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Chemical Prices Today (Apr 27, 2026): Daily Market Trends & Price Changes

April 27, 2026 chemical price update: Dichloromethane jumped 15.72%, sodium chloride fell 22.50%, and ethyl acetate dropped 7.11%. Covers acetic acid, acetone, methanol, WTI crude oil, ABS, and HDPE trends. GuideView2 MIN READApril 28, 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 acid prices 64-19-7 3417 -4.89% -12.89% 36.02%
Acetone prices 67-64-1 7500 1.51% 2.35% 22.15%
Acetonitrile prices 75-05-8 9167 5.45% 1.99% 13.38%
Benzene prices 71-43-2 8473 0.35% 0.06% 5.63%
Formaldehyde prices 50-00-0 1400 -1% -1.49% 19.40%
Methanol prices 67-56-1 3270 0.92% 0.61% 14.66%
Propylene prices 115-07-1 9344 -4.63% -4.06% 11.81%
Ethylene glycol prices 107-21-1 5058 0.83% 0.93% 10.64%

Basic chemicals showed divergence, with some solvents declining while intermediates like acetonitrile and acetone gained.

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Fine Chemicals Prices

Product CAS Price Daily Weekly Monthly
Activated carbon prices 64365-11-3 10000 0% 0% 0%
Melamine prices 108-78-1 7450 -5.7% -10.67% 26.76%
Oleic acid prices 112-80-1 9100 0% 1.17% -3.69%
Poly(ethylene glycol) prices 25322-68-3 6700 9.7% 1.18% 2.08%

Fine chemicals showed selective volatility, with sharp gains in polyethylene glycol and declines in melamine.

Energy Prices

Product Price Daily Weekly Monthly
WTI Crude Oil 96 USD/barrel -2.08% 2.17% 11.24%
Gasoline 7871 0.23% -0.67% -1.95%

Energy markets softened slightly, with crude oil declining and mixed movement in refined products.

Plastics Prices

Product Price Daily Weekly Monthly
ABS 10883 -0.51% -2.02% 4.33%
HDPE 10000 0.45% -0.75% 16.06%

Plastic prices remained mixed, reflecting cautious downstream demand and feedstock cost fluctuations.

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