Orthoxylene Market Trend India: Procurement Update

Asian Orthoxylene: Mixed directions across China and Korea / FOB Korea cargo traded for EU demand / China and India demand remains subdued

Jun 08, 2026

the Asian orthoxylene price up $10/mt week over week at $810/mt FOB Korea, down $5/mt week over week at $800/mt CFR China and $815/mt CFR Southeast Asia on Sept. 19. During the week ended Sept. 19, a 3,000 mt cargo of OX for October loading was traded at $825/mt FOB Korea on Sept. 15, with the destination heard to be Europe. A source based in Northeast Asia noted that the FOB Korea market is currently targeting Europe for now. In China, while domestic prices of OX and PA were reportedly stable week over week, at Yuan 6,400/mt and Yuan 6,100/ mt, respectively, the market saw little improvement in the downstream plasticizer, as demand remained subdued, according to several Chinese sources. “The industrial competition is too severe,” said one PA producer...

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