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Asian Ethylene: Prices stable as geopolitics cloud buying sentiment / Geopolitical tensions dampen ethylene trade / Naphtha prices climb amid supply concerns / Butene-1 demand remains sluggish in Asia

Aug 29, 2026

ethylene CFR Northeast Asia stable day over day but down $20/metric ton week over week at $1,050/mt on Aug. 28, within tradable discussions from traders, buyers and producers heard at that level. ethylene CFR Southeast Asia similarly stable day over day but down $20/mt week over week at $1,030/mt on Aug. 28, amid thin buy-sell discussions. The weekly FOB Korea was down $20/mt at $1,040/mt, in line with the overall complex. Selling ideas for September cargoes were heard at about $1,120/mt FOB Korea and $1,130/mt CFR Northeast Asia for 3,500-mt parcels, though no fresh deals were concluded in the day. FOB Tianjin early- September discussions were heard at about $1,080/mt, though the Sept. 4-7 loading laycan was considered too prompt to fall within the standard window. One buyer described the...

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