Asian solvent-grade mixed xylene rises amid China, India holidays / FOB Korea price climbs to $1,100/mt / Traders anticipate Diwali demand surge

Oct 03, 2026

solvent-grade mixed xylene $1/mt higher week over week at $1,100/mt FOB Korea Oct. 2, unchanged from intraday levels. During the Market on Close assessment process, no bids and offers were floated in the FOB Korea market. No trades were heard concluded at the end of the MOC. Demand for solvent-MX could pick up closer to Diwali, a Southeast Asian trader told . FOB Korea tradable indication is around $1,100/mt, another Northeast Asian trader told . China’s markets remain shut over Oct. 1-7 for public holidays. solvent-MX CFR China $1/mt higher week over week at $1,135/mt Oct. 2, maintaining the spread to the FOB Korea marker at $35/mt. A Southeast Asian trader said that toluene and solvent-mx prices are very high now, adding that buyers would be very careful with buying...

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