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International crude oil continued to oscillate in a wide range last week and finally closed down. Toluene and xylene are operating in a rigid state in East China

Last week, the market of ethyl acetate was strong, the downstream end customers gradually resumed work, and the main factory released the follow-up overhaul plan to drive the price up slightly

According to the latest news, crude oil is expected to be weak, while the production raw material side is expected to rise steadily but slightly, and the cost support for styrene has been strengthened.

Last week, the EIA inventory was bearish, and the oil price first rose and then fell. In the first half of the week, the trading activity increased driven by crude oil, and the price went up.

Affected by the temporary shutdown of phenol – ketones plants in Zhejiang and Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corporation and other regions due to malfunctions

International crude oil last week was a wide range of oscillation, toluene, xylene in East China, the overall rigidity, although the Shandong refinery refinery load reduction production

This week, the domestic benzene market has been running strong, with many factories in Shandong’s local refineries halting production or reducing output. Coupled with the…

Due to the temporary shutdown of the phenol-acetone plant in Zhejiang due to a malfunction and the firmness of the raw material pure benzene

Although there is an expectation of inventory reduction in domestic styrene supply in the first half of February, the overall supply remains relatively abundant. The main downstream demand is expected to increase temporarily after the Spring Festival, but the spot demand may still be weak.

Toluene and xylene, these two colorless and aromatic liquids, are actually not unfamiliar in our daily lives. Due to their volatile and flammable properties, they…

After the holiday, Shandong refineries, free from inventory pressure due to pre-holiday stock clearance and with some units temporarily shut down, saw a rise in toluene and xylene prices as they replenished stocks post-holiday.

During the Spring Festival in 2025, the domestic acetone market operated stably with a basically balanced supply and demand relationship, and prices fluctuated slightly. Impacted by the shutdown during the Spring Festival holidays and slowed logistics, the market trading atmosphere was relatively subdued. However, sufficient pre-holiday stockpiling prevented any noticeable supply shortages.