Asian MTBE Price Updates: Live Trends

Asian MTBE: Prices stable to softer on weaker crude / MTBE differential to 92 RON gasoline swaps heard higher / MTBE FOB China prices up $7/mt

Jun 04, 2026

Asian MTBE prices dropped 83 cents/metric ton day over day to $611.61/mt FOB Singapore on Dec. 19, remaining rangebound amid steady gasoline swaps and weaker crude oil futures. Crude oil futures edged down in midafternoon Asian trading Dec. 19, as concerns over a global supply surplus outweighed risks of supply disruptions. At 2:44 pm Singapore time (0644 GMT), the ICE February Brent futures contract was down 13 cents/b (0.22%) day over day at $59.69/b, while the NYMEX January light sweet crude contract was down 13 cents/b (0.23%) at $56.02/b over the same period. In the Straits, a Singapore-based trader said MTBE supply was heard to be tight in January and February 2026, adding that it was unclear when the tightness would ease, with January certain to see a shortage due...

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