Benzene prices continued the downward trend in Europe and US in the week ending January 12, 2013. In Europe, prices were assessed in the range of US$ 1390-1495/ton FOB Rotterdam, lower by 6% w-o-w. Prices showed similar trend in US as ...
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Benzene prices went down in Europe,in the week ending January 5,due to lower downstream product prices and insipid market sentiments in the US. In the initial days of last week,spot prices were at US$1525/ton,slightly down as compared to ...
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Asian benzene prices crashed through the $1,400/mt support level Wednesday, shedding $45/mt or 3.1% day on day to settle at $1,397.50/mt FOB Korea as factors supporting a bullish benzene market collapsed, market sources said. Benzene ...
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The FOB Korea toluene 2013 term contracts were mostly concluded at a premium of $7-8/mt to the Platts FOB Korea toluene marker, traders and producers said Wednesday. This is an increase of around $2-3/mt from premiums for 2012 ...
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In Korea,benzene prices increased in the week ending November 24,due to robust support from the downstream market.In the early days of the week,prices were at US$1315/ton lower by US$45/ton,as compared to the same period of its previous ...
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Benzene market was stable in Asia,whereas it showed upward trend in Europe and US in the week ending December 15. In Korea,Benzene prices remained steady due to dull buying sentiment in the downstream market.In the early days of the ...
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Asian aromatics hit all-time highs this week on shrinking supplies and rising feedstock costs. Toluene and styrene monomer spot prices set new records Wednesday, assessed at $1,388.50/mt FOB Korea and $1,674/mt FOB Korea respectively while ...
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Some South Korean styrene monomer producers have settled 2013 term supply contracts with their customers at a premium of $8-9/mt to Platts FOB Korea SM assessments, an increase of $2-3/mt from a premium of $6/mt for 2012 term contracts, ...
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Asian benzene prices continued to edge up Wednesday to surpass the $1,450/mt psychological barrier on bullish buying sentiments, with morning pegs assessed at $1,462/mt FOB Korea, up $12.50/mt from Tuesday's close. Buyers were out in the ...
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The price of styrene monomer in Asia hit a four-and-a-half-year high of $1,645/mt FOB Korea and $1,672/mt CFR China Wednesday, as the price of feedstock benzene soared to a record high of $1,477/mt FOB Korea on the same day, Platts data ...
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The backwardation in the Asian styrene monomer market has steepened over the past one week as arbitrage cargoes from Europe and the US -- totaling around 20,000-30,000 mt -- are due to arrive in late December and early January, trade ...
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In Korea, benzene prices increased in the last week, due to robust support from the downstream market. In the early days of the last week, prices were slightly lower as compared to the same period of the previous week but went up in the ...
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In the week ending October 13, firmer upstream product prices pushed BTX prices higher in the US. Benzene prices increased by 6% week-on-week in the last week. In the same week, Toluene prices witnessed a hike of 2%, higher by around 10 ...
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Korean benzene prices increased in the week ending October 27, due to robust support from the downstream market. In the early days of last week, Korean benzene prices were at US$ 1300/ton, higher by US$ 40/ton as compared to the same ...
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Asian benzene prices were spotted higher last week, rising mainly because of higher upstream product prices. The price rise was also supported by tight supply conditions in the region coupled with a rise witnessed in the US and European ...
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