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Chemical Prices Today (Apr 28, 2026): Daily Market Trends & Price Changes

April 27, 2026 chemical price update: Sodium chloride jumped 29.03%, while dichloromethane fell 10.64% and sodium benzoate dropped 9.97%. Covers acetic acid, acetone, methanol, WTI crude, ABS, and broader market trends. GuideView1 MIN READApril 29, 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 64-19-7 3150 -3.08% -14.23% 34.67%
Acetone 67-64-1 7688 0.99% 2.86% 22.04%
Acetonitrile 75-05-8 9200 -4.83% 4.13% 13.59%
Benzene 71-43-2 8543 0.47% 0.29% 5.64%
Methanol 67-56-1 3340 1.21% 1.22% 14.66%
Propylene 115-07-1 9078 1.87% -3.15% 11.78%

Basic chemicals showed divergence, with sharp declines in some solvents while aromatics and olefins posted modest gains.

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Fine Chemicals Prices

Product CAS Price Daily Weekly Monthly
Citric acid 77-92-9 5488 0.09% 0.05% 3.34%
Melamine 108-78-1 7000 -0.36% -10.82% 25.79%
Dimethyl carbonate 616-38-6 3933 1.71% 0.05% -5.29%
Polyethylene glycol 25322-68-3 7160 -2.59% -0.12% 2.08%

Fine chemicals showed mixed performance, with selective declines indicating short-term corrections.

Energy Prices

Product Price Daily Weekly Monthly
WTI Crude Oil 96 USD/barrel 2.13% 3.26% 10.11%
Gasoline 7954 0.82% -0.25% -2.25%
Asphalt 4320 2.37% 2.64% 6.06%

Energy markets strengthened slightly, supporting upstream chemical pricing.

Plastics Prices

Product Price Daily Weekly Monthly
ABS 10823 -0.04% -2.04% 3.94%
PVC 5050 -0.59% 0.86% 0%

Plastic prices remained relatively stable with slight downward pressure in some segments.

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