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Chemical Prices Today (May 19, 2026): Daily Market Trends & Price Changes

May 19, 2026 chemical price update: Hydrochloric acid surged 10%, formic acid rose 8.33%, and oleic acid gained 13.75%. Covers acetone, methanol, WTI crude oil, ABS, HDPE, melamine, PTMEG, and more. GuideView4 MIN READMay 20, 2026
The latest daily chemical price update highlights key movements across major sectors, including Basic Chemicals, Fine Chemicals, Energy, Plastics, and Other materials. 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 3093 0.32% -1.22% -24.78%
Acetone prices 67-64-1 7725 0.98% 1.04% -2.44%
Ammonium sulfate prices 7783-20-2 1840 -2.28% -4.27% 5.25%
Aniline prices 62-53-3 11063 -3.49% -3.43% 0.82%
Caustic soda prices 68988-74-9 620 -0.64% -0.32% -12.34%
Cobalt prices 7440-48-4 425100 0.14% -0.04% 2.15%
Copper sulfate prices 7758-98-7 21833 -0.38% 0.4% 0.23%
Dichloromethane prices 75-09-2 2116 0.57% -2.45% -12.02%
Ethyl acetate prices 141-78-6 5975 -0.42% -1.05% -8.01%
Formaldehyde prices 50-00-0 1331 0.45% -2.06% -4.48%
Formic acid prices 64-18-6 2600 8.33% 4.17% -13.99%
Heptane prices 142-82-5 12740 1.11% 0.92% -6.95%
Hydrochloric acid prices 7647-01-0 165 10% 5.33% 22.61%
Isopropyl alcohol prices 67-63-0 8371 0.55% 2.11% -8.46%
Lithium carbonate prices 554-13-2 184000 -3.16% -3.39% 14.45%
Methanol prices 67-56-1 3204 -0.5% 2.49% -4.63%
Nickel prices 7440-02-0 142117 -0.66% -2.16% 4.66%
Phenol prices 108-95-2 8065 -0.37% 4.37% -11.03%
Phosphoric acid prices 7664-38-2 9400 3.87% 4.27% 2.15%
Propylene glycol prices 57-55-6 8808 2.62% 3.76% -3.34%
Sulfur prices 7704-34-9 7533 -1.31% 3.1% 10.63%
Toluene prices 108-88-3 6991 0.33% 2.26% -6.15%
Urea prices 57-13-6 1790 -0.83% -1.86% -1.39%
White phosphorus prices 12185-10-3 32429 1.04% 6.63% 0.57%
Xylene prices 1330-20-7 6768 -0.12% 0.79% -4.65%

Basic chemicals showed mixed performance, with acids and solvents fluctuating alongside changing feedstock and industrial demand trends.

Basic Chemicals Prices 20260519

Fine Chemicals Prices

Product CAS Price Daily Weekly Monthly
Imidazole prices 288-32-4 21500 -2.27% 0.77% 0.02%
Melamine prices 108-78-1 6863 -1.08% -0.1% -21.03%
Oleic acid prices 112-80-1 9100 13.75% -6.04% 2.51%
Stearic acid prices 57-11-4 10280 -2.56% -0.36% 3.41%
PTMEG prices 24979-97-3 19500 2.63% 2.21% -1.65%

Fine chemicals displayed higher volatility, with oleic acid and PTMEG posting gains while melamine and stearic acid weakened.

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Energy Prices

Product Price Daily Weekly Monthly
WTI Crude Oil 109 USD/barrel 3.81% 7% 1.01%
Gasoline 8159 0.2% 0.63% -6.75%
Kerosene 8000 -2.44% -1.22% -1.06%
Asphalt 4397 -0.23% 1.45% 2.69%

Energy markets remained mixed, with WTI crude oil strengthening while kerosene and asphalt showed softer short-term movements.

Plastics Prices

Product Price Daily Weekly Monthly
ABS 10700 -0.62% -1.26% -8.19%
HDPE 10250 0.61% -0.8% -0.52%
PET 8983 -0.44% -0.5% 4.93%

Plastic prices remained under pressure, reflecting cautious downstream demand and fluctuating upstream feedstock costs.

Other Materials Prices

Product Price Daily Weekly Monthly
Basalt 8387 0.29% 0.34% -0.61%

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