Orthoxylene Price Update: India Market Outlook

Asian Orthoxylene: Prices stable over week; participants seek direction from China / Buyers and sellers adopt wait-and-see approach / Fujian Fuhaichuang restarts Gulei plant after maintenance

Jun 12, 2026

Asian orthoxylene prices were stable in the week ended Sept. 5, with buying appetite reported from India, while demand remained slow. The average operating OX rate was reported to be stable in China, according to market sources. OX-based phthalic anhydride production rates were around 61.8%. Chinese domestic OX prices were unchanged week over week, as Sinopec maintained its listed price at Yuan 6,300/mt. Some market sources said the downstream PA market appeared to have stabilized in China. The downtrend in PA had halted, with discussion level heard at around Yuan 6,100/mt. There was market talk that Chinese domestic OX prices may be adjusted upward next week, although there was no official confirmation. This sentiment was underpinned by views from some market sources that there was limited downside room for OX...

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