Live Mixed Xylene Rates & Supply Risks

Asian Solvent-MX: Prices rise on persistent tightness / Toluene FOB Korea marker up $32.50/mt / Local market prices lag US-denominated prices

Jun 06, 2026

Asian solvent-grade mixed xylene $12/mt higher week over week at $646/mt FOB Korea on Oct. 31, due to the continued tightness in the spot market. A distributor attributed the price increase in solvent MX markets to “tighter supply and a reduced cargo size,” highlighting the constraints of limited spot supply in the market. However, one trader expressed a differing opinion, saying that December is typically a seasonally weak period, which is anticipated to put downward pressure on prices. The trader added that he would prefer not to hold inventory during this time. In upstream markets, both crude oil and naphtha prices rose from the previous day on Oct. 31, with the front-month ICE Brent futures contract 54 cents/b higher on the session as of the Asian close at $64.87/b, while...

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