The Highest Market Prices of 120 Main Chemicals in China
                            unit: RMB yuan/ton
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No.    Description        Specification    May,   June,   June '98 over
                                            1998   1998    June '97 (* %)
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1       ABS resin               -          9 800     9 050      -7.7
2       Aniline               grade I      6 800     6 500      -22.6
3       Phenol                >=99.5%      7 800     7 500      -6.2
4       Styrene               >=99.5%      5 100     4 350      -22.3
5       Phthalic anhydride    >=99.7%      5 250     4 600      -35.2
6       Glacial acetic acid   >=98%        5 050     4 800      -25.0
7       Propylene glycol        -          9 900     9 700      -17.8
8       Acetone               >=99.5%      5 500     5 000      0.0
9       Butyl acrylate        >=98%       10 600    10 200      -15.0
10      Methyl acrylate       >=98.5%      9 200     8 600      -27.1
11      Acrylonitrile         >=99%        8 300     8 000      -11.1
12      Acrylic acid          -           10 500    10 500      -12.5
13      Oxalic acid           >=99.4%      6 000     5 200      0.0
14      Pure benzene          grade I      2 900     2 700      -25.0
15      Xylene                petroleum    2 800     2 600      -35.0
16      Toluene               coking       3 100     2 800      -31.7
17      Methanol                  -        2 250     2 550      -8.9
18      Formaldehyde              -        1 700     1 600      -11.1
19      m-Cresol              >=98%       28 000    28 000      -15.2
20      Naphthalene           -            4 300     4 200      -19.2
21      Technical naphthalene >=90%        3 200     3 150      -18.2
22      Terephthalic acid     ind. grade   5 000     4 000      -35.5
23      Dimethyl p-phthalate    -          5 800     5 600      -6.7
24      p-Nitrotoluene          -         10 000    10 000      -7.4
25      p-Nitrochlorobenzene    -          5 500     5 050      -16.5
26      Dibutyl (o-)phthalate   grade I    7 500     5 300      -20.7
27      Dioctyl (o-)phthalate   grade I    6 800     6 800      -23.6
28      Diethylene glycol       grade I    4 600     4 500      -29.7
29      HDPE                    5000S