Asian Benzene Price Trend: Market Drop

Asian Benzene: Falls amid weak domestic China market / ENEOS nominates $760/mt for Oct benzene ACP / 30,000-40,000 mt expected from Europe in Dec: source

Jun 08, 2026

Asian benzene down $2/mt day over day at $707.67/mt FOB Korea Sept. 26, tracking weakness in domestic China markets. Upstream, the front-month ICE Brent futures contract closed 70 cents/b higher day over day at $69.55/b, while the naphtha C+F Japan marker 50 cents/mt lower at $608/mt. The domestic East China marker was assessed Yuan 13/mt lower day over day at Yuan 5,868/mt, equating to $715.56/mt on an import-parity basis. During the Market on Close assessment process, no trades were reported. Talks of European benzene arrivals at Chinese shores across November and December continued, with a Singapore-based trade source expecting 30,000-40,000 mt in November and 15,000 mt in December. the M2 CIF ARA benzene marker at $677.25/ mt Sept. 25, placing the Europe-Asia spread at $32/mt, or a closed arbitrage on...

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