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Chemical Prices Today (May 8, 2026): Daily Market Trends & Price Changes

May 9, 2026 chemical price update: Poly(ethylene glycol) surged 16.40%, silver iodide jumped 33.37%, while tetrahydrofuran fell 16.87%. Covers acetone, benzene, HDPE, gasoline, methanol, and more. GuideView2 MIN READMay 9, 2026
The latest daily chemical price update highlights key movements across major sectors, including Basic Chemicals, Fine Chemicals, Energy, Plastics, and Rubber. This report summarizes daily, weekly, and monthly price changes to help market participants track short-term fluctuations and broader pricing trends.

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Basic Chemicals Prices

Product CAS Price Daily Weekly Monthly
Acetic anhydride prices 108-24-7 5750 1.14% 1.55% -14.96%
Acetone prices 67-64-1 7733 0.26% 0.56% -1.73%
Acetonitrile prices 75-05-8 8667 -7.51% -2.49% -1.15%
Ammonium sulfate prices 7783-20-2 1943 0.52% 1.53% 4.92%
Benzene prices 71-43-2 8520 -1.27% 0.27% 1.18%
Boric acid prices 10043-35-3 10920 0.74% 0.15% 2.93%
Caustic Soda prices 68988-74-9 624 0.32% -2.65% -12.2%
Cobalt prices 7440-48-4 425000 -0.28% 1.05% 1.96%
Dichloromethane prices 75-09-2 2109 3.43% -0.3% -15.71%
Ethylene glycol prices 107-21-1 5050 -1.08% -0.25% -1.29%

Basic chemicals showed mixed performance, with acetone and ammonium sulfate posting gains while acetonitrile, methanol, phenol, and propylene weakened amid softer downstream demand and fluctuating feedstock costs.

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Fine Chemicals Prices

Product CAS Price Daily Weekly Monthly
Castor oil prices 8001-79-4 14200 4.41% -1.41% -1.51%
Melamine prices 108-78-1 6875 0.36% -0.77% -21.24%
Oleic acid prices 112-80-1 9100 -1.36% -5.1% 1.76%
Poly(ethylene glycol) prices 25322-68-3 11000 16.4% -1.68% 5.39%
Potassium Citrate prices 866-84-2 8475 1.29% 0.23% -0.23%
Silver iodide prices 7783-96-2 2406 33.37% -8.31% 3.57%
Sodium acetate prices 127-09-3 6140 -1.37% -0.27% 1.59%
Tetrahydrofuran prices 24979-97-3 17250 -16.87% -3.03% -3.79%
Trichloroethylene prices 79-01-6 4983 -5.98% -0.98% 1.34%

Fine chemicals experienced heightened volatility, led by sharp gains in silver iodide and poly(ethylene glycol), while tetrahydrofuran and trichloroethylene posted significant declines.

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Energy Prices

Product Price Daily Weekly Monthly
Asphalt 4307 -0.53% 0.39% 3.09%
Gasoline 7934 -0.46% 0.04% -7.07%
Kerosene 8100 -3.57% -2.38% -1%

Energy prices softened slightly, with gasoline, asphalt, and kerosene all declining as weaker crude sentiment weighed on downstream markets.

Plastics Prices

Product Price Daily Weekly Monthly
ABS 11033 -1.49% 1.04% -6.73%
HDPE 10275 0.36% 0.92% -1.1%

Plastic prices remained mixed, with HDPE edging higher while ABS continued to face pressure from cautious downstream purchasing activity.

Other Chemical Prices

Additional products tracked in today's market update included hydrogen peroxide, isopropyl alcohol, lithium carbonate, nickel, phenol, phosphoric acid, propylene glycol, sulfur, toluene, urea, and xylene. Most products showed moderate fluctuations driven by demand adjustments, raw material costs, and regional supply conditions.

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