ACN Weekly Report 02 Sep 2017
Weekly Price Trend: 28-08-2017 to 01-09-2017
- The above given graph focuses on the ACN price trend from 28th August to 1st Sept 2017. In compare to last week’s closing values there has been slight change in domestic values.
- Domestic prices were assessed at the level of Rs.105/Kg, with no change in compare to last week’s closing values.
Booking Scenario
The above chart shows the international prices of ACN. CFR India prices of ACN were assessed in the range of USD 1370-1390/MT.
INDIA& INTERNATIONAL
- Domestic prices of ACN remained unchanged for this week. Prices were assessed at the level of Rs 105/Kg for bulk quantity.
- CFR India prices of Acrylonitrile were assessed in the range of USD 1390-1410/MT, increased by USD 20/MTS in compare to last week’s closing values.
- This week has been full of pains and agony due to natural calamities. On one side Texas has been facing the worst floods in the history of US. Houston and Louisiana has been the largely evacuated as floods has reached everywhere.
- The major petrochemical plants of the country are located on these sites. To take a precautionary action major companies like Exxon Mobil, LyondellBasel, Celanese and many more has shut down their units abruptly. Formosa has shut down its ports and units along with Dow chemical. Petrobras has shut down its Pasadena refinery. Shell has shut down its refinery and unit. Arkema reported explosion in its unit on Thursday.
- INEOS has shut down its ACN unit
- Ascend has declared force majeure on its ACN unit due to heavy floods in Texas.
- In India too, the heavy rainfall continue to maintain its fury. This time it was Gujarat and Maharashtra facing heavy rainfall and flood like situation. The major commercial city of India Mumbai has been hard hitten by heavy rainfall India. Mumbai was all over in water for 2 days paralyzing the city and its residents. All the transportation and city centres were closed due to heavy rainfall across the city.
- The international prices are likely to soar up as due to abrupt shut downs there will be limited supply of the chemicals across the international market
- The major companies have not decided yet to when to resume their production. At first they are likely to check out to what extent there has been damage in their units and refineries.
$1 = Rs. 64.02
Import Custom Ex. Rate USD/ INR: 65.15
Export Custom Ex. Rate USD/ INR: 63.45
