US toluene, MX prices fall amidst shrinking demand, healthy competition.

摘要

Toluene blend prices have fallen from a record high of $4.679/gal on March 5 to $3.9729/gal on March 22, while mixed xylene (MX) blend values also came down from $4.7002/gal to $3.9903/gal in the same period. Demand for both products has been negatively impacted by competitive paraxylene (PX) prices, following an Asian crash—PX prices have dropped dramatically through March, from $l,700/mt CFR Taiwan/China at the outset to $l,500/mt CFR Taiwan/China a week ago.