Isomer-MX Market Insight: Korea FOB & China Price

Asian Isomer-MX: Prices mixed amid thin trading / Domestic China MX price up Yuan 18.34/mt / Isomer-MX FOB Korea down $3/mt

Jun 06, 2026

Asian isomer-grade mixed xylene down $3/mt day over day at $660/mt FOB Korea, at $683/mt CFR Taiwan and at $667/mt CFR China on Oct. 17. No transparent bids or offers appeared during the Market on Close assessment process. Crude oil prices dropped in Asia on Oct. 17, after US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to meet to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. The C+F Japan naphtha marker was down $8.50/mt day over day at $537/mt on Oct. 17, widening the spread with isomer-MX FOB Korea to plus $123/mt. the second-half November laycan down $3/ mt day over day at $660/mt FOB Korea, above a bid heard at $659/mt. The H1 December laycan was assessed at $660/mt FOB Korea, keeping the intraday H2 November/H1 December spread...

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