Live Benzene Prices: CFR India & FOB Korea

Asian Benzene: Upstream markets mixed; FOB Korea weakens $4.67/mt / Crude oil falls 72 cents/b, naphtha rises $1/mt / Taiwan demand remains weak; downstream plants to consider rate cuts: source

Jun 07, 2026

Asian benzene $4.67/mt lower on the session at $692/mt FOB Korea Oct. 3 amid mixed performance upstream. Upstream, the front-month ICE Brent futures contract fell 72 cents/b on the trading session to $64.63/b, while the naphtha C+F Japan marker $1/mt higher over the session at $579.25/mt. During the Market on Close assessment process, no trades were reported. Trading activity slowed down over the session amid the Golden Week holidays in China, a major buyer. Discussions in the Southeast market were heard to be slowing along with the shutdown of Chinese markets. A producer in the region said it is considering sales after the Chinese market returns from holidays. A downstream derivative producer in Southeast Asia said that while traders have approached them expressing interest in spot cargo for November arrival,...

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