Phthalic Anhydride Weekly Report 15 Sep 2018

Weekly Price Trend: 10-09-2018 to 14-09-2018

• The above given graph focuses on the Phthalic Anhydride price trend for current week.
• There has been slight change in domestic values. Prices were assessed around Rs.85.5/Kg for Ahmedabad and Rs 83.5/Kg for Mumbai port.

Booking Scenario

Antidumping Duty Country-wise
Israel-USD 139.76/MT Taiwan-USD150.88/MT Korea-USD91.12/MT.
The above chart shows the international prices of Phthalic Anhydride and its comparison from the previous prices.

INDIA & INTERNATIONAL

• Domestic prices were assessed in the range of 85.5/Kg for Ahmedabad and Rs.83.5/Kg for Mumbai port. This week there has been slight change in domestic values. CFR India Phthalic Anhydride prices were assessed at the level of USD 1055-1075/MT from Iran origin.
• FOB Korea values for PA were assessed around USD 1180/MT.
• There has been continuous depreciation of Indian currency against dollar. The impact is due to rise in crude values in international market. To deepen the sorrows the sanction against Iran by US further hammered the currency rate of many nations. Turkey is on the verge of failing of economy. This in turn has led to increase in petrochemical prices and crude values.
• Oil prices crossed the levels of USD80 by mid of the week, later it fell by more than 2% on Thursday. This hike was the highest in last four months. The international Energy Agency has already warned that the oil market is tightening at the moment and world oil demand would soon reach 100 million barrels per day (bpd) in the next three months, global economic risks were mounting.
• U.S. companies in China are being hurt by tariffs in the growing trade war between Washington and Beijing, according to a survey, prompting U.S. business lobbies to urge President Donald Trump's administration to reconsider its approach.
• The White House has invited Chinese officials to restart trade talks just as it prepares to escalate a trade war with China with tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods.
• The other major factor is the loss of Iranian oil to the market as refiners are cutting or halting purchase ahead of U.S. sanctions in November is also raising concerns about supply.
• All these factor has put an rigorous pressure on petrochemical industry and has led to hike in the prices of crucial petrochemical products.

$1 = Rs. 71.84
Import Custom Ex. Rate USD/ INR: 72.55
Export Custom Ex. Rate USD/ INR: 70.85