Vinyl Acetate Monomer Weekly Report 06 May 2017

Weekly Price Trend: 01-05-2017 to 05-05-2017

• The graph above focuses on the Vinyl Acetate Monomer price trend for the current week.
• VAM prices followed an upward trend throughout this week. In compare to other petrochemicals there has been hike in domestic values for VAM throughout this week.
• By end of the week prices were assessed around Rs.72/Kg for Kandla port and Rs.74/Kg for Mumbai port.

Booking Scenario

The above chart shows the international prices for Vinyl Acetate Monomer. International prices of VAM remained unchanged for this week in compare to last Friday’s assessed level.

INDIA & INTERNATIONAL

• VAM prices were assessed at the level of Rs.72/Kg at Kandla and Rs.74/Kg for Mumbai ports, a hike of Rs.5-7/Kg for bulk quantity.
• On other side, CFR India values remained unchanged for this week. Prices were assessed in the range of USD 950-970/MTS, with no change in compare to last week’s closing values.
• Price trend in crude values continue to remain volatile. As week proceeded the weakening of crude values was observed. On Thursday oil prices crashed to five-month lows as concerns about global oversupply wiped out all of the price gains since OPEC's move to cut output.
• Analysts agreed the steep price falls would likely force OPEC members to extend production cuts later this month, but the prospect of deeper cuts appeared wiry. Again OPEC is scheduled to meet on May 25 to decide whether to extend the cuts.
• On Thursday, closing crude values decreased.WTI on NYME closed at $45.52/bbl, prices decreased by $2.30/bbl in compared to last closing values. While Brent on Inter Continental Exchange decreased by $2.41/bbl in compared to last trading and was assessed around $48.38/bbl.
• Market experts believe that the current rate of cuts is sufficient to result in demand outstripping global output by 1 million barrels a day in the second half of 2017 as seasonal demand picks up. It is becoming apparent that the profit margins of many of the chemical majors could be improved as oil prices have been declining with great pace.

$1 = Rs. 64.37
Import Custom Ex. Rate USD/ INR: 65.10
Export Custom Ex. Rate USD/ INR: 63.40