Major Chemical Products Prices in Shanghai Zhongshan Chemical Market during July 2005
Product         Specification                                           Price (RMB/t)
                                                                Top    Bottom   Avg.   Avg. of
                                                                                       Jul-04
Inorganic chemicals                                                                     
Ammonium Chloride                       99%                     9000    1350    2791    1481    
Baking Soda                             Food grade              1500    1150    1316    1345    
Barium Carbonate                        99%                     18000   1500    5986    2910    
Barium Chloride                         A grade                 3200    2300    2800    2169    
Borax (Sodium Borate)                   95%                     3400    2650    2900    3166    
Boric Acid                              99.5%                   6100    4800    5311    5400    
Calcium Carbonate                       light                   900     400     727     745     
Caustic Soda                            99%, flake              3500    2500    3176    2509    
Hydrochloric acid                       31%                     700     560     625     638     
Hydrofluoric Acid                       40%                     4200    3800    4000    3825    
Hydrogen Peroxide                       27.5%                   1650    1150    1415    1559    
Iodine, purified                        99.9%                   168000  168000  168000  154667  
Lithopone                               B301                    3600    3000    3364    3130    
Magnesium Carbonate                     light, A grade          4500    4500    4500    3800    
Nitric acid                             98%                     2800    2300    2500    2000    
Potassium Chloride                      98% &