Asian Orthoxylene: Prices rise on week, but buyers stay cautious / Upstream MX supplies tight / Aekyung to shut one PA line

Oct 12, 2026

Asian orthoxylene prices moved higher in the week to Oct. 9 as upstream feedstock prices rose while buyers shied away from higher-priced offers. Some OX producers cited an increase in upstream feedstock costs, including crude oil as well as isomer-MX. China's Sinopec raised its orthoxylene list price by 200 yuan/ metric ton to 9,950 yuan/mt on Oct. 9 One North Asian producer stated that costs for isomer-MX have risen while availability is tight too. This may prompt producers to stop offers completely in the near term. “Due to tight MX supply we consider to stop OX offers for November cargoes,” the producer in North Asia said. Meanwhile, OX buyers have decided to pause their purchases as price levels rise too sharply. An offer for a November-loading Chinese OX cargo was...

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