N-Butanol Weekly Report 08 Sep 2018

Weekly Price Trend: 03-09-2018 to 07-09-2018

• The above given graph focuses on the N-Butanol price trend for the current week.
• If we take a quick look at the above given weekly prices then it can be observed that the prices of N-Butanol have plunged this week in compares to previous week and at the end of this week prices were assessed at the level of Rs. 88/Kg at Kandla port.

Booking Scenario

The prices of N-Butanol are also affected by duties that are there for different countries. For example, there is 7.5% duty on South Africa and the Europe Zone. And there is 2.5% duty on Malaysia. These prices are for full duty (7.5%) for US, Europe region.

INDIA & INTERNATIONAL

• This week domestic prices of N-Butanol have decreased and were assessed at Rs.88/Kg for Kandla port.
• This week International N-Butanol prices have remained firm.
• CFR China prices of propylene were evaluated at USD 1135/mt.
• FOB Korea prices of propylene were evaluated at USD 1080/mt.
• South East Asia prices of propylene were evaluated at USD 1035/mt.
• There has been continuous soaring in crude prices in this week. The US inventories have fell to their lowest levels since February 2015.  US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $67.90 per barrel at 0056 GMT, up 13 cents, or 0.2 per cent, from their last settlement. 
• International Brent crude futures climbed 12 cents, or 0.2 per cent, to $76.62 a barrel. With release of Oil inventory data last night, a large number has been drawn from crude inventories.
• Global oil markets have tightened over the last month, pushing up Brent prices by more than 10 per cent since the middle of August. Investors anticipate less supply from Iran as US sanctions on Tehran begin to bite.
• With ship-tracking data now pointing at a reduction in Iranian exports, renewed strife in Libya, and Venezuelan export availability hobbled by an accident at the key Jose terminal, the list of bullish headlines is getting longer,” said Michael Dei-Michei, head of research at Vienna consultancy JBC Energy.
• US is quite actively tracking the flow of crude and has managed to use its sanctions very actively against Iran. They are forcing many western companies to cease export from Iran and avoid trading with them.
• Contrary to this India and China are making efforts to continue their imports from using one or other way. Global oil markets have tightened over the last month, pushing up Brent prices by more than 10 per cent since the middle of August. Investors anticipate less supply from Iran as US sanctions on Tehran begin to bite.

 $1 = Rs. 71.73
 Import Custom Ex. Rate USD/ INR: 71.10
 Export Custom Ex. Rate USD/ INR: 69.40