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Sector Focus: Downstream Petrochemicals

Downstream petrochemicals: State of the industry (2000-01)

Downstream petrochemicals : Tariffs, prices and landed costs

 

Tariffs (per cent)

Prices (Jan 2001)

Landed costs (Rs/tonne)

 

Customs

Excise

Dom-
estic

Intnl

 

Pre-
budget

Post
budget

 

00-01

01-02

00-01

01-02

(Rs/ton)

($/ton)

 

 

 

LAB

32.6

30.0

16.0

16.0

56,800

900

 

56,761

56,648

PAN

44.0

40.4

16.0

16.0

33,000

470

1

32,199

31,386

MAN

44.0

40.4

16.0

16.0

45,000

900

1

61,658

60,100

Methanol

32.6

30.0

16.0

16.0

14,900

221

 

17,091

16,756

Phenol

32.6

30.0

16.0

16.0

45,500

553

1

44,460

43,588

Acetone

44.0

40.4

16.0

16.0

36,000

417

1

41,829

40,772

Carbon Black

44.0

40.4

16.0

16.0

33,300

490

 

33,569

32,721

VAM

44.0

40.4

16.0

16.0

56,000

877

 

60,083

58,564

Ortho-
xylene

21.2

19.6

16.0

16.0

25,500

400

 

23,951

22,754

CBFS

32.6

30.0

16.0

16.0

7,850

190

 

11,983

11,748


PAN: Phthalic anhydride; MAN: Maleic anhydride; CBFS: Carbon black feedstock; VAM: Vinyl acetate monomer
n.a: Not available
1 Fob prices
Notes: BR> 1) Landed cost of phenol includes a safeguard duty of 15 per cent.
2) Landed cost of acetone includes a safeguard duty of 28 per cent.

Source: CRIS INFAC

  • In 2000-01, demand for MAN, LAB, VAM, EO, phenol and acetone is expected to increase by 5-7 per cent, as compared with that in 1999-2000. The growth in demand for PAN, carbon black and orthoxylene is expected to be marginal or negative. Demand for methanol is expected to increase at 10 per cent.
  • Domestic supply of MAN, LAB, VAM, EO, phenol and acetone is expected to increase in line with demand. However, methanol imports are expected to increase significantly, as the growth in demand has exceeded the increase in domestic supply.
  • During the April-November 2000-01 period, domestic prices of phenol, acetone, methanol and VAM increased by over 20 per cent, as compared with those in 1999-2000. Prices of PAN, carbon black, MAN, LAB remained stable, in line with the international prices.
  • In fourth quarter of 2000-01, prices of all downstream chemicals (except methanol) are expected to remain stable. Prices of methanol are expected to increase by 10 per cent, due to an expected increase in international prices.
  • In 2000-01, margins of methanol and phenol producers are expected to increase significantly, as compared with those in 1999-2000. Margins of MAN, LAB and VAM producers are expected to remain stable. Margins of PAN and carbon black producers are expected to decline, due to an increase in raw material prices.

Downstream petrochemicals: Budget Impact

Impact factors

Company name

Impact

Impact factors

Herdillia Chemicals

neut

A,B,C

(n.a )

   

Hindustan Organic Chemicals

neut

A,B,C

(8.75, 8.70 )

   

India Glycols

neg

C,D

(24.0, 24.25)

   

Philips Carbon Black

neut

A,B,C

(n.a)

   

Tamilnadu Petro Products

neut

A,B,C

(n.a)

   

Thirumalai Chemicals

neg

A,B,C

(42.5, 41.10 )

   

VAM Organics

neut

A,B,C

(68.10, 67.0)

   

Notes:
Figures in brackets indicate the closing share prices, on February 27, 2001 and February 28, 2001, respectively.
neg= negative neut= neutral

Source: CRIS INFAC

A: Custom duty
B: Diesel cost increase
C: increase in railway freight
D: corporate tax

A: The reduction in the effective customs duty on downstream petrochemicals (due to the removal of surcharge), is expected to have a negative impact on downstream petrochemical producers. Domestic prices of downstream petrochemicals are expected to decline, due to a decline in the landed costs.

B: The reduction in the effective customs duty on downstream petrochemical feedstocks is expected to have a positive impact on downstream petrochemical producers. (On an average, raw material costs account for 40 per cent of the total production costs.) The overall impact on most downstream producers is expected to be marginal due to the relatively low (10 percent) customs duty differential between finished products and raw materials. However, this is expected to have a negative impact on the profitability of producers such as Thirumalai Chemicals, as their customs duty differential is around 20 per cent.

C: The reduction of surcharge on corporate tax, from 13 per cent to 2 per cent and the expected decline in interest rates, is expected to have a positive impact on producers.

D: The reduction in effective customs duty on MEG is expected to have a negative impact on India Glycols.

Rediff-CRISIL Budget Impact Analysis
Budget 2001


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