Monthly Average Market Prices in North China in May 2005
Product                         Specification           May-05  Apr-05  May-04  May-05/
                                                        RMB/t   RMB/t   RMB/t   May-04 %
ABS                             PA-757                  15850   15880   13025   21.69
Acetic anhydride                98.0%                   9593    10494   7086    35.38
Acetone                         first grade             8875    9226    7820    13.49
Acrylic acid                    first grade             18871   19580   18078   4.39
Adipic acid                     first grade             12375   12575   12406   -0.25
Alcohol(anhydrous)              99.8%                   5139    5149    5041    1.95
Aluminium hydroxide             first grade             2787    2896    2492    11.84
Aniline                         first grade             10076   10800   7489    34.56
Anion exchange resin            717                     19031   19333   18406   3.40
Benzoic acid                    99.0%                   6075    6117    6150    -1.22
Bisphenol A                     PC grade                20738   21703   10096   105.41
Boracic acid                    99.9%                   5112    5155    5019    1.84
Butyl acetate                   99.0%                   9742    9020    7610    28.01
Calcium chloride(anhydrous)     ind. first grade        1423    1522    1374    3.60
Caprolactam                     99.0%                   21250   26333   15116   40.58
Cation exchange resin           732                     5998    6110    5660    5.98
Chloroform                      99.9%                   7379    7630    7023    5.08
Chloroprene rubber              244                     18625   18650   18750   -0.67
Cyclohexanone                   first grade             12679   14275   10289   23.23
Dibutyl phthalate               first grade             9002    9323    7960    13.09
Diethanolamine                  99.0%                   14621   15342   13050   12.04
Diethylene glycol               terylene grade          7676    8111    7703    -0.34
Dioctyl phthalate               first grade             8944    9121    7972    12.19
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