.00

202-219

Sulfuric acid (virg, 100%) $/ton

0.49

0.39-0.60

0.54

50-60

Tall oil fatty acid $/lb

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Titanium dioxide (anatase) $/lb

0.96

0.85-1.00

0.97

0.95-0.97

Titanium dioxide (rutile) $/lb

1.03

0.92-1.15

1.05

0.92-1.08

Toluene $/gal

1.35

0.95-1.47

1.66

0.92-1.75

Vinyl acetate $/lb

0.35

0.33-0.35

0.37

0.35-0.39

Vinyl chloride (monomer) $/lb

0.25

0.20-0.25

0.23

0.15-0.23

Xylenes (mixed) $/gal

1.35

0.97-1.39

1.55

0.98-1.65

Zinc oxide (pigment) $/lb

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a


Average U.S. prices, Dec. 21st through Jan. 15th, 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: Christopher Reilly, CPI Editor, 617-630-3998.cPURCHASING 2001.

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