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# AROMATI C ORGAN I Phthali c Pric

e Stabilit y See n Despit e Shar p Declin e i n Use

Phthali canhydrid e producers , whil e apparentl y no toverjoye d b y curren t marke ttrends , fee l tha tthe y ar e never theles s i n a positio n t o maintai n a stabl e marke tthroug h th e continuin g stoli d feedstoc kpric e o f

ortho-xylene . 0-xylen e ha s hel d it s 1 5 'A -cents-per-pound pric e sinc e August , somethin g whic h phthali c producer s fin d unusual . Initially , a s produc er s charte d o-xylene' s 4-cen tdro p fro m Jun e t o ane w contrac tpric e i n Jul y o f 1 7 cent s pe r pound , t o finall y 15'/ i cent s i n August , ther e wa s concer n o f

no tonl y ho w muc h furthe rth e spo twoul d drop , bu tals o t o wha tdegre e remainin g margin s woul d b e squeezed . "Aroun d thi s tim e w e sa w ou rmargin s erod e a s w e realize d ho w muc h hig h price d phthali cwa s i n ou rtanks, " note s on e pro ducer . Productio n wa s als o cu tbac kb y 5 t o 1 0 percen ta s deman d fel l belo w las tyear' s lev els . Th e slumpin g automotiv e an d housin g industry , a s wel l a s th e pleasur e boa tindus try , hav e shouldere d th e burde n o f blam e fo r phthalic' s softening . Thes e en d use s consum e almos t7 0 percen to f

th e phthali cindustr y i n th e for m o f

bot h plasticizer s an d polyeste r over , an d secondly , w e don' twan tt o cu tou r ow n throat s i n th e process, " say s aproducer . Import s continu e t o b e a proble m a s for eig n subsidize d import s dra w fir e fro m U S 

# J PRIC E TRENDLINE S WEE KENDIN G DEC

. 15,198 9 

## CHANGES/U P Norn 

## CHANGES/DOW N AROMATIC S INDE X Th e Aromati cOrganic s inde xreflect s th e price s o f 1 4 representativ e material s i n thi s secto ran d th e quantit yo f eac h produce d I n 1988

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SLUM PI N PAINT S Th e othe rrelate d en d us e o f phthali ci s alky d resin s whic h mak e u p almos t2 0 per cen to f output . Alky d resin s g o mostl y int o pain ta s additive s an d ar e slumpin g i n con junctio n wit h slo w housin g starts . Evaporate d expor tsale s t o th e Fa rEas t hav e als o hur tphthali cproducers . Producer s cit e productio n capacit y comin g o n i n th e Pacifi cRi m a s wel l a s China' s seemingl y endles s marke tdryin g u p a s softenin g th e marke ta thome . Chin awa s a n extremel y stron g buye ro f US-mad e phthali canhydrid e fro m lat e 198 7 t o abou tOctobe ro f

las tyear , th e basi ctren d bein g stron g expor tgrowt h i n th e East , in cludin g Taiwan , int o 198 8 an d slackin g off sometim e late ri n th e year . Althoug h i tha d bee n though ttha tChin a wa s gettin g bac kint o th e marke tafte rwha t som e considere d alarg e buyin g spre e t o buil d inventories , recen tpolitica l unres tha s froze n an y hope s a tth e momen to f renewe d large-scal e sale s t o China . "W e ha d auniqu e opportunit y tha tprobabl y won' tcom e bac k fo rawhile, " say s on e producer . Nevertheless , barrin g inflation , producer s expec tt o se e a2 t o 3 percen tannua l growt h base d o n th e healt h o f

th e econom y a s wel l a s base d o n th e growt h o f th e population . "Thi s i s acommodit y chemical, " note s on e producer . "Th e perso n wh o buy s i tdoesn' t car e wher e i tcome s from ; th e competitio n decide s th e price. " Despit e slowin g o f

th e economy , pric e sta bilit y i s aconstan tproducer s rel y o n a s the y tr y t o gaug e margins . "W e don' twan tt o star t cuttin g price s t o spu rdemand , becaus e first , deman d righ tno w isn' tgoo d enoug h t o figh t producers . Complaint s ste m fro m th e fac t tha ta s foreig n government s ai d thei rproduc er s wit h subsidize d feedstocks , the y ar e I n tur n abl e t o sel l thei rproduct s i n U S market s fo ra fe w cent s les s tha n curren tmarke t prices . I tha s bee n note d tha ta s Fa rEas tmarket s drie d up . Sout h America n producer s ma y b e lookin g northwar d fo rne w attractiv e mar kets . "Atth e present , ther e ma y b e to o man y cat s chasin g to o fe w mice, " note s on e pro ducer . Producer s predic ttha t1989' s sale s wil l finis h u p somewher e aroun d 5 t o 6 percen toff o f las tyear' s IT C governmen tproductio n fig ur e o f 1.1 4 billio n pounds . Althoug h industr y producer s fel ta mor e representativ e num be ri s close rt o 1.0 5 billio n pound s fo r1988 , i t stil l represente d a n almos t9 4 percen tcapac it y utilization . Fo r1989 , th e sentimen ti s tha tI f sale s wer e of f onl y b y 5 o r6 percent , the n Itwa s a relativel y successfu l year . "Whe n al l th e fact s ar e i n fo r1989 , i tma y no ttur n ou tt o b e tha tba d o f a year , bu t compare d wit h 1988 , thing s o f cours e don' t loo ktha tgood, " say s aproducer . A tpresent , phthali canhydrid e price s ar e betwee n 3 6 an d 4 0 cent s pe rpoun d fo r5 0 poun d bag s an d betwee n 3 3 an d 3 7 cent s pe r poun d fo rtan kdeliveries . DOUGLASLOFFRED O BT X —

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## AROMATI C ORGANI C OUTPUT : 3R D QTR

. 198 9 U S INTERNATIONA L TRAD E COMMISSIO N NUMBER S I N 1,000' s 3R D QTR.'S t Anilin e kilo s 123,88a ' Benzen e K m 1,530,037 Bisphenol-A . kno t1*r2,«1 « Chlorobenzene , mon

o kiloe 94,842 Cumen e knot511,622 Cyclohezan * kilo * 2S1,rs a Ethylbenzen

e kilo s 1,0)1,41 2 Malei canhydrid

e kilo s 47,76 6 Phenol , syn Wo t396,21 7 Phthali canhydrid

e kllo a122.167 Sryren e monome rkilo s 958,62 6 Terephthall

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s 620.502 Toluene , al

l grade s Itrs. 685,74 5 Toluen e 2,4 - an d 2,6 - dHsocyanat

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a68,84 6 Xylene, a n grade s Itrs. 765,69 0 O-Xylen e kites 76.16 1 p-Xylen e Mos 699,88 0 Dat aar e partl y estimated . Totals ma

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386,01 5 4,855,27 8 198,44 5 106,45 7 1,657,11 9 616,05 7 1,226,67 6 151.70 7 1,216,27 1 162,46 8 2,867,04 6 2,692,62 4 2,125.61 4 255,10 4 2,451,40 5 262,58 7 1,964,46 6 CUM.'6 8

946,99 8 4.506.62 7 957,01 6 87,67 6 1,618,39 4 778,76 6 9,444,06 1 140,66 8 1,170.66 0 1,185,91 9 2,642.65 9 1,401,84 1 2,520,91 8 255.24 6 2,125.05 7 911.91 4 1,676,90 4 figure s du e t o fisca l yea r revision . 1 4 CHEMICA L MARKETIN G REPORTE R 

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