Asia orthoxylene: Buyers await directions after supply returns / Thin discussions amid a wide buy-sell gap / Sinopec raises 100 yuan/mt to 10,250 yuan/mt

Oct 31, 2026

Asian orthoxylene rose $10/mt week over week, on the back of firmer upstream prices, while buyers stayed cautious, awaiting more supply to return in China. Fixed level discussions were heard relatively thin as a few Northeast Asian producers have sold out November-loading cargoes. At the same time, a wide bid-offer gap made it difficult for buyers and sellers to reach workable levels, according to some Asian sources. China's Sinopec raised its orthoxylene list price by 100 yuan/ metric ton to 10,250 yuan/mt Oct. 26, a company source told . The upward adjustment was expected by some Asian market sources, as one regional buyer noted that OX prices are more likely to rise than fall due to strong crude values and limited supply during the week. In China, the phthalic anhydride...

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