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Asian Solvent-MX: Prices lower following weaker adjacent markets  / Limited spot discussions amid constrained regional supply  / Japan naphtha cracker runs hit 82% in Aug

Asian Solvent-MX: Prices lower following weaker adjacent markets / Limited spot discussions amid constrained regional supply / Japan naphtha cracker runs hit 82% in Aug

Jun 08, 2026

-Japan naphtha cracker runs hit 82% in Aug
Asian solvent-grade mixed xylene $5/mt lower week over week at $654/mt FOB Korea on Sept. 19, following weaker aromatics prices over the same period. In related markets, the toluene FOB Korea marker fell $4.50/ mt week over week to $654.50/mt on Sept. 19, while the isomer- MX FOB Korea marker dropped $19/mt to $663/mt, narrowing the spread to solvent-MX to plus $9/mt, compared with plus $23/mt a week earlier. Market participants mentioned limited discussions in the spot market due to constrained spot offerings in the region. the solvent-MX CFR Southeast Asia marker $5/mt lower week over week at $720/mt on Sept. 19, in line with tradable indications heard at $720-$740/mt, and above a buying indication heard at $710/mt. Despite sharp declines in...

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