Analysis of Pesticide Material Price

By CnAgri2012-12-06 10:56:36 Print Organic and inorganic material continued to fluctuate in November, yellow phosphorous and liquid chlorine started to rebound, while methanol and sulfur saw a substantial decline subject to weak int'l market. Pushed by oil increase, benzene derivatives went up steadily.
 
Yellow phosphorous was 16,000 Yuan per ton, up 1.3%. And liquid chlorine was 580 Yuan per ton, up 3.6%, while sulfur went down by 7.8% to 1,410 Yuan. Since import price has 180 dollars per ton, sulfur price was expected to continue decreasing.
 
Because of continuous weak performance in international market, and domestic overcapacity, domestic methanol also saw a substantial decline in November. Its average price went down to 2,486 Yuan per ton, down 11.2% over last year, and 10.5% over last month. On the other hand, benzene derivatives remained strong, pure benzene was 10,190 Yuan per ton, up 3.0%, and toluene was 10,000 Yuan per ton, up by 3.8%.

    

From “China Pesticide Market Weekly Report”