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Asian solvent-grade mixed xylene falls on lower crude / Solvent-grade mixed xylene drops $111/mt / Weak demand drives Southeast Asia prices down

Aug 03, 2026

solvent-grade mixed xylene $111/mt lower week over week at $869/mt FOB Korea July 31. During the Market on Close (MOC) assessment, no bids and offers were floated in the FOB Korea market. No trades were heard concluded at the end of the Market on Close process. A Southeast Asia-based trader said that solvent MX demand remained weak, adding that “demand is following price”. However, a Northeast Asian producer said that demand has strengthened. solvent-MX CFR Southeast Asia at $990/mt, $70/mt lower week over week, in line with tradable indications heard at $990-$1,000/mt. China’s Sinopec reduced its solvent- MX list price by Yuan 400/metric ton to Yuan 6,300/mt on July 28, reported on July 30. In other markets, Asian toluene was $32.50/mt lower day over day at $900/mt FOB Korea. Asian...

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