India Domestic Prices – What Is Going On? – 20 Apr 2026

Solvents & Aromatics
» Toluene is sliding in Mumbai after touching Rs 113 and traders are watching support closely
» Trichloroethylene is knocking on its yearly high after a relentless Rs 40 three-month climb
» Cyclohexane dipped this week but it is still sitting Rs 22 higher than just a month ago
Ketones & Ketone Derivatives
» MEK dropped Rs 35 in a single week after a blistering Rs 238 run up from its March lows
» MIBK has fallen Rs 37 in two weeks but is still sitting well above where it was in January
» Cyclohexanone just crashed Rs 15 in a week after hitting Rs 205 and nobody saw it coming
Glycol Ethers & Specialty Chemicals
» This glycol ether just hit its highest price in a year and buyers are scrambling to cover
» Diethylene glycol monobutyl ether has nearly doubled in six months and is not done yet
» Octanol has shed Rs 15 a kilo this week and the three-month rally may be reversing
Aromatics & Intermediates
» Aniline slipped Rs 2 this week but its three-month surge of Rs 69 tells the bigger story
» Phenol has lost Rs 37 in a fortnight after peaking at Rs 195 and the correction is not over
» Benzyl alcohol has exploded Rs 164 in three months and this week it hit a fresh high
Refrigerants
» R404A is holding firm at Rs 600 in Delhi after a Rs 75 monthly surge nobody anticipated
Pigments & Slurries
» Wet slurry just hit its highest price in a year after surging Rs 150 in only three months
Petrochemical Products
» PVC has crashed Rs 13 in a week in Hyderabad and the monthly loss is now Rs 21 and counting